Low maintenance shrubs
A selection of shrubs that require little maintenance. They don't require pruning or any other special care. You will need to water and feed them for them to thrive and to keep them looking their best.
Plants (1662)
Ilex meserveae
Self-fertile variety, Common holly
Ilex meserveae 'Heckenfee'
Blue holly
Jasminum nudiflorum
Winter jasmine
Lavandula stoechas 'Little Bee Purple'
French lavender, Butterfly lavender
Lavatera clementii Ruby Star = 'Jopstar'
Lavatera x clementii 'Candy Floss'
Clement's lavatera
Leucothoe fontenesiana 'Dark Diamond'
Highland dog hobble, Fetterbush
Lonicera caerulea
Honeyberry
Lonicera involucrata
Twinberry
Lonicera nitida 'Van Gogh'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Strawberries & Cream'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera setifera 'Daphnis'
Bristly honeysuckle
Lonicera xylosteum
Honeysuckle, Fly honeysuckle, Dwarf emerald mound honeysuckle
Malus sargentii
Crab apple, Sargent's crab apple
Nandina domestica 'Lemon Lime'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo, Nanten
Nandina domestica Plum Passion = 'Monum'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Philadelphus 'Beauclerk'
Mock orange
Philadelphus 'Innocence'
Mock orange, Syringa
Philadelphus x lemoinei 'Mrs E L Robinson'
Lemoine philadelphus
Photinia 'Red Devil'
Fraser's hybrid photinia
Photinia 'Super Red'
Christmas berry
Photinia serratifolia 'Crunchy'
Photinia x fraseri 'Carré Rouge'
Red square Photinia
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Glo Ball'
Tawhiwi, Kohuhu
Potentilla fruticosa 'Bo-Peep'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldstar'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Longacre Variety'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Orangeade'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Pyracantha 'Golden Paradise'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Golden Sun'
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Star'
Firethorn, Buisson ardent, Scarlet firethorn
Rhododendron 'Blattgold'
Ribes laurifolium 'Mrs Amy Doncaster'
Laurel leaved currant, Winter flowering currant
Ribes nigrum 'Ben Connan'
Early season blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum 'Ben Gairn'
Blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum 'Big Ben'
Early season blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum 'Ebony'
Blackcurrant
Ribes sanguineum 'Lombartsii'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum 'Poky's Pink'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa 'Captivator'
Red thornless gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa 'Careless'
Gooseberry
Ribes x nidigrolaria
Jostaberry
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Barbecue'
Barbecue Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessopp's Upright'
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Roman Beauty'
Rosemary
Salix reticulata
Net leaved willow
Salvia aurea 'Kirstenbosch'
Beach sage
Salvia aurita
Long-eared sage