Aucuba japonica
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Aucuba1.jpg/290px-Aucuba1.jpg
- Common name :spotted laurel
- Family name :Garryaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Variegata, Cecil-Alice
- USDA Hardiness Zone :7-9
- Mature height and spread :H5-10ft, S5-10ft
- Form :evergreen, shrub, round shape
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moisture, well-drained
- Fall colour :N/A
- Flower/cone/fruit :small purple flowers, berry-like red fruit
- Limitations :N/A
- Suitable uses :dark background plant, hedges
Berberis julianae
https://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/B/e/Berberis-Julianae-Berberis-Julianae_1_7.jpg
- Common name :Chinese barberry
- Family name :Berberidaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Spring Glory
- USDA Hardiness Zone :6-7
- Mature height and spread :H5-10ft S5-7ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moisture, well-drained
- Fall colour :N/A
- Flower/cone/fruit : yellow flowers, black berry
- Limitations : pointy leaves
- Suitable uses : shrub borders, hedges
Berberis nervosa (N)
http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/gorge/3petal/bar/berberis/nervosa/nervosa3a.jpg
- Common name : Oregon grape
- Family name : Berberidaceae
- Cultivars and selections : –
- USDA Hardiness Zone : 6-9
- Mature height and spread : H1-3ft S1-3ft
- Form : evergreen shrub, medium size, arching
- Water use : dry-medium
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Fall colour :N/A
- Flower/cone/fruit : small yellow flowers, black blue berries
- Limitations :N/A
- Suitable uses :shrub borders, groundcover
Camellia japonica
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Camellia_japonica_flowers.jpg
- Common name : Japanese camellia
- Family name : Theaceae
- Cultivars and selections : April Remembered
- USDA Hardiness Zone : 8-10
- Mature height and spread : H5-10ft S5-10ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense, medium size, formal
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :well-drained, acidic
- Fall colour :N/A
- Flower/cone/fruit :white pink rose like flowers
- Limitations :N/A
- Suitable uses :specimen, screen, containers
Euonymus fortunei var. radicans
http://www.kiksi.lv/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Euonymus-fortunei-var.-Radicans.jpg
- Common name :winter creeper
- Family name :Celastraceae
- Cultivars and selections : –
- USDA Hardiness Zone : 5
- Mature height and spread : H3-5ft S3-5ft
- Form :ground cover or climber, evergreen shrub
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :well-drained
- Fall colour :N/A
- Flower/cone/fruit :orange-red seeds
- Limitations :poisonous
- Suitable uses :ground cover
Gaultheria shallon (N)
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/images/gau_sha_4325.jpg
- Common name :salal
- Family name :Ericaceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :8-10
- Mature height and spread :H3-4ft S3-4ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense, medium size
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :blue hairy fruit, white pink fussy flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :ground cover, woodland garden
Lonicera acuminata
https://plantmaterials.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/lonicera-acuminata.jpg
- Common name :evergreen honeysuckle
- Family name :Caprifoliaceae
- Cultivars and selections : Graham Thomas
- USDA Hardiness Zone : 4-8
- Mature height and spread : H-10ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, climber
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :acid, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :black blue berries
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :climber, groundcover
Nandina domestica
http://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/nandina-04.jpg
- Common name :heavenly bamboo
- Family name :Berberidaceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :6-9
- Mature height and spread :H3-9ft S3-5ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, low growing
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Fall colour :red, purple
- Flower/cone/fruit :yellow white flowers, red fruits
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :mass group, hedge, groundcover
Pieris japonica
http://www.mesarbustes.fr/media/catalog/product/cache/6/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/p/i/pieris_japonica_forest_flame.jpg
- Common name : Japanese pieris
- Family name : Ericaceae
- Cultivars and selections : Mountain fire
- USDA Hardiness Zone : 5-8
- Mature height and spread :H8-12ft S5-10ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense, upright
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :well-drained, organic
- Flower/cone/fruit :bell like white fruits in group
- Limitations :pests
- Suitable uses :specimen, private garden, mass
Rhododendron augustinii
http://www.alexwaterhousehayward.com/blog/uploaded_images/Rhododendron%20augustinii-767942.jpg
- Common name : Augustine rhododendron
- Family name : Ericaceae
- Cultivars and selections : Blaney’s Blue
- USDA Hardiness Zone : 4
- Mature height and spread : H3-5ft S3-5ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, upright
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, acidic, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :blue purple flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :flowering interest
Rhododendron yakushimanum
http://www.rosebay.org/chapterweb/extra/images/yakushimanum_x_pachysanthum_new_growth.jpg
- Common name : Yakushima rhododendron
- Family name : Ericaceae
- Cultivars and selections : Golden Torch
- USDA Hardiness Zone :7-8
- Mature height and spread :H4ft S4ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense, round
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :acidic, moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit : white pink flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :mass, residential garden
Salvia officinalis
http://unpugnoditerra.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Salvia-officinalis-L.jpg
- Common name :common sage
- Family name :Lamiaceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :4-8
- Mature height and spread :H2-3 ft S2-3ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense, medium size
- Water use :dry to medium
- Soil requirements :well-drained, full sun
- Flower/cone/fruit :blue flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :ground cover, shrub borders
Sarcococca confusa
http://greenforks.com/asset/greenforks/2013/01/GBBD-January-05-Sarcococca-confusa.jpg
- Common name :sweet box
- Family name : Buxaceae
- Cultivars and selections : –
- USDA Hardiness Zone : 6
- Mature height and spread : H4-5ft S4-5ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense, bushy
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :black berries, white flowers
- Limitations :not good looking when pruned
- Suitable uses :ground covers, low maintenance place,
Sasa veitchii
http://www.whyy.org/91FM/ybyg/images/sasa_veitchii.jpg
- Common name : Veitch’s bamboo
- Family name : Poaceae
- Cultivars and selections : Sachaliensis
- USDA Hardiness Zone : 7-9
- Mature height and spread : H3-6ft S3-6ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense, round
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Limitations :very aggressive spreader, need barriers
- Suitable uses :hedge, screen
Skimmia japonica
http://www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk/img/plants/shrub/large/skimmiaJaponica.jpg
- Common name :Japanese skimmia
- Family name : Rutaceae
- Cultivars and selections : Rubella
- USDA Hardiness Zone : 7-9
- Mature height and spread : H3-5ft S4-6ft
- Form : evergreen shrub, dense, dome shape
- Water use :moderate, regular
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit : small red berries, white flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :very good hedge, shrub borders
Trachycarpus fortunei
http://deelish.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/trachycarpus-fortunei.jpg
- Common name : Chinese palm
- Family name : Arecaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Hasan
- USDA Hardiness Zone :8-11
- Mature height and spread :H up to 12m S2-3m
- Form :evergreen palm, medium size, upright
- Water use :moderate, regular
- Soil requirements :well-drained
- Limitations : strange shape
- Suitable uses : specimen, tropical interest
Trochodendron aralioides
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Trochodendron_aralioides_(Scott_Zona)_1a.jpg
- Common name : wheel tree
- Family name : Trochodendraceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :6
- Mature height and spread :H10-20ft S10-20ft
- Form :evergreen tree, dense, spreading
- Water use : moderate to high
- Soil requirements : moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :yellow flowers, star shape cone
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :specimen, winter interest
Viburnum cinnamomifolium
http://www.deeproot.co.uk/photo/images360/v/Viburnum%20cinnamomifolium.jpg
- Common name :cinnamon viburnum
- Family name :Adoxaceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :5
- Mature height and spread :H2.5-4m S2.5-4m
- Form :evergreen shrub, medium size, round
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :white flowers, blue black berries
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :residential garden, aside architecture
Viburnum davidii
http://courses.washington.edu/ehuf331/Photos/Viburnum_davidii_10_kbComp.jpg
- Common name :David viburnum
- Family name :Adoxaceae
- USDA Hardiness Zone :7-9
- Mature height and spread :H2-4ft S2-4ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, spreading
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained, full sun to part shade
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :residential garden. shrub borders
Viburnum rhytidophyllum
http://www.botanische-spaziergaenge.at/Bilder/Konica_2/PICT2823.JPG
- Common name :leatherleaf viburnum
- Family name :Adoxaceae
- USDA Hardiness Zone :5-8
- Mature height and spread :H6-10ft S4-6ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense,round
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :well-drained :
- Limitations :fruits may be poisonous
- Suitable uses :mass, specimen