Shrubs
Shrubs Characteristics
Shrubs Flowering Seasons
Shrubs Guide - Frost Resistant
Shrubs Guide - Not Frost Resistant

Not Frost Resistant

Alberta magna (Natal flame bush, Alberta)

Barleria obtusa (Violet bush)

Bauhinia galpinii (Pride of De Kaap)

Berzelia lanuginosa (Kolkol)

Carissa bispinosa (Hedge thorn)

Carissa grandiflora macrocarpa (Natal plum)

Crotalaria capensis (Yellow pea, Cape laburnum)

Dombeya burgessiae (Wedding flower)

Dombeya natalensis

Dombeya tileacea

Encephalartos arenarius

Encephalartos cycadifolius

Encephalartos ferox

Encephalartos horridus (Prickly cycad)

Encephalartos villosus (Ground cycad)

Gardenia amoena

Gardenia thunbergia (White, Starry gardenia)

Grewia occidentalis (Kruisbessie)

Hibiscus pedunculatus (Pink hibiscus)

Karomia speciosa (Wild parasol flower)

Leucospermum (Pincushion)

Mackaya bella (Forest bell bush)

Phygelius aequalis

Phygelius capensis (Cape fuchsia)

Plectranthus fruticosus (Forest spur-flower, Flybush)

Plumbago auriculata (Blue plumbago, Leadwort)

Rothmannia capensis (Scented cups)

Rothmannia globosa (Bell gardenia, September bells)

Acalypha godseffiana

Acalypha hispida (Red-hot cat’s-tail, chenille plant)

Acalypha wilkesiana (Copperleaf, Fijan fire bush)

Allamanda cathartica (Golden trumpet-vine)

Allamanda schottii (Golden trumpet-bush)

Banksia coccinea (Scarlet banksia)

Banksia ericifolia (Heath banksia)

Banksia grandis (Giant banksia)

Banksia integrifolia (Coast banksia)

Banksia serrata (Saw banksia)

Banksia speciosa (Showy banksia)

Barleria repens

Bauhinia acuminata (Dwarf white bauhinia)

Bouvardia multiflora

Brunfelsia pauciflora ‘Eximia’ (Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow)

Brunfelsia undulata (Rain tree)

Caesalpinia gilliesii (Bird of paradise)

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Barbados pride, peacock flowers)

Calliandra haematocephala

Calliandra portoricensis

Calliandra selloi (Powder puff bush)

Calliandra surinamensis

Calothamnus quadrifidus (Common net bush, One-sided bottlebrush)

Calothamnus villosus (Silky net bush)

Camellia

Cantua buxifolia (Magic, Inca flower)

Cestrum aurantiacum

Cestrum elegans

Cestrum nocturnum (Night-scented jessamine)

Chamaedorea elegans (Parlour palm, love palm)

Chamaerops humilis (European fan palm)

Chamelaucium uncinatum (Geraldton wax-flower)

Cistus crispus (Curly pink rock rose)

Clerodendrum bungei (Glory flower)

Clerodendrum phillippinum

Clerodendrum quadriloculare (Quezonla)

Clerodendrum splendens

Clerodendrum thomsonae

Clerodendrum ugandense (Blue clerodendrum, Butterfly bush, Oxford and Cambridge)

Clerodendrum wallichii

Codiaeum variegatum (Croton)

Coprosma repens (Mirror plant, Looking-glass plant)

Cortaderia selloana (Pampas grass)

Cycas revoluta (Sago palm)

Cytisus multiflorus (White Spanish broom)

Cytisus x praecox (Warminster broom)

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Epidendrum ibaguense

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Euphorbia fulgens (Scarlet plume)

Euphorbia pulcherrima (Christmas star, Poinsettia)

Fatsia japonica (Japanese aralia, Rice paper plant)

Gardenia augusta (Cape jessamine, Jasmin)

Gardenia jasminoides

Graptophyllum earlii

Graptophyllum pictum (Caricature plant)

Grevillea banksii (Scarlet grevillea)

Grevillea biternata

Grevillea dryandri

Grevillea juniperina

Grevillea lanigera

Grevillea rosmarinifolia

Halimium lasianthum

Heliotropium arborescens (Cherry pie, Common heliotrope)

Hibiscus moscheutos (Marsh mallow)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Chinese hibiscus, Rose of China)

Hibiscus sabdariffa (Rosella, Red sorrel)

Hibiscus schizopetalus (Japanese lantern)

Holmskioldia sanguinea (Parasol flowers, Chinese hat plant)

Iochroma coccinea

Iochroma cyaneum (Blue cestrum)

Ixora coccinea (Jungle flame geranium, Flame of the woods)

Ixora compacta

Ixora longifolia

Jatropha integerrima (Spicy jatropha, Peregrina)

Jatropha podagrica (Gout plant, Guatemala rhubarb, Bottle plant)

Justicia aurea

Justicia betonica (White shrimp plant)

Justicia carnea (Pink jacobinia)

Justicia rizzinii

Leea coccinea (West Indian holly)

Lepidozamia peroffskyana

Licuala grandis

Luculia gratissima

Lytocaryum weddellianum

Mandevilla sanderi (Brazilian jasmine, Shrub dipladenia)

Mandevilla suaveolens (Chilean jasmine)

Mascarena lagenicaulis (Bottle palm)

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys (Brazilian red cloak, Megas)

Melaleuca

Melastoma candidum (Pink lasiandra)

Melastoma malabathricum (Indian rhododendron)

Mimulus aurantiacus (Bush monkey flower)

Murraya exotica (Orange jasmine)

Murraya koenigii (Curry leaf, karapincha)

Mussaenda erythrophylla (Red flag bush)

Mussaenda frondosa (White flag bush)

Mussaenda luteola (Miniature flag bush)

Odontonema callistachyum

Odontonema strictum

Pachystachys lutea (Golden candles)

Pentas lanceolatus (Star cluster)

Petrea volubilis (Purple wreath)

Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage)

Pieris formosa ‘Forrestii’ (Andromeda)

Pieris japonica

Pleioblastus auricoma (Ornamental dwarf bamboo)

Polyscias filicifolia (Fern-leaf aralia, Golden aralia)

Prostanthera

Pseuderanthemum alatum (Chocolate plant)

Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum

Pycnostachys urticifolia (Hedgehog sage)

Reinwardtia indica (Yellow flax)

Rhapis excelsa (Lady palm, ground rattan)

Rondeletia amoena

Rondeletia odorata

Ruellia colorata

Ruellia macrantha (Christmas pride)

Ruellia macoyana (Trailing velvet plant, Monkey plant)

Russelia equisetiformis (Coral plant, fountain plant)

Sabal minor (Dwarf palmetto)

Sanchezia speciosa

Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender cotton)

Schefflera actinophylla (Queensland umbrella tree)

Scutellaria costaricana (Scarlet skullcap)

Senna didymobotrya (Peanut butter cassia)

Senna eremophila

Solanum pseudocapsicum (Jerusalem cherry)

Solanum rantonnetii

Stachytarpheta mutabilis (Pink snakeweed)

Strobilanthes anisophyllus

Strobilanthes dyerianus (Persian shield)

Tabernaemontana divaricata (Indian rose bay)

Tetrapanax papyrifer (Rice paper plant, Figleaf palm)

Thevetia peruviana (Yellow oleander)

Tibouchina elegans (Glory bush)

Tibouchina grandifolia (Velvet glory bush)

Tibouchina semidecandra (Common lasiandra)

Viburnum odoratissimum (Sweet viburnum)

Westringia rosmariniformis (Victoria, Coast rosemary)

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