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

Frost Resistant

Adenandra uniflora (Breath of heaven)

Brunia neglecta

Buddleia salviifolia (Sage wood, Sage-leaved buddleia)

Burchellia bubalina (Wild pomegranate)

Coleonema album (White confetti bush)

Coleonema pulchrum (Confetti bush)

Diosma ericoides (Breath of heaven)

Ericas (Heath)

Euryops acraeus

Hymenolepis parviflora (Coulter bush)

Hypericum revolutum (Curry bush)

Leonotis leonurus (Lion’s tail, lion’s ear, wild dagga)

Leucadendron discolor

Leucadendron salignum

Nymania capensis (Klapperbos)

Ochna atropurpurea (Carnival bush)

Pavetta lanceolata (Forest bride’s bush)

Podalyria calyptrata (Waterkeurtjie, Sweet pea bush)

Polygala myrtifolia (September bush)

Polygala virgata (Purple broom)

Protea

Ruttya fruticosa (Jammy mouth)

Tecomaria capensis (Cape honeysuckle)

Abelia chinensis

Abelia floribunda (Mexican abelia)

Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia)

Abelia schumannii

Abutilon x hybridum (Chinese lantern)

Abutilon megapotamicum (Chinese lantern)

Abutilon pictum ‘Thompsonii’

Abutilon vitifolium

Arundo donax (Spanish, Giant reed)

Aucuba japonica (Japanese laurel)

Berberis darwinii (Darwin barberry)

Berberis julianae

Berberis thunbergii (Purple Japanese barberry)

Brachyglottis greyi

Buddleia alternifolia

Buddleia davidii (Summer lilac, Butterfly bush)

Buddleia lindleyana

Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii

Callicarpa japonica (Beauty berry)

Callistemon citrinus (Red, Crimson bottlebrush)

Callistemon linearis (Narrow-leaved bottlebrush)

Callistemon phoeniceus (Lesser bottlebrush)

Callistemon salignus (Willow, White flowering bottlebrush)

Callistemon viminalis (Weeping red bottlebrush)

Calluna vulgaris (Scotch heather)

Ceanothus coeruleus (Azure ceanothus)

Ceanothus x delilianus (French hybrid ceanothus)

Chaenomeles japonica (Flowering, Maule’s quince)

Choisya ternata (Mexican orange blossom)

Cotinus coggygria (Smoke tree)

Cotoneaster cashmiriensis

Cotoneaster conspicuus

Cotoneaster franchetii

Cotoneaster horizontalis (Creeping cotoneaster)

Cotoneaster lacteus

Cotoneaster microphyllus

Cotoneaster pannosus

Cotoneaster salicifolius

Cuphea hyssopifolia (Stardust, Elfin bush, False heather)

Cuphea ignea (Firecracker plant, Cigarette bush, Cigar flower)

Cuphea micropetala (Tartan bush)

Daphne odora (Winter daphne)

Deutzia gracilis (Bridal wreath)

Dichroa versicolor (Hong Kong hydrangea)

Dodonea viscosa (Hop bush)

Duranta erecta (Golden dewdrop, Sky flower)

Elaeagnus pungens

Escallonia macrantha

Eucalyptus rhodantha

Euonymus japonicus (Spindle tree)

Euryops pectinatus

Fabiana imbricata (Chilean, False heath)

Feijoa sellowiana (Feijoa, pineapple guava, fruit salad plant)

Forsythia suspensa (Golden bell, Crown imperial)

Fuchsia hybrida

Garrya elliptica (Silk tassel bush)

Hebe x andersonii

Helianthemum nummularium (Rock roses)

Hydrangea hortensia

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Peegee)

Hypericum calycinum (St John's wort)

Jasminum azoricum (Jasmine)

Jasminum fruticans (Yellow jasmine)

Jasminum mesnyi (Primrose jasmine)

Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine)

Kerria japonica (Japanese rose)

Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty bush)

Kunzea ambigua (Tick bush)

Kunzea baxteri

Kunzea parvifolia

Lantana montevidensis (Trailing lantana)

Lavandula angustifolia (English lavender)

Lavatera arborea (Tree mallow)

Leptospermum scoparium (Manuka, Australian tea bush)

Leucothoe axillaris

Ligustrum ovalifolium (Japanese privet, Small leafed privet)

Lonicera caprifolium (Italian honeysuckle)

Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon grape, Holly mahonia)

Mahonia japonica

Mahonia lomarifolia

Malvaviscus mollis (Fire-dart bush)

Myoporum laetum (Ngaio)

Myrtus communis (Myrtle - common)

Nandina domestica (Japanese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo)

Nerium oleander (Oleander)

Osmanthus fragrans (Sweet olive, tea)

Osmanthus heterophyllus (Holly olive, False, Shepherd’s holly)

Parrotia persica (Ironwood)

Philadelphus coronarius (Sweet, Mock orange)

Phormium colensoi (Mountain flax)

Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax)

Photinia davidiana

Pimelea ferruginea (Rice flower)

Pimelea rosea

Pittosporum crassifolium (Karo)

Pittosporum eugenioides (Lemonwood, Tarata)

Pittosporum rhombifolium (Queensland pittosporum)

Potentilla fruticosa (Golden hardhack)

Punica granatum (Pomegranate)

Pyracantha angustifolia (Yellow fire-thorn)

Pyracantha coccinea (Firethorn)

Rhaphiolepis umbellata

Rhododendrons (Azaleas)

Rosa (Roses)

Rosmarinus lavandulaceus (Dwarf rosemary)

Salvia greggii (Autumn sage)

Salvia officinalis (Common sage)

Sambucus nigra (European elder)

Senna artemisioides (Wormwood senna, Silver cassia)

Serissa foetida

Spartium junceum (Spanish broom)

Spirea cantoniensis (Cape may)

Spirea japonica (Japanese spiraea)

Spirea thunbergii

Streptosolen jamesonii (Marmalade bush)

Symphoricarpos albus (Snow berry, Wax berry)

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus ‘Follis Variegatis’ (Coral berry)

Syringa vulgaris (Common lilac)

Tamarix gallica (French tamarisk)

Tamarix hispida (Kashgar tree, Hairy tamarisk)

Tamarix parviflora (Spring Tamarisk)

Viburnum burkwoodii

Viburnum japonicum

Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball)

Viburnum opulus (Guelder rose)

Viburnum plicatum tomentosum (Japanese snowball)

Weigela florida (Apple blossom plant, Diervilla)

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