Shrubs
In some garden books, larger-growing herbaceous (i.e. non-woody) are grouped with the shrubs, but here "shrub" will be used to describe a plant with woody stem(s) that is bushy down to the ground.
Most shrubs in the garden range from ground-hugging (prostrate) up to 2-3m. Some species which might tend to climb or become small trees if left to their own devices can be maintained as shrubs with regular cutting back. Conversely, some shrubby plants can be trained as small trees with appropriate pruning. Shrubs of course are also the raw material for hedges and topiary.
This is a new page (September 2011) - more content will be added in future updates. meanwhile, you may also find the following pages useful:
Species
The following is not a complete list (it will be developed further over time), but here are some of the more popular types of plants used in Qld, with links to more information.
Genus
Link indicates a dedicated page | Notes, Other links
Includes assorted links to other websites if no dedicated page on this site |
| Abelia | |
| Abutilon | |
| Acacia | |
| Acalypha | |
| Acmena | see Lilipilly |
| Acokanthera | |
| Azaleas | |
| Banksia | |
| Bougainvillea | |
| Breynia |
Breynia disticha Online Manual of Subtropical Landscaping Plants, Palm Beach Community College, Florida
Snow Bush Breynia nivosa var. roseo-picta. Hilo Zoo, Hawaii |
| Brugmansia | |
| Brunfelsia | |
| Buckinghamia | |
| Caesalpinia | |
| Callistemon | |
| Calliandra | |
| Camellia | |
| Carphalea | |
| Clerodendrum | |
| Codiaeum | |
| Conifers | |
| Coprosma | |
| Croton | |
| Duranta | |
| Escallonia | |
| Elaeocarpus | |
| Euonymus | |
| Gardenia | |
| Gordonia | |
| Gossia | Formerly Austromyrtus. Included on Lilipilly page |
| Graptophyllum |
Caricature Plant Graptophyllum pictum. Online Manual of Subtropical Landscaping Plants, Palm Beach Community College, Florida
Burgundy Caricature Plant Graptophyllum pictum At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
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| Grevillea | |
| Grewia |
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| Hibiscus | |
| Holmskioldia | |
| Hydrangea | |
| Iochroma | |
| Ixora | |
| Lagerstroemia | |
| Lagunaria | |
| Leptospermum | |
| Lilipillies | |
| Loropetalum | |
| Mackaya | |
| Magnolia | |
| Malpighia | |
| Malvaviscus | |
| Megaskepasma | |
| Melaleuca | |
| Metrosideros | |
| Michelia | |
| Murraya | |
| Mussaenda | |
| Nerium | |
| Odontonema | |
| Pavetta |
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| Photinia | |
| Polygala | |
| Proteas | |
| Pseuderanthemum | |
| Radermachera | |
| Randia | |
| Raphiolepis | |
| Reinwardtia |
Reinwardtia indica Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, California
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| Rondeletia | |
| Rosa | Roses |
| Ruttya | |
| Spiraea | |
| Streptosolen |
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| Syzygium | |
| Tabernaemontana | |
| Tecomaria | |
| Tibouchina | |
| Tweedia |
NB: also known as Oxypetalum coeruleum |
| Viburnum | |
| Waterhousia | see Lilipilly |
| Wrightia |
Wrightia antidysenterica Milky Way, Wrightia, Artic Snow. Online Manual of Subtropical Landscaping Plants, Palm Beach Community College, Florida
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| Xanthostemon | |
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| For dwarf hedges (garden edging, parterres) |
| Alternanthera | |
| Buxus | |
| Cuphea | |
| Escallonia | |
| Gardenia | (dwarf cultivars) |
| Murraya | (dwarf cultivars) |
| Santolina |
Santolina chamaecyparissus Royal Horticultural Society, UK
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| Westringia | |
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