This evergreen subshrub has elliptic green leaves and bears funnel-shaped purplish-blue flowers in late spring to early summer. Height and spread is 16 inches. Suits a rock garden.
This low-growing evergreen shrub is easy to mistake for a perennial in colder areas, where it may be cut to the ground by heavy frost. The sage green leaves are attractive and effectively show off the stems of whorled golden flowers in tiers rising above the foliage. Grows up to 1m (3ft) and as...
An attractive evergreen tree, this plant is often wasted as hedging material. The clusters of white blooms are rarely seen on hedges but are displayed in profusion when this treasure is allowed to reach its full potential. Well suited to bonsai. Height/spread 20 feet.
This compact evergreen shrub has dark green elliptic leaves, bordered with fine hairs (ciliate). Bears clusters of bell-shaped white-tinged-pink flowers in spring. Another feature of the plant is its peeling, reddish-brown bark.
Erect bushy semi-evergreen shrub with lance-shaped leaves that are bronze when new, turning dull green with pale green beneath. Bears funnel-shaped primrose-yellow flowers in trusses of 3 to 6 flowers, spotted green on the throats. Height and spread to 15 feet.
Broadly upright semi-evergreen shrub with obovate leaves and funnel-campanulate, creamy yellow flowers lined and flushed rose on the outside. Height 3 feet.
This evergreen shrub has dark glossy green leaves that are sometimes pale green on their undersides. Bears white flushed pink flowers with red-spotted throats in very early spring. Height/spread 3 feet.
This dome-shaped evergreen shrub has orbicular leaves that are bronze when new, changing to bright blue/green. It bears shell-pink open bell-shaped flowers in loose trusses of two to three flowers in early spring. Height/spread 5 feet.
