Award-Winning Shrubs
RHS Award of Garden Merit shrubs — structural, reliable backbone plants for any UK garden.
shrubAngular jasmine
Jasminum angulareHardy H2
shrubApothecary's Rose
Rosa gallicaHardy H7
shrubBarberry
Berberis
shrubBell heather
Erica cinereaHardy H7
shrubBig-leaf Rhododendron
Rhododendron calophytumHardy H5
shrubbigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophyllaHardy H5
shrubBodnant viburnum
Viburnum bodnantenseHardy H6
shrubBoxwood
Buxus sempervirensHardy H6
shrubbutterfly-bush
Buddleja davidiiHardy H6
shrubCardinal sage
Salvia fulgensHardy H2
shrubChenille Plant
Acalypha hispidaHardy H1b
shrubCommon Hazel
Corylus avellanaHardy H6
shrubCootamundra wattle
Acacia baileyanaHardy H3
shrubCorrugated Sage
Salvia corrugataHardy H3
shrubDaphne Rhododendron
Rhododendron campylogynumHardy H5
shrubDarley Dale heath
Erica × darleyensis
shrubdaurian rhododendron
Rhododendron dauricumHardy H6
shrubDavidson's Rhododendron
Rhododendron davidsonianumHardy H5
shrubDog Rose
Rosa rugosaHardy H6
shrubDogwood
Cornus
shrubEdgeworth's Rhododendron
Rhododendron edgeworthiiHardy H3
shrubElder
Sambucus nigraHardy H6
shrubfalse-gold-flower rhododendron
Rhododendron pseudochrysanthumHardy H6
shrubFarges willow
Salix fargesiiHardy H6
shrubFern-leaved Begonia
Begonia foliosa
shrubFire Heath
Erica cerinthoidesHardy H2
shrubFlaky Juniper
Juniperus squamataHardy H7
shrubForrest's tutsan
Hypericum forrestiiHardy H5
shrubFortune's Rhododendron
Rhododendron fortuneiHardy H5
shrubFragrant snowball
Viburnum × carlcephalumHardy H6
shrubfuchsias
Fuchsia
shrubFulvous Rhododendron
Rhododendron fulvumHardy H5
shrubGreat White Rhododendron
Rhododendron decorumHardy H6
shrubGuelder Rose
Viburnum opulusHardy H6
shrubGum Rock Rhododendron
Rhododendron calostrotumHardy H5
shrubHairy Grey Heather
Erica canaliculataHardy H3
shrubHance's Rhododendron
Rhododendron hanceanumHardy H5
shrubHeather
Calluna vulgarisHardy H7
shrubHoary willow
Salix eleagnosHardy H6
shrubholly
Ilex aquifoliumHardy H6
shrubHypericum dummeri
Hypericum × dummeri
shrubJapanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergiiHardy H7
shrubJapanese Spiraea
Spiraea japonicaHardy H6
shrubMakino's Rhododendron
Rhododendron makinoiHardy H5
shrubMartin's Spurge
Euphorbia martiniHardy H5
shrubMcCabe's Rhododendron
Rhododendron macabeanumHardy H4
shrubMediterranean spurge
Euphorbia characiasHardy H4
shrubMountain-loving Rhododendron
Rhododendron oreotrephesHardy H5
shrubNakahara's Rhododendron
Rhododendron nakaharaeHardy H5
shrubNinebark
Physocarpus opulifoliusHardy H7
shrubNotable Rhododendron
Rhododendron insigneHardy H6
shrubOven Wattle
Acacia pravissimaHardy H3
shrubPanicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculataHardy H5
shrubPrimrose-flowered Rhododendron
Rhododendron primuliflorum
shrubPrunus cistena
Prunus × cistenaHardy H6
shrubPurplish-blue rhododendron
Rhododendron russatumHardy H6
shrubRacemose rhododendron
Rhododendron racemosumHardy H6
shrubRed Currant
Ribes rubrumHardy H6
shrubRed-barked dogwood
Cornus albaHardy H7
shrubrose
RosaHardy H6
shrubRosy Rhododendron
Rhododendron oreodoxa
shrubRound-leaved Rhododendron
Rhododendron orbiculareHardy H5
shrubScarlet-plume
Euphorbia fulgensHardy H1b
shrubSmooth Azalea
Rhododendron arborescensHardy H6
shrubSnowy Rhododendron
Rhododendron niveumHardy H5
shrubSpanish heath
Erica australisHardy H4
shrubStriped begonia
Begonia listada
shrubThick-flowered Rhododendron
Rhododendron pachysanthumHardy H5
shrubTree Rhododendron
Rhododendron arboreumHardy H4
shrubviburnums
Viburnum
shrubViolet willow
Salix acutifoliaHardy H6
shrubWall Speedwell
Veronica albicansHardy H4
shrubWeigela
Weigela floridaHardy H6
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