Here, you’ll find shrubs with names spanning hundreds of genera and dozens of plant families. Explore flowering and foliage, evergreen and deciduous types, ornamental garden species, and wild-growing natives.
POPULARJapanese aralia
Fatsia japonica
POPULARElephant Bush
Portulacaria afra
POPULARBigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
POPULARGarden croton
Codiaeum variegatum
POPULARCape jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
POPULARSuji
Dracaena angustifolia
POPULARJapanese camellia
Camellia japonica
POPULARPink Jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum
POPULARChinese hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
POPULARJapanese pieris
Pieris japonica
POPULARShield aralia
Polyscias scutellaria
Arabian Jasmine
Jasminum sambac
POPULARMing aralia
Polyscias fruticosa
Japanese Laurel
Aucuba japonica
Panicled Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
Adam's needle
Yucca filamentosa
Spanish dagger
Yucca gloriosa
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Egyptian starcluster
Pentas lanceolata
Tea plant
Camellia sinensis
Sky flower
Duranta erecta
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Mediterranean spurge
Euphorbia characias
Autumn sage
Salvia greggii
Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Greater periwinkle
Vinca major
Creeping myrtle
Vinca minor
Scottish Heather
Calluna vulgaris
Evergreen spindle
Euonymus japonicus
French lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Clown fig
Ficus aspera
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
Kanjiro Camellia
Camellia sasanqua
Night Jessamine
Cestrum nocturnum
Dwarf umbrella tree
Heptapleurum arboricola
West Indian Lantana
Lantana camara
Fringed Lavender
Lavandula dentata
Firecracker plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Great bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Lion's Tail
Leonotis leonurus
Beach Rose
Rosa rugosa
Red Azalea
Rhododendron simsii
Prostrate kowhai
Sophora prostrata
Orange jasmine
Murraya paniculata
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica
Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens
Laurustinus
Viburnum tinus
Bear's breeches
Acanthus mollis
Christmas berry
Ardisia crenata
Silverbush
Convolvulus cneorum
Japanese holly
Ilex crenata
Winter jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum
Nandina
Nandina domestica
Korokio
Corokia cotoneaster
Winter daphne
Daphne odora
Oriental paperbush
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Mistletoe fig
Ficus deltoidea
Common jasmine
Jasminum officinale
Bay laurel
Laurus nobilis
Chinese fringe flower
Loropetalum chinense
Star magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Laurier rose
Nerium oleander
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Shrubs are woody perennial plants that branch from the base with no single dominant trunk. They typically grow from 19 inches to 16 feet (0.5-5 meters) tall. Of the around 78,500 woody non-tree plant species, the vast majority are shrubs, and the remaining are lianas.
Subshrubs may look similar, but they have their own distinct growth form. Their base remains woody year-round, but the upper stems stay soft and often die back each season. Lavender is a typical subshrub.
Plants from this category fall along two axes — leaf retention (evergreen vs deciduous) and ornamental function (flowering vs foliage). A single species can also belong to more than one group at once.
Classification | Key Trait of the Group | Names of Shrubs from the Category |
Evergreen | Retains foliage year-round | Boxwood, Holly, Rhododendron |
Deciduous | Drops leaves each dormant season | Lilac, Forsythia, Hydrangea |
Flowering | Produces flowers as part of its reproductive cycle | Rose, Azalea, Buddleja |
Foliage | Flowers absent or insignificant; leaf form is dominant | Japanese barberry, Smoke bush |
This reflects how a plant manages resources across seasons. Evergreen species develop small, waxy leaves to retain moisture through summer drought. Deciduous types shed foliage entirely to conserve energy when conditions turn harsh.
The list of shrubs above includes evergreen and deciduous types, along with flowering and foliage species from different plant families and geographic origins. Moreover, our selection isn't limited to common garden shrubs — it includes wild-growing natives and less common species like Wormwood and Desert globemallow alongside familiar cultivated ones.
Each plant profile includes a photo, name, care needs, environmental requirements, and more important facts about the species.
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