 |  Plant list: Winter evergreens
Evergreens are a great backbone of an all-year-round garden, but they are not all green – there cultivars with bronzy, yellow, golden, bluish and variegated foliage.
| | | | Latin name: | | Elaeagnus pungens ‘Maculata’ | | | | Common name: | | Elaeagnus | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green with yellow central patch | | | | Height and spread: | | 4.5m x 4.5m (14.8ft x 14.8ft) | | | | Description: | |
Bushy, slightly spiny shrub, grown for its striking leaves, and its fragrant urn-shaped flowers. Fine in sun or shade, and makes a great hedge in coastal locations.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Ilex | | | | Common name: | | Holly | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green, variegated with white or yellow | | | | Height and spread: | | 20m x 6m (67ft x 20ft) | | | | Description: | |
Evergreen erect tree with wavy, variably shaped leaves. Some types have sharp spines. The insignificant flowers are followed in some cases by bright red berries. Excellent for a security hedge, and in coastal or polluted areas.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia | | | | Common name: | | Spotted laurel | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Purple | | | | Leaf colour: | | Glossy dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 3m x 3m (9.8ft x 9.8ft) | | | | Description: | |
Dense, evergreen bushy shrubs grown for their foliage and red berries – for which you’ll need both male and female plants. Survives well in all conditions, from full sun to full shade.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Juniperus | | | | Common name: | | Juniper | | | | Type of plant: | | Conifer | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Grey to deep green | | | | Height and spread: | | 50cm to 15m x 1m to 5m (1.6ft to 50ft x 3.3ft to 17ft) | | | | Description: | |
Junipers are evergreen conifers, with aromatic foliage. Several of the species and cultivars have leaves that turn bronzy to bronzy-purple in winter. Several also produce silver-grey to black fruits.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Choisya | | | | Common name: | | Mexican orange blossom | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost to half hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White | | | | Leaf colour: | | Deep to yellow green | | | | Height and spread: | | 2.5m x 2.5m (8.2ft x 8.2ft) | | | | Description: | |
Evergreen rounded shrubs grown for their attractive foliage that is aromatic if crushed. The fragrant flowers are star-shaped and appear among the foliage. Prefers full sun.
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