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Soft Wooded

Acanthus species (bear's breeches)

Aconitum species (monkshood)

Agapanthus (African lily)

Ajuga reptans (bugle)

Alchemilla mollis (lady's mantle)

Allium species (ornamental onions)

Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily)

Anaphalis species

Anchusa azurea

Anemone coronaria

Anemone hupehensis & A. × hybrida (Japanese anemone)

Antirrhinum (snapdragon)

Aquilegia species (columbine)

Artichoke, globe and Jerusalem

Aster novae-angliae (Michaelmas daisy)

Aster novi-belgii (Michaelmas daisy)

Astilbe species

Bergenia species (elephant's ears)

Brunnera macrophylla

Chionodoxa luciliae (glory of the snow)

Colchicum species (autumn crocus)

Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley)

Cortaderia selloana (pampas grass)

Corydalis species

Crinum species

Crocosmia species

Cyclamen species (hardy cyclamen)

Dahlia (dahlias)

Digitalis species (foxgloves)

Doronicum species (leopard's bane)

Echinops species (globe thistle)

Epimedium species

Eranthis hyemalis (winter aconite)

Eremurus species (foxtail lily)

Eryngium agavifolium (sea holly)

Erythronium dens-canis (dog's tooth violet)

Eschscholzia californica (California poppy)

Eupatorium cannabinum (hemp agrimony)

Euphorbia species (spurges)

Fritillaria species (fritillaries)

Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop)

Gentiana asclepiadea (willow gentian)

Helenium autumnale

Helianthus species (sunflowers)

Helleborus species (not H. niger ) (hellebores)

Hemerocallis (day lily)

Heuchera sanguinea (coral flower)

Hyacinthoides non-scripta (bluebell)

Impatiens (busy Lizzie)

Iris species (irises)

Kniphofia species and cultivars (red hot poker)

Lamium species (dead nettles)

Lavatera trimestris

Leucojum species (snowflakes)

Linum perenne (flax)

Liriope muscari

Lupinus species (lupins)

Lychnis species

Lysimachia clethroides

Macleaya cordata

Malva moschata (musk mallow)

Melissa officinalis (bee balm)

Mentha species (mints)

Miscanthus sinensis

Muscari species (grape hyacinth)

Myosotis (forget-me-not)

Narcissus (daffodil)

Nepeta × faassenii (catmint)

Nicotiana alata

Orchids, hardy species

Origanum vulgare (marjoram)

Paeonia species (paeonies)

Papaver somniferum (opium poppy)

Petasites fragrans (winter heliotrope)

Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax)

Phytolacca species (poke weed)

Polemonium species (Jacob's ladder)

Polygonatum × hybridum (Solomon's seal)

Polygonum species

Potato

Primula vulgaris (primrose)

Pulmonaria species (lungwort)

Rhubarb

Salvia × superba

Saxifraga × urbium (London pride)

Schizostylis coccinea

Sedum spectabile (ice plant)

Senecio cineraria (sea ragwort)

Stachys byzantina (lamb's ears)

Tagetes erecta (African marigold)

Tagetes patula (French marigold)

Tradescantia virginiana

Trillium grandiflorum (wake robin)

Tritonia crocata

Trollius europaeus (globe flower)

Tulipa species (tulips)

Verbascum thapsus (mullein)

Verbena species

Viola odorata (violet)

Xerochrysum bracteatum (everlasting flower)

Zinnia elegans

 

Trees and Shrubs

Alnus species (alder)

Araucaria araucana (monkey puzzle tree)

Arbutus menziesii

Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree)

Arundinaria species (bamboo)

Aucuba japonica (spotted laurel)

Berberis species (barberry)

Betula species (birch)

Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush)

Buxus sempervirens (box)

Ceanothus species

Chimonanthus praecox (winter sweet)

Choisya ternata (Mexican orange)

Cistus species and cultivars

Clematis species

Cornus sanguinea (dogwood)

Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar)

Cytisus (broom)

Daphne laureola (spurge laurel)

Daphne mezereum (mezereum)

Deutzia scabra

Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata'

Escallonia species and cultivars

Eucalyptus species (gum tree)

Euonymus europaeus (spindle tree)

Euonymus latifolius

Fatsia japonica

Fuchsia - hardy types

Gaultheria mucronata

Gaultheria shallon

Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn)

Hydrangea species

Hypericum calycinum (rose of Sharon)

Kalmia latifolia (calico bush)

Laburnum species

Laurus nobilis (bay tree)

Lavatera cultivars (tree mallow)

Ligustrum ovalifolium (privet)

Lonicera species (honeysuckle)

Olearia × haastii

Paeonia species (paeonies - 'tree' types)

Philadelphus species (mock orange)

Pinus nigra (Corsican pine)

Poncirus trifoliata (Japanese bitter orange)

Prunus laurocerasus (cherry laurel)

Prunus species (cherries)

Rhododendron species, including azaleas

Rhus typhina (sumach)

Ribes species (currant - fruiting and ornamental types)

Rosa species (spiny species roses, not hybrid teas)

Rosmarinum officinalis (rosemary)

Ruscus aculeatus (butcher's broom)

Ruta graveolens (rue)

Sambucus species (elder)

Sarcococca species (winter box)

Skimmia japonica

Symphoricarpos albus (snowberry)

Syringa vulgaris (lilac)

Viburnum opulus (snowball bush, guelder rose)

Viburnum tinus (laurustinus)

Vinca species (periwinkle)

Weigela hybrids

Yucca species