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Autumn Colour Shrubs

Autumn Colour Shrubs

This is only a small selection of our favourite shrubs which look good in autumn.
We have many more plants which provide excellent autumn colour for your garden, be that leaves or berries, for the full list, please use the plant finder or if you are looking for something larger try our selection of trees for autumn colour.

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ACER campestre 'Red Shine'

New leaves emerge red in spring, maturing to green in summer. Good yellow autumn colour. Upright, pyramidal habit

£20.00

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Available late spring to early summer 2026
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

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ACER japonicum 'Vitifolium'

Fan shaped leaves with 10-12 lobes and beautifully coloured autumn foliage

£35.00

ACER palmatum 'Beni-otake'

Dwarfish maple with deeply dissected foliage of deep reddish purple

Specimen

£100.00

ACER palmatum 'Beni-schichihenge'

Leaves marginated pinkish white or almost entirely orange pink

Specimen

£100.00

ACER palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Princess'

Red new growth turning bronze in summer and scarlet in autumn

Specimen

£100.00

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Available again from March 2026
New stock in early spring.

ACER palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen'

Deep reddish purple throughout the summer with fiery autumn tones

Small

£35.00

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Available Early Spring 2026
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

ACER palmatum dissectum 'Dissectum Atropurpureum'

Purple cut leaf maple

Small

£45.00

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ACER palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama'

Mound-forming weeping habit. Red new growth. Purple-red in summer. Brilliant red in autumn

Specimen

£100.00

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Available again from March 2026
New stock in early spring.

ACER palmatum dissectum 'Viridis'

Green cut-leaf maple

Light green, ragged foliage turning crimson in autumn

Small

£35.00

Large

£70.00

Specimen

£100.00

ACER palmatum 'Fireglow'

Deep purple-red foliage similar to 'Bloodgood' but considered to be an improved form

Specimen

£100.00

ACER palmatum 'Higasayama'

Upright twiggy shrub, leaves veined with green, edged creamy-white and rose-pink

Specimen

£100.00

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Available again from March 2026
New stock in early spring.

ACER palmatum 'Okagami'

Purple-red foliage in spring which develops greenish tones and turns red-scarlet in autumn

Specimen

£100.00

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Available again from March 2026
New stock in early spring.

ACER palmatum 'Orange Dream'

Yellow-golden leaves unfold in spring becoming greenish in summer and orange-yellow as autumn nears

Small

£35.00

Large

£75.00

ACER palmatum 'Osakazuki'

Slightly bronze foliage, scarlet autumn colour

Small

£35.00

Large

£75.00

Specimen

£100.00

ACER palmatum 'Red Pygmy'

A slow growing dwarf form with reddish-purple leaves

Specimen

£100.00

ACER palmatum 'Scolopendriifolium' 'Atropurpureum'

Bronze form of this excellent narrow leaved acer

Specimen

£100.00

ACER palmatum 'Sumi-nagashi'

Red new growth turning bronze-green

Small

£35.00

Specimen

£100.00

ACER palmatum 'Ueno Yama'

Intense orange new growth turning orange-green and yellow in autumn

Specimen

£100.00

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Available again from March 2026
New stock in early spring.

ACER palmatum 'Villa Taranto'

Reddish young leaves and older green foliage. Leaves have fine leaflets and this variety makes a dome-shaped bush

Specimen

£100.00

AMELANCHIER laevis

Allegheny service berry, Shadbush

Purplish young growth, large white flowers and good autumn colour

£32.50

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BERBERIS thunbergii

Japanese barberry

Green leaves changing to orange-red in autumn. Suitable for hedges

£16.00

BERBERIS thunbergii 'Atropurpurea'

Japanese barberry

Best purple foliage berberis

£16.00

BERBERIS thunbergii 'Atropurpurea-nana'

Japanese barberry

Dwarf purple berberis

£16.00

CALLICARPA bodinieri var giraldii 'Profusion'

Lilac flowers followed by violet fruits borne in profusion in autumn

£17.50

CALLICARPA japonica 'Leucocarpa'

Pale pink flowers and large white fruits

£18.00

CALLICARPA kwangtungensis

Purple-lilac berries and purple leaf colour in autumn

£17.50

CERATOSTIGMA willmottianum

£15.50

CLETHRA alnifolia

White scented species

£16.50

CLETHRA alnifolia 'Pink Spires'

Delicate pink form

£16.50

CLETHRA alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

Blue green foliage and rich pink flowers

£17.50

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Available from February 2026
Awaiting new stock

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See Also..

Autumn Colour Shrubs

Autumn Colour Trees

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