Plant database
Shrubs and hedging
Watering thresholds as percentages. Every monitor is calibrated before it ships, so the same figure means the same thing on every device.
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Abelia
Water below 39%
Happy between 45% and 85%
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Azalea
Water below 64%
Happy between 70% and 92%
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Beech
Water below 34%
Happy between 40% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Berberis
Water below 29%
Happy between 35% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Box, buxus
Water below 34%
Happy between 40% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Broom
Water below 19%
Happy between 25% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Buddleia
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Camellia
Water below 59%
Happy between 65% and 92%
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Ceanothus
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Cherry laurel
Water below 34%
Happy between 40% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Cistus
Water below 19%
Happy between 25% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Cotoneaster
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Deutzia
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Dogwood
Water below 54%
Happy between 60% and 85%
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Elaeagnus
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Enkianthus
Water below 59%
Happy between 65% and 92%
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Escallonia
Water below 29%
Happy between 35% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Euonymus
Water below 34%
Happy between 40% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Flowering Currant
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Forsythia
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Fothergilla
Water below 59%
Happy between 65% and 92%
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Gardenia
Water below 64%
Happy between 70% and 92%
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Gorse
Water below 19%
Happy between 25% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Griselinia
Water below 29%
Happy between 35% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Hardy Fuchsia
Water below 49%
Happy between 55% and 85%
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Hazel
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Heather
Water below 54%
Happy between 60% and 85%
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Hebe
Water below 39%
Happy between 45% and 85%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Holly
Water below 34%
Happy between 40% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Hornbeam
Water below 34%
Happy between 40% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Italian Cypress
Water below 19%
Happy between 25% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Jerusalem Sage
Water below 19%
Happy between 25% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Juniper
Water below 19%
Happy between 25% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Kerria
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Laurustinus
Water below 34%
Happy between 40% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Lawson Cypress
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Leyland cypress
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Lilac
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Mahonia
Water below 39%
Happy between 45% and 85%
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Mock Orange
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Mugo Pine
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Oleander
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Photinia, red robin
Water below 39%
Happy between 45% and 85%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Pieris
Water below 64%
Happy between 70% and 92%
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Potentilla
Water below 39%
Happy between 45% and 85%
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Privet
Water below 34%
Happy between 40% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Pyracantha
Water below 29%
Happy between 35% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Rhododendron
Water below 64%
Happy between 70% and 92%
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Rose of Sharon
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Scots Pine
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Shrub Rose
Water below 49%
Happy between 55% and 85%
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Skimmia
Water below 59%
Happy between 65% and 92%
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Spiraea
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Tamarisk
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Thuja, western red cedar
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Viburnum
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Weigela
Water below 44%
Happy between 50% and 85%
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Willow
Water below 64%
Happy between 70% and 92%
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Yew, taxus
Water below 24%
Happy between 30% and 75%
Rarely needs watering once established
