Bushes and Shrubs Guide - List of Types and Seasons | ACNH - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

See all the Bush types sold at Leif's Garden shop in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) for the Nintendo Switch. Listed here are all bush seasons and color varieties, so read on to find the perfect shrubbery for you!

List of Bushes, Shrubs, and Their Seasons

Azalea

Species	Azalea
Bloom Dates	Northern Hemisphere: April 11 to May 31 Southern Hemisphere: October 11 to November 30
Color Variants
Pink Azalea	White Azalea

Hibiscus

Species	Hibiscus
Bloom Dates	Northern Hemisphere: July 21 to September 20 Southern Hemisphere: January 21 to March 20
Color Variants
Red Hibiscus	Yellow Hibiscus

Hydrangea

Species	Hydrangea
Bloom Dates	Northern Hemisphere: June 1 to July 20 Southern Hemisphere: December 1 to January 20
Color Variants
Blue Hydrangea	Pink Hydrangea

Tea Olive

Species	Tea Olive
Bloom Dates	Northern Hemisphere: September 21 to October 31 Southern Hemisphere: March 21 to April 30
Color Variants
Orange Tea Olive	Yellow Tea Olive

Camellia

Species	Camellia
Bloom Dates	Nothern Hemisphere: January 1 to March 31 Southern Hemisphere: June 16 to September 30
Color Variants
Red Camellia	Pink Camellia

Holly

Species	Holly
Bloom Dates	Northern Hemisphere: November 1 to December 31 Southern Hemisphere: May 1 to June 15
Color Variants
Holly

How to Get Bushes and Shrubs

Buy Shrub Starts from Leif

To grow Bushes you first need to buy Shrub Starts form Leif's Garden Shop.

Leif will appear random days at the plaza, and sell Shrub starts and Flower seeds that are not available in your Nook's Cranny selection.

Bushes Don't Have Hybrids

Unfortunately, Bushes and Shrubs don't spread naturally or cross-pollinate, so the only way to get more is to buy them from Leif, and only the colors available at the shop can be grown.

Bushes Take 3 Days to Grow

First Day	Second Day
Third Day	Fourth Day

※ We encountered an odd case where the Bushes fully grew in 1 day, and are currently investigating the phenomena.

The first day in the images above is the day you plant them. After that, it'll take 3 days for them to be fully grown and sprout Flowers.

The Flowers on the Bushes bloom only in certain seasons, so refer to the list above to see what Bush blooms when!

What Can Bushes Do?

You Can't Pick Their Flowers

While all Bushes grow a type of flower (or berry in Holly's case), you can't pick them and use them for DIY or decorations.

Bushes work more like trees than flowers, so we suppose it makes sense.

Move Bushes with a Shovel

Like both Trees and Flowers, Bushes can be moved with a shovel.

Bushes also don't require eating fruits to move, so once they're grown you can freely move them around as you wish.

List of Shovels

Snails Appear on Bushes

Like in New Leaf, Snails appear on Bushes in rainy weather.

This might mean that having lot of Bushes will make it harder for other Bugs to spawn when it rains, so keep that in mind when planting them!

Related Guides

List of Flowers

Flower Related Links
Flower Breeding Guide | How to Make Hybrid Flowers
Windflowers	Roses	Hyacinths
Mums	Lilies	Tulips
Pansies	Cosmoses	Bushes
Lily of the Valley