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Simplified
Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
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WELCOME
You know that plants beautify and add value to your home, but the path to the landscape of
your dreams can be difficult to navigate. You want plants that are easy to care for and provide
long-lasting flowers and interesting foliage. You want a variety of shapes and textures, and color
that accents your home’s exterior. But where to start? How do you choose plants that thrive
where you live? How do you care for them once you have them? In Gardening Simplified, we aim
to provide the answers, the ideas,
the inspiration, and the information
you need to create the landscape or
garden you’ve always wanted.
Since 2004, we have introduced over
240 superior shrubs into the Proven
Winners® ColorChoice® line. Each
variety is trialed and tested, evaluated
by professional horticulturists, and
selected with careful consideration
for the needs and challenges of the
dozens of climates across Canada
and the U.S. When you buy one of our
shrubs at your local garden center, it
was not grown at some giant facility
and shipped thousands of miles: it
was grown by a regional or even
local professional grower and wellequipped to a long, healthy life in
your yard, whether you’re in Duluth,
Minnesota, or Dallas, Texas.
Whether you are a master gardener or a newbie, an enthusiastic do-it-yourselfer or lover of the
low-maintenance, you deserve an exceptional landscape. We believe it is our responsibility to
provide you not only with beautiful, easy-care plants, but also with the knowledge you need to
grow them successfully.
On the Cover
Bobo® hydrangea grows in a large
container in our west Michigan
trial gardens. For the whole story
on growing shrubs in containers,
head over to page 12.
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TA B L E O F
CONTENTS
Resources
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Contact Us
We’re here to help! There are several ways to
get in touch with us.
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FAQ
Wondering where to buy our plants? Find out here.
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8
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Don’t panic! Here are five simple rules to take
the fear out of pruning shrubs.
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Container Planting
Planting a Proven Winners shrub is easy.
Here are our recommendations for success.
How to plant and care for shrubs in
decorative containers.
14
Problem Solving Plants
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Learn to select plants that thrive despite
common landscape challenges.
18-75 Shrub Showcase
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Photos From Your Garden
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Azalea or Rhododendron
What’s the Difference?
Get the facts on these two related,
but not identical, shrubs.
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Prune Like a Pro
How to Plant a Shrub
12
Learn about the hardiness zone system and
how it impacts you.
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10
Understanding Hardiness Zones
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Our readers share their ideas and their gardens.
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Know Your Hydrangea
Become an expert on one of the prettiest,
most popular flowering shrubs.
Plant Specifics
Find out all the vital details on
our 240+ varieties.
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Over 240 fantastic
shrubs for your garden.
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WE’RE HERE TO HELP
HOW T O GE T IN T O U C H
Our team of horticulturists and plant geeks is here to help
with your gardening questions. Whether you are looking for
landscape advice or just need some garden inspiration, there
are several ways to get in touch with us:
Facebook:
facebook.com/PWColorChoice
Proven Winners website:
ProvenWinners.com/feedback
Join us for your daily dose of garden inspiration! Pretty
pictures, useful information, and a fun community of
gardeners of all skill levels await on our Facebook page.
You can also contact us through our wall or via direct
private message – this is the fastest way to reach us.
Use this link to reach an annuals, perennials, or shrubs
specialist. We do our best to respond to questions within
two business days.
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Twitter
@Proven_Winners
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FAQ
A R E YO U R P L A N TS G M O ?
W HE R E CAN I FIN D YO U R P L A NT S ?
For a list of retailers near you that sell Proven
No. GMO, which stands for genetically
Winners plants, visit ProvenWinners.com/
modified organism, is a method of
developing new plants, but none of the over
retailers/locate. To ensure they have the variety
you are looking for in the size and quantity you’d
like, please call first and speak with the tree and
shrub department. If they do not carry the plant, ask if
240 shrubs in this booklet were developed
using this technology.
are available through many reputable mail order sources which
D O I H AV E TO D O A N Y TH I N G S P E C I A L
TO KE E P M Y S H R U B H E A LTH Y O V E R W I N T E R ?
are listed at the link above.
As long as you have selected a shrub that is hardy (see p. 6) in
they can order it for you from their suppliers. Our plants
D O YOU GU ARAN T E E YO U R P L A NT S ?
your area, a 2-3" (5-7.6 cm) thick layer of shredded bark mulch
will be sufficient to protect the roots during the coldest part of the
Proven Winners ColorChoice supplies small starter plants to
year. If autumn has been particularly dry, a deep watering before
wholesale nurseries across North America. These talented
the ground freezes is also beneficial, particularly for evergreen
growers carefully nurture our plants into larger sizes and sell them
shrubs and trees. Finally, if your garden is frequently damaged
to your local garden center. Since the shrubs you purchase have
by deer, rabbits, mice, or voles, you can protect your plants with
been out of our care for at least a year, any guarantee is at the sole
a thorough application of a repellent, or with deer netting, wire
discretion of the garden center. If you have problems with a shrub
mesh, or other barriers.
you purchased, contact the store to discuss how you might save
it and any potential refund/replacement policy they
offer. We are also happy to offer advice on the best way
to care for your plants; for ways to contact us, see p. 4.
YO U R P L A N T TA G S M E N TI O N
F E RTI L I Z E R . W H AT KI N D S H O U L D
I USE?
Please include your city or postal code in your message.
HOW DO YOU D E T ER M I NE I F YO U R
PL AN T S ARE D E E R -R E S I S TA NT ?
We rely on Rutgers University, which ranks plants for
their deer resistance based on observations from nurseries,
If you wish to fertilize your shrubs, the best
time to do so is in early spring, just before the
plants begin new growth. In cold climates, the
ground should be thawed and free of snow. We
recommend using a granular fertilizer formulated for
flowering shrubs, like a rose fertilizer.
landscapers, cooperative extensions, and master gardeners.
Anything that is ranked “seldom severely damaged” or “rarely
Fertilizing your shrubs is largely a matter of personal choice.
severely damaged” we consider to be deer-resistant. However, as
It isn’t strictly necessary, though it does increase flowering on
anyone who gardens where deer are frequent visitors can tell you,
reblooming varieties, like Bloomerang® lilac, Sonic Bloom®
deer are notoriously unpredictable and may sample just about
weigela, as well as on long-blooming varieties like Oso Happy®
anything. They often eat just the flower buds of certain plants as
and Oso Easy® roses.
well. To protect your investment in your landscape,
apply a deer repellent, especially during periods where damage
is likely to occur (typically early-mid spring for deciduous plants;
winter for evergreen plants). Deer netting and fencing are also
Find out more answers to your gardening
very effective.
questions at www.provenwinners.com
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UNDERSTANDING HARDINESS ZONES
Washington
New Hampshire
Montana
Vermont
North
Dakota
Maine
Minnesota
Oregon
Idaho
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Massachusetts
South
Dakota
Rhode Island
New York
Michigan
Conneticut
Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
Pennslyvania
New Jersey
Utah
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Delaware
Colorado
California
West
Virginia
Kansas
Maryland
Virginia
Missouri
Kentucky
North
Carolina
Tennessee
Oklahoma
South
Carolina
Arkansas
Arizona
New Mexico
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Hawaii
Florida
Alaska
Puerto Rico
U S DA P LAN T HARDI NE S S Z O NE M A P
The hardiness zone system, created by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is the
standard guide for helping gardeners understand which plants will survive winter based on the
Temp (F)
Zone
Temp (C)
-60 to -55
1a
-51.1 to -48.3
-55 to -50
1b
-48.3 to -45.6
or warmer. You can safely grow anything that is hardy in your zone or a colder zone. For example,
-50 to -45
2a
-45.6 to -42.8
someone who lives in USDA zone 6 can also grow plants that are hardy in zones 1-5 and know they
-45 to -40
2b
-42.8 to -40
will survive through winter.
-40 to -35
3a
-40 to -37.2
The USDA updated the hardiness zone map in 2012, and in this new map (seen above), most
-35 to -30
3b
-37.2 to -34.4
American gardeners find themselves in a different, typically warmer, zone than they were previously.
-30 to -25
4a
-34.4 to -31.7
The 2012 version of the map uses a larger set of data and a more sophisticated algorithm to
-25 to -20
4b
-31.7 to -28.9
determine the average coldest temperatures, which accounts for the change.
-20 to -15
5a
-28.9 to -26.1
-15 to -10
5b
-26.1 to -23.3
-10 to -5
6a
-23.3 to -20.6
-5 to 0
6b
-20.6 to -17.8
0 to 5
7a
-17.8 to -15
average coldest temperatures for their area. There are 11 zones for the United States: zone 1 is the
coldest, where average winter lows are -50°F, and zone 13 the warmest, where average lows are 70°
For more details, visit this site and click on your state.
http://1.usa.gov/1CWlPU7
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Yukon
Northwest
Territories
New
Nunavut
British
Columbia
fou
ndla
nd
and
Lab
rad
or
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New
Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Published by Natural Resources Canada (Canadian
Forest Service) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Reproduced with the permission of Natural Resources
Canada, Canadian Forest Service.
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2014.
CA NA DI A N E X T R E M E M I N I M U M TE M P E R ATU R E Z O N E M A P
Temp (C)
Canadian gardeners should refer to the Extreme Minimum Temperature Zone Map above,
Temp (F)
Zone
5 to 10
7b
-15 to -12.2
10 to 15
8a
-12.2 to -9.4
correlate to the USDA hardiness zones, which is what Canadians will encounter on websites,
15 to 20
8b
-9.4 to -6.7
magazines, books, and plant tags. Natural Resources Canada created the Extreme Minimum
20 to 25
9a
-6.7 to -3.9
Temperature Zone map to interpret the USDA’s system for Canada. Because Canada lacks the
25 to 30
9b
-3.9 to -1.1
30 to 35
10a
-1.1 to 1.7
For more information on plant hardiness zones in Canada,
35 to 40
10b
1.7 to 4.4
please visit: www.planthardiness.gc.ca
40 to 45
11a
4.4 to 7.2
45 to 50
11b
7.2 to 10
50 to 55
12a
10 to 12.8
55 to 60
12b
12.8 to 15.6
60 to 65
13a
15.6 to 18.3
65 to 70
13b
18.3 to 21.1
which uses similar methods to the USDA hardiness zone map. Though Canadian gardeners
can also avail themselves of a very informative Plant Hardiness Zone Map, that map does not
extreme heat that parts of the US experience, there are only 9 hardiness zones on this map.
THE VALUE OF SHOPPING LOCALLY
Average low temperatures are not a fool-proof way of determining which plants will grow best in your area,
as many other factors – including heat levels, rainfall amounts, humidity, and snow cover – are also very
influential in a plant’s performance in your yard. Shopping at your local garden center is one of the best
ways to help ensure that the plants you choose will be beautiful, low-maintenance, and long-lived in your
yard. Visiting local public gardens, attending garden tours in your area, and even joining your local garden
club all provide excellent opportunities for learning about which plants thrive where you live.
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The idea of pruning shrubs causes a lot of folks to panic
– but we assure you that such a reaction is completely
unnecessary. Just remember these five basic rules and
never sweat it again!
1
Always prune for
• To encourage rebloom a reason.
(reblooming shrubs, like
There are many good reasons
Bloom-A-Thon® azaleas, to prune a shrub:
rebloom more dramatically
• To remove dead or
damaged wood
• To rejuvenate an old or overgrown shrub
• To keep a shrub smaller than it wants to grow
if given a light trim after their initial spring bloom)
However, if you are happy
with the size, shape, and
performance of a shrub, there’s
no need to prune it. Before you
get your pruning shears out,
ask yourself: Why do I want
• To give a shrub a desired to prune this shrub? What do
shape (i.e., a hedge or I intend to accomplish? If you
topiary)
can’t confidently answer these
• To increase bloom (certain shrubs, like roses and butterfly bush,
produce more flowers
if pruned in spring)
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Bloomerang® lilacs and
questions, you shouldn’t prune
the plant. It’s that simple!
2
Know if your plant
Generally speaking, early-
flowers on old wood
blooming plants like forsythia,
or on new wood.
lilac, and spirea flower on old
Some plants flower on new
wood – in other words, they
create their flower buds for that
season after growth begins in
spring. Others flower on old
wood – that is, they create their
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wood, and plants that bloom
later in the season bloom on
new wood, like roses, butterfly
bush, and rose of Sharon. The
index on page 76 explains when
to prune back our shrubs.
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Make your pruning
cuts as small as
possible when
pruning shrubs.
been told to make slanted cuts,
When in doubt, don’t
prune.
however, slanted cuts have a
larger surface area than straight
cuts. The plant will heal up
prune plants that
at less energy expense than a
flower on new
larger slanted cut.
season. Plants that flower on
wood is just as the
new wood can be pruned in late
new growth begins
winter/early spring; plants that
emerging on the
flower on old wood can only
stems.
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blooming during the current
be pruned after they flower.
Pruning them at any other
time will remove flower buds,
resulting in little to no bloom.
This point in the season
lets you clearly identify any
winter damage that should be
removed as well as where the
healthiest, most vigorous new
growth is occurring.
been killed or disfigured from
bad pruning.
smaller cuts more quickly and
season shortly after they finish
pruned – but plenty have
Traditionally, gardeners have
The best time to
flower buds for the following
IN SHORT:
Plants don’t die from not being
And remember: if you have
questions we’re always here to
help! See page 4 for different
ways to reach us with your
gardening questions.
You can safely
remove up to onethird of the plant
in any one pruning
session.
Though there are some
exceptions to this, such as
rejuvenation pruning, cutting
the shrub back by one-third its
total height ensures the best
results and quickest recovery.
Use one-third as your general
rule of thumb when deciding
how much to prune.
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HOW TO PLANT A SHRUB
Planting one of our container-grown shrubs is fast
and easy! Here’s the best way to do it.
C H OOSE A SIT E AP P R O P R I AT E F O R T H E
P L AN T YOU ’ VE PUR C H A S E D:
L IGHT:
Check the plant tag for the plant’s light needs: full
sun means at least six hours of bright, uninterrupted light,
partial sun/partial shade means three to six hours of sun
or filtered sun throughout the day, and shade is little to no
sun at all.
S OIL : most shrubs are adaptable to a wide variety of soils
as long as the soil is well drained. Clay soils and rocky soils
are more likely to have drainage problems than sandy or loamy
soils. To test the drainage where you’d like to plant, dig a hole
and fill it with water from the hose. Return to the hole in two
hours: if there’s no standing water, your soil is well drained.
If water still remains, this indicates poor drainage, and
only shrubs that tolerate wet soil (see p. 15 for a list)
are suitable for planting there.
M AT E RIALS N E E D ED:
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ON C E YOU ’ VE GOT T H E R I G H T P L A C E F O R TH E S H R U B YO U ’ V E CH O S E N , I T’ S P L A N TI N G T I M E .
PRE PARE T HE SIT E:
P L A NT YO U R S H R U B :
WATE R A N D M U L CH :
•
•
•
Rake away any leaf litter or existing mulch
from the area you’re going to be planting.
•
Place the plant in the hole to check the depth.
Water your new shrub, making sure to
The top of the rootball should be even with or
thoroughly saturate the rootball and the
slightly above the soil surface. If it is too high,
surrounding soil. The best way to do this is to
Dig a hole twice as wide and just as deep as the
remove the plant and excavate a bit more. If it
set your hose on a very low flow and leave it
container. As you dig, pile the soil around the
is too low, push in some soil from around the
on for an hour or two. Apply the water at the
perimeter of the hole in at least two different
hole. Check again and repeat if necessary to
edge of the rootball, and move the hose to
areas. This makes it easier to backfill your shrub
achieve proper depth.
different points around the plant a few times
during this period.
after planting.
SOIL SURFACE
3
1
•
2
When the hole looks about right, use the shovel
handle to gauge the depth of the hole and
compare it to the depth of the container, as
•
Place plant in hole and step back. Does its best
•
layer of shredded bark mulch applied over the
side face the direction from which the shrub
shown here:
entire root zone of the plant. This helps keep
will usually be viewed? Rotate the plant in the
roots cool and conserves water, minimizing
hole until you are happy with how it looks.
•
Most shrubs benefit from a 2-3" (5-7.6 cm) thick
stress on your new plant and encouraging rapid
development root development.
Once you’ve decided on the most attractive
side of your plant, use your hands to “rough
up” the root ball a bit. The idea is to free them
MULCH
from the tight shape that the container has
molded them into. Unwind any large, woody
roots, and gently loosen the small roots away
•
from the soil. This helps the plant become
Once they seem similar in depth, remove the
established more easily and quickly, so don’t
shrub from its container by knocking briskly
forget this important step.
around the pot sides and bottom to loosen it,
•
and carefully slide the plant out. Do not pull or
Keep your new shrub well watered – it should
not be allowed to dry out during its first season.
yank on the stem(s). Alternatively, the pot can
In the coming months, the plant will mostly
be cut away from the rootball with a pair of
devote its energy to growing roots, so you may
hand pruners.
not see a lot of growth on top. Typically, shrubs
begin to grow vigorously in their second season;
growth and flowering increase every season as
long as conditions remain favorable.
IMPORTANT:
We do not recommend adding anything
to the hole or amending the soil when you
plant. Peat moss, compost, garden soil,
potting mix, and other products can cause
drainage problems that make it difficult for
your shrub to get established.
Your small investment in
•
Backfill using only the soil you excavated.
As you backfill, firm the soil lightly around
time and money will yield big
dividends in the coming years.
the roots to eliminate air pockets, continuing
So pat yourself on the back,
until you reach the top of the root ball, which
get yourself a cold drink, and
should be covered with about ½" (1.27 cm)
of soil.
enjoy your new shrub
– you’ve earned it!
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CAN I GROW
SHRUBS IN CONTAINERS
Y E S ! It’s a great way to gain more
garden space, and it’s something that
we do frequently in our trial gardens to
specially showcase new varieties. Best
of all, it’s easy to do! There are two
ways to approach it:
T E M P ORARY PLANT I NG
with colorful petunias, geraniums, and
angelonia. At the end of the season, you
can plant the shrub into your landscape
where it will live for several years. This
approach gives you all the enjoyment of a
showy seasonal container plant but saves
you money, since you add the shrub to your
landscape instead of throwing it away.
P E R M A N E N T P L A N TI N G
In this type of planting, you plant a shrub
and maintain it in the same container for
several seasons, serving as a year-round
accent on your deck, patio, or porch. You
can grow any shrub like this, provided that
it is hardy where you live. This is because
the shrub MUST spend winter outdoors.
In this case, you would plant a shrub in a
It may seem like bringing it indoors to
container to enjoy for a few weeks to several
protect it from cold would be good, but
months. For example, you might find a nice
in fact, the plant needs the fresh air and
Show Off® Sugar Baby miniature forsythia
strong light of the outdoors in order to grow
at your garden center and plant it in a
properly. If the area where you want to
container surrounded by pansies, daffodils,
keep it is exposed to exceptionally harsh
and tulips. Or perhaps you want to use the
weather, such as on a rooftop garden or
bold, variegated foliage of ‘Summer Skies’
a high balcony, it’s a good idea to select
butterfly bush as the backbone of a riotous,
plants that are one or even two zones
tropical-looking container, surrounding it
hardier than where you live.
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Happy Jack® Purple clematis
Summer Wine® ninebark
Oso Easy® Paprika
rose
Bangle® dyers-greenwood
Sunjoy® Gold Pillar barberry
T HE C ON TAIN E R
For permanent shrub plantings, the
container you chose must be weatherproof;
that is, it must be made of a material
that will not break, crack, or flake when
left outdoors over winter. This usually
means that clay, terra cotta, and ceramic
containers are off-limits. Most other
materials are fine. The container also must
be large enough to accommodate the
plant with room to grow into. Typically,
this means containers that are 16"-24"
(40-60 cm) diameter and proportionally
deep. Small containers dry out quickly and
become very difficult to maintain.
fertilizer formulated for flowering shrubs
carefully remove any wood that does not
(like a rose fertilizer) in early spring, when
show signs of life. Permanent plantings will
the soil thaws.
last, on average, 3-5 seasons, depending on
WAT E R
the variety, the pot size, and your climate.
Stunted growth and flowering indicate that
Water is important in both types of
it’s time to transplant into the landscape or
plantings, but is especially important in
into a larger container.
permanent plantings. As the plant grows,
its water needs will increase. Containers
can dry out quickly in hot, sunny weather,
Jazz Hands® Mini
Chinese fringe-flower
too. You may want to consider a drip
irrigation system or use self-watering
containers. Hand-watering can be
sufficient, but you’ll need to schedule
time to check your container daily and
water it thoroughly.
In temporary plantings, you can use any
type of container, since you will remove the
plant before winter comes. Container size
isn’t that important, either. It needs only be
large enough to hold all of the plants you
want in your design.
S OIL AN D FE RT I L I Z E R
M A I NT E N A N CE
For temporary plantings, carefully remove
the shrub and plant it in your landscape
at least six weeks before the
ground freezes. Permanent
plantings benefit from a
layer of shredded bark
For both temporary and permanent
mulch over the root
plantings, use standard bagged potting
zone year round, but
soil. Potting soil is lightweight, drains
especially in winter.
quickly, and fosters healthy, vigorous root
When spring arrives,
growth. Permanent plantings will use
wait until the buds
up the fertilizer in potting soils after the
begin to appear
first season, so plan to apply a granular
on the stems, then
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PROBLEM SOLVING PLANTS
Hydrangea
Landscaping is often an exercise in problem solving:
we may have an ideal plant in mind, only to find that it
won’t thrive in our yards because our site or soil isn’t
suitable. Fortunately, plants are wonderfully diverse
and adaptable, so you’re guaranteed to find beautiful,
landscape-worthy shrubs that withstand most any of Mother
Nature’s curveballs. Think of the plants listed below as
the landscape equivalent of the old saying, “if you can’t
beat ‘em, join ‘em!” – they tolerate and even thrive under
the difficult conditions commonly found in backyards
everywhere. This means less work for you and a better
performance from your plants!
Very sunny
Partial shade
Deep shade
Deer browsing
Generally speaking, “full sun”
Partially shaded areas
Deep shade is defined as two
Just like humans, deer have
is six or more hours of bright
typically get four to six hours
hours of sun or less each day.
favorite foods (roses, arborvitae)
sun each day. Most shrubs
of sun each day. This can be in
Possibly the trickiest of all
and some foods that they
will readily thrive in those
the form of an uninterrupted,
landscape problems, these
simply don’t care for. No plant
conditions, but very hot and
but relatively brief, stretch
areas receive almost no light
is completely deer-proof,
sunny areas that receive eight
of direct sun, or it may mean
because of shade cast by large
though: deer may sample
or more hours of sun a day can
direct sun on and off through
evergreen trees or neighboring
nearly anything, particularly if
cause stress for some plants,
the day. It can also include
buildings. This list of plants
other food sources have been
particularly in warm climates.
dappled shade, wherein the
that tolerate heavy shade is
exhausted. They may also eat
The following varieties can
plants receive filtered light
a good starting point for such
just the flower buds of some
tolerate a full day of bright
through the day. If you garden
areas, but do be aware that
plants, like hydrangeas and rose
summer sun once they are
in a hot climate, a much
plants in these conditions may
of Sharon. That said, you can
established (usually after
wider variety of plants will
flower little to not at all, and
count on these plants to be low
one or two seasons in the
thrive in part shade, as cooler
growth may appear stretched
on their list of preferred snacks.
landscape).
conditions minimize heat and
out and leggy as the stems
drought stress.
seek out light.
Abelia, pg. 18
Boxwood, pg. 23
Beauty Bush, pg. 21
Buckthorn, pg. 23
Holly, pg. 38
Bush Honeysuckle, pg. 24
Hydrangeas, pg. 40
Coral Berry, pg. 31
(with mulch)
(especially bigleaf, mountain,
Smoothleaf
Hydrangea, pg. 50
and oakleaf)
Dogwood, pg. 34
Bluebeard, pg. 22
Butterfly Bush, pg. 25
Chastetree, pg. 29
Elderberry, pg. 35
Hardy Hydrangea, pg. 46
(with mulch)
Lilac, pg. 52
Ninebark, pg. 54
Rose of Sharon, pg. 60
Rose, pg. 62
Privet, pg. 56
Siberian Cypress, pg. 65
Spirea, pg. 66
Summersweet, pg. 68
Sweetshrub, pg. 69
Sweetspire, pg. 69
Viburnum, pg. 70
Winterberry Holly, pg.39
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Japanese Holly, pg. 38
Rhododendron, pg. 58
Virginia Creeper, pg. 72
Viburnum, pg. 70
Barberry, pg. 20
Boxwood, pg. 23
Bush Cinqufoil, pg. 24
Bush Honeysuckle, pg. 24
Butterfly Bush, pg. 25
Elderberry, pg. 35
Forsythia, pg.36
Juniper, pg. 52
Summersweet, pg. 68
Viburnum, pg. 70
Winterberry Holly, pg. 39
Ninebark
Blue Beard
Rabbits
Dry soil
Soggy soil
Don’t let their cuteness fool
There are many reasons that
Soils that are consistently wet
you: rabbits are definitely one
a soil may be very dry: low
or even soggy literally suffocate
of the most destructive garden
rainfall, high sand content,
plant roots, depriving them of
visitors. They can mow down
compaction, or even because
the oxygen they need to remain
a plant in no time, and often
nearby trees soak up any
healthy. This causes root rot and
cause the most damage in
moisture before other plants
rapid decline or even death of
winter, when they gnaw on bark
get the chance. Whatever the
most plants. Fortunately, there
and break the flow of water and
reason your soil is dry, you
are several excellent plants
nutrients through the stems.
can count on the following
that have adapted to growing in
You can protect prized plants
plants to thrive in spite of
these conditions. These plants
with a scent repellent; you can
it. It is important to provide
are ideal for landscaping by
also try these varieties that they
ample water to all newly
ponds, streams, or anywhere
typically avoid munching on.
planted shrubs, however, and
soil tends to be wet.
(Note that most deer resistant
a 2-3” (5-7.6 cm) thick layer of
plants are typically avoided by
shredded bark mulch is also a
rabbits as well, with the notable
good idea.
exception of elderberry).
Butterfly bush, pg. 25
Clematis, pg. 30
Coral Berry, pg. 31
Deutzia, pg. 33
Juniper, pg. 52
Lilac, pg. 52
New Jersey Tea, pg. 53
Rose of Sharon, pg. 60
Spirea, pg. 66
Beauty Bush, pg. 21
Burning Bush, pg. 24
Bush Cinquefoil, pg. 24
Butterfly Bush, pg. 25
Chastetree, pg. 29
Elderberry, pg. 35
Juniper, pg. 52
Buttonbush, pg. 29
Dogwood, pg. 34
Inkberry Holly, pg. 38
Summersweet, pg. 68
Sweetshrub, pg. 69
Sweetspire, pg. 69
Virginia Creeper, pg. 72
Willow, pg. 75
Winterberry Holly, pg. 39
Clay soil
Clay soil characterizes much
of North America. This soil
type tends to be heavy and
difficult to dig, so really, clay
soil’s biggest challenge is
simply planting in it in the first
place. Start with smaller one
and two gallon plants to make
it easier. The following plants
are good choices that, once
properly planted, will become
established quickly and live a
long time in clay soil.
Arborvitae, pg.19
Beautyberry, pg. 21
Bush Honeysuckle, pg. 24
Dogwood, pg. 34
Forsythia, pg. 36
Honeysuckle, pg. 37
Ninebark, pg. 54
Summersweet, pg. 68
Willow, pg. 75
Winterberry Holly, pg. 39
New Jersey Tea, pg. 53
Ninebark, pg. 54
Privet, pg. 56
Spirea, pg. 66
St. John’s Wort, pg. 68
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ABELIA
Sweet Emotion®
Spring-flowering with incredible
jasmine-like fragrance. This amazing
new plant is hardy to USDA zone 4.
Pinky Bells™
The largest flowers of any abelia.
FRAGRANT
FLOWERS
Acquaint yourself with these fabulously
fragrant shrubs! They’re also shade tolerant
and deer-resistant.
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Bronze Anniversary™
Ruby Anniversary™
Sunny Anniversary®
Golden foliage and fragrant late
summer flowers.
Hardy to USDA zone 5! Ideal for late
summer color and fragrance.
Cheery yellow and pink flowers
brighten up the garden in summer
and fall.
A R B O R V I TA E
THESE
HARD WORKING
EVERGREENS ARE
GARDEN
CLASSICS:
they can be used as privacy screens,
hedges, or striking specimens. Plus,
they’re native to North America!
Anna’s Magic Ball™
This cute little sphere of gold is
perfect for rock gardens or containers.
Polar Gold™
Glowing foliage on a perfectly
sized plant.
WESTERN
A R B O R V I TA E
North Pole®
A tight column of fan-like foliage
makes a dramatic statement – like
an exclamation point for your
landscape!
‘Filip’s Magic Moment’
Dare to be different with this tidy
pyramid of sunny yellow.
Spring Grove®
Bold foliage and excellent hardiness
characterize this unusually deer
resistant arborvitae.
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BARBERRY
Pure, intense color makes
barberry a landscape
favorite. Sunjoy®
barberries are selected
for their unique shape and
ability to maintain their
vivid colors all season
long. These versatile,
deer-resistant plants
can be used in perennial
beds, as hedges, and in
foundation plantings.
SUNJOY®
BARBERRY
Sunjoy® Tangelo
Unbeatable for its juicy orange
foliage in spring, it develops a
lime green ring around the leaf
edge in summer.
Sunjoy® Tangelo
Unbeatable for its juicy orange foliage
in spring, it develops a lime green ring
around the leaf edge in summer.
Sunjoy® Cinnamon
Sunjoy® Citrus
Sunjoy® Gold Beret
Sunjoy® Gold Pillar
Red-orange foliage makes this
rounded shrub appear to be lit
from within.
Low-maintenance color! Forms
an appealing round shape
without pruning.
A low-mounding gold barberry with
attractive red new growth and red
fall color. Gold Beret is an excellent
mass planting or border.
A best seller for its narrow upright
habit and dazzling gold foliage,
accented with red in spring and fall.
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BEAUTYBERRY
With its amethyst-colored fruit,
it comes by its name earnestly.
Add in dark purple foliage
and dozens of pink flowers
and you’ll see why Purple
Pearls® beautyberry is so
special. This deer resistant plant
is unlike any other beautyberry,
and its upright habit takes up
less space, too.
Sunjoy® Mini Saffron
Fantastic color in spring,
summer, and fall on this
mounding little shrub.
BEAUTY BUSH
“I’ve got the dreaded dry shade
conditions in my garden, and Dream
Catcher™ beauty bush is a real hero
for me. The soft pink flowers are a nice
accent, as is the orange-red fall foliage,
but really it’s the all-summer shimmer
of gold that makes me love this plant.
In fact, I think the garden could use a
couple more of them!”
Sunjoy® Mini Salsa
Spice things up with this neat
mound of purple and red. Very
compact and colorful!
- Kerry Meyer, Proven Winners, Missouri
G R E AT F O R
BIG SPACES
Dream Catcher™
Sunjoy® Syrah
So dark, it’s nearly black. The
perfect chic and sleek accent
for your landscape.
This very large shrub offers abundant pink
flowers in spring with foliage in tones of
gold and orange. Tolerates some shade.
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BLUEBEARD
COLOR ME
BLUE!
Ensure a lively, colorful
garden all season long with
deer resistant bluebeard.
Also known as blue mist
spirea, plant it in your
sunniest spot and enjoy a
super colorful display in late
summer/early autumn.
Beyond Midnight™
Our newest bluebeard is our most
dramatic: darker foliage and flowers
make a spectacular show.
Petit Bleu™
Silvery foliage and blue blooms lend
a Mediterranean look to gardens,
even in chilly USDA zone 5.
Lil’ Miss Sunshine™
Small size makes it easy to add this hugely
colorful plant to your landscape.
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Sunshine Blue®
High contrast between
the bright yellow
foliage and the blue
flowers makes for an
electrifying effect.
BOXWOOD
BUCKTHORN
The hardest working plant in
the landscape! This versatile,
elegant evergreen does it all,
while tolerating some shade
and fending off deer. Boxwood
performs best when mulched;
in cold climates, plant away
from harsh winds.
THE MOST
DEER RESISTANT
PLANT!
North Star™
Very dark green foliage naturally
forms a tight mound.
A favorite of designers for its
narrow foliage and unique form,
use Fine Line® buckthorn as
an eye-catching specimen, an
unusual hedge, or anything else
your imagination dreams up.
Non-invasive and deer resistant.
Wedding Ring®
The hardiest variegated boxwood.
Sprinter®
Fast growing and
hardy with excellent
color year-round.
FA B U L O U S
AND
FORM
FOLIAGE!
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KODIAK® BUSH HONEYSUCKLE
BURNING BUSH
An old-fashioned favorite
with amazing fall color.
Low-maintenance and easy.
Fire Ball®
Cherry red foliage in autumn
on a dense, full plant.
Unforgettable Fire®
Glowing scarlet in autumn, dark
green and tidy in summer.
BUSH CINQUEFOIL
Kodiak® Black has dark purple-black foliage that
stands as excellent contrast to the yellow blooms.
Finally, a colorful, beautiful flowering shrub that grows in the
shade! Bush honeysuckle is a native plant that has proven
its shade tolerance, deer resistance, and adaptability across
much of North America. The Kodiak series retains this
toughness and mixes in colorful foliage and sunny yellow
flowers all summer long. A real garden problem-solver!
Happy Face® White
Happy Face®
Smile! This cheerful plant keeps
the color coming from spring
through fall.
For non-stop flowers on a
low-maintenance plant, bush
cinquefoil (also known as
potentilla) can’t be beat! It’s also
one of the most cold-tolerant
shrubs around. Deer resistant
and native to North America.
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Crisp, clean, cool – and covered in
flowers all summer.
Happy Face® Pink Paradise
The prettiest pink potentilla. Why?
Because its strawberry color doesn’t
fade in sun.
Kodiak® Orange bush honeysuckle offers
dramatic orange-red new growth all season but really
lights up in autumn, when the foliage blazes bright for
several weeks before frost.
B U T T E R F LY B U S H
InSpired™
Butterfly Bush
Use the bodacious beauty
of these full sized butterfly
bushes to pretty up empty
spaces. You’ll love the extra
large flowers.
FABULOUS COLOR
AND SO EASY
TO GROW
InSpired™ White
Elegant white flowers are ideal
for refined color schemes and
moon gardens.
InSpired™ Violet
A fountain of velvety purple
flowers all summer.
InSpired Pink®
Pure pink flowers are very fragrant
and rich in nectar. Non-invasive.
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B U T T E R F LY B U S H
Lo & Behold® Butterfly Bush
The original dwarf butterfly bush. Buddleia have long been garden favorites for their magnetic effect on butterflies, but old
fashioned varieties can be unruly, growing large and taking on an awkward habit. The Lo & Behold series changes all of that
with a smaller size and tidy shape, making them much more manageable in the garden without sacrificing their famously
non-stop bloom. Plus, Lo & Behold butterfly bushes are non-invasive, so these well-behaved beauties will not spread.
Lo & Behold®
‘Pink Micro Chip’
The newest member of the family
is also the cutest! Reaching just
18-24" (46-61 cm) tall, it’s the
perfect accent for perennial
plantings. Pink flower spires
cover the plant all summer long.
Butterfly Bush KEYS TO SUCCESS
Plant in full sun, at least 8 hours daily.
Plant in well-drained soil – heavy clay soils can lead to root rot.
In zones 5 and 6, plant butterfly bush only in spring.
Prune only in spring, after new growth has appeared on the stems.
Be patient – depending on the weather, butterfly bush can take
several weeks to show signs of life.
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SMALL SIZE
A N D NEAT HABIT
Their small size and neat habit make
all of the Lo & Behold butterfly bush
perfect container plantings, either
mixed or on their own.
Lo & Behold® ‘Blue Chip’
Lo & Behold® ‘Blue Chip Jr.’ Lo & Behold® ‘Ice Chip’
A favorite of landscapers, this easyto-grow butterfly bush bears hundreds
of purple-blue flower spikes each
summer, and it blooms continuously
without deadheading.
Small but mighty! This beautiful little
variety improves on the original ‘Blue
Chip’ with better blue color and silvery
foliage for excellent contrast. It’s also
a bit smaller, but most importantly,
it blooms earlier than other butterfly
bush, so you’ll enjoy more flowers for
more of the season.
Lo & Behold® ‘Lilac Chip’
Lo & Behold® ‘Purple Haze’
The awards it has won – and its
place in the P. Allen Smith Platinum
Collection – say it all. This is one
fantastic plant, forming a neat
clump just 18-24" (46-61 cm) tall
and covered in purple blooms.
Like the rest of the Lo & Behold crew,
it’s low-growing and seedless. But
unlike the others, it is a wide plant
with enormous panicles of vivid
purple flowers that spiral downward
for a dramatically dynamic effect.
For effortless elegance and
sophistication, you can’t beat white
flowers. That’s precisely why the
super tidy Lo & Behold® ‘Ice Chip’
butterfly bush is such an easy to use,
easy to grow plant: it forms a tight
mound, just 18-24" (46-61 cm) high.
Lo & Behold® ‘Lilac Chip’
Lo & Behold® ‘Pink Micro Chip’
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B U T T E R F LY B U S H
‘Miss’ Series
These little ladies are pretty much
perfect! They grow 4-5’ (1.2-1.5m)
tall, so they’re the ideal size for your
yard. They’re non-invasive, and they
come in three totally unique colors
that you won’t find in any other
butterfly bush. You’ll love what these
gals do for your yard.
Adonis Blue™
‘Miss Molly’
Very dark blue-purple flowers on a
neat 4-5’ (1.2-1.5 m) tall plant. Ideal
for perennial plantings!
The closest you can get to red in butterfly
bush! The color is as irresistible to you as it
is to butterflies and hummingbirds.
Peacock™
‘Miss Violet’
‘Miss Ruby’
English Butterfly™
Series
The newest member of the series
thrills with electric-purple flowers.
Large orchid-pink flowers that
butterflies adore.
Magical in magenta, and the perfect
color to accent summer landscapes.
‘Summer Skies’
Love big, bold plants? This
variegated butterfly bush is for
you. Yellow and green foliage
doesn’t burn in full sun and is
accented by soft violet flowers
all summer long.
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Purple Emperor™
Rich purple flowers fit for royalty.
BUTTONBUSH
CHASTETREE
Amazing flowers must be
seen to be believed! Sugar
Shack® buttonbush is a
native shrub with a landscapefriendly habit, glossy foliage,
and unique red fruit. It’s the
ideal solution for soggy soils
and makes a great addition to
rain gardens and ponds.
Bring color to the summer
garden with Blue Diddley®
chastetree. Unlike other
chastetrees, its small,
rounded habit is easy to
manage in your landscape.
With its handsome foliage
and big purple-blue flower
spikes, it is the perfect choice
for sunny sites.
CHINESE FRINGE-FLOWER
It’s showtime – so put up your Jazz Hands®! chinese
fringe-flowers. These fun, festive loropetalum add unparalleled
color to gardens in zone 7b and warmer. All five varieties are
long-blooming, with foliage as ornamental as the flowers.
Jazz Hands® Variegated
Dazzlingly variegated foliage
is white, pink, dark purple, and
everything in between.
Jazz Hands®
Dwarf Pink
Jazz Hands® Bold
Small and neat, with winered foliage and bright pink
blooms.
Extra large flowers and
large rounded leaves make a
statement in the landscape.
Jazz Hands®
Dwarf White
Classic green-and-white
beauty on a tidy 1-3' (.3-.9 m)
plant.
Jazz Hands®
Mini
An excellent choice
for groundcover with
near-black foliage
and a height of just
10-12" (.25-.3 m).
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BEAUTIFUL,
C L E M AT I S
E A S Y- C A R E
CLEMATIS
Everyone loves their beauty
and versatility in the garden,
but clematis have earned a
reputation as tricky to grow.
We searched the world for the
most beautiful, easiest care
clematis to give gardeners
like you the confidence to
bring these plants back to
the garden again. Whether
you want to cover a romantic
arbor, disguise a chain-link
fence, or just gussy up your
mailbox, these six varieties
are the vigorous and diseaseresistant beauties for the job.
‘Sweet Summer Love’
Effortless fragrance! This sweetly
scented clematis blooms in July and
August with vivid red-violet flowers.
Clematis KEYS TO SUCCESS
“Feet in the shade, head in the sun” – that’s the old adage for success with clematis, and it’s still true
today. Keep clematis’s thick, ropy roots cool and moist with a good layer of mulch, but be sure that
the leaves and flowers get plenty of sunshine.
In spring, when new growth begins to appear on the stems, cut them back to about 18" (.45 m) high.
That’s all our varieties need in terms of pruning!
For healthy, handsome plants, provide a structure for the vines to climb on at planting time.
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‘Diamond Ball’
Happy Jack® Purple
Jolly Good™
Large powder-puff flowers with
an ethereal ice-blue color.
Dark violet flowers look especially
beautiful with roses.
Boat loads of classic purple-pink flowers. Long blooming.
Pink Mink®
Super floriferous vine
turns a fence or arbor
into a curtain of pink
blooms every summer.
CORAL BERRY
Still Waters™
Large, open flowers are
exceptionally showy.
So hardy, so deer-resistant,
so easy to grow –it’s hard
to believe it’s also so
pretty! Amethyst™ coral
berry needs no pollinator
to bear a crop of pink
berries which last into
winter. Makes a great cut
flower, too.
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CRAPEMYRTLE
A Southern classic, now in a smaller, garden-friendly size. Infinitini® crapemyrtles
reach just 2-4’ (.6-1.2 m) while still blooming like crazy in the cheerful colors you
love. Glossy green foliage turns yellow and orange in fall.
Infinitini® Brite Pink
Perfectly pink flowers cover the
plant for months in summer,
lasting into early autumn.
Infinitini® Magenta
With its large flower clusters
and intense magenta color, this
crapemyrtle will have everyone
asking, “Where can I get one?”
Infinitini® Orchid
This unique crapemyrtle has that
sought-after purple-pink color
that’s just the thing to cool down
a hot afternoon.
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DEUTZIA
These old-fashioned shrubs are overdue for a comeback. They make an excellent
low-maintenance ground cover and are tidy and compact enough to work in containers,
perennial plantings, or as a bed edge. All of these deutzia bloom in spring.
FIRST
PINK
DEUTZIA!
THE
OF ITS TYPE
Yuki Cherry Blossom™
Over 12 years in the making and
worth the wait. In spring, bells
of pure pink flowers that do
indeed resemble cherry blossoms
preside elegantly over the dark
green foliage.
Chardonnay Pearls®
Crème Fraiche®
Yuki Snowflake™
Pure white, pearl-like buds and
sunny chartreuse foliage give this
deutzia multi-season appeal and a
refined presence in the garden.
Crisp, clean green-and-white
variegation gives Crème Fraiche
deutzia unmatched panache. Try it
in a container surrounded by jewellike Superbells® calibrachoa for an
unforgettable combination.
Like the classic ‘Nikko,’ Yuki
Snowflake deutzia is a flurry of
white blooms in spring. But Yuki
Snowflake deutzia has bigger
flowers, more of them, and they
last longer.
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DOGWOOD
EDIBLES
A shade-tolerant landscape staple with colorful stems
in winter. Native to North America.
Arctic Fire™
Arctic Sun™
Classic cherry-red winter color in a
smaller size.
Glorious yellow, orange, and coral
stems brighten the winter landscape.
Ideal cut for holiday décor.
Lifeberry® Goji Berries
You know goji berries from the health food store, where
their sweet taste and myriad benefits command a high
price tag. But did you know you can grow them at home?
This zone 5 hardy shrub is easy to grow: just give it full
sun and average soil. Royal
purple flowers turn to brilliant
red fruits that you can harvest
in late summer or fall. Chose
Big Lifeberry® for its large,
easy-to-harvest fruits, or
Sweet Lifeberry® for its
sweeter-than-average berries.
Big
Lifeberry®
Sweet
Lifeberry®
Sugar Mountain® Sweetberry Honeysuckles
Pucker Up!®
Red Rover®
An easy way to add unique
texture to your garden. Pucker Up!
dogwood’s corrugated leaves aren’t
just beautiful; they also give this
plant superior disease resistance.
Red Rover dogwood brings color
to your garden when you need it
most: fall and winter. This adaptable
native plant grows in a wide range
of conditions.
DY E R S - G R E E N W O O D
For something a little different,
try Bangle® genista. Green
stems with tiny leaves explode
with bright yellow flowers in
late spring on this droughttolerant, deer-resistant plant.
Give it full sun and plant it
near a walkway, then be ready
to rake in the compliments.
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Homegrown fruit for cold climate gardeners! Sugar Mountain
Sweetberry Honeysuckle is super hardy and easy to grow,
with berries you’ll want to eat straight off the stems. Plant
Sugar Mountain® Blue with Sugar Mountain
Balalaika™, Eisbär™, or Kalinka™ sweetberries for
increased production and bigger berries.
ELDERBERRY
So beautiful, you won’t believe it’s also so incredibly tough. Highly resistant to deer
and tolerant of a wide range of soils. Grow in plenty of sunshine for best color.
Black Beauty™
Purple-black foliage and pink
flowers in early summer.
Black Lace™
Finely dissected black leaves
make an eye-catching statement
in the landscape.
Lemony Lace™
The hardiest elderberry! White flowers in early spring and very
lacy gold and chartreuse foliage from spring through fall.
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FALSE CYPRESS
FALSE HYDRANGEA-VINE
Cover a tree or a pergola with this elegant vine. Rose
Sensation™ false hydrangea-vine has showy bracts shaded
with pink, rose, and creamy white. A sophisticated and easy
way to create a “green wall” in your yard.
FORSYTHIA
How do you improve
on this tough-as-nails
spring time classic?
Simple: more flowers.
We selected the
Show Off ® series
because its stems are
densely packed with
hundreds of cheerful
yellow flowers. Each
branch is a column
of gold.
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Soft Serve® false cypress naturally forms an appealing
pyramid shape. Its evergreen foliage is silvery-blue on
the underside and soft to the touch, making it a welcome
change from the stiff and prickly Alberta spruce that
everyone else grows.
1 | Show Off ®
2
3
The largest of the series,
reaching 5-6' (1.5-1.8 m) tall.
2 | Show Off ® Starlet
10’
Smaller and tidier than most
forsythia at 2-3' (.6-.9 m) high.
3 | Show Off ® Sugar Baby
Dwarf forsythia is perfect for
containers and perennial beds
at just 18-30" (.4-.7 m).
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Show Off® Show Off Starlet® Show Off®
Sugar Baby
HEBE
These pretty little evergreens take on especially vivid pink and
magenta tones in winter, making them ideal container plants for
patios, decks, and balconies. Blue-purple flowers appear in summer.
‘Magic Summer’
Crisp white and green variegated
leaves turn magenta with colder
weather. Blue flowers offer splendid
summer contrast.
FANTASTIC
FOR MILD
C L I M AT E S !
‘Frozen Flame’
Cooler than cool with its icy silvergreen foliage that turns deep purple
in winter. A tidy mounding plant
that’s ideal as an edging.
‘Wild Romance’
A kaleidoscope of color every day
of the year. Green and yellow in
summer, hot pink in winter, and
beautiful in all seasons.
HONEYSUCKLE
A favorite of garden expert P. Allen Smith, ‘Scentsation’
honeysuckle is one of the most fragrant flowers you’ll find.
This twining vine is vigorous and long-blooming and perhaps
best of all, it is non-invasive.
ONE OF THE MOST
FRAGRANT
FLOWERS
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H O L LY
Plant holly to insure against a dismal winter! These versatile shrubs look
great year-round, but really steal the show come winter. Hollies tolerate
light shade, which makes them especially useful in landscapes across
North America.
J A P A N E S E H O L LY
Landscape designers love
Japanese holly for its evergreen
foliage and appealing habit.
B L U E H O L LY
The classic hardy evergreen
holly! One of the most useful
landscape shrubs, blue holly
provides strong shapes,
handsome foliage and
beautiful berries.
Brass Buckle®
Accent your garden with this happy
little tuft of gold. Bright yellow
foliage shines every day of the year,
making this plant perfect for patio
planters and walkways.
Castle Spire®
So many reasons to love this
beautiful female holly: glossy
evergreen foliage, abundant
bright red berries, and shade
tolerant. Its strong pyramidal
shape gracefully accents any
style of architecture.
Patti O™
Instant topiary! The tall, conical shape
of Patti O Japanese holly is the ideal
choice for formal containers.
Castle Wall™
Castle Gold™
Male pollinator for both Castle Spire
and Castle Gold hollies. Does not
get fruit, but columnar shape works
well in the landscape.
New foliage on this snazzy holly emerges
bright yellow for extra color in spring and
through summer. Red fruit in fall and winter.
I N K B E R R Y H O L LY
Gem Box®
Nice rounded evergreen is an ideal
choice for formal containers and
landscapes. Native to North America.
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FOLIAGE
FRUIT
FORM
HOLLY
HAS IT
ALL!
Sky Pointer®
All signs point to fabulous on this
very narrow Japanese holly. It
lends itself to a number of creative
applications, from a unique accent
in a perennial bed to contemporary
container plantings.
HOP
W I N T E R B E R R Y H O L LY
Unlike most popular hollies, winterberry holly loses its leaves
each winter – but that makes it all the better to enjoy the heavy
fruiting and bright color of this native shrub.
Little Goblin®
Extra large and extra bright fruit give
this winterberry holly extra impact.
Berry Poppins®
Finally, a dwarf winterberry holly
that’s perfect for containers and
smaller yards. Berry Poppins holly
also has larger-than-average berries
that give this little plant big impact
in the landscape.
Berry Heavy®
This winterberry holly bears an
exceptionally heavy crop of large red
berries on every branch. Fruits are
packed close together on the branch
for a spectacular display.
Mr. Poppins™
is a male winterberry holly that
serves as pollinator for all Proven
Winners winterberry hollies.
Berry Heavy® Gold
Berry Nice®
Fire-engine-red berries are brighter
and more vivid than any other red
winterberry holly.
Glorious golden berries
make this a truly distinctive
plant. A favorite in our
trial gardens!
Summer Shandy™
Grow your own beer garden!
Summer Shandy hop produces
the same fragrant flowers that
are used in brewing beer, on
a vigorous vine with cheerful
yellow foliage. Use it to cover a
pergola or fence, or plant it on a
pretty trellis in your landscape.
It is more refined and restrained
than other popular hop varieties.
Holly KEYS TO SUCCESS
In order to get fruit, both a male and a female holly must be present.
Here’s how to get the best display of berries:
One male plant will provide enough pollen for up to 7 female plants.
Plant the male within 50’ of the females.
Only hollies of the same species can pollinate one another. If you grow blue holly and winterberry
holly, for example, you will need a male of each of those types.
Pick the right mate: plant tags will specify which varieties are compatible.
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HYDRANGEAS
For long-lasting summer blooms, you can’t beat a hydrangea. These fabulous
flowering shrubs recall grandmothers’ gardens, seaside vacations, and lazy summer
afternoons spent reading outdoors. If your experience with hydrangeas hasn’t been
quite this idyllic, though, you’re not alone: hydrangeas are also one of the most
misunderstood landscape plants. Fortunately, understanding a few basic facts about
hydrangeas will clear up the confusion and get you on the path to life-long landscape
success. Read on to attain hydrangea bliss.
TYPES OF HYDRANGEAS
There are six different species of hydrangeas that are commonly grown in North American
gardens. Though they all share the genus Hydrangea, each one has unique characteristics
that differentiate it from the others:
Bigleaf hydrangeas (H. macrophylla) are the
belle of the ball. With their big pink, purple, or blue
ball-shaped flowers, this is the plant that most
people mean when they say “hydrangea.” Hardy to
USDA zone 5.
Panicle hydrangeas (H. paniculata) are some
of the easiest, most rewarding plants you can grow.
Also known as “pee gee” hydrangeas, they flower
every year, and their blooms begin white or green
before maturing to a beautiful pink, burgundy, or
red color. Super hardy – USDA zone 3!
Oak-leaf hydrangeas (H. quercifolia) are true
Mountain hydrangeas (H. serrata) are
Climbing hydrangeas (H. anomala) are vines
Smooth hydrangeas (H. arborescens) are
closely related to bigleaf hydrangeas but are
more tolerant to cold. Their flowers are also pink
or blue, but a bit smaller and flatter than their
showier cousins. Hardy to USDA zone 5.
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that clamor up trees or walls with tiny clinging
roots. They have white flowers and are relatively
slow-growing. Hardy to USDA zone 5.
four-season hydrangeas. They have handsome
oak-like leaves, big showy white flowers in
summer, amazing fall color, and attractive peeling
bark in winter. Native to North America and hardy
to USDA Zone 5.
North American natives with large orb-like
clusters of white, pink, or green flowers. They are
easy to grow, reliable, and very hardy, thriving
even in USDA zone 3.
H Y DR A N G E A FA Q
How do I pune my hydrangea?
See pgs. 6 & 7 for Zone Maps
The first step to pruning your hydrangeas
is determining which type you have: there
is no one pruning method that works for all
six types. Here’s why:
Bigleaf, mountain, oakleaf, and climbing
W HIC H OF T HE SE S I X
HY D RAN GE AS ARE R I G H T
F OR YOU R GARD E N?
If you live in USDA zone 3 or 4, the
choice is simple: you can grow panicle
hydrangeas and smooth hydrangeas.
While neither of these is quite as flashy
as the bigleaf hydrangeas, these two
hydrangeas will bloom reliably, without
hydrangeas all bloom on old wood. That
means that they form their flower buds for
the following year immediately after they
finish blooming during the current year.
These four hydrangeas are best not pruned
at all, ever. Pruning them at any time will
remove flower buds for the current season,
or the next one. Aside from removing
dead wood in spring, avoid pruning these
hydrangeas altogether. How’s that for
fail. They are very low-maintenance and
low-maintenance?!
will perform best in full sun (at least 6
Panicle and smooth hydrangeas both
hours each day).
bloom on new wood. That means that once
If you live in USDA zone 5 or 6, you
can grow all six types of hydrangea.
However, when it comes to bigleaf
new growth begins in spring, they begin
to develop their flower buds for that same
summer. These two hydrangeas can be
avoided by draping old sheets or towels over
hydrangeas on spring nights when such
conditions occur.
A few other possible reasons hydrangeas
may not bloom include deer browsing (deer
often eat just the flower buds, leaving the
rest of the plant alone), too much shade, or
severe drought stress.
Can I cut my hydrangeas for flower
arrangements?
Yes! Hydrangeas make great cut flowers,
with the exceptions of oakleaf and climbing
hydrangeas. Though cutting the flowers is
a form of pruning, removing a few stems
(up to one-third the total of the plant) won’t
harm a healthy, well-established plant. Cut
stems in the morning to prevent wilting, and
place in a deep bucket full of cool water
immediately after cutting. To prevent further
water loss, strip off the foliage when you cut
the stems. If hydrangeas wilt after cutting,
submerse them completely in cool water
for an hour.
pruned and still bloom every year. While
Hydrangeas also make excellent dried
pruning is not necessary, most gardeners
flowers for crafts and everlasting
find that these hydrangeas look and flower
arrangements. The trick to drying
best if one-third their total height is pruned
hydrangeas is to avoid very fresh blooms:
off each early spring. In our trial gardens,
the flowers should be open for several days
we implement this practice on all of our
or even weeks before cutting. The bracts
smooth and panicle hydrangeas with
should feel rather dry and papery. Cut
great results.
stems, strip off foliage, and place in a vase
from reblooming hydrangeas like the
Why didn’t my hydrangea bloom?
or bucket with about 1” (2.5 cm) of water.
Let’s Dance® series (p. 44), which flower
The number one reason that hydrangeas
on both old and new wood.
don’t bloom is improper pruning, as
hydrangeas, siting them properly will
be critical to success. Cold winters in
these climates can kill the flower buds,
meaning few to no blooms that summer.
To avoid this, plant bigleaf hydrangeas on
the east side of your property, near your
home, to provide shelter from the harshest
weather. You’ll enjoy best performance
If you live in USDA zone 7, 8, or 9,
you’ve got excellent growing conditions
for all six hydrangeas. Just be sure to
plant them where they are shaded during
the hottest part of the day, as your warm
climate can cause hydrangeas to become
drought stressed.
described above. However, when it
As the hydrangeas deplete this water, they
will dry naturally, holding their shape
without wilting.
comes to bigleaf hydrangeas, weather
can also play a role. Cold temperatures
can knock bigleaf hydrangeas back to the
ground during harsh winters, taking out
an entire crop of flower buds. Even if a
plant avoids winter damage, spring cold
snaps pose an additional threat: prolonged
warm temperatures leave the flower bud
increasingly unprotected, so if a late frost
occurs, the cells freeze and die. This can be
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BIGLEAF HYDRANGEA
Cityline®
You can search the world
over, but you won’t find
more colorful hydrangeas
than the Cityline series.
Developed in Germany,
these spectacular
plants were selected for
exceptionally high quality
foliage – thick, glossy, and
deeply quilted – and big, full
flower heads with vivid color.
A hydrangea lover’s
dream come true.
Cityline® Mars
Bigleaf Hydrangeas
PRO-TIP:
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Live in a place that gets cold
winters? Try planting bigleaf
hydrangeas on the east side of
your home, near your walls or
other structures. This shelters
the plant from the harshest
winter weather, which goes a
long way toward protecting
the flower buds.
Abracadabra® These
spell-binding hydrangeas have
silky, jet-black stems which
give them big impact in the
landscape even when not in
bloom. When the bright pink
flowers appear in summer, the
effect is downright magical.
Cityline® Berlin
Cityline® Mars
Abracadabra® Orb
Abracadabra® Star
Cityline® Paris
Cityline® Rio
Edgy® Hearts
Each flower is a circle of dark pink
petals edged in white.
Cityline® Vienna
Cityline® Venice
Paraplu®
As pretty as can be, each floret is
made up of dozens of petals. “Paraplu”
is the Dutch word for “umbrella.”
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BIGLEAF HYDRANGEA
Let’s Dance®
Let’s Dance hydrangeas are the hardiest, most reliable big-leaf
hydrangeas yet. Developed, tested, and proven successful in Michigan,
they provide weeks of big, colorful flowers, even after harsh winters.
REBLOOMING
HYDRANGEAS
MAKE US WANT TO
DANCE!
Big-leaf Hydrangeas KEYS TO SUCCESS
Because they have shallow roots, hydrangeas benefit from a 2-3" (5-7.6 cm) layer of
shredded bark mulch.
Though most people think of hydrangeas as shade plants, at least half a day of sun
encourages more flowers and stronger stems. Shade during the hottest part of the
day is crucial in hot climates.
Want blue hydrangeas? Test your soil first. Soil must be both acidic and contain the
naturally-occurring element aluminum for blue flowers. A soil test is the only way
to know for certain which treatments will be required for successful color change.
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1 | Let’s Dance® Big Easy®
Large, full flowers with unique pink and
green coloration.
2 | Let’s Dance® Blue Jangles®
Exceptionally strong blue rebloomer.
3 | Let’s Dance® Diva
The largest flowers of any reblooming hydrangea.
4 | Let’s Dance® Rave
Fabulous purple color.
5 | Let’s Dance® Rhythmic Blue™
Uniquely shaped florets and blue blooms.
6 | Let’s Dance® Starlight
Elegant lacecap rebloomer – great for
naturalistic plantings.
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2
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3
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Let’s Dance® Moonlight™
What is a reblooming hydrangea?
Classic Northern-bred rebloomer.
Reblooming hydrangeas bloom on old wood,
like traditional bigleaf hydrangeas do, but they
are also capable of blooming on new wood. This
means that if the old wood buds get damaged by
unusually cold winter temperatures (or if they get
pruned off by a well-intentioned garden helper),
they plant will still bloom later in the season on
its new growth.
The new growth on older reblooming hydrangeas
had to reach a certain maturity level in order
to set flower buds. In many areas where the
summers are cool (particularly in the Midwest),
the new growth simply didn’t develop fast
enough for the rebloom to occur. Let’s Dance®
hydrangeas were created specifically to bloom on
younger new wood, which means more flowers
every year showing up earlier in the season.
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PA N I C L E
HYDRANGEA
It doesn’t get any better
than this.
Low-maintenance, long
blooming, and absolutely
beautiful: everyone needs a
panicle hydrangea in their
garden. They bloom reliably
every year and they perform
spectacularly in very cold
climates, and in warm ones.
No other flowering shrub gives
so much to the landscape
while requiring so little.
Follow these three steps for
guaranteed success:
1.
Plant your hydrangea in a sunny
spot – 6-8 hours is ideal in cool climates; afternoon shade
is imperative in warm climates.
2.
Prune in spring, just as the new growth begins to emerge. Cut back the branches by about
one-third their length each year.
3.
For best color, keep plants well-
watered. The change from white/
green to pink/red can only happen
on stress-free plants in areas with cool night temperatures.
Panicle Hydrangea Fall Color
The the transition from pink-red to
white color of panicle hydrangeas
happens naturally, regardless of
the soil chemistry. If your panicle
hydrangea flowers turn brown
and dry without taking on
this color, they are either
drying out during
their bloom time,
or your night time
temperatures are too
high to allow the
color change
to take place.
‘Limelight’
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Bobo®
A delightful dwarf hydrangea that is
engulfed by large, white flowers in
summer. The flowers are held upright
on strong stems and continue to grow
and lengthen as they bloom.
1 | Fire Light®
Large, full flower clusters bloom
early in the season and turn fireengine red quickly. Super showy
all summer long.
2 | ‘Little Lamb’
3 | ‘Limelight’
This semi-dwarf hydrangea
reaches 4-6' (1.2-1.8 m). Flowers
open pure white and age to soft
pink for a lacy, elegant effect.
Still the most popular panicle
hydrangea after 15 years! The big
blooms start jade green then
progress to creamy white, then take
on shades of pink, burgundy, and red.
2
1
4 | Little Lime®
All the beauty, reliability,
and proven performance of
‘Limelight,’ but in a smaller
package: just 3-5' (.9-1.5 m) tall.
3
Panicle hydrangeas make
great cut flowers.
5
4
6
5 | Little Quick Fire®
A dwarf version (3-5'/.9-1.5 m)
of Quick Fire hydrangea. High
quality foliage and a neat
habit make it perfect for the
landscape or containers.
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6 | Quick Fire®
The earliest blooming panicle
hydrangea! Large conical flower
clusters open pure white and quickly
change to red. Flowers begin opening
around 4th of July in our trial gardens
in Michigan.
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7 | Pinky Winky®
Enormous, cone shaped flowers
turn the prettiest possible pink.
The slow progression from
white to pink means that Pinky
Winky hydrangea has a glorious
two-toned effect for most of its
bloom time.
8 | Zinfin Doll™
Large, gumdrop-like flowers
turn hot pink at the base while
maintaining white tops. One of
the best panicle hydrangeas to
come along in years!
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Tuff Stuff ™
So pretty, you won’t believe it’s so tough!
Dozens of lacecap flowers and handsome
dark green foliage on a compact plant.
On top of its improved hardiness, its
reblooming ability is unmatched.
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M O U N TA I N H Y D R A N G E A
Mountain hydrangeas are the biggest thing to happen
to hydrangeas since rebloomers were introduced. These
beautiful plants are native to the same area of Japan as
bigleaf hydrangeas, but they grow up in the mountains,
so they survive cold winters better than their coastal kin.
These two hydrangeas have amazed us with their ability
to bloom – and rebloom – every year, utterly unfazed by
Michigan winters. If you think you can’t grow showy pink
or blue hydrangeas, give Tuff Stuff hydrangea a try. It will
make you rethink hydrangeas entirely.
10’
Tiny Tuff Stuff™
1-1.5 ft.
Tuff Stuff™
2-3 ft.
Tiny Tuff Stuff™
It only looks delicate. The newest
member of the Tuff Stuff series
is a diminutive 2' (.6 m) high with
star-like flowers that may be pink,
purple, or blue, depending on the
soil. Ideal for cottage gardens!
Tuff Stuff™ hydrangea looks great in containers!
OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA
Oakleaf hydrangeas
have great fall color!
Gatsby Gal™
Dozens of flowers on a smallerthan-average plant, which makes
this oakleaf hydrangea the perfect
addition to a partially shaded part of
your landscape that’s crying out for
something special.
A favorite of gardeners and designers everywhere for its showy flowers and
outstanding fall color, these native hydrangeas are easy to grow and bring a
distinctive habit to the landscape. They can be a bit slow to get established,
but once they get settled, they are long-lived and improve with age.
Gatsby Moon™
The full and fluffy mophead flowers
of Gatsby Moon hydrangea raise the
bar for oakleaf hydrangeas – there’s
really nothing like them! Flowers
fade to green and leaves turn winered in autumn. Very showy!
Gatsby Pink®
Gatsby Star™
Large, rounded panicles turn a
bright, clear pink quickly and stay
that way for weeks each summer.
This very special plant will bring
color to your garden for months in
summer and fall.
One look at the unique double
flowers of this oakleaf hydrangea,
and you’ll be starstruck! Each large
panicle is covered in little towers of
petals. Plant near the edge of a bed
where you’re sure to appreciate its
very unusual blooms.
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BETTER
F L O W E R COLOR
AND STEM
STRENGTH
Invincibelle® Spirit II
SMOOTH HYDRANGEA
If you like ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea, you’ll love these!
Our smooth hydrangeas share the good looks, rocksolid reliability, and enchanting beauty of the garden
classic, but they have stronger stems and bigger
flowers. And did we mention color? For long-lasting,
effortless summer blooms, look no further.
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We strive to offer the very best, and
are pleased to introduce an improved
version of our best selling Invincibelle
Spirit hydrangea. With richer pink
color, stronger stems, and even better
reblooming, this plant has twice the
power to perk up your garden. Like
its predecessor, every plant sold
supports The Breast Cancer Research
Foundation®, with over $829,000
donated so far!
$1 from each Invincibelle® Spirit II hydrangea
sold is donated to The Breast Cancer Research
Foundation®. We encourage you to donate as
well. BCRF is dedicated to advancing the world’s
most promising research to eradicate breast
cancer in our lifetime. For more information
about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org.
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Incrediball®
Take the Incrediball challenge! Plant one next to your ‘Annabelle’ and see
how much stronger the stems are and how much larger the blooms are.
A single flower of an Incrediball hydrangea can be over 12" (.3 m) across,
and goes from green, to pure white, to an appealing jade green, which
lasts in the garden until frost. Great for cut flowers, both dried and fresh.
Invincibelle® Ruby
Never before has there been
a smooth hydrangea like this:
amazing ruby-red blooms on a
super hardy, super reliable plant.
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BLOOMS
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PINK!
Incrediball® Blush
This fabulous new plant has exceptionally large
blooms, of course, but each is a unique chrome-pink
color. A really special plant.
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LILAC
Don’t settle for less! Proven
Winners lilacs are the longest
blooming, most disease
resistant lilacs available. Plant
these exceptionally hardy
shrubs in full sun for best
performance and if needed,
prune only after spring flowering.
Bloomerang® Purple
JUNIPER
The original reblooming lilac! One of our most popular varieties, this
compact plant blooms in spring when other lilacs do, then after a rest,
blooms again from midsummer through frost.
DWARF
LILAC
The bright yellow of Good Vibrations® Gold juniper is
just the thing to perk up dull landscapes. This easy-to-grow
plant is deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, and soft to the
touch, not prickly like other junipers.
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Scent and Sensibility™ Pink
The fragrance of this beautiful pink flowering lilac will blow you away!
You’ll also love its low spreading habit: Scent and Sensibility™ Pink lilac
reaches just 3' (.9 m) tall, but spreads to 4-5' wide (1.2-1.5 m). Look for
some rebloom in late summer.
NEW JERSEY TEA
REBLOOMING
LILAC
BLOOMS SPRING,
SUMMER
& F A L L
The leaves of this droughttolerant flowering shrub
were a popular substitute
for black tea during the
Revolutionary War. And
it just so happens to be
absolutely gorgeous: late
spring flowers give way to
shiny red seed pods that
last through summer.
Marie Gold®
Zippy lime green foliage
contrasts with true pink
flowers for an invigorating
garden effect. Plant in full
sun to enjoy the best display.
Marie Bleu™
Bloomerang® Dark Purple
With a darker, more intense flower color and a slightly bigger habit, you
can count on Bloomerang Dark Purple lilac to bring drama, beauty, and
fragrance to your landscape.
Ooh la la! This compact plant is
covered with misty blue flowers
in late spring/early summer.
NATIVE A N D
FABULOUS
Bloomerang® ‘Pink Perfume’
Marie Rose™
Meet the newest – and sweetest – member of the Bloomerang® series:
Bloomerang Pink Perfume. It has the same fantastic fragrance, the same
robust reblooming, but with perfectly pink flowers.
Dark pink flowers cover this tidy little shrub. You’ll love
its attractive, deeply ribbed foliage, which looks neat
and clean all season long.
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NINEBARK
This garden workhorse
is the ultimate in lowmaintenance beauty. Dark
foliage keeps ninebark
showy for months, and
clusters of flowers cloak
the plant in spring. These
native shrubs perform
best in a very sunny
spot and need little to no
pruning at all. Just plant
a ninebark and collect
the compliments!
LOOKS
GREAT
ALL SEASON
LONG!
Summer Wine®
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Summer Wine®
Bursting with beauty! Graceful,
arching branches create a fountainlike effect. Summer Wine ninebark
becomes positively effervescent in
late spring, when hundreds of pink
and white flowers cover the plant.
Coppertina®
Plant this beauty in your sunniest
spot and watch it shine like a
new penny! New foliage emerges
in coppery-orange shades before
maturing to purple-red. Bright
sunshine really enhances the
effect, so plant it where you can
enjoy it. Pink-white flowers
appear in late spring.
Tiny Wine®
Finally, a ninebark for small
spaces! Tiny Wine ninebark
reaches just 4-5' (1.2-1.5 m) tall,
but it’s definitely not short on
drama. The dark purple foliage
in nearly black, which makes
for chic contrast when spring
brings crisp white flowers.
Fall color
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PEARL-BUSH
What makes this spring
flowering shrub special?
Perfectly round, pure white
buds look just like pearls. They
burst open to reveal a flurry
of white flowers, creating
a stunning display. Plant
your favorite flower bulbs
nearby for a truly memorable
springtime scene.
Double Take™ Quince
Snow Day® ‘Blizzard’
Extra large flowers mean
an extra fabulous show.
Attractive oval leaves are neat
and clean all season long.
Snow Day® Surprise
We’ve updated this old-fashioned
favorite with a smaller, more
compact size so that it works
easily into your landscape. Plant
this showy bloomer where it can
be appreciated!
PRIVET
Golden Ticket®:
Non-invasive! Golden Ticket
privet has the same glorious
golden foliage and sweetly
fragrant flowers as regular
privet, but it won’t set seed
like older varieties. A classic
choice for colorful privacy
hedges or screening.
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Make spring even more
exciting with Double Take™
flowering quince! The clear,
intense colors are just
the thing to perk up your
landscape after a long, cold
winter. The Double Take
series has big double flowers
that look more like roses
or camellias than quince.
Plus, these new varieties
are thornless – no prickly
stickers when you’re cutting
these beautiful stems for
a vase or working in the
garden. Flowering quince is
drought tolerant and deer
resistant, too.
QUINCE
SPECTACTULAR
SPRING DISPLAY,
THORNLESS AND
D R O U G H T- T O L E R A N T
Double Take™
‘Pink Storm’
Double Take™ ‘Orange Storm’
Double Take™
‘Scarlet Storm’
Want to have your quince and eat it, too?
The Double Take quince (Chaenomeles) are medium-sized
shrubs grown for their colorful flowers. Edible quince is actually
an entirely different species (Cydonia) and is a small tree with
white flowers.
For a listing of our plants by botanical name, see page 83.
Double Take™
‘Pink Storm’, ‘Orange Storm’, ‘Scarlet Storm’
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RHODODENDRON
Azalea or Rhododendron WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Enjoy four season beauty with
these evergreen flowering
shrubs! Vibrant blooms grace
these plants every spring while
handsome foliage carries them
through summer, autumn, and
winter. We carefully selected
these rhododendrons and
azaleas to ensure your success.
Just plant them in a lightly
shaded location with acidic
soil and give them a blanket of
mulch to reap their benefits 365
days of the year.
Botanically speaking, all azaleas are Rhododendrons,
but not all rhododendrons are azaleas. Here’s a look
at what differentiates these two popular shrubs:
The most significant difference is that rhododendrons are evergreen,
with large, leathery leaves, and azaleas are deciduous or semievergreen (they retain the foliage at the tips of their branches through
winter) with small, soft leaves. Rhododendrons are taller and wider
than azaleas as well. Both azaleas and rhododendrons thrive in moist,
acidic soil and have become beloved garden plants for their bright,
beautiful, and abundant flowers.
Azalea
Rhododendron
• Small, soft leaves
• Large, leathery leaves
• Semi-evergreen • Foliage is evergreen
(only leaves at the ends of branches retained over winter) or deciduous
• Flowers have
five stamens
• Flowers have ten stamens
Bloom-A-Thon® Reblooming Azaleas
Everyone knows azaleas bloom in spring…but smart gardeners pick these azaleas that
bloom again in summer and fall! Bloom-A-Thon azaleas provide 20+ weeks of colorful
flowers and they are the most shade-tolerant reblooming azalea available. Naturally neat
habit means they don’t need pruning to keep an attractive shape. Bloom-A-Thon azaleas
are perfect for landscaping, specimen plantings, or even in containers.
20 WEEKS
O F COLOR!
Bloom-A-Thon® Red
Bloom-A-Thon® Lavender
Bloom-A-Thon® Pink Double
Bloom-A-Thon® White
Carmine-red flowers cover this
3-4' (.9-1.2m) tall plant.
The largest of the series, cool orchidpurple flowers have dark purple
freckles on their petals.
Not only are the ruffled pink flowers
super showy, this variety blooms longer
than the others in the series. It amazes
us every season!
The smallest of the series (2.5-3'/.7-.9m
tall), with crisp white flowers that make
this plant sophisticated enough for the
most distinguished landscapes.
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Dandy Man™ Purple
Developed in the chilly climes of
Maine, this incredible rhododendron
thrives in both cold areas and in warm
ones. Large clusters of intense purple
flowers in spring last for weeks.
Dandy Man™ Pink
DANDY MAN
™
RHODODENDRON
PRETTY A N D TOUGH
Heat-tolerant and disease
resistant! Lipstick-pink flowers
grace this dense, nicely-shaped
rhododendron.
Bollywood®
‘Amy Cotta’
This flashy azalea is not for the
timid! Variegated foliage becomes
positively dazzling when accented
with bright magenta-red flowers.
Surprisingly hardy, growing well
even in USDA zone 5.
Dwarf size (2-3'/.6-.9 m tall) and slow
growth make ‘Amy Cotta’ rhododendron
an extremely low-maintenance plant.
Early spring blooms last for several weeks,
and when autumn chills arrive, foliage
turns an attractive dark purple.
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ROSE OF SHARON
Chiffon™ roses of Sharon are
characterized by their powderpuff double flowers. This feature
not only makes them showier than
other roses of Sharon, it also means
they set far less seed than others,
so you won’t have any unwelcome
seedlings pop up in your garden.
White Chiffon™
Lavender Chiffon™
Pink Chiffon™
Blue Chiffon™
Blue Chiffon™
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Satin® roses of Sharon offer extra
Sugar Tip®
large flowers in such pretty colors,
you won’t be able to pick just one.
Every variety has demonstrated
exceptional performance in our
trial gardens!
It might be the most perfect rose
of Sharon ever! Attractive upright
habit saves space in the garden,
variegated foliage looks great
from spring through frost, and
in summer, hundreds of double
flowers in the prettiest pink cover
the plant. Oh – and it’s seedless,
so won’t make a nuisance of
itself, either.
Violet Satin®
Sugar Tip®
Seedless
Ruffled Satin®
Full Blast®
Full Blast® hibiscus
is a bold rose of Sharon relative
with enormous flowers all
summer. It’s a hardy tropical
for your garden.
Effortless beauty during the
hottest weeks of the year! Rose of
Sharon is a long-time garden favorite,
blooming at the height of summer and providing
week after week of color. These hardy hibiscus
love the sunshine, and they can shrug off dry soil,
too, which means you needn’t lift a finger to enjoy
everything they have to offer. We selected these
varieties for their pure, true flower color and their
elegant, rounded habit, so you can be sure you
are buying the very best roses of Sharon
on the market.
Orchid Satin®
Seedless
Lil’ Kim™
Blue Satin®
Lil’ Kim™ Red
The Lil Kim™ series offers
the prettiest, most elegant roses of
Sharon you’ve ever seen. Though
they are smaller, they pack dozens
of flower buds on their stems, so the
display is spectacular.
Lil’ Kim™ Violet
Azurri Blue Satin®
Seedless
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ROSES
Proven Winners roses are the
natural choice for great looking,
low-maintenance landscapes.
They bloom from early
summer through frost without
deadheading, and the foliage
stays clean and disease-free
without a single application of
chemicals. A layer of mulch is all
the winter protection they need.
Come spring, cut them back by
about one-third their height and
watch them improve year after
year. It’s that simple. In fact, the
hardest part will be choosing
which of these 16 luscious
colors to plant first!
NO
SPRAYING
R E A L LY !
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Oso Easy® Roses
The 10 beautiful varieties in this
series of easy-care landscape
roses are all low-growing and
exceptionally long blooming.
Plant them as a short hedge,
a ground cover, among your
perennials, or alongside your
foundation plantings for summer
long color.
Oso Easy® Italian Ice®
Oso Easy® Cherry Pie
Oso Easy® Double Red
Oso Easy®
Fragrant Spreader
Oso Easy® Honey Bun
Oso Easy® Italian Ice®
Oso Easy® Lemon Zest
Oso Easy® Mango Salsa
Oso Easy® Paprika
Oso Easy® Peachy Cream
Oso Easy® Pink Cupcake
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ROSES
Oso Happy® Roses
Finally, roses for Northern gardeners! Oso Happy roses were developed in Wisconsin and
Minnesota, making them some of the most cold-hardy roses yet. Flowers appear in showy,
bouquet-like clusters for a dreamy, romantic display. Of course, these three varieties
demonstrate the superior disease resistance we demand from all of our roses.
THORNLESS!
Oso Happy® Smoothie
Oso Happy® Candy Oh!
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Oso Happy® Petite Pink
SCOTCH BROOM
Home Run® Roses
Sister Golden Hair ®
Home Run roses will be the MVPs of your garden. Whether
you go with the fire-engine red of the original Home Run
rose, or the shocking pink of Pink Home Run rose, your yard
will be the talk of the town. Glossy, dark green foliage sets
off the flowers and fends off insects and disease. Home Run
rose makes a stunning hedge or mass planting.
Scotch broom will bring
sunshine to even the
rainiest spring days.
Exceptionally large
golden yellow flowers
cover this mounding dwarf
plant. A great companion
for your spring bulb
plantings; drought tolerant
and deer-resistant.
SIBERIAN CYPRESS
Pink Home Run®
Home Run®
Livin’ La Vida®
Sizzling color and big flowers full
of petals give this plant all the
appeal of hybrid tea roses, but with
the disease resistance and lowmaintenance of landscape roses.
Great for cut flowers!
What if there was a shade tolerant evergreen that was
very hardy, deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, and of
course, exceptionally lovely? There is: Celtic Pride™
Siberian cypress. Ideal as a ground cover and as a
mass planting on berms or slopes.
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SPIREA
Take it from professional landscapers all over North America:
spireas are the answer to all sorts of landscape problems.
They’re tough-as-nails, thriving in both hot and cold climates.
They love full sun but don’t mind a bit of shade. Deer avoid
them. They’re not fussy about soil. And most importantly,
they do it all while looking fabulous.
GET MORE FOR
YOUR MONEY
W I T H Double Play®:
with colorful flowers and
colorful foliage, they’re twice
as pretty as other spireas.
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Double Play® Artisan®
Double Play® Big Bang™
Dark green foliage emerges a rich
royal purple to accent the purplepink flowers in late spring.
Extra large pink flowers are the
hallmark of this spirea.
Glow Girl®
Birchleaf spirea is super hardy – and super looking. Neat little leaves
resemble those of birch trees but with a vivid golden hue. White
flowers in spring and great fall color.
Double Play® Gold
Bright yellow foliage matures
to chartreuse, all the better to
set off the dark pink blooms.
Snow Storm™
Spring’s swan song is the gloriously large flowers of this durable spirea.
Double Play® Blue Kazoo®
Double Play® Pink
Double Play® Red
Foliage is a kaleidoscope of color
from spring through frost; enormous
white flowers appear in late spring.
A perfect little sphere of
hundreds of true pink flowers.
Lime green leaves look fresh
and bright all season long.
The most exciting flower color
ever for spirea! Clusters of deep
red flowers are graced with
prominent purple stamens.
Beautiful and unique.
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S T. J O H N ’ S - W O R T
GROUNDCOVER
Long blooming and low-maintenance St. John’s-wort is perfect
for sunny landscapes. Very drought tolerant and deer resistant.
FOR
SHADE
Sunny Boulevard™
Blue Festival™
Golden Rule®
You’ll love the high contrast between the bright yellow
flowers and the blue foliage. Grows into a nicely rounded
shrub without pruning; native to North America.
A glorious golden groundcover to
brighten up shaded areas in your
landscape. Foliage emerges bright
yellow, then big yellow puffball
flowers appear in summer. Amazing
fall color on top of it all.
SUMMERSWEET
Tightly branched and neatly
rounded, this well-behaved plant is a
vigorous bloomer that always draws
compliments in our trial garden.
Balmy summer days become even dreamier with the delicious fragrance of summersweet flowers
wafting on the breeze. Yellow fall color gives this plant long-lasting appeal. Native and deer resistant.
Sugartina® ‘Crystalina’
Vanilla Spice®
This dwarf version of summersweet ensures that this native
plant can find a home in most any landscape. Grows just 3' (.9 m)
tall but doesn’t come up short on blooms.
Extra-large flowers ensure more of what makes
summersweet so fabulous: fragrance!
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S W E E T B AY
Stock your spice rack with
your own homegrown bay
leaves! Sicilian Sunshine™
sweetbay is an edible plant
with a twist: bright yellow
new growth. Red stems add
even more pizzazz. Though
Sicilian Sunshine bay laurel
is not cold tolerant, it can be
overwintered indoors
in a cool, bright place.
SWEETSHRUB
‘Aphrodite’ is a gorgeous native shrub with glossy foliage
and extra-large flowers that resemble red magnolias. It
blooms for months beginning in early summer, and the
fragrant flowers bring to mind the scent of sweet ripe
apples. This large shrub is an ideal solution for big spaces
in full sun or light shade.
SWEETSPIRE
Little Henry® sweetspire
has been beloved by gardeners
and landscapers since its
introduction back in 1999.
Who wouldn’t fall in love with
this early summer bloomer
that blazes bright red in
fall? It’s easy to grow, native,
and delightfully fragrant
in flower.
Fall Color
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VIBURNUM
Show your landscape some love
with viburnum. Long favored
by gardeners and landscapers
for their handsome good looks,
viburnums are hard-working,
versatile, and adaptable to a
wide range of conditions. They
tolerate light shade and deer
avoid them. Whether you want
fragrant flowers, colorful berries,
or fantastic fall color, viburnums
will not disappoint.
Spice Baby™
The dwarf size (3-5'/.9-1.5 m) of
Spice Baby Koreanspice viburnum
ensures anyone will have enough
space to enjoy this incredibly
fragrant shrub.
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PRIZED F O R
ELEGANT
FOLIAGE,
BEAUTIFUL
AND
IMPRESSIVE
DISPLAYS
FLOWERS,
FRUIT
All That Glitters™
All That Glows™
Blue Muffin®
Shine on! Lustrous dark green foliage
lends an almost exotic accent to
beds or hedges. Plant near All That
Glows™ viburnum to ensure a good
crop of blue fruit.
Glossy foliage makes this viburnum
unlike anything else in your
landscape. Bears clusters of dark
blue fruit when planted with All
That Glitters™.
Perfect for an informal hedge or
specimen, this native shrub has
the best fruit display when another
variety of arrowwood viburnum
is nearby.
Brandywine™
Cardinal Candy™
Emerald Envy™
Handsome Devil™
You have to see it to believe it: white
spring flowers turn to amazing pink
fruit that matures to purple-blue,
just as the glossy green foliage turns
vivid red. Native. Dwarf.
The hardiest linden viburnum. A
mass of white flowers in spring, then
abundant, shiny red fruit in summer
and fall.
Delightfully green! This new
viburnum has outstanding good
looks even when not in bloom,
making the dozens of white flowers
every spring the icing on the cake.
Evergreen foliage emerges in shades
of burgundy before maturing to a
rich dark green. Foliage turns red and
purple in fall and remains colorful all
through winter in mild climates.
Lil’ Ditty®
Red Balloon™
Shiny Dancer™
Spice Girl®
A true dwarf viburnum, reaching
just 2' (.6 m) tall. Forms a delightfully
rounded shrub that’s covered in
white flowers in spring. Native and
hardy to USDA zone 3.
Though the main bloom period
is late spring, flowers continue to
appear through summer. Bright red
fruit lasts well into winter for a
vivid display.
Unique waxy, deeply corrugated
leaves almost look fake. Very easy to
grow with year-round appeal.
One of the most delightfully
fragrant shrubs, period. Spring
brings dozens of white and pink
sweetly scented flowers.
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VIRGINIA CREEPER
WEIGELA
There’s no easier way to create a lush green wall than
these fast-growing, carefree native vines. We’ve selected
these two for their consistently pure fall color. Whether
you’re trying to screen out the neighbors or create a
unique accent, Virginia creeper can do the job.
Red Wall®
Red foliage enchants
every autumn.
‘Yellow Wall’
Bright yellow leaves
every autumn.
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Midnight Wine®
Fantastic foliage – so dark purple, it’s nearly black. This very
low-growing weigela makes a dramatic accent in containers,
in perennial plantings, and as an edging plant.
Flower power. That’s why weigela have been loved by
generations of gardeners, who have always featured them
prominently in their gardens and around their homes.
Weigela has come a long way since Grandma’s day,
however, and now you can choose weigela that rebloom,
giving you months of flowers instead of weeks, or weigela
with super vivid foliage that contribute color from spring
through frost. Weigela are trouble-free plants, unbothered
by pests and disease (even deer!).
Spilled Wine®
Dark red, wavy leaves and
a spreading habit.
AWARD
WINNER!
Wine & Roses®
Rich dark purple leaves are enhanced by the abundant
pink flowers in spring. Often reblooms. Deer resistant.
Ghost®
Fine Wine®
A cool weigela with reblooming
dark red flowers and ghostly,
iridescent, buttercream foliage
as summer progresses.
Compact size is good for containers
and smaller landscapes. Extra hardy.
Wine Series Size Comparison Chart
Midnight Wine®
Spilled Wine®
Fine Wine®
5’
Wine & Roses®
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WEIGELA
REBLOOMING
WEIGELA!
Sonic Bloom® Red
Red flowers cover this plant in spring, then waves
of blooms continue from midsummer to fall.*
Sonic Bloom® Pearl
Pure white flowers with a
yellow throat change to pink
giving you multiple colors
on a single plant.*
Sonic Bloom® Pink
My Monet®
My Monet® ‘Sunset’
A dwarf, low-mounded plant with
rosy pink flowers. Beautiful cream
and green variegated leaves are
often infused with a hint of pink.
This dwarf weigela has very
attractive gold foliage and nice red
fall color. Grown primarily for its
colorful foliage, it will occasionally
produce soft, rosy pink flowers.
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Hot pink buds open to
rich pink flowers in May.
Then it will rebloom from
midsummer into fall,
providing months of flowers.*
* Sonic Bloom® is a registered trademark of the Syngenta Group Company.
WINTERCREEPER
Need a long-lasting spark of
color? Wintercreeper gives
plantings a boost throughout
the year. It’s a must-have
plant that provides color when
everything else is dormant.
ENJOY COLOR
W H E N M O S T PLANTS ARE
DORMANT!
Gold Splash®
Evergreen wintercreeper
with brighter, bigger leaves.
Goldy™
A bright flush of gold in the spring
and colorful year-round.
Blondy®
Bright yellow leaves encircled by a thin halo of green create a showy
little plant with year-round appeal.
WILLOW
Welcome spring in style with
super-chic Black Cat®
pussy willow. When the snow
begins to disappear, extralarge, fuzzy black catkins
grace the dark purple stems.
As they mature, they take on
rosy pink and silver tones. An
early bloomer you’ll love in the
landscape or in the vase.
White Album®
Excellent leaf spot resistance on variegated foliage.
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PLANT SPECIFICS
Name
Botanical Name
USDA
Zone
AHS
Zone
Season of Interest
Height
Width
Spacing
Exposure
Habit
Sp Su
F
W
Pruning
(if needed)
FLOWERING SHRUBS
Abelia | Abelia
Bronze Anniversary™
A. x grandiflora ‘Rika1’ pp#20,568
6
9
3-4’
3-4’
3-4’


Mounded
Ruby Anniversary™
A. chinensis ‘Keiser’ pp#21,632, cbr#3910
5
9
4-6'
4-6'
5-6'


Arching
Mound
•
Sunny Anniversary
A. x grandiflora ‘Minduo1’ pp#24,445
6
9
3-4'
3-4'
3-4'


Mounded
•

Low
Mounded
•
Pinky Bells
®
™
Sweet Emotion®
A. ‘Lynn’ pp#20,604, cbraf
6
9
2-3'
3-4'
4-5'
A. mosanensis ‘SMNAMDS’ ppaf, cbraf
4
8
5-6'
4-6'
5-7'


Upright

•
•
Early spring
•
Early spring
Early spring
•
Early spring
After Flowering
Arborvitae | Thuja
Anna's Magic Ball™ ‘Filip's Magic Moment’ T. occidentalis 'Anna Van Vloten' ppaf, cbraf
3
7
10-15"
10-15"
10-18"


Round
•
•
•
•
Early summer
T. occidentalis 'Filip's Magic Moment'
3
7
6-8'
1-3'
2-4'


Columnar
•
•
•
•
Early summer
pp#21,974, cbraf
T. occidentalis 'Art Boe' pp#22,174, cbr#3912
3
7
10-15'
3-5'
5-7'


Columnar
•
•
•
•
Early summer
Polar Gold™
T. occidentalis 'SMTOYB' ppaf, cbraf
3
7
12-15'
4-6'
4-7'


Columnar
•
•
•
•
Early summer
Spring Grove®
T. plicata 'Grovepli'
5
7
25-30'
10-12'
12-15'


Columnar
•
•
•
•
Early summer
Bloom-A-Thon® Lavender
R. ‘RLH1-4P19’ pp#21,476
6
9
3.5-4.5'
3-4'
4-5'


Mounded
•
•
•
Bloom-A-Thon® Pink Double
R. ‘RLH1-2P8’ pp#21,477
6
9
3.5-4'
3-3.5'
3-4'


Mounded
•
•
•
Bloom-A-Thon Red
R. ‘RLH1-1P2’ pp#21,562
6
9
3-4'
3-5'
3-4'


Mounded
•
•
•
Bloom-A-Thon White
R. ‘RLH1-3P3’ pp#21,512
6
9
2.5'
2.5'-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
•
•
Bollywood
R. ‘Farrow’ pp#22,209, cbraf
5
9
1.5-2'
1.5-2'
2-2.5'


Mounded
•
Sunjoy® Cinnamon
B. t. ‘Celeste’ pp#24,586
4
8
4-5'
4-5'
4-6'

Mounded
•
•
•
Sunjoy Citrus
B. t. ‘Koren’ pp#24,818
4
8
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'

Mounded
•
•
•
Spring
Sunjoy® Gold Beret
B. t. ‘Talago’ pp#20,602
4
8
0.5-1'
1-1.5'
1.5-2'

Low
mounded
•
•
•
Sunjoy® Gold Pillar
B. t. ‘Maria’ pp#18,082
4
8
3-4'
1.5-2'
2-3'

Columnar
•
•
•
Sunjoy® Mini Saffron
B. t. ‘Kasia’ pp#24,817
4
8
1.5-2'
2-2.5'
2-3'

•
•
•
Sunjoy Mini Salsa
B. t. ‘Mimi’ pp#24,841
4
8
1.5-2'
1.5-2'
2-3'

•
•
•
Sunjoy Syrah
B. t. ‘Helen’ pp#24,819
4
8
4-5'
4-5'
4-6'

•
•
•
Sunjoy Tangelo
B. t. ‘O’Byrne’ ppaf
4
8
3-4'
3-4'
3-4'

Low
mounded
Low
mounded
Upright
mound
Upright
mound
•
•
•
Seldom needed
/ spring
Seldom needed
/ spring
Seldom needed
/ spring
Seldom needed
/ spring
Seldom needed
/ spring
Seldom needed
/ spring
C. x ‘NCCX1’ ppaf
6
8
4-5’
4-5’
4-5'

Upright
mound
•
Spring
K. a. ‘Maradco’
4
9
6-9’
6-9’
7-10'

Mounded
Beyond Midnight™
C. x clandonensis ‘CT912’ ppaf, cbraf
5
9
2-2.5'
2-3'
2-3'

Mounded
•
•
Early Spring
Lil' Miss Sunshine™
C. x clandonensis ‘Janice’ pp#22,160, cbr#3911
5
9
2.5-3'
2.5-3'
2-3'

Mounded
•
•
Early Spring
Petit Bleu
C. x clandonensis ‘Minbleu’ pp#14,674, cbr#2317
5
9
2-2.5'
2-3'
3-4'

Mounded
•
•
Early Spring
Sunshine Blue®
C. incana ‘Jason’ ppaf, cbr#2316
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-3.5'

Mounded
•
•
Early Spring
North Star™
B. sempervirens 'Katerberg' pp#15,998, cbr#2635
5
8
2-2.5'
2-2.5'
2-4'
 
Round
•
•
•
•
Early Summer
Sprinter®
B. microphylla 'Bulthouse' ppaf, cbraf
5
8
2-4'
2-4'
2-4'
 
Round
•
•
•
•
Early Summer
B. microphylla var. koreana 'Eseles'
5
8
1-3'
1-3'
1-4'
 
Round
•
•
•
•
Early Summer
R. f. ‘Ron Williams’ pp#14,791
2
7
5-7'
2-3'
2-4'

Column
•
•
•
North Pole
®
Azalea | Rhododendron
®
®
®
After Spring
Flowering
After Spring
Flowering
After Spring
Flowering
After Spring
Flowering
After Flowering
Barberry | Berberis thunbergii
®
®
®
®
Spring
Beautyberry | Callicarpa
Purple Pearls®
Beauty Bush | Kolkwitzia amabilis
Dream Catcher™
•
•
After flowering
Bluebeard | Caryopteris
™
Boxwood | Buxus
Wedding Ring
®
pp#22,328, cbr#4595
Buckthorn | Rhamnus frangula
Fine Line®
| 76

Seldom needed
/ spring
Season of Interest
Botanical Name
USDA
Zone
AHS
Zone
Height
Width
Spacing
Exposure
Habit
E. a. ‘Select’
4
8
5-7'
5-7'
5-8'

Mounded
•
Spring
E. a. ‘Hayman’ pp#21,634, cbr#4389
4
8
5-7'
5-7'
5-8'

Mounded
•
Spring
Kodiak® Black
D. rivularis ‘SMMDRSF’ ppaf, cbraf
5
7
3-4'
3-4'
4-5'
 
Mounded
•
•
•
Spring
Kodiak Orange
D. ‘G2X88544’ ppaf, cbraf
4
7
3-4'
3-4'
4-5'
 
Mounded
•
•
•
Spring
Name
Sp Su
F
W
Pruning
(if needed)
Burning Bush | Euonymus alatus
Fire Ball®
Unforgettable Fire
®
Bush Honeysuckle | Diervilla
®
Bush Cinquefoil | Potentilla fruticosa
Happy Face®
P. f. ‘Lundy’ pp#22,176, cbr#4912
2
7
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'


Mounded
•
Spring
Happy Face Pink Paradise
P. f. ‘Kupinpa’ pp#22,732, cbraf
2
7
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'


Mounded
•
Spring
Happy Face® White
P. f. ‘White Lady’ pp#22,761, cbraf
2
7
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'


Mounded
•
Spring
InSpired Pink®
B. 'Pink Pagoda' pp#23,214, cbraf
5
8
4-6'
4-6'
4-6'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
InSpired™ Violet
B. 'ILVOargus2' ppaf, cbraf
5
8
4-10'
4-10'
4-10'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
InSpired™ White
B. 'ILVOargus01' ppaf, cbraf
5
8
4-8'
4-8'
4-8'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
Lo & Behold ‘Blue Chip’
B. 'Blue Chip' pp#19,991, cbr#3602
5
9
2-2.5'
1.5-2.5'
2-3'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
Lo & Behold® ‘Blue Chip Jr.’
B. 'Blue Chip Jr.' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
1.5-2.5'
2-2.5'
2-3'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
Lo & Behold® ‘Ice Chip’
B. 'Ice Chip' pp#24,015, cbr#4664
5
9
1.5-2'
2-2.5'
2-3'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
Lo & Behold Pink Micro Chip’
B. 'Pink Micro Chip' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
1.5-2'
1.5-2'
2-3'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
Lo & Behold® ‘Purple Haze’
B. 'Purple Haze' pp#24,514, cbr#4447
5
9
2-3'
3-3.5'
3-4'

Spreading
Mound
•
•
Spring
‘Miss Molly’
B. 'Miss Molly' pp#23,425, cbr#4446
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
‘Miss Ruby’
B. 'Miss Ruby' pp#19,950, cbr#3603
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
®
Butterfly Bush | Buddleia
®
®
‘Miss Violet’
B. ‘Miss Violet’ ppaf, cbraf
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
Adonis Blue™
B. davidii 'Adokeep'
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
Peacock™
B. davidii 'Peakeep'
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
Purple Emperor
B. davidii 'Pyrkeep'
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
‘Summer Skies’
B. 'Summer Skies' pp#22,465, cbr#4657
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
Spring
C. o. 'SMCOSS' ppaf, cbraf
4
10
3-4'
3-4'
3-4'
Upright
•
•
Early spring
V. agnus-castus 'SMVACBD' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
3-6'
3-6’
3-6’
Upright
•
7b
9
5-6'
5-6'
6-7'
™
Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis
Sugar Shack®


Chastetree | Vitex
Blue Diddley®

Late winter /
early spring
Chinese Fringe-Flower | Loropetalum chinense
Jazz Hands® Bold
L. c. 'Kurenai Daiou' ppaf


Mounded
•
•
•
After Flowering
•
•
•
After Flowering
•
•
•
After Flowering
•
•
•
After Flowering
•
•
•
After Flowering
•
Early Spring
Jazz Hands Dwarf Pink
L. c. 'Kurenai' ppaf
7b
9
1-3'
3'
3-4'


Jazz Hands® Dwarf White
L. c. 'Yuji' ppaf
7b
9
1-3'
3'
3-4'


Jazz Hands® Mini
L. c. 'Beni Hime' ppaf
7b
9
1'
3'
3-4'


Low
Mounded
Low
Mounded
Low
Mounded
Jazz Hands Variegated
L. c. 'Irdori' ppaf
7b
9
.5'
4'
4-5'


Mounded
Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love'
4
9
10-15'
6-10'
6-10'
 
Climbing
•
‘Diamond Ball’
Clematis pp#24,045, cbraf
4
9
5-6'
2-3'
2-3'
 
Climbing
•
Early Spring
Happy Jack® Purple
Clematis ‘Zojapur’ pp#20,343, cbraf
5
9
6-8'
4-5'
4-5'
 
Climbing
•
Early Spring
Jolly Good™
Clematis ‘Zojogo’ ppaf, cbraf
4
9
6-7'
2-3'
2-3'
 
Climbing
•
Early Spring
Pink Mink
Clematis ‘Krakowiak’ pp#24,374, cbraf
4
9
9-10'
6-6.5'
6-6.5'
 
Climbing
•
Early Spring
Clematis ‘Zostiwa’ pp#29,372, cbraf
5
9
4-7'
2-3'
2-3'
 
Climbing
•
Early Spring
S. x doorenbosii 'Kordes'
3
7
3-5'
3-5'
4-6'

Mounded
®
®
Clematis | Clematis
‘Sweet Summer Love’
®
Still Waters™
pp#24,044, cbraf
Coral Berry | Symphoricarpos
Amethyst™

•
Early Spring
77 |
Name
Botanical Name
Season of Interest
USDA
Zone
AHS
Zone
Height
Width
Spacing
Exposure

Habit
Sp Su
F
W
Pruning
(if needed)
Crapemyrtle | Lagerstroemia
Low
Mounded
Low
Mounded
Low
Mounded
Infinitini® Brite Pink
L. 'G2X-13314-3' ppaf
6b
12
2-4'
3-5'
3-5'
Infinitini® Magenta
L. 'G2X-13327-1' ppaf
6b
12
2-4'
3-5'
3-5'

Infinitini® Orchid
L. 'G2X-13225-1' ppaf
6b
12
2-4'
3-5'
3-5'

Chardonnay Pearls®
D. gracilis 'Duncan' pp#16,098, cbr#2640
5
8
1.5-3'
1.5-3'
3-3.5


Mounded
•
•
After flowering
Crème Fraiche
•
After flowering
•
•
Early Spring
•
•
Early Spring
•
•
Early Spring
Deutzia | Deutzia
D. gracilis 'Mincream' ppaf, cbraf
5
8
1-2'
1-2'
1-3'


Mounded
•
Yuki Cherry Blossom™
D. 'NCDX2' ppaf, cbraf
5
8
1-2'
1-2'
1-3'


Mounded
•
After flowering
Yuki Snowflake™
D. 'NCDX1' ppaf, cbraf
5
8
1-2'
1-2'
1-3'


Mounded
•
After flowering
®
Dogwood | Cornus
Arctic Fire™
C. stolonifera 'Farrow' pp#18,523
2
7
3-5'
3-5'
3-5'


Mounded
•
Early spring
Arctic Sun™
C. sanguinea 'Cato' pp#19,892, cbraf
4
7
3-4'
4-5'
4-5'


Mounded
•
Early spring
Pucker Up!
C. stolonifera 'Neil Z' pp#24,812, cbraf
3
8
3-4'
4-5'
4-5'


Mounded
C. obliqua 'Powell Gardens' ppaf, cbraf
4
8
4-5'
4-5'
3-6'


Mounded
•
Early spring
G. l. 'Select'
4
9
1-2'
1-2'
2'
Black Beauty™
S. nigra. 'Gerda' pp#12,305, cbr#2663
4
8
8-12'
8-12'
9-13'

Black Lace
S. nigra. 'Eva' pp#15,575, cbr#2633
4
8
6-8'
6-8'
7-9'
S. racemosa 'SMNSRD4' ppaf, cbraf
3
7
3-5'
3-5'
3-6'
C. pisifera 'Dow Whiting' pp#20,883, cbr#3636
5
8
6-10'
5-6'
6-10'
S. hydrangeoides 'Minsens' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
40-50'
4-7'
6-9'

Climbing
Show Off®
F. x 'Mindor' pp#19,321, cbraf
4
9
5-6'
5-6'
5-6'

Upright
•
After flowering
Show Off® Starlet
F. x 'Minfor6' pp#24,361, cbraf
4
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'

Upright
•
After flowering
Show Off Sugar Baby
F. 'NIMBUS' ppaf, cbr#4608
4
9
1.5-2.5'
1.5-2.5'
2-3'

Upright
•
After flowering
Big Lifeberry®
L. b. 'SMNDBL' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
10-12'
5-7'
5-7'

Upright
arching
•
•
Early Spring
Sweet Lifeberry®
L. b. 'SMNDSL' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
10-12'
5-7'
5-7'

Upright
arching
•
•
Early Spring
‘Frozen Flame’
H. 'Frozen Flame' pp#20,376
8
7
2-2.5'
3-3.5
3-4'


Mounded
•
•
•
•
Seldom needed
/ after flowering
‘Magic Summer’
H. 'Magic Summer' pp#20,359
8
7
1.5-2'
2-2.5'
2.5-3'


Mounded
•
•
•
•
Seldom needed
/ after flowering
‘Wild Romance’
H. 'Wild Romance' pp#22,745
8
7
2-2.5'
2-2.5
2.5-3'


Mounded
•
•
•
•
Seldom needed
/ after flowering
I. x meserveae 'Gold Princess' ppaf, cbraf
5
7
5-6'
3-4'
4-5'


Upright
•
•
•
•
After flowering
I. x meserveae 'Hachfee' pp#14,310,
5
9
8-10'
3-4'
4-5'


Upright
•
•
•
•
After flowering
I. x meserveae 'Heckenstar' pp#14,308,
5
9
5-8'
3-4'
4-5'


Upright
•
•
•
•
After flowering
I. g. 'SMNIGAB17' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-3'


Round
•
•
•
•
Early spring
Brass Buckle™
I. c. 'ANNYS2' ppaf, cbraf
5
8
1-1.5'
1.5-2'
1.5-2'


Mounding
•
•
•
•
Early summer
Patti O™
I. c. 'FarrowSK6' ppaf, cbraf
6
8
3-4'
1-2'
1-3'


Columnar
•
•
•
•
Early summer
Sky Pointer™
I. c. 'Farrowone' pp#20,049, cbr#3913
6
8
4-5'
2-3'
3-4'


Columnar
•
•
•
•
Early summer
L. periclymenum 'Scentsation' ppaf, cbraf
4
9
10'
5'
5-6'
Climbing
•
•
®
Red Rover™
•
•
•
Early spring
Dyers-Greenwood | Genista lydia
Bangle®
Mounded
•

Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering


Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering


Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering


Pyramidal
•
•
•

After flowering
Elderberry | Sambucus nigra
™
Lemony Lace™
False Cypress | Chamaecyparis
Soft Serve®
•
Spring
False Hydrangea-Vine | Schizophragma
Rose Sensation™
Rarely needed
/ early spring
•
Forsythia | Forsythia
®
Goji Berry | Lycium barbarum
Hebe | Hebe
Blue Holly | Ilex
Castle Gold™
Castle Spire
Castle Wall
®
™
cbr#2314
cbr#2315
Inkberry Holly | Ilex glabra
Gem Box®
Japanese Holly | Ilex crenata
Honeysuckle | Lonicera
‘Scentsation’
| 78

After flowering
USDA
Zone
AHS
Zone
Season of Interest
Pruning
(if needed)
Name
Botanical Name
Sugar Mountain® Blue
L. caerulea ‘Dolce Vita’ ppaf, cbraf
3
6
5-6'
5-6'
5-6'


Mounded
•
•
After harvest
Sugar Mountain® Balalaika
L. caerulea ‘Stimul’
3
6
5-6'
5-6'
5-6'


Mounded
•
•
After harvest
Sugar Mountain® Eisbär™
L. caerulea ‘54-57’
3
6
5-6'
5-6'
5-6'


Mounded
•
•
After harvest
Sugar Mountain® Kalinka™
L. caerulea ‘Indigo’
3
6
5-6'
5-6'
5-6'


Mounded
•
•
After harvest
H. 'Sumner' pp#24,513, cbraf
5
8
5-10'
1.5-2'
1.5-2'


Climbing
•
Winter
Height
Width
Spacing
Exposure
Habit
Sp Su
F
W
Hop | Humulus
Summer Shandy™
Bigleaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea macrophylla
Abracadabra® Orb
H. m. 'Horob' pp#21,635
5
9
3-4'
3-4'
4-5'


Upright
mound
•
Avoid pruning
Abracadabra® Star
H. m. 'Horabstra' pp#21,636
5
9
3-4'
3-4'
4-5'


Upright
mound
•
Avoid pruning
Cityline Berlin
H. m. 'Berlin Rabe' pp#10,912
5
9
1-3'
1-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Cityline® Mars
H. m. 'Ramars'
5
9
1-3'
1-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Cityline Paris
H. m. 'Paris Rapa' pp#10,906
5
9
1-3'
1-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Cityline® Rio
H. m. 'Ragra'
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Cityline® Venice
H. m. 'Venice Raven' pp#10,928
5
9
1-3'
1-3'
2-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Cityline Vienna
H. m. 'Vienna Rawi' pp#10,930
5
9
1-3'
1-3'
2-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Edgy® Hearts
H. m. 'Horheart' pp#22,368
5
9
2-4'
2-4'
3-5'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Let's Dance® Big Easy®
H. m. 'Berner' pp#22,329, cbr#4526
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
®
®
®
Let's Dance Blue Jangles
H. m. 'SMHMTAU' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Let's Dance® Diva!
H. m. 'SMHMLDD' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
3-4'
3-4'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Let's Dance® Moonlight™
H. m. 'Robert' pp#20,020, cbr#4030
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Let's Dance Rave
H. m. 'SMNHMSIGMA' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Let's Dance® Rhythmic Blue™
H. m. 'ES14' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Let's Dance® Starlight
H. m. 'Lynn' pp#20,019, cbr#4069
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Paraplu
H. m. 'SMHMP1' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
2.5-3'
2.5-3'
2.5-3'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
3
8
2.5-3'
3-4'
4-5'


Mounded
•
•
Early spring
•
•
Early spring
®
®
®
®
Panicle Hydrangea | Hydrangea paniculata
Bobo®
H. p. 'ILVOBO' pp#22,782, cbr#4910
Fire Light®
H. p. 'SMHPFL' ppaf, cbraf
3
8
4.5-6'
4.5-6'
4.5-6'


Upright
mound
‘Limelight’
H. p. 'Limelight' pp#12,874, cbr#2319
3
8
6-8'
6-8'
6-8'


Upright
mound
•
•
Early spring
Little Lime
®
‘Little Lamb’
Pinky Winky
®
H. p. 'Jane' pp#22,330, cbr#3914
3
8
3-5'
3-5'
4-6'


Mounded
•
•
Early spring
H. p. 'Little Lamb' pp#15,395
3
8
4-6'
4-6'
5-8'


Mounded
•
•
Early spring

Upright
mound
•
•
Early spring
•
•
Early spring
•
Early spring
H. p. 'DVPpinky' pp#16,166, cbr#2889
3
8
6-8'
6-8'
6-8'

Quick Fire®
H. p. 'Bulk' pp#16,812, cbr#3398
3
8
6-8'
6-8'
6-8'


Upright
mound
Little Quick Fire®
H. p. 'SMHPLQF1' ppaf, cbraf
3
8
3-5'
3-5'
4-6'


Mounded
•
Mountain Hydrangea | Hydrangea serrata
Tiny Tuff Stuff™
H. s. 'MAKD' pp#24,842, cbraf
5
9
1.5-2'
1.5-2'
1.5-2'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Tuff Stuff™
H. s. 'MAK20' ppaf, cbr#4527
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'


Mounded
•
Avoid pruning
Oakleaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea quercifolia
Gatsby Gal™
H. q. 'Brenhil' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
5-6'
5-6'
5-6'


Mounded
•
•
Avoid pruning
Gatsby Moon™
H. q. 'Brother Edward' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
6-10'
6-10'
6-10'


Mounded
•
•
Avoid pruning
Gatsby Pink®
H. q. 'JoAnn' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
6-8'
6-8'
7-9'


Mounded
•
•
Avoid pruning
Gatsby Star
H. q. 'Doughill' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
5-6'
5-6'
5-6'


Mounded
•
•
Avoid pruning

Upright
mound
•
•
Early spring
™
Zinfin Doll
™
H. p. 'SMHPRZEP' ppaf, cbraf
3
8
6-8'
6-8'
6-8'

Smooth Hydrangea | Hydrangea arborescens
Incrediball®
H. a. 'Abetwo' pp#20,571, cbr#4166
3
9
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
Early spring
Incrediball® Blush
H. a. 'NCHA4' ppaf, cbraf
3
9
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
Early spring
Invincibelle Spirit II
H. a. 'NCHA2' ppaf, cbraf
3
9
3-4'
3-4'
3-5'

Mounded
•
•
Early spring
Invincibelle® Ruby
H. a. 'NCHA3' ppaf, cbraf
3
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'

Mounded
•
•
Early spring
®
79 |
Season of Interest
USDA
Zone
AHS
Zone
Height
Width
Spacing
Exposure
Habit
J. h. 'Hegedus' pp#22,743, cbr#4643
4
9
1-1.5'
7-9'
9-11'

Spreading
•
Bloomerang® Purple
S. x 'Penda' pp# 20575, cbr#4071
3
7
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
Bloomerang® Dark Purple
S. x 'SMSJBP7' ppaf, cbraf
3
7
4-6'
4-6'
5-7'

Bloomerang® Pink Perfume
S. x ‘Pink Perfume’ ppaf, cbraf
3
7
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'
Scent and Sensibility™ Pink
S. x 'SMSXPM' ppaf, cbraf
3
7
2-3'
4-5'
5-6'
Name
Botanical Name
F
W
Pruning
(if needed)
•
•
•
Spring
•
•
•
After spring
flowering
Mounded
•
•
•
After spring
flowering

Mounded
•
•
•
After spring
flowering

Spreading
Mound
•

Mounded
•
•
After flowering
•
•
After flowering
After flowering
Sp Su
Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis
Good Vibrations® Gold
Lilac | Syringa
After flowering
New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus
Marie Bleu™
C. x 'Minmari'
6
10
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'
Marie Gold®
C. x 'Minmadore' ppaf, cbraf
6
9
2-3.5'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
Marie Rose
C. x 'Minmarose'
6
10
2-4'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
•
Coppertina®
P. o. 'Mindia' pp#16,371, cbr#2892
3
7
6-8'
6-8'
7-10'

Upright
mound
•
•
•
After flowering
Summer Wine®
P. o. 'Seward' pp#14,821, cbr#2641
3
7
5-6'
5-6'
6-7'

Arching
mound
•
•
•
After flowering
Tiny Wine®
P. o. 'SMPOTW' ppaf, cbraf
3
7
3-4'
3-4'
4-5'

Upright
mound
•
•
•
After flowering
Snow Day® 'Blizzard'
E. x 'Blizzard' pp#23,329, cbraf
4
9
5-6'
5-6'
6-7'

Mounded
•
After flowering
Snow Day® Surprise
E. x 'Niagara' pp#21,665, cbr#4690
4
9
3-4'
3-4'
4-4.5'


Mounded
•
After flowering
L. x v. 'NCLX1' ppaf, cbraf
5
8
4-6'
4-6'
4-6'


Mounded
•
Early Spring
Double Take™ ‘Orange Storm’
C. s. 'Orange Storm' pp#20,950
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
4-6'

Mounded
•
After flowering
Double Take™ ‘Pink Storm’
C. s. 'Pink Storm' pp#20,920
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
4-6'

Mounded
•
After flowering
Double Take™ ‘Scarlet Storm’
C. s. 'Scarlet Storm' pp#20,951
5
9
4-5'
4-5'
4-6'

Mounded
•
After flowering
™

Ninebark | Physocarpus opulifolius
Pearl-Bush | Exochorda

Privet | Ligustrum
Golden Ticket®
Quince | Chaenomeles speciosa
Rhododendron | Rhododendron
‘Amy Cotta’
R. 'Amy Cotta' pp#11,311
4
8
2-3'
3.5-4.5'
4.5-5.5'


Mounded
•
After flowering
Dandy Man™ Pink
R. 'PKT2011' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
6-8'
5-7'
6-9'


Upright
•
After flowering
Dandy Man Purple
R. 'LAVJ2011' ppaf, cbraf
4
8
6-8'
5-7'
6-9'


Upright
•
After flowering
Home Run®
R. 'WEKcisbako' pp#18,552 4
9
3.5-4'
3.5-4'
4-5'

Spreading
Mound
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Pink Home Run®
R. 'Wekphorn' pp#22,856
4
9
3.5-4'
3.5-4'
4-5'

Spreading
Mound
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Livin' La Vida®
R. 'Hornimrod' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
2.5-3'
2.5-3'
2.5-3.5'

Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Cherry Pie
R. 'Meiboulka' ppaf, cbraf
4
9
2-4'
2-4'
2-5'

Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Double Red
R. 'Meipeporia' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
3-4'
3-4'
3-4'

Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Fragrant Spreader
R. 'Chewground' pp#15,981, cbr#3400
3
9
1-2'
4-5'
5-6'

Spreading
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Honey Bun
R. 'Scrivjean' pp#21,611, cbr#3915
4
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'

Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Italian Ice®
R. 'ChewNiceBell' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
1.5-2.5'
1.5-2.5'
1.5-3'

Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Lemon Zest
R. 'ChewHocan' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-3'

Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Mango Salsa
R. 'ChewperAdventure' pp#22,190, cbr#4688
4
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'

Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Paprika
R. 'ChewMayTime' pp#18,347, cbr#3401
3
9
1-2'
2-3'
2-4'

Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Peachy Cream
R. 'Horcoherent' pp#15,982, cbr#3584
3
9
1-3'
1-3'
2-4'

Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Oso Easy® Pink Cupcake
R. 'ChewAllBell' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
2-4'
2-4'
2-5'

Spreading
Mound
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
™
Rose | Rosa
| 80
AHS
Zone
Height
Width
Spacing
Exposure
Habit
R. 'Ziemartincipar' pp#20,471, cbraf
4
9
3-4'
3-4'
3-5'

Spreading
Mound
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
R. 'ZLEMarianneYoshida' pp#22,205,
4
9
2.5-3.5'
2.5-3.5'
2.5-4.5'

Spreading
Mound
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
R. 'ZLECharlie' pp#23,456
4
9
3'
3'
3-4'

Spreading
Mound
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Botanical Name
Oso Happy® Candy Oh!
Oso Happy® Petit Pink
Oso Happy® Smoothie
Season of Interest
USDA
Zone
Name
cbr#4448
Sp Su
F
W
Pruning
(if needed)
Rose of Sharon | Hibiscus syriacus
Blue Chiffon™
H. s. 'Notwoodthree' pp#20,574, cbr#3583
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
Lavender Chiffon™
H. s. 'Notwoodone' pp#12,619, cbraf
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
•
Early spring
Pink Chiffon™
H. s. 'JWNfour' pp#24,336, cbr#4656
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
White Chiffon™
H. s. 'Notwoodtwo' pp#12,612
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
Lil' Kim™
H. s. 'Antong Two' pp#19,547, cbr#3399
5
9
3-4'
3-4'
4-5'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
•
Early spring
Lil' Kim™ Red
H. s. 'SHIMRR38' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
3-4'
3-4'
4-5'

Upright
vase
Lil' Kim™ Violet
H. s. 'SHIMRV24' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
3-4'
3-4'
4-5'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
Azurri Blue Satin®
H. s. 'DVPazurri' pp#20,563, cbr#4391
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
•
Early spring
Blue Satin®
H. s. 'Marina' pp#12,680
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
Orchid Satin®
H. s. 'ILV037' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
Ruffled Satin®
H. s. 'SHIMCR1' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
Violet Satin®
H. s. 'Floru' pp#12,196
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
Sugar Tip®
H. s. 'America Irene Scott' pp#20,579, cbr#3582
5
9
8-12'
4-6'
6-7'

Upright
vase
•
Early spring
Full Blast
H. x 'Resi' ppaf, cbraf
5
9
8-10'
8-10'
8-10'

Upright
•
Early spring
Cytisus scoparius 'SMNCSGF' ppaf
6
8
1-1.5'
1-1.5'
1-1.5'

Mounded
•
M. d. 'Prides'
2
7
1-3'
4-5'
5-6'


Spreading
•
•
Double Play® Artisan®
S. japonica 'Galen' pp#21,712, cbr#4072
3
9
2-2.5'
2-2.5'
2.5-3'


Mounded
•
•
After flowering
Double Play® Big Bang™
S. 'Tracy' pp#21,588, cbr#4073
3
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
•
After flowering
Double Play® Blue Kazoo®
S. media 'SMSMBK' ppaf, cbraf
3
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-3'


Mounded
•
•
After flowering
Double Play Gold
S. japonica 'Yan' pp#21,615, cbr#4074
3
9
1.5-2'
1.5-2'
2-3'


Mounded
•
•
After flowering
Double Play® Pink
S. j japonica 'SMNSJMFP' ppaf, cbraf
3
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'


Mounded
•
•
After flowering
Double Play® Red
S. j 'SMNSJMFR' ppaf, cbraf
3
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'


Mounded
•
•
After flowering
Glow Girl
S. betufolia 'Tor Gold' ppaf, cbraf
3
9
3-4'
3-4'
3-5'


Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering
S. media 'Darsnorm'
4
8
3-4'
3-4'
4-5'

Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering
Blues Festival™
H. kalmianum 'SMHKBF' ppaf, cbraf
4
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'

Mounded
Golden Rule®
H. calycinum 'NCHC1' ppaf, cbraf
5
7
1'
1'
1-2'

Mounded
•
•
Sunny Boulevard™
H. x 'Deppe' pp#20,045, cbr#3587
4
7
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'

Mounded
•
Sugartina® ‘Crystalina’
C. a. 'Crystalina' pp#21,561, cbr#4160
4
9
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'


Mounded
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
Vanilla Spice®
C. a. 'Caleb' pp#21,589, cbr#4167
4
9
3-6'
3-5'
4-6'


Upright
mound
•
•
Late winter/
early spring
C. 'Aphrodite' pp#24,014, cbraf
5
9
5-6'
5-6'
6-7'


Mounded
•
I. v. 'Sprich' pp#10,988
5
9
2-3'
2-3'
2-4'
 
Mounded
•
®
Scotch Broom | Cytisus
Sister Golden Hair®
After flowering
Siberian Cypress | Microbiota decussata
Celtic Pride™
•
•
Summer
Spirea | Spiraea
®
®
Snow Storm™
St. John's-Wort | Hypericum
•
Early spring
•
Early spring
Early spring
Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia
Sweetshrub | Calycanthus
‘Aphrodite’
After flowering
Sweetspire | Itea virginica
Little Henry®
•
After flowering
81 |
Name
Season of Interest
USDA
Zone
AHS
Zone
Height
Width
Spacing
Exposure
Habit
L. n. 'LNSS' ppaf, cbraf
8
10
6-20'
6-20'
6-22'

Upright
mound
•
V. bracteatum 'SMVDLS' ppaf, cbraf
4
8
4-5'
4-5'
4-6'


Upright
V. bracteatum 'SMVDBL' ppaf, cbraf
4
8
4-6'
4-6'
4-7'


V. carlesii 'SMVCB' ppaf, cbraf
4
8
3.5-5'
3.5-5'
3.5-6'


Botanical Name
Sp Su
F
W
Pruning
(if needed)
Sweet Bay | Laurus nobilis
Sicilian Sunshine™
•
•
Early spring
•
•
After flowering
Upright
•
•
After flowering
Mounded
•
After flowering
•
After flowering
Viburnum | Viburnum
All That Glitters™
All That Glows
™
Spice Baby™
V. carlesii 'Spiro' pp#24,251, cbraf
4
8
6-7'
6-7'
7-8'


Upright
mound
Lil’ Ditty
V. cassinoides 'SMNVCDD' ppaf, cbraf
3
8
1-2'
1-2'
1-2'


Mounded
•
•
After flowering
Blue Muffin®
V. dentatum 'Christom'
3
8
5-7'
5-7'
5-8'


Mounded
•
•
After flowering
Cardinal Candy™
V. dilatatum 'Henneke' pp#12,870
5
8
6-8'
6-8'
8-10'


Upright
•
•
After flowering
•
•
After flowering
•
After flowering
•
After flowering
•
After flowering
Spice Girl
®
®
Brandywine™
V. nudum 'Bulk'
5
9
5-6'
5-6'
6-7'


Upright
mound
Emerald Envy™
V. rhytidiphylloides 'NCVR1' ppaf
6
9
6-8'
6-8'
8-10'


Upright
vase
•
•
Red Balloon™
V. 'Redell' pp#24,227, cbr#4913
4
8
6-8'
6-8'
8-10'


Upright
vase
Shiny Dancer™
V. 'NCVX1' ppaf
6
8
3-5'
3-5'
4-6'


Mounded
•
Handsome Devil™
V. 'Le Bois Marquis' pp#21,686
7
9
6-8'
6-7'
6-8'


Upright
•
•
•
After flowering
•
Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Red Wall®
P. q. 'Troki' ppaf, cbraf
3
9
20-30'
5-10'
5-10'


Climbing
•
Early spring
‘Yellow Wall’
P. q. 'Yellow Wall' ppaf
3
9
20-30'
5-10'
5-10'


Climbing
•
Early spring
Fine Wine®
W. f. 'Bramwell' pp#18,513, cbraf
4
8
2-3'
2-3'
3-4'

Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering
Ghost®
W. f. 'Carlton' pp#20,025, cbr#3860
4
8
4-5'
3-4'
4-5'

Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering
Weigela | Weigela florida
W. f. 'Elvera' pp#12,217, cbr#2643
5
8
1'
1'
1'

Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering
My Monet®
W. f. 'Verweig' pp#16,824, cbr#3315
4
6
1-1.5'
1.5-2'
2-2.5'

Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering
My Monet® ‘Sunset’
W. f. 'Sunset' pp#23,212, cbr#4691
5
7
1-1.5'
1.5-2'
1.5-2'

Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering
Sonic Bloom® Pearl
W. f. 'Bokrasopea' pp24,585, cbr#4598
5
8
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
•
After spring
bloom
Sonic Bloom® Pink
W. f. 'Bokrasopin' pp#24,572, cbr#4597
5
8
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
•
After spring
bloom
Sonic Bloom® Red
W. f. 'Verweig-6' ppaf, cbr#4716
5
8
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
•
After spring
bloom
Spilled Wine®
W. f. 'Bokraspiwi' pp#23,781, cbr#4655
4
8
2'
3'
2-4'

Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering
Wine & Roses®
W. f. 'Alexandra' pp#10,772, cbr#2642
4
8
4-5'
4-5'
5-6'

Mounded
•
•
•
After flowering
I. v. 'Spravy'
4
7
10-12'
6-8'
7-9'

Upright
•
Berry Heavy®
S. c. 'Lubber’s Zwart' ppaf, cbraf
3
8
6-8'
6-8'
6-8'


Berry Heavy® Gold
I. v. 'Roberta Case' ppaf, cbraf
3
8
6-8'
6-8'
6-8'


Berry Nice
I. v. 'Spriber'
3
8
6-8'
6-8'
6-8'


I. v. 'FarrowBPop' ppaf, cbraf
3
8
3-4'
3-4'
3-5'


Mr. Poppins™
I. v. 'FarrowMrP' ppaf, cbraf
3
8
3-4'
3-4'
3-5'

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Little Goblin®
I. v. 'NCIV1' ppaf, cbraf
3
8
3-5'
3-5'
3-5'
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Upright
mound
Upright
mound
Upright
mound
Upright
mound
Upright
mound
Upright
mound
Blondy®
E. f. 'Interbolwi' pp#10,424
5
9
1.5-2'
1.5-2'
1.5-2.5'
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
Mounded
•
Goldy™
E. f. 'WALDBOLWI' pp#16,787, cbr#3397
5
9
1.5-2'
1.5-2'
1.5-2.5'
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
Mounded
•
Gold Splash®
E. f. 'Roermertwo'
5
9
1.5-2'
1.5-2'
1.5-2.5'
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
Mounded
White Album
E. f. 'Alban' ppaf, cbr#4596
5
9
1.5-2'
1.5-2'
1.5-2.5'
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
Mounded
Midnight Wine
®
Willow | Salix
Black Cat®
After flowering
Winterberry Holly | Ilex verticillata
®
Berry Poppins
®
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Wintercreeper | Euonymus fortunei
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COMMON NAME TO BOTANICAL NAME
REFERENCE INDEX
Common Name Botanical Name
Pg. #
Common Name Botanical Name
Pg. #
AbeliaAbelia 18
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
39
Arborvitae Thuja
19
Sweetbery Honeysuckle
Lonicera
37
Azalea Rhododendron
58
Hops
Humulus39
Barberry Berberis
20-21
Bigleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla
42-45
BeautyberryCallicarpa
21
Hardy Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata
46-47
Beauty Bush Kolkwitzia
21
Mountain Hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata
48-49
Bluebeard Caryopteris
22
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
49
Boxwood Buxus
23
Smoothleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
50-51
Buckthorn Rhamnus
23
Juniper Juniperus
52
Burning Bush Euonymus alatus
24
Lilac Syringa
52-53
Bush Cinquefoil Potentilla
24
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus
53
Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla
24
Ninebark Physocarpus
54-55
Butterfly Bush Buddleia
25-28
Pearl-Bush Exochorda
56
Buttonbush Cephalanthus29
Privet
Ligustrum56
ChastetreeVitex
29
Quince Chaenomeles
Chinese Fringe-Flower
29
RhododendronRhododendron 59
Loropetalum
57
ClematisClematis 30-31
Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus
60-61
Coral Berry Rose Rosa
62-65
Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia32
Scotch Broom
Cytisus
65
Deutzia Deutzia
33
Siberian Cypress Microbiota
65
Dogwood Cornus
34
Spirea Spiraea
66-67
Dyers-Greenwood Genista
34
St. John’s-Wort Hypericum
68
Elderberry Sambucus
35
SummersweetClethra
68
False Cypress Chamaecyparis
36
Sweet Bay
69
False Hydrangea-Vine
Schizophragma
36
SweetshrubCalycanthus69
Forsythia Forsythia
36
Sweetspire Itea
69
Goji Berry
Lycium barbarum
34
Viburnum Viburnum
70-71
HebeHebe 37
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus
72
Blue Holly
Ilex x meservae
38
Weigela Weigela
72-74
Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra 38
WillowSalix
75
Japanese Holly
Ilex crenata
38
Wintercreeper 75
Symphoricarpos
31
Laurus
Euonymus fortunei
83 |
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after season. You’ll love its just-right size
and laid-back nature: it grows in full sun
to part shade and isn’t finicky about soil, so
long as it is well drained. The flowers open
to a pure creamy white in early-midsummer,
and then turn blazing red, which persists
well into fall.
This fabulous low-maintenance plant was
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man behind many favorite landscape plants,
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