Shrub Catalog

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Deciduous Shrubs
Alpine Currant………………………………. 13
Barberry……………………………………… 3,4
Buckthorn……………………………………. 12
Burning Bush……………………………….. 7
Butterfly Bush………………………………. 4
Caryopteris…………………………………… 4,5
Chokeberry…………………………………… 3
Cotoneaster…………………………………… 6
Crepe Myrtle…………………………………. 10
Daphne……………………………………….. 7
Dogwood………………………………………. 5,6
Elder…………………………………………… 15
Euonym us……………………………………. 7
Flowering Alm ond…………………………… 12
Forsythia……………………………………… 7
Fothergilla……………………………………. 7
Hibiscus………………………………………. 8
Honeysuckle…………………………………. 10,11
Hydrangea……………………………………. 8,9,10
Hypericum…………………………………… 10
Kerria…………………………………………. 10
Lilac…………………………………………… 17,18
Magnolia……………………………………… 11
Mockorange………………………………….. 11
Ninebark……………………………………… 11
Potentilla……………………………………… 11,12
Privet…………………………………………. 10
Purple Leaf Sandcherry……………………. 12
Quince………………………………………… 5
Rose……………………………………………. 13,14,15
Serviceberry………………………………….. 3
Sm okebush…………………………………… 6
Snowberry……………………………………. 17
Spirea…………………………………………. 15,16,17
Sumac………………………………………… 12,13
Summ ersweet……………………………….. 5
Sweetspire……………………………………. 10
Viburnum…………………………………….. 19,20
Weigela……………………………………….. 20,21
Willow………………………………………… 15
Witch Hazel………………………………….. 7
Yucca………………………………………….. 21
Evergreen Shrubs
Arborvitae……………………………………. 26
Azalea…………………………………………. 22
Boxwood………………………………………. 22,23
Cypress……………………………………….. 25
Holly…………………………………………… 23
Juniper………………………………………… 24,25
Pine……………………………………………. 25
Rhododendron………………………………… 25,26
Spruce………………………………………… 25
Yew……………………………………………. 26
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Deciduous Shrubs
Shadblow Serviceberry
Autumn Magic Chokeberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’
Height: 20 - 25’
Spread: 10 - 15’
Height: 3 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 7’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Showy, white flowers appear in early spring before
the leaves emerge. Finely toothed dark green
leaves change to orange-red in fall. Flowers give
way to small round reddish purple berries in summer.
Ballerina Serviceberry
Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Ballerina’
Height: 20’
Spread: 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
An open, upright, spreading, somewhat rounded
but leggy shrub that is noted for its flowers in
spring, glossy dark green leaves, black autumn
berries, and purple-red fall color. Best used in
groups or shrub borders, small gardens or open
woodland areas. White flowers in May.
Golden Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Aurea’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Broad, fan-shaped and vigorous with an upright
habit in its early years. Flowers are borne in abundance making the shrub looked like a white cloud.
Flowers are followed by bronze tinted spring foliage
and red edible fruits in fall. Leaves turn a brilliant
red/orange in fall.
Excellent hedge with bright yellow foliage that
becomes pale green by late summer. Full sun
makes the color even more intense. A terrific contrast plant as hedge, border or accent. Spring flowers are inconspicuous.
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
Bonanza Gold™ Barberry
Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’
Berberis thunbergii ‘Bogozam’
Height: 20 - 25’
Spread: 20 - 25’
Height: 1.5 - 2’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
A shrub or small tree prized for its brilliant orange-red fall color and disease resistant. Clusters
of fragrant white flowers give way to small purplish black fruit often used in jams and jellies. Use
in shrub borders or as a small tree. Blooms in
early spring.
Bonanza Gold™ is a dwarf form or golden barberry that
commands special attention in the landscape due to its outstanding bright gold foliage. A low maintenance plant, it
forms a dense mound of bright golden foliage
Red Chokeberry
Berberis ‘Tara’
Aronia arbutifolia
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Superb low hedge formed by spreading branches
that display an interesting herringbone pattern.
Large beautiful red berries brighten the winter
landscape. Spring, with pinkish-white blooms.
Emerald Carousel™ Barberry
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
A fast growing rounded shrub. Leaves emerge yellowish in spring, mature t dark green in summer
and turn red in fall. Tiny yellowish flowers appear
from late April to early May. Glossy bright red
berries form in fall and often last into winter.
Crimson Pygmy Barberry
Glossy Black Chokeberry
Berberis thunbergii var. purpurea ‘Crimson Pygmy’
Aronia melanocarpa
Height: 2’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Height: 3 - 6’
Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Superb low hedge formed by spreading branches
that display an interesting herringbone pattern.
Large beautiful red berries brighten the winter
landscape. Spring, with pinkish-white blooms.
Superb low hedge formed by spreading branches
that display an interesting herringbone pattern.
Large beautiful red berries brighten the winter
landscape. Spring, with pinkish-white blooms.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Nana Barberry
Nanho Purple Butterfly Bush
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea ‘Nana’
Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Purple’
Height: 1.5 - 2’
Spread: 2.5 - 3’
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Reddish to purplish leaves on many branched, reddish-brown stems with sharp thorns. Tiny, yellowish flowers appear in late April to early May, but
are often hidden by the foliage and are not considered showy. Bright red berries form in fall and often
last through the winter.
A deciduous shrub with an arching, spreading
habit. Features spike-like terminal clusters of lavender-purple flowers which bloom from June to
September and sometimes to first frost. Flowers are
fragrant, and, as the common name suggests, very
attractive to butterflies. Willowy gray-green foliage.
Rose Glow Barberry
Pink Delight Butterfly Bush
Berberis thunbergii var. purpurea ‘Rose Glow’
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Height: 5’
Spread: 4’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Graceful branching makes a wonderful hedge, barrier planting or single accent. Deep rose-red foliage
is mottled with white and green in spring. Bright
red berries in fall and winter. Spring flowers are
inconspicuous.
Spectacular summer color from conical clusters of
bright pink flowers. Terrific fragrance attracts
butterflies. Good background or accent plant with a
compact habit of growth. Blooms midsummer
through fall.
Black Knight Butterfly Bush
Blue Mist Caryopteris
Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’
Caryopteris x clanodensis ‘Blue Mist’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Height: 2’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
A deciduous shrub with an arching, spreading
habit. Features spike-like terminal clusters of very
dark purple flowers which bloom from June to September and sometimes to first frost. Flowers are
fragrant, and, as the common name suggests, very
attractive to butterflies. Willowy gray-green foliage.
Nanho White Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Alba’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
A compact, low growing and free-flowering shrub.
Valuable for its long flowering season which is from
late July until frost. The blue flowers bloom on new
growth. Best to treat as a herbaceous perennial and
cut back to the ground in spring.
Dark Knight Caryopteris
Caryopteris x clanodensis ‘Dark Knight’
Height: 1.5 - 2’
Spread: 1.5 - 2’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Nanhoe Blue Butterfly Bush
Features a profuse, shrub-covering bloom of fragrant, deep bluish-purple flowers in terminal and
axillary clusters from late summer into fall. Dull
green leaves are silvery below. Foliage is aromatic
when brushed with a hand. Flowers are very attractive to butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects.
Buddleja davidii ‘Nanhoe Blue’
Worcestor’s Gold Caryopteris
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 6 - -8’
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Worcestor’s Gold’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Height: 2 - 2.5’
Spread: 2 - 2.5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
One of the best whites for its full, dense, compact
form. Very fragrant and larger flowers than other
Nanho types. Blooms July-Sept. A butterfly magnet.
Elegant shrub with mauve-blue cone-shaped
flowers that are lightly fragrant. Lance-shaped
leaves are dark green on top and silvery underneath. Excellent foundation shrub or background.
Beautiful with cottage garden perennials. Mauve
blue flowers in summer.
A low-mounded shrub that is valued for its aromatic foliage and late summer flowers resembling
clouds of blue smoke or mist. Foliage is aromatic
when brushed with hand. Flowers are attractive
to butterflies, bees and other insects. Blooms late
summer through fall.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Sunshine Blue Caryopteris
European Variegated Dogwood
Caryopteris incana ‘Jason’
Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-marginata’
Height: 2 - 2.5’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Height: 6 - 10’
Spread: 5 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Best noted for its golden foliage, its late summer to
fall bloom of contrasting amethyst blue flowers and
its aromatic flowers, leaves and stems. Flowers are
very attractive to butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects.
Showy red stems accent the creamy-white and
green foliage. Stem color lasts all year long, making
this an ideal plant for both summer and winter
landscapes.
Ivory Halo Dogwood
Texas Scarlet Quince
Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’
Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Texas Scarlet’
Height: 3’
Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Beautiful spreading shrub with fiery red, appleblossom-like flowers that precede leaves each
spring. Produces greenish-yellow fruit. Best used
in shrub borders and as a background plant. Bloom
early in spring.
Hummingbird Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
A profusion of fragrant white flower spikes attract
butterflies. Compact habit makes it good for small
gardens. Effective in mass, mixed into perennial
borders or along foundations. Grows well in wet
areas. White flowers in summer.
Height: 5’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
The same light green and white foliage and brilliant
red winter stems of the regular form, but only twothirds the size. Plant in shrub borders, in mass or
as a low hedge. Insignificant flowers.
Cream Cracker Dogwood
Cornus alba ‘Cream Cracker’
Height: 3’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
An upright, compact plant. The green leaves have
cream colored margins on the older growth and
golden yellow margins on new growth. Outstanding purplish-red stems are spectacular in the
winter landscape. Single, white flower clusters in
late spring followed by small, white fruit.
Gray Dogwood
Ruby Spice Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’
Height: 8’
Spread: 9’
Light: Part shade
Zone: 4
Small rich rose pink fragrant flowers in 4 inch
spikes stand above the glossy green leaves and
attract butterflies. Compact habit makes it good
for small gardens in shrub borders and mixed in
perennial borders. Rose pink flowers in summer.
Alleman’s Compact Dogwood
Cornus alba ‘Alleman’s Compact’
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
A four season beauty with white blossoms in May,
pleasant green foliage in summer, giving way to
bright red berries in fall, and finally an outstanding
red twig color for winter. Leaves emerge yellowgreen and mature to medium or dark green.
Cornus racemosa
Height: 10 - 15’
Spread: 10 - 15’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Foliage turns an interesting dusky purplish red in
fall. Excellent when planted in groups and left
alone to spread in naturalized areas or native plant
gardens. Also effective in shrub borders, along
streams, ponds or near buildings or when planted
as a screen. Readily adapts to grow in poor soils.
White flowers in early summer.
Bailey Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’
Height: 3 - 6’
Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Current year’s growth features outstanding coralred branches on a multi-stemmed shrub. Yellowish-white flowers are followed by small blue berries.
An effective winter accent. Yelllowish-white flowers in summer.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Cardinal Dogwood
Tom Thumb Cotoneaster
Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’
Cotoneaster adpressus ‘Tom Thumb’
Height: 6 - 9’
Spread: 8 - 12’
Height: 1 - 2’
Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Its bright red winter stems are particularly showy
against a snowy backdrop. Tiny white flowers appear in flat-topped clusters in late spring, with additional flowering sometimes continuing into summer. Flowers give way to clusters of whitish drupes
in late summer.
Superb miniature hedge formed by spreading
branches display an interesting herringbone pattern.
Large, beautiful red berries brighten the winter
landscape. Pink-tinged, white flowers in summer.
Cranberry Cotoneaster
Yellow Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 7 - 9’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 2
The bright yellow stems on the younger growth of
this many-stemmed bushy shrub are striking
during winter. Flowers are followed by white fruit.
Excellent for moist situations. White flowers in
spring.
Isanti Dogwood
Cotoneaster apiculatus
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Superb low hedge formed by spreading branches
that display an interesting herringbone pattern.
Large beautiful red berries brighten the winter
landscape. Spring, with pinkish-white blooms.
Coral Beauty Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Coral Beauty’
Cornus sericea ‘Isanti’
Height: 6’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Multi-stemmed shrub having a more compact habit
and blood-red stems. An easy-to-grow plant that is
showy in winter, thrives in moist situations. Good
for naturalizing or specimens. Creamy white flowers in spring.
Kelsey Dwarf Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
This red stemmed shrub can be used as a coarse
groundcover or in a shrub border. White flowers in
late spring and summer. Green leaves turn a purplish-red in fall.
Height: 2’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Outstanding ground cover, its dense prostrate
branches hold twiggy branchlets covered with rich
green foliage. Purple tinge to fall foliage enhances
profusion of coral-red berries.
Spreading Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster divaricatus
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Upright, graceful branches display green foliage;
changes to rich red in autumn. Bright red berries
are very ornamental well into winter. Outstanding
shrub in foundation plantings. Clusters of white
flowers, midsummer
Royal Purple Smokebush
Hedge Cotoneaster
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’
Cotoneaster lucidus
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Height: 10’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Panicles of beige flowers in midsummer. May experience winter injury, but recovers quickly to
make a fine plant each year. Foliage stays a velvety dark purple throughout the season deepening
to a darker purple in the fall. Beige flowers in
midsummer.
Strong, upright grower with tightly packed shiny
dark green leaves that turn red in the fall. Small
white flowers mature to dark purple berries.
Adapts to shearing or as a natural hedge. Ideally
sized for taller screening. White flowers in late
spring
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Deciduous Shrubs
Carol Mackie Daphne
Arnold Dwarf Forsythia
Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Arnold Dwarf’
Height: 3’
Spread: 4’
Height: 3’
Spread: 7’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Small pale pink fragrant blossoms cloak the small
leaves with a yellow margin that matures to
creamy whites. Popular and very easy to grow in
marginally fertile soils. Ideal for beds, borders
and foundation plantings. Spring, reblooming in
fall
It flowers profusely in early spring before the leaves
appear. The dark green summer foliage develops a
bronze-green fall color. Arnold is a smaller size
forsythia that provides both late winter color in the
landscape .
Lynwood Gold Forsythia
Dwarf Burning Bush
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood Gold’
Euonymus alatus ‘Compacta’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Sensational accent or hedge desired for the intense
scarlet red fall coloring. Interesting compact,
mounded form displays attractive rich green leaves
spring through summer. Inconspicuous flowers in
spring.
Emerald Gaiety Euonymus
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
An old time favorite with an upright spreading
habit and big yellow flowers up the entire length of
stem. It is one of the best and most reliable of forsythias. The flowering stems appear as deep golden
wands in April.
Sunrise Forsythia
Forsythia x ‘Sunrise’
Eonymus fortune ‘Emerald Gaiety’
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Deep green leaves edged in sparkling white are
tinged with pink in winter. Evergreen shrub with
a dense erect habit, excellent for small hedges and
foundation plantings. Spring flowers are inconspicuous.
A broad, dense, spreading shrub featuring bright
yellow flowers appearing in profusion before the
leaves in late winter to early spring. Mass in the
shrub border or on sunny banks and slopes. Also
effective as a screen, hedge or perennial border
background. Yellow flowers in late winter.
Emerald n’ Gold Euonymus
Mt. Airy Fothergilla
Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald n’ Gold’
Fothergilla major ‘Mt. Airy’
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 3’
Height: 5 - 6’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
A colorful evergreen shrub, providing bright green
foliage with a gold edge all year long. Its dense
mounding habit makes it an excellent small hedge
or border plant. Spring flowers are inconspicuous.
Sunrise Euonymus
Deciduous shrub with deep blue-green leaves has
attractive fall color. Honey-scented, brush-like
flowers appear before leaves. Beautiful addition to
shrub borders or for background in semi-shaded
borders. White bottle-brush flowers in spring.
Vernal Witch Hazel
Euonymus fortunei ‘Sunrise’
Hamamelis vernalis
Height: 3’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Yellow variegated foliage with green
highlights. Springtime yellow deepens to
gold in Summer.
Height: 15’
Spread: 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
A large shrub with open branched rounded form.
Flowers have ribbon-like petals; very fragrant. Rich
green leaves turn attractive yellow-orange in fall.
Can become a small tree with age and no pruning.
Golden-yellow flowers in very early spring.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Crimson Wonder Hibiscus
Single Blue Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Crimson Wonder’
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Sky Blue’
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Exotic beauty year after year. Large, shrub like
plants make excellent accents for mixed borders or
as potted specimens. Eye-catching, 6-12" blooms in
crimson red dazzle from mid-summer to frost.
Vigorous, upright, vase-shaped shrub with showy,
single light blue flowers with small red centers.
Flowers appear over a long summer to fall bloom
period.
Aphrodite Hibiscus
Annabelle Hydrangea
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Aphrodite’
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
Height: 10’
Spread: 6’
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Light: Part to full shade
Zone: 3
Deciduous flowering shrub selected for longer
blooming season, superior flowers and dense compact habit. Deep rose-pink single blooms with a
deep red eye provide a welcome color accent in summer. Flowers in summer.
Deciduous shrub with rounded habit and dark
green leaves. Clusters of white flowers appear in
huge, symmetrical, rounded heads. Blooms in June
for up to two months.
All Summer Beauty Hydrangea
Lucy Hibiscus
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘All Summer Beauty’
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Lucy’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Vigorous, upright, vase-shaped, multi-stemmed
shrub with showy, hollyhock-like flowers which
appear over a long, early summer to fall bloom period. A double-flowered cultivar that features double red-pink blossoms.
Prolific flowering, small plant with rich blue flowers
in acid soil. Will be a different shade of pink/blue in
near neutral soil.
Light of Day® Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailipse’
Red Heart Hibiscus
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Heart’
Light: Filtered sun
Zone: 5
Height: 10 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Gray-green leaves boldly bordered in bright white
in addition to the lacecap blooms create a dramatic
show of color. A beautiful container or foundation
plant. Blue (in acid soils) or Pink (in alkaline soils)
blooms in summer.
Vigorous, upright, vase-shaped shrub with showy,
single pure white flowers with red centers. Flowers
appear over a long early summer to fall bloom period.
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmer’
Rubis Hibiscus
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Filtered sun
Zone: 4
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Rubis’
Height: 8 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 10’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Vigorous, upright, vase-shaped shrub with showy
single red to pink flowers. Flowers appear over a
long mid to late summer to fall bloom period.
The first repeat blooming mop-head Hydrangea!
Remove spent flowers to have blooms from spring to
fall. Cut emerging spring growth back to half to
increase number of pink (in alkaline soil) or blue (in
acidic soils) blooms. Reblooms continuously spring
through fall.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Big Daddy Hydrangea
Pia Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Big Daddy’
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Pia’
Height: 5 - 6’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Light: Part shade
Zone: 5
Gigantic flower heads from early summer up until
fall. Blooms are pink in alkaline soils and blue in
acid soils. Dark green leaves and sturdy branches
makes this attractive even when not in bloom.
A big leaf hydrangea with dark green serrate leaves
and large clusters of long-blooming clusters o f pink
flowers.
Angel Blush™ Hydrangea
Blushing Bride Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Ruby’
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride’
Height: 8 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 10’
Height: 3 - 6’
Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Part sun
Zone: 4
Light: Filtered sun
Zone: 5
Semi-double florets form large white mopheads that
gradually mature to soft pink. Remove spent flowers to have blooms from spring to fall. Cut emerging spring growth back to half to increase the number of blooms. Reblooms continuously spring
through fall.
Glowing Embers Hydrangea
Long-lasting, 10 inc long white flower clusters
turn rosy-red as they age in late summer and fall,
adding color to the garden when few plants are in
bloom. Best used as an accent specimen. Longlasting blooms summer into fall.
Pee Gee Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’
Height: 10 - 15’
Spread: 10 - 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Glowing Embers’
Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Large round clusters of bright pink blossoms from
mid summer to fall. Attractive companion plant to
evergreens in a foundation planting or massed under tall trees.
Nikko Blue Hydrangea
Large clusters of long-lasting white blooms are exquisite in fresh and dried flower arrangements.
Foliage turns bronze and pink in the fall while the
blooms mature to pink and dusty rose. Makes a
lovely specimen or hedge plant. Blooms in late
summer.
Limelight Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Filtered sun
Zone: 5
Superb shrub for accent, specimen or border use in
semi-shaded areas; desired for the splendid, abundant, showy flower clusters. Handsome foliage on
boldly branched, mounded form. Blue flowers in
early summer.
Oregon Pride Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Oregon Pride’
Height: 5’
Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 6
Deciduous shrub with rounded habit. Green leaves
on deep red stems showcase red to purple blooms
from June until frost.
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
A vigorous upright, fast growing shrub with dark
green leaves and pyramidal panicles of flowers that
bloom late summer to early fall. Flowers emerge
creamy-white, mature to chartreuse-lime and eventually acquire pink-darkening-to-rose tones before
finally fading to beige. Attractive red fall color.
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Large, dense 6-8 inch long clusters of white flowers are held upright above the dark green oak leaf
shaped foliage. Flowers become rose-pink in fall
and leaves turn deep red-bronze. Tan-brown exfoliating bark is attractive in winter. Flowers in midsummer.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea
Double Flowering Jpns Kerria
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’
Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’
Height: 5 –8’
Spread: 5 - 8’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun to full shade
Zone: 5
An upright deciduous shrub with a broad rounded
habit. Large white pyramidal flowers appear in
June for 6-8 weeks, gradually fading to pink and
then brown by late summer. Deep green, oak-like
leaves turn attractive shades of bronze, maroon and
purple in autumn.
The green branches of this arching shrub provide
welcome winter color. Double yellow flowers resemble rose blossoms. Good yellow fall color to the
foliage. Blooms March through May.
Hardy Crepe Myrtle
Pee Wee Oakleaf Hydrangea
Lagerstroemeria fauriei
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’
Height: 1.5 - 2’
Spread: 1.5 - 2’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 2.5 - 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 6
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Now you can enjoy the decorative Crepe Myrtle
blooms in a hardy dwarf variety, perfect for those
garden corner spots or in containers. Form midsummer to late fall, bright pink panicles of flowers with
crinkled petals adorn this small tree. Ornamental
bark provides winter interest.
Most noted for its compact size. An upright shrub
with a rounded habit. Pyramidal panicles of white
flowers appear in early summer and bloom for 6-8
weeks, gradually fading to pink and turning brown
by late summer. Oak-like leaves turn attractive
shades of bonze, maroon and purple in autumn.
Cheyenne Privet
Ligustrum vulgare ‘Cheyenne’
Sunburst Hypericum
Hypericum frondosum ‘Sunburst’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Height: 6 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 10’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Excellent upright grower for use in mass plantings
or for informal hedges. Brightens the landscape
with colorful flowers. Golden-yellow flowers in
summer.
A vigorous shrub valued for lush, dark green dense
glossy foliage and panicles of small white strongly
scented blooms. Small, quarter-inch glossy berries.
Excellent for screening, as tall background material
or pruned into a formal hedge. Flowers in late
spring, berries in late summer.
Henry’s Garnet Sweetspire
Golden Vicary Privet
Ligustrum x vicaryi
Height: 5 - 6’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Brilliant red-purple fall foliage color lasts into winter to make this a standout in the landscape. Fragrant flowers add to the year round interest of the
award winning plant. Fragrant white blooms in
early summer.
An excellent upright deciduous shrub best used for
hedges. Bright golden foliage lasting all season,
especially when planted in full sun. Plant with
green-leaved plants for a pleasant contrast.
Creamy-white clusters in early summer.
Little Henry Sweetspire
Gold Flame Honeysuckle
Itea virginica ‘Sprich’
Lonicera x heckottii ‘Gold Flame’
Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
Height: 10 - 15’
Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
A unique new selection with a low, mounded compact form that is perfect for containers as well as
large banks and borders. Long spikes of white
flowers shoot from the plant like fireworks. Brilliant red foliage color is a standout in fall. Spikes
of white flowers in early summer.
Most frequently seen as a twining vine, but may be
pruned as a rounded, free-standing shrub. Extremely fragrant tubular, rose pink flowers with
yellow interiors bloom throughout much of the
growing season in terminal whorls. Flowers may be
followed by inedible red berries in autumn.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Arnold’s Red Honeysuckle
Dart’s Gold Ninebark
Lonicera tatarica ‘Arnold Red’
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Dart’s Gold’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Gracefully arching branches hold fragrant, extremely deep red blooms backed by cool bluegreen leaves. Bright red berries. Neat, compact
plant for backgrounds, screens, and windbreaks.
Late spring, early summer.
A hardy, attractive plant for its color contrast. More
refined, compact growing form of Golden Ninebark
with excellent yellow foliage. White flowers and red
fruit.
Diabolo® Ninebark
Mini Globe Honeysuckle
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’
Lonicera xylosteoides ‘Mini Globe’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
The deep purple foliage of this versatile shrub
makes it a standout in the garden. Makes a great
dense hedge or screen. Many creamy-white flowers
in summer. Foliage can become green in high heat
or partial shade. Creamy-white blossoms June
through July.
A compact mounding shrub covered in early summer with cream flowers followed by red fruit. Outstanding features are improved hardiness, compact
growth and superior foliage over existing dwarf
honeysuckles
Dwarf Ninebark
Clavey’s Dwarf Honeysuckle
Lonicera xylosteum ‘Claveyi’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Nanus’
Height: 1 - 2’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 2
A fine compact honeysuckle with yellow flowers in
May and red berries in the fall. Shears well for use
as a hedge and appears to be quite salt tolerant.
Noted for its exfoliating bark which provides winter
interest. Features small pink or white flowers appearing in clusters in late spring. Flowers give way
to drooping clusters of reddish fruit. Dark green
leaves change to an undistinguished yellow in fall.
Ann Magnolia
Summer Wine™ Ninebark
Magnolia x ‘Ann’
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Seward’
Height: 10 - 15’
Spread: 12’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Flowers later than the star magnolia and thus
avoids frost damage to the flower buds. Exquisite 3
to 4 inch blooms, reddish-purple outside and white
inside, appear before the foliage buds out. A spectacular specimen or accent. Blooms in early spring.
Minnesota Snowflake Mockorange
Noted for its deeply cut, wine-red foliage and dense,
free-branching, mounded growth habit. Leaves
tend to green up in really hot temperatures. Sports
exfoliating bark which provides winter interest. A
vigorous shrub that seems to be able to grow well in
harsh conditions. Pinkish-white flowers appear
May through June.
Philadelphus x virginalis ‘Minnesota Snowflake’
Abbottswood Potentilla
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 6’
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Abbottswood’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Height: 2’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Beautiful, extremely fragrant double white flowers
on a fountain-like form. Striking landscape specimen. Useful as a screen or informal hedge. Effective background plant. White blossoms in spring.
Excellent dwarf shrub providing brilliant summer
color. Masses of bright white blooms at a time
when few plants flower. Use as a border, mass
planting or as an accent. Masses of white blooms in
summer.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Gold Drop Potentilla
Pink Flowering Almond
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Gold Drop’
Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosea’
Height: 2’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
A hardy Potentilla that is low growing and compact.
Green, fern-like foliage sets off the yellow flowers
from early summer to frost.
Goldfinger Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’
Height: 2.5 - 3’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Coarse-textured, dark green foliage sets the stage
for the bright yellow, semi-double flowers appearing
early summer. Compact, mounded habit. Ideal for
many landscape situations including accent, foundation planting and borders.
Bare stems transform into wands of fluffy, pompom-like pink flowers before the light green, willow-like foliage. Excellent informal hedge, accent
or mixed border planting. Cut blooming branches
to bring indoors for fresh flower arrangements.
Blooms in early spring.
Purple Leaf Sandcherry
Prunus x cistena
Height: 8 - 10
Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Most noted for its reddish purple foliage that retains good color throughout the summer. Fragrant,
solitary, white flowers with pink tints bloom in
spring after foliage emerges.
Jackmann Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Jackmanii’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Vigorous, upright, rounded Potentilla with bright
yellow flowers from June until frost. Dark green,
coarse-textured foliage.
McKay’s White Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘McKay’s White’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Snow white 1 inch flowers cloak this rugged yet
beautiful shrub. Blooms over months in summer on
gracefully arching branches. Blue gray tinted foliage blend into borders, foundations and banks. Superior mounding plant tolerant of poor soils, heat
and some drought.
Pink Beauty Potentilla
Fernleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula ‘Asplenifolia’
Height: 10 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 10’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Add a unique, ferny texture to the garden with
this uncommon deciduous shrub. Its very narrow leaves create a fine textured appearance.
Summer berries attract birds to the garden. Small
greenish flowers in May.
Tallhedge® Buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula ‘Tallcole’
Height: 12 - 15’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
A deciduous shrub that typically grows in a narrow upright shape with its stems and branches
erect, laterally compact, close together and sometimes twining. Glossy dark green leaves retain
color well into fall, usually resulting in poor fall
color. Insignificant flowers in May-June
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Pink Beauty’
Fragrant Sumac
Height: 2’
Spread: 2’
Rhus aromatica
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Height: 5 - 6’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Clear pink flowers and bright green foliage that is
bushy and full. The flower color holds well, but will
fade when nights are extremely hot.
Dense, rambling shrub with green leaves that
turn attractive shades of orange, red and purple in
fall. Tiny yellow flowers bloom at the twig tips in
early spring before foliage emerges. Flowers give
way to small clusters of hairy, red berries which
may persist into winter.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Gro-Low Sumac
Livin’ Easy Rose
Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’
Rosa ‘HARwelcome’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Height: 2.5 - 4’
Spread: 2 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 6
Tough ground cover for banks and areas of poor, dry
soil. Divided leaves are fragrant when brushed
against or crushed, foliage displays excellent red
fall color. Yellow flowers in spring.
Vigorous disease resistant bush. Blooms repeatedly
and quickly. Bright orange color makes this rose
put on quite a show in the spring flush.
Bonica™ Rose
Staghorn Sumac
Rosa ‘Meidomonac’
Rhus typhina
Height: 10’
Spread: 12 - 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Noted for its ornamental fruiting clusters and excellent fall color. Foliage turns attractive shades of
yellow/orange/red in fall. Tiny greenish-yellow flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Flowers
give way to showy fruiting clusters containing
berry-like drupes which brighten to red in fall and
gradually darken in winter
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Mass of pink flowers in early summer continuing
until fall. Blooms appear tin trusses on sturdy,
arching stems. After frost, the hips take on a bright
orange color that lasts well into winter.
Scarlet Meidiland® Rose
Rosa ‘Meidomonac’
Tiger Eyes® Cutleaf Sumac
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Height: 6’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Chartreuse new foliage quickly develops into lacy
yellow leaves which contrast nicely with the rosypink stems. A dramatic specimen or focal point.
Combine with dark flowered and leaved shrubs for
contrast. Inconspicuous flowers in summer.
Abundance of small, ruffled, lightly fragrant vivid
scarlet blossoms in June until frost. Striking red
hips persist into winter.
Carefree Delight® Rose
Rosa ‘Meipotal’
Height: 3’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Alpine Currant
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Ribes alpinum
A hardy shrub rose forms a carefree carpet of disease resistant foliage that bears multitudes of single, soft pink flowers. Gracefully arching branches
bring a touch of charm and elegance to any garden.
Soft pink flowers throughout the warm months.
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
An easy to grow, dense shrub with glossy green
leaves that responds well to shearing and is excellent for hedges. Insignificant green flowers.
Nearly Wild Rose
Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’
Chuckles Rose
Rosa ‘Chuckles’
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Vigorous, eager to bloom shrub rose. Produces
loads of medium pink, white centered blossoms
continuously. Orange-red fruits mature in late fall.
Graceful, arching habit. Plant as a single specimen
or in masses. Also good for slope and bank coverage. Single pink flowers all season.
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Small deciduous shrub with stiff prickly stems that
form an impenetrable barrier. Bright green crinkled foliage. Cut-shaped flowers are fragrant.
Large rose hips. Excellent hedge or border. Single
pink flowers all season long.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Flower Carpet® Scarlet Rose
Flower Carpet® White Rose
Rosa ‘NOA83100B’
Rosa x ‘Noaschnee’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 3’
Height: 2 - 2.5’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Produces masses of brilliant, scarlet-red flowers
from spring through fall - flowers up to 10 months
in warmer climates. Glossy, dark green foliage is
resistant to mildew and black spot.
Flower Carpet® Coral Rose
Rosa x ‘Noala’
Easy care ground cover with sparkling white
blooms. Extra long flowering season. Resistant to
mildew and black spot. Exceptionally versatile for
use along borders and in pots and hanging baskets.
Spring to fall.
Flower Carpet® Pink Rose
Rosa x ‘Noatraum’
Height: 2.5’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Easy care ground cover with bright, slightly ruffled,
coral flowers. Resistant to mildew and black spot.
Ideal in borders, pots, and hanging baskets. Coral
pink flowers from spring to fall.
Flower Carpet® Yellow Rose
Rosa x ‘Noalesa’
Height: 2’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Easy care ground cover with brilliant, rose-pink
flowers. Resistant to mildew and black spot. Ideal
in borders, pots, and hanging baskets. Rose-pink
flowers spring to fall.
Pink Knock Out® Rose
Rosa x ‘Radcon’
Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Easy care ground cover rose bearing large sprays of
attractive yellow flowers that won’t fade in the sun.
A mid-season bloomer that repeats throughout the
season. This mildly fragrant, disease resistant
rose is great for mass plantings. Bright yellow
flowers from spring to fall.
A maintenance-free rose that continually produces
self-cleaning single medium-pink flowers. Unsurpassed resistance to black spot leaf disease. An
excellent low hedge or accent. Continuously spring
to fall.
Flower Carpet® Appleblossom Rose
Rainbow Knock Out® Rose
Rosa ‘Noamel’
Rosa ‘Radcor’
Height: 2’
Spread: 3’
Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
This blush pink ground cover rose is a sport of
Flower Carpet pink. Petal drop after flowers mature
making this plant virtually self-cleaning. Crisp,
dark green foliage is resistant to black spot and
mildew.
Single, deep coral-pink blossoms with yellow centers are produced continuously throughout the
spring and fall. A profuse bloomer with extraordinary resistance to common rust, mildew and black
spot foliage diseases.
Flower Carpet® Red Rose
Knock Out® Rose
Rosa x ‘Noare’
Rosa x ‘Radrazz’
Height: 2 - 2.5’
Spread: 3’
Height: 3’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Easy care ground cover with brilliant, red flowers.
Resistant to mildew and black spot. Ideal in borders, pots and hanging baskets. Spring to fall.
A maintenance-free rose that continually produces
self-cleaning flowers. It has unsurpassed resistance to black spot leaf disease. An excellent low
hedge or accent. Continuously spring to fall.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Double Knock Out® Rose
Be-Bop Rose
Rosa x ‘Radtko’
Rosa ‘WEKsacsoul’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Filtered Sun
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
A maintenance-free rose that continually produces
self-cleaning double candy apple red flowers with a
slight spicy fragrance. Unsurpassed resistance to
black spot and downy mildew leaf diseases. An
excellent low hedge or accent. Double red blooms
from spring throughout fall.
Big round clusters of light red to deep pink flowers
with a bright yellow center are displayed above
dark green, disease resistant foliage.
Nishiki Willow
Salix integra ‘Hakura Nishiki’
Blushing Knock Out® Rose
Height: 15 - 20’
Spread: 15 - 20’
Rosa ‘Radyod’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
A maintenance-free rose that continually produces
self-cleaning single light pink flowers that become
soft shell pink as they mature. Unsurpassed resistance to black spot disease. An excellent low hedge
or accent. Continuously from late spring to fall.
Attractive, graceful shrub. Its weeping braches
display striking pink stems and buds, then foliage
mottled in white, green and pink highlights. Perfect garden accent. Insignificant flowers in spring.
Dwarf Arctic Blue Willow
Salix purpurea ‘Nana’
Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa
Height: 3 - 8’
Spread: 3 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Attractive purplish-red flowers dot upright, prickly
stems. Impenetrable hedge or border shrub forming a barrier. Bright red rose hips. Reliable plant
holds up to cold, wind, drought, and salt. Blooms
in summer.
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Part shade
Zone: 4
Dwarf, rounded shrub valued for supple, purple
stems. Dark green foliage show blue tint underneath. Popular screen plant and useful for clipped
hedges. Tolerates any soil and moist areas. Produces no flowers.
Black Lace™ Elder
Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’
Baby Love Rose
Rosa ‘Baby Love’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Best noted for its yellow flowers and excellent disease resistance. Single, bright yellow flowers bloom
in clusters from May to frost. Flowers have a licorice fragrance. Foliage is medium to green and
glossy.
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Noted for its deeply cut purple foliage, its lemonscented, pink flowers and its dark blackish-red
elderberries. Good accent shrub featuring dark
purple leaves, attractive flowers and interesting
fruits. Landscape specimen, shrub borders, screens
or backgrounds. Good shrub for stream/pond peripheries or low spots. Pink flowers in summer.
Home Run™ Rose
Anthony Waterer Spirea
Rosa x ‘WEKcisbako’
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer’
Height: 3 - 4
Spread: 3 - 4’
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
The simple single rose will knock your socks off
with its fire-engine red petals and excellent resistance to black spot and powdery or downy mildew.
Home run is a shrub rose that’s covered in blooms
from summer until frost with a minimum of effort
on your part. Continuously summer until frost.
Flat-topped heads of rosy-pink flowers cover the
top of this dwarf deciduous shrub. Attractive new
growth in spring is reddish purple. Use this small
plant in the foreground of shrub borders. Summer
flowering.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Froebelii Spirea
Goldmound Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Froebelii’
Spiraea japonica ‘Goldmound’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Flat clusters of bright pink flowers in May-June.
Vigorous purple-tips on foliage in spring. Good,
medium sized shrub for foundation or hedge
planting.
Goldflame Spirea
Vibrant golden spring foliage, accented by clusters
of pink flowers, cools to a yellowish green in summer then a rich, yellowish orange in fall. Great
color addition to the shrub or perennial border or
for brightening the container garden. Clusters of
small pink blooms in late spring.
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Goldflame’
Lemon Princess Spirea
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Spiraea japonica ‘Lemon Princess’
Light: Full Sun
Zone: 4
Height: 1.5 - 2’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Attractive bronzy new growth in spring matures to
soft yellow-green. Fall foliage color is copperyorange. Great in the foreground of shrub borders,
contrasts nicely with green plants. Crimson flower
clusters in summer.
Gumball Spirea
Yellow leaf color often fades as the summer progresses, however. Features numerous tiny pink
flowers in flat-topped clusters in late spring to midsummer. Foliage may turn attractive shades of red
and orange in autumn, but this usually does not
occur on a regular basis. Attractive to butterflies.
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Gumball’
Little Princess Spirea
Height: 2’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Height: 3’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Compact selection of Spirea 'Froebelii'. In spring
purple tips appear on the foliage complementing
pink flowers. A great plant for small spaces.
Magic Carpet Spirea
Dainty clusters of rose-pink blooms are a pleasing
contrast with mint green foliage. Forms a compact
rounded form that fits nicely in shrub borders.
Summer flowering.
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Magic Carpet’
Neon Flash Spirea
Height: 1.5’
Spread: 2’
Spiraea japonica ‘Neon Flash’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
A neat, compact mound with vibrant new red
leaves. Clusters of small pink flowers contrasting
with the bright gold mature foliage. Rich russet
fall foliage color. This extraordinary combination
of colors will brighten and enhance any landscape.
Pinkish-purple flowers in spring.
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Daphne Spirea
Shibori Spirea
Spiraea japonica ‘Alpina’
Spiraea japonica ‘Shibori’
Bright neon-red flowers appear over a long period
and are offset by a neat mound of rich green foliage
that becomes dark burgundy in fall. Creates a
colorful low hedge or mass planting. From late
spring through fall.
Height: 2’
Spread: 5’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Dwarf, spreading mounds of finely textured bluegreen foliage on slender branches hold masses of
showy pink flower clusters in early summer. Excellent in mass plantings or as a single specimen.
Small deciduous shrub having bright green leaves
on slender stems. From red buds white and deep
pink bloom clusters cover this dwarf, dense,
mounded plant in summer. Wonderful for border
accent, specimen or low hedges.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Halward’s Silver Spirea
White Snowberry
Spiraea nipponica ‘Halward’s Silver’
Symphoricarpus albus
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 2 - 4’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
A dense compact shrub that is covered in spring
with abundant clusters of snow-white flowers. It
has fine textured, dark green foliage in summer,
and then develops yellow fall color.
Attractive, arching shrub provides a wonderful coolseason show with a profusion of white fruit clusters.
Good in informal or naturalized areas, effective
erosion control. Small white-pink flowers in summer.
Snowmound Spirea
Magic Berry Snowberry
Spiraea nipponica ‘Snowmound’
Symphoricarpus x doorenbosii ‘Magic Berry’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
An excellent dwarf shrub, with dense dark green
foliage and masses of pure white flowers in May.
Fairy Queen Spirea
Large lilac-pink fruit adorn the arching stems of
dark green foliage in fall. A vigorous yet graceful
shrub that is effective in a shrub border, mass
planting or large-scale ground cover. Insignificant
pink flowers in summer.
Spiraea trilobata ‘Fairy Queen’
Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Covered with masses of white, flat-topped flowers in
May and June. A profuse blooming shrub for the
foundation planting or where space is limited.
Vanhoutte Spirea
Spiraea x vanhouttei
Height: 6’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Tinkerbelle™ Lilac
Syringa ‘Bailbelle’
Height: 5 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Wine-red flower buds open into deep pink blossoms
with a pleasing, spicy fragrance. Size, color and
fragrance all add up to an outstanding plant for the
intimate garden, patio or mixed shrub border. A
superb, rounded, small tree at maturity. Deep pink
blossoms in late spring.
Dwarf Korean Lilac
Upright slender arching branches create a fountainlike form that holds blue-green leaves. Showy
white flower clusters make this a spectacular spring
accent. Terrific for hedges. White flowers in spring.
Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’
Snow White Spirea
A dwarf, spreading lilac with reddish-purple buds
opening to single pale-lilac flowers. Blooms profusely with fragrant flowers at an early age. Use in
shrub border with evergreen background or plant in
groups. Pale lilac flowers in spring.
Spiraea x vanhouttei ‘Snow White’
Height: 3 - 6’
Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
bears white flower clusters atop its toothed, brightgreen leaves in late spring or summer. This spirea
is a popular shrub for gardens and shrub borders,
where its flowers, which attract butterflies, and
foliage contribute both form and color.
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 5 - 7’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Miss Kim Lilac
Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Small deciduous shrub displays dark green foliage
with burgundy tint in fall. The very fragrant and
abundant flowers are deep purple in bud. Beautiful
accent or specially trained topiary. Icy lilac-blue
flowers in late spring.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Donald Wyman Lilac
Madame Lemoine Lilac
Syringa x prestoniae ‘Donald Wyman’
Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Lemoine’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 4 - 10’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 10’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Panicles of purple buds opening to single, redpurple flowers. Blooms early to mid-June on large
pyramidal spikes. Blooms two weeks later than
Common Lilac. Excellent specimen or hedge plant.
Minuet Lilac
Named in honor of the wife of the originator of
many French hybrids, this showy Lilac bears panicles of double white flowers on a wide spreading
bush. Rarely to never fed on by Japanese beetles.
President Grevy Lilac
Syringa x prestoniae ‘Minuet’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Syringa vulgaris ‘President Grevy’
Height: 10 - 12’
Spread: 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Its large dark green leaves fully clothe branches, as
light purple flower buds open to single, soft whitepink blooms. This lilac does not sucker to any
extent.
This vigorous, upright grower produces large panicles of starry, double lilac-blue florets. Rarely to
never fed on by Japanese beetles.
Common Purple Lilac
President Lincoln Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Syringa vulgaris ‘President Lincoln’
Height: 8 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 15’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 10’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
A garden favorite for years, this lilac sports violet,
sweetly fragrant flowers excellent for use as fresh
cut flowers. May be grown as a specimen or used in
masses and can be an effective privacy screen or
hedge. Fragrant violet flowers in April and May.
Charles Joly Lilac
Possibly the truest blue of any lilac, this
French hybrid bears thyrses of single,
medium blue flowers. Rarely to never fed
on by Japanese beetles.
Sensation Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles Joly’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’
Height: 10’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
This medium-size shrub has an upright, openbranched habit and bright green foliage. Gorgeous flowers clusters are very fragrant. A lovely
spring accent, screen or border specimen. Wine
red to pink double blooms in spring.
An outstanding lilac noted for its large trusses of
purplish-red florets edged in white. Captivating
fragrance is a bonus. Branches are erect and open
with rich green foliage. Flowers in spring.
Beauty of Moscow Lilac
Common White Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Krasavitsa Moskvy’
Syringa vulgaris var. alba
Height: 8 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 7’
Height: 12 - 15’
Spread: 8 - 12’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
A very fragrant double-flowered cultivar with white
blooms emerging from pale pink buds. The showy
fragrant flowers are treasured for many areas
around the home. Excellent for specimen or accent
plantings, shrub borders, screens or cottage gardens. White double flowers in April and May.
This hardy vigorous shrub is the white version of
the old-fashioned favorite. It has attractive foliage,
single white flowers, and makes a great informal
hedge or screen. Rarely to never fed on by Japanese
beetles.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Korean Spice Viburnum
Mohican Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 7 - 9’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Large clusters of spicy-scented, waxy pink flowers
fade to white. Bright red berries fade to black in
fall. Foliage becomes red and burgundy in autumn.
Plant in the shrub border, back of perennial beds
and foundation plantings. Blooms in spring.
One of the most effective displays of bright, orangered fruit, lasting for four weeks in mid-summer.
Also selected for its compact growth and dense,
dark green foliage, great for hedges. White flowers
in early to mid-May.
Arrowwood Viburnum
Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnum lentago
Height: 10 - 12’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Height: 20’
Spread: 6 - 12’
Light: Full sun to full shade
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun to full shade
Zone: 2
Upright, rounded shrub with arching branches.
Dark green foliage turns yellow or reddish in autumn. Produces clusters of tiny white flowers followed by blue-black fruit. Use as a tall screen,
hedge, or specimen. Attracts birds. Blooms in late
spring and early summer.
Blue Muffin® Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum ‘Christom’
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun to full shade
Zone: 3
White flowers in flat-topped cymes appear in mid to
late spring. Flowers give way to pea-sized blue berries that mature in late summer. Berries are attractive to birds. Ovate dark green leaves turn attractive shades of orange to burgundy-purple in fall.
Blue-black fruits. White, flat-topped flowers in
May. Native species with great durability. Good
winter food for birds.
European Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum opulus
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Dwarf deciduous shrub grown for its dense mounding habit, smaller size and brilliant scarlet fruit
display. The many branches are covered with small
glossy tri-lobed leaves. Handsome hedge or filler
plant. White flowers in spring.
Dwarf Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum opulus ‘Nanum’
Northern Burgundy® Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum ‘Morton’
Height: 10 - 12’
Spread: 10 - 12’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
A multi-stemmed shrub with creamy white flowers
appearing in late June. A spectacular display in fall
with clusters of blue-black fruit and burgundy foliage.
Autumn Jazz® Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum ‘Ralph Senior’
Height: 10 - 12’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to full shade
Zone: 4
Blooms in late May to mid-June with creamy white
flowers, followed by clusters of blue-black fruit from
late August through early October. Fall color can be
a range of colors from yellow, orange and red to
burgundy in late fall.
Height: 2 - 2.5’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Dwarf deciduous shrub grown for its dense mounding habit and small size. The many branches are
covered with small glossy tri-lobed leaves. Handsome hedge or filler plant. Flowering is sporadic.
White flowers in summer (rare).
Blackhaw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
Height: 12 - 15’
Spread: 8 - 12’
Light: Full sun to full shade
Zone: 5
Large shrub or small tree with a slow growing
round head. White flowers in May with clusters of
pink to black edible fruit in September and October.
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Deciduous Shrubs
American Cranberry Bush Viburnum
Fine Wine Weigela
Viburnum trilobum
Weigela florida ‘Bramwell’
Height: 10 - 12’
Spread: 10 - 12’
Height: 2 - 4’
Spread: 2 - 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 2
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Handsome, hardy shrub with lobed leaves. White
flowers in late May. Scarlet berries last well into
winter.
Noted for its compact shape, pink flowers and dark
burgundy foliage. Trumpet-shaped, rose-pink flowers bloom in spring, with scattered repeat bloom
occurring throughout summer.
Alfredo Compact Viburnum
French Lace® Weigela
Viburnum trilobum ‘Alfredo’
Height: 5 - 6’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
This compact form of American Cranberrybush
has a slightly broader, more dense form, excellent
fall color, and better performance in southern climates than other compact Viburnum. White flowers in spring.
Bailey Compact Viburnum
Weigela florida ‘Brigela’
Height: 6’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Striking lime-yellow leaf margins on green leaves
provide a dramatic backdrop for the deep crimson
flowers. Foliage has orange and red overtones in
fall. Good as a shrub border, foundation or specimen plant. Deep crimson flowers in spring.
Dark Horse Weigela
Viburnum trilobum ‘Bailey Compact’
Weigela florida ‘Dark Horse’
Height: 5 - 6’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Compact, deciduous shrub makes a handsome accent, screen or border. Dark green foliage turns
deep red in fall. Flat-topped, white flower clusters
are followed by scarlet-red, persistent berries.
White flowers in spring.
Wentworth Viburnum
Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Dark bronze foliage with lime-green venation combines with pinkish-red tubular flowers to make a
dramatic statement in the landscape. Neat, compact habit is easy to maintain. Pinkish-red flowers
in spring.
Midnight Wine® Weigela
Viburnum trilobum ‘Wentworth’
Weigela florida ‘Elvera’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Height: 1.5 - 2’
Spread: 1.5 - 2’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Handsome quick-covering hedge valued for brilliant
display of edible, bright red fall berries. Excellent
fall color. Attractive lacecap flowers on a dense,
upright form. Pest resistant. Blooms in spring.
Dwarf, mounding shrub displays bright rose-pink
flowers featured against dark burgundy-purple
leaves. Useful in a background planting, flowering
screen or in shrub borders. Pink flowers in spring.
Wine & Roses® Weigela
Java Red Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’
Weigela florida ‘Java Red’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Height: 6’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Compact, mounding shrub displays bright rosepink flowers featured against dark burgundypurple leaves. Useful in a background planting,
flowering screen or in shrub borders. Blooms in
spring.
Compact, mounding shrub displays attractive red
buds that open to deep pink blooms. Foliage has
interesting purplish cast. Useful as background
planting, summer screen or in shrub borders.
Blooms in spring.
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Deciduous Shrubs
Minuet Weigela
White Knight Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Minuet’
Weigela florida ‘White Knight’
Height: 3’
Spread: 5’
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5
Enjoy a spectacular display of rosy-pink blooms
against a backdrop of purple-tinged foliage. Use to
add color in shrub borders or as a garden accent.
Blooms in spring.
Pink Princess Weigela
Bloom occurs singly or in clusters all along the
branches of the previous year's growth, frequently
covering the entire shrub with funnel-shaped, pure
white flowers in May-June, with a less showy repeat bloom usually occurring in late summer.
Among weigelas, the flower of this cultivar is
unique as it is both fragrant and pure white.
Weigela florida ‘Pink Princess’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Adam’s Needle
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Yucca filamentosa
Dense rounded habit with branches arching to
ground. Funnel-shaped flowers in May. Loose
spreading habit with lavender pink flowers in late
spring.
Red Prince Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Red Prince’
Height: 5 - 6’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Compact, mounding shrub displays rich-red flowers featured against dark green leaves. Useful in a
background planting, flowering screen or in shrub
borders. Blooms late spring through summer.
Height: 3’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
The best of the yuccas for low maintenance, drought
resistant landscaping. Develops a dense rosette of
dark green leaves with a distinctive blue cast.
Flowers in summer with grand spikes of fragrant
snow white bells. Suited to containers. Blooms in
summer up to 5 to 6 ft tall.
Color Guard Yucca
Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’
Height: 2’
Spread: 2’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
'Color Guard' has yellow centered leaves, which
turn pink and coral in winter. Masses of creamy
white flowers on large spikes bloom in late summer.
Rubidor Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Rubidor’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Dense rounded habit with branches arching to
ground. Funnel-shaped flowers in May. Bright yellow foliage fading to chartreuse by summer. Rose
red flowers in late spring.
Bright Edge Yucca
Yucca filifera ‘Bright Edge’
Height: 3’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Sword-like leaves boldly edged in bright gold topped
by tall spikes of fragrant, ivory white blooms.
Forms dramatic clumps with age. Use to create
contrasting textures as a garden accent or container
plant. Flowers up to 5 feet in early summer.
Variegated Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Variegata’
Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Neatly rounded shrub displays rose pink blooms
backed by excellent variegated foliage. Versatile
plant excellent for foreground of shrub beds or as
background for flower borders. Blooms in spring.
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Evergreen Shrubs
Golden Lights Azalea
Stewartsonian Azalea
Azalea ‘Golden Lights’
Azalea ‘Stewartsonian’
Height: 6’
Spread: 4’
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Extremely hardy selection which provides a massive
display of golden-yellow single blooms. Small
mounding form is excellent for massing in shrub
borders. Profusion of blooms in late spring.
A dense, spreading, low-to-medium-sized shrub.
Glossy, dark green foliage is evergreen, but turns
reddish-chocolate in cold winters. Clusters of medium-sized, orange-red flowers appear in spring.
Mandarin Lights Azalea
Winter Gem Boxwood
Azalea ‘Mandarin Lights’
Buxus microphylla ‘Winter Gem’
Height: 4 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Extremely hardy selection which provides a massive
display of bright, mandarin orange blooms before
the foliage emerges. Small mounding form is excellent for massing in shrub borders. Single, mandarin orange blooms in spring.
Excellent densely branched evergreen shrub for
small hedges. Among the hardiest of boxwoods, rich
green foliage acquires a golden bronze hue through
winter, returning to green in spring.
Orchid Lights Azalea
Wintergreen Boxwood
Azalea ‘Orchid Lights’
Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Wintergreen’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Height: 2’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
It has a dwarf compact form with fine textured
leaves and branches, and beautiful bright yellow
fall color. Earliest flowering of the Lights Series.
Soft lilac colored flowers cover the plant when in
bloom. Plants are sterile so no seed pods form.
Fragrant flowers in April. Makes an excellent low
formal hedge and takes shearing well. One of the
hardiest Boxwoods.
Rosy Lights Azalea
Buxus x ‘Glencoe’
Azalea ‘Rosy Lights’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Zone: 4
Chicagoland Green® Boxwood
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
A dense cold resistant boxwood for the north. Produces beautiful medium green summer coloring
with slight winter bronzing. Develops a broad form
for superior hedge material both sheared and informal. Benefits from protection from drying winter
winds to reduce tip dieback.
Extremely hardy selection which provides a massive
display of rose colored blooms. Mounding form is
excellent for massing in shrub borders. Blooms in
late spring.
White Lights Azalea
Green Mountain Boxwood
Azalea ‘White Lights’
Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Extremely hardy selection which provides a massive
display of pinkish buds opening to white blooms.
Mounding form is excellent for massing in shrub
borders. Blooms in late spring.
Height: 5’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
A fast growing boxwood when young. Dense form
with bright green leaves that retain their color
through winter. Natural cone-shaped form if left
unsheared, excellent hedge. Spring flowers are
inconspicuous.
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Evergreen Shrubs
Green Velvet Boxwood
Blue Princess Holly
Buxus x ‘Green Velvet’
Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Princess’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
A `full-bodied` boxwood well suited for dense, low
hedges. Foliage retains its rich green color
throughout winter. Vigorous, rounded form if left
unsheared. Spring flowers are inconspicuous.
A profusion of bright red berries fall through winter. Use Blue Prince holly as a pollenizer for berry
set. Displays dense blue-green foliage on purple
stems. Tiny white flowers in spring.
Moonshadow Euonymus
China Boy® Holly
Euonymus fortunei ‘Moonshadow’
Ilex x meserveae ‘Mesdob’
Height: 3’
Spread: 5’
Height: 8 - 10’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Deep green leaves have a large, bright yellow blotch
in the center. A great ground cover or low hedge.
Also useful for cascading out of containers. Insignificant flowers.
Manhattan Euonymus
Euonymus kiautschovicus ‘Manhattan’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Makes a fine choice for a sheared hedge, informal
screen or espalier. This handsome shrub has a neat
formal appearance. Dark green leaves back attractive pinkish fruit. Produces no significant flowers.
Shamrock Holly
Vigorous grower makes an ideal hedge or low
screen. Its dense branching habit takes shearing
well, displays deep green lustrous foliage. Good
pollen producer for nearby female hollies. Small
creamy-white flowers in spring.
China Girl® Holly
Ilex x meserveae ‘Mesog’
Height: 7 - 10’
Spread: 5 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
An upright, rounded, dense, evergreen shrub.
Glossy, dark green leaves have spiny-toothed margins. Tiny, whitish flowers appear in spring and are
relatively inconspicuous.
Jim Dandy Holly
Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’
Ilex verticillata ‘Jim Dandy’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Height: 3 - 6’
Spread: 4 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Spineless, glossy dark green leaves usually remain
attractive in winter unless temperatures dip well
below zero. Greenish white flowers appear in
spring, but are relatively inconspicuous. If pollinated, female flowers give way to pea-sized, jet
black, berry-like drupes which mature in early fall
and persist throughout winter to early spring.
Glossy dark green leaves turn a somewhat undistinguished purplish green to yellow in autumn. The
whitish flowers are relatively inconspicuous, but
appear over an extended bloom period, making it a
good pollinator for other Hollies. Female shrubs
produce profuse red berries which often persist
throughout the winter.
Blue Prince Holly
Red Sprite Holly
Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’
Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 3 - 6’
Height: 2.5 - 3’
Spread: 2.5 - 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 5
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
This handsome specimen, background plant or
hedge has beautiful dark blue-green foliage on bluepurple stems. Excellent pollenizer for nearby female
hollies. Extra hardiness. Tiny white flowers in
spring.
Glossy medium green leaves drop in early autumn
with no appreciable fall color. The whitish flowers
are relatively inconspicuous. This female holly produces profuse red berries which are extremely attractive in fall and winter, often persisting to early
spring.
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Evergreen Shrubs
Blue Pfitzer Juniper
Bar Harbor Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Blue Pfitzer’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Bar Harbor’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 10’
Height: 1 - 1.5’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Beautiful silvery-blue soft foliage held on a handsome upright form with arching branches. Easily
trained into many forms. Durable evergreen tolerates heat, cold and drought.
Mint Julep® Juniper
This broadly trailing, ground-hugging selection is
excellent for large scale ground cover, quite handsome cascading over walls. Summer`s intense silvery-blue coloring turns silvery-plum in winter.
Blue Chip Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Monlep’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
A standout because of its brilliant mint green foliage displayed on a compact, fountain-like form. A
constant performer in all climates in shrub borders,
mass plantings, or screens.
Nick’s Compact Juniper
Height: 1’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Superior evergreen ground cover displaying silverblue foliage on a widely spreading habit. The foliage retains its rich color all year long. No noticeable flowers.
Blue Rug Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Nick’s Compact’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Rug’
Height: 2 - 4’
Light: Full sun
Spread: 6 - 8’
Zone: 4
A relatively, flat-topped, wide-spreading form with
green, slight blue overcast foliage and versatile,
compact form. Its low growth habit blends well into
mixed borders or will create a dense groundcover for
large areas.
Old Gold Juniper
Height: .5’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
One of the finest trailing junipers having a uniform,
full centered growth habit with intense silver-blue
evergreen foliage. Excellent for large scale ground
covers or cascading over walls. No noticeable flowers.
Hughes Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Old Gold’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Hughes’
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Best of the golden spreaders. Graceful, compact
habit with the new growth an attractive golden
yellow. Excellent winter color. Slow growing. Colorful addition to landscape plantings.
Sea Green Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Sea Green’
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Dark, mint green foliage and fountain-like arching
branches work well in many situations. Very useful
as a mid-height planting or as a single specimen in
the smaller landscape. Inconspicuous flowers.
Height: 1’
Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Graceful branches are beautiful cascading over
rocks or walls; a perfect accent or ground cover as
well. Retains its showy, glowing silver-blue foliage
coloring through winter.
Broadmoor Juniper
Juniperus sabina ‘Broadmoor’
Height: 1 - 2’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
A dense mound of graceful, spreading branches
holding bright green foliage creates an excellent
choice for a large scale ground cover.
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Evergreen Shrubs
Buffalo Juniper
Little Gem Spruce
Juniperus sabina ‘Buffalo’
Picea abies ‘Little Gem’
Height: 1’
Spread: 8’
Height: .75 - 2’
Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Wide-spreading ground cover with soft, feathery
foliage. Excellent in rock gardens or cascading over
walls or planters. Easy to grow, even under coastal
conditions. No noticeable flowers.
Calgary Carpet™ Juniper
A dwarf needled evergreen shrub which has a
dense, flat, globose, bun or cushion-like habit. New
growth needles are light green, turning to a glossy,
dark green with age.
Nest Spruce
Picea abies ‘Nidiformus’
Juniperus sabina ‘Monna’
Height: .5 - .75’
Spread: 10’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Superior ground cover with very low, spreading
habit. Attractive soft green evergreen foliage. Use
along walkways. Very durable landscape specimen.
Tolerates heat, cold, drought.
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Versatile, dwarf form is an excellent evergreen for
border, accent or container. Tight, compact form
requires little maintenance. Very hardy and wind
resistant. Produces no flowers.
Mugo Pine
Moonglow Juniper
Pinus mugo var. mughus
Juniper scopulorum ‘Moonglow’
Height: 15’
Spread: 8’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 3
Height: 12 - 15’
Spread: 12 - 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 2
The broad pyramidal form makes a most attractive
landscape accent, excellent for screens, hedges and
group plantings. Has a dense compact branching
habit with intense silvery-blue foliage.
Often seen as a bushy, multi-stemmed shrub or
broad-rounded small tree. Mature plants typically
exhibit a dense habit, usually growing wider than
tall. Features bright green needles in bundles of
two, oval to conical dull brown female cones and
scaly brown-gray bark.
Blue Star Juniper
Pumilo Pine
Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’
Pinus mugo var. pumilio
Height: 2 - 3’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 2
Attractive sparkling foliage on dense spreading and
mounding branches. Creates a colorful contrast.
Use as a rock garden or low border plant.
Russian Cypress
Dwarf, bright green color in all seasons. Attractive
mounded shape that can be maintained by pruning.
Especially nice in early summer when new ‘candles’
of growth appear. Very hardy and rugged.
P.J.M. Rhododendron
Microbiota decussata
Rhododendron ‘P.J.M.’
Height: 1.5’
Spread: 6’
Light: Filtered sun
Zone: 2
This very low wide-spreading evergreen shrub looks
like a Juniper. Scale-like leaves are feathery and
bright green turning coppery brown in cold weather.
A hardy ground cover, bank cover or rock garden
planting. No noticeable flowers.
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 5 - 7’
Light: Part sun
Zone: 4
Durable variety with small trusses of bright lavender-pink blooms contrasting with mahogany-brown
winter color of rounded leaves. Stands up to heat
as well as cold. Rated above average. Blooms in
early spring.
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Evergreen Shrubs
Purple Gem Rhododendron
Hicks Yew
Rhododendron ‘Purple Gem’
Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’
Height: 2’
Spread: 3’
Height: 10 - 12’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Part sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Dense-growing, dwarf evergreen shrub valued for
its large trusses of showy flowers. “Purple Gem”
has azalea-like foliage. Prefers cooler regions but
some protection from winter winds is helpful. Purplish-blue flowers in mid spring.
Excellent evergreen shrub for tall hedges, displaying glossy dark green foliage. Long, upright growing
branches form a narrow, columnar habit. Provide
well drained soil for best performance. Produces no
flowers.
Capitata Yew
Taunton Yew
Taxus cuspidata ‘Capitata’
Taxus x media ‘Tauntonii’
Height: 10 - 25’
Spread: 5 - 10’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
It features linear, spiny-tipped, dark green needles.
Foliage may turn reddish-brown or yellow in winter.
Scaly, reddish brown bark. female yews produce
red, ornamentally-attractive, berry-like fruits, each
having a single seed almost completely surrounded
by a fleshy red aril.
Lovely spreading form with dark green needles
noted for their resistance to winter burn and tolerance of summer heat. Great for hedges, screens and
foundation plantings. Inconspicuous flowers, dark
red fruit.
Hetz Midget Arborvitae
Brownii Yew
Thuja occidentalis ‘Hetz Midget’
Taxus x media ‘Brownii’
Height: 6 - 8’
Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
Height: 6’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4
A beautiful, dense, globe-shaped evergreen shrub
perfect for low hedges or foundation plantings. Dark
lustrous green foliage is displayed all year. Slow
growth requires little maintenance. Inconspicuous
flowers in spring.
Small evergreen shrub has dense, globe shaped
growth habit. Rich green needles are arranged in
flat layered sprays. The compact form makes this a
popular accent plant for mixed borders or containers. Very adaptable, tough, durable plant. Produces no flowers.
Dense Spreading Yew
Woodward Arborvitae
Taxus x media ‘Densiformus’
Thuja occidentalis ‘Woodwardii’
Height: 3 - 4’
Spread: 4 - 6’
Height: 3 - 5’
Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun
Zone: 4
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 3
Dense, low, spreading shrub is an excellent basic
foundation planting for hedge, screen or border.
Dark green foliage backs scarlet berries. Versatile
and durable, tolerates shearing well. Produces no
flowers.
A compact globular-spreading form. Plants display
attractive scale-like rich green foliage in flattened
sprays. Seed cones, if present, are not particularly
showy.
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