Native Shrubs: Guide to Landscape Uses

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Native Shrubs: Guide to
Landscape Uses
by Jessica Lubell
Dept. Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Native shrubs can be used to create attractive, sustainable landscapes that blend naturally with the surrounding flora.
Landscapes composed of native plants are considered sustainable since native shrubs do not pose the threat of introducing new species to an area. When established in landscape sites similar to their natural habitat, native shrubs require
little maintenance, are well adapted to local soils and climates and attract beneficial wildlife to the garden. The information in this guide describes landscape adaptability which may extend beyond what is expected for a species based on its
natural habitat. However, these recommendations are based on findings from applied research. For more information
contact [email protected]
Hedge, screen or border
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Aronia arbutifolia (red chokeberry)
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Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry)
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Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)
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Cornus amomum (silky dogwood)
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Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood)
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Cornus rugosa (round leaf dogwood)
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Morella pensylvanica (northern bayberry)
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Physocarpus opulifolius (eastern ninebark)
Cultivars: Diablo®; ‘Luteus’; Summer Wine™
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Rhododendron maximum (rosebay)
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Rhus copallina (shining sumac)
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Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)
Sambucus canadensis
Cultivars: ‘Laciniata’; Tiger Eyes®
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Sambucus canadensis (elderberry)
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Vaccinium corymbosum (highbush blueberry)
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Viburnum dentatum (arrowwood viburnum)
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Viburnum trilobum (American cranberrybush)
Above: Viburnum dentatum
Left: Physocarpus opulifolius Diablo®
Hedge, screen or border continued
Morella pensylvanica
Cornus rugosa
Viburnum trilobum
Above: Aronia arbutifolia
Right: Morella pensylvanica
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Low groundcovers
Foundation or low, mass plantings
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (bearberry)
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Clethra alnifolia (summersweet)
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Juniperus horizontalis (creeping juniper)
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Comptonia peregrina (sweet fern)
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Cornus sericea (redtwig dogwood)
Cultivars: ‘Blue Chip’; ‘Mother Lode’; ‘Wiltonii’
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Prunus pumila var. depressa (creeping sand cherry)
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Corylus americana (American filbert)
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Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-low’ (fragrant sumac)
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Corylus cornuta (beaked filbert)
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Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle)
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Eubotrys racemosa (sweetbells)
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Ilex glabra (inkberry holly)
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Ilex verticillata (winterberry holly)
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Itea virginica (sweetspire)
Cultivar: ‘Little Henry’
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Juniperus communis (common juniper)
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Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel)
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Myrica gale (sweet gale)
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Cultivars: ‘Dart’s Gold’; ‘Donna May’;
‘Nugget’; Summer Wine™
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Potentilla fruticosa (bush cinquefoil)
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Spiraea latifolia (meadowsweet)
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Spiraea tomentosum (steeplebush)
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Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry)
Juniperus horizontalis
Prunus pumila var. depressa
Comptonia peregrina
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Foundation or low, mass plantings continued
Diervilla lonicera
Itea virginica
Juniperus communis
Cornus sericea
Vaccinium angustifolium
Potentilla fruticosa
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Sunny slope (low plants)
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Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey tea)
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Sunny slope (tall plants)
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Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)
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Rhus aromatica (fragrant sumac)
Comptonia peregrina
Spiraea tomentosum
Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-low’
Rhus copallina
Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’
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Shady slope
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Viburnum acerifolium (maple leaf viburnum)
Rhododendron maximum
Diervilla lonicera
Evergreen
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Juniperus horizontalis
Rhododendron maximum
Ilex glabra
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Dry, full sun
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Diervilla lonicera
Corylus cornuta
Juniperus communis
Rhus copallina
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Dry, full sun continued
Diervilla lonicera
Corylus americana
Above: Comptonia peregrina
Below: Aronia arbutifolia
Above and below: Aronia melanocarpa
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Dry, part shade
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Amelanchier stolonifera (running serviceberry)
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Viburnum acerifolium (maple leaf viburnum)
Kalmia latifolia
Comptonia peregrina
Aronia arbutifolia
Aronia arbutifolia
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Well-drained, full sun
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Itea virginica (sweetspire)
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Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry)
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Vaccinium corymbosum (highbush blueberry)
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Viburnum cassinoides (withrod viburnum)
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Viburnum nudum (smooth viburnum)
Aronia arbutifolia
Cornus racemosa
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Donna May’
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Well-drained, full sun continued
Viburnum nudum
Spiraea tomentosum
Viburnum cassinoides
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Myrica gale
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Moist, full sun
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Eubotrys racemosa (sweetbells)
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Ilex glabra
Cornus sericea
Moist, part shade
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Clethra alnifolia (summersweet)
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Cephalanthus occidentalis
Clethra alnifolia
Eubotrys racemosa
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Native shrub combinations
Cornus rugosa (round leaf dogwood)
Physocarpus opulifolius Diablo® (eastern ninebark)
Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ (staghorn sumac)
Viburnum trilobum (American cranberrybush)
Cornus sericea (red twig dogwood)
Wild Juniperus communis and Spiraea latifolia
atop Mt. Megunticook, Maine.
Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ (sweetspire)
Select nurseries offering native shrubs
Broken Arrow Nursery, Hamden, CT
Earth Tones Native Plant Nursery, Woodbury, CT
Fiddlehead Creek Nursery, Fort Ann, NY
Planters’ Choice, Newtown, CT
Pierson Nurseries, Biddeford, ME
Prides Corner Farms, Lebanon, CT
Places to see native shrubs in the landscape
New England Wetland Plants, Amherst, CT
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, ME
White Oak Nursery, Geneva, NY
Connecticut College, New London, CT
Woodland Trails Wildflower Nursery, Eastford, CT
Earth Tones Native Plant Nursery, Woodbury, CT
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Woodland Trails Wildflower Nursery, Eastford, CT
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Native Shrubs: Guide to Landscape Uses

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