Flowering Shrubs

 

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Althea/Rose of Sharon – Hibiscus hybrids:              

      Medium to large flowers heavy in July and August, available in multi or single stem, purple, pink,

      white, almost any soil, wet areas are fine, nice for massing or a single specimen                      8’-10’ x 6’-8’

 

Flowering Almond:          

      Old fashioned double pink to single pink flowers, early spring                  5’ x 3’-4’

 

Buttonbush:              

      Native, creamy white button-shaped flowers, mid-July, nice for naturalizing wet areas, thrives in wet, watery soil                   3’-6’ x 3’-6’

 

Barberry/Crimson Pygmy:          

      Low growing, mounded habit, small yellow spring flowers, maroon red leaves all summer, bright red fall              2’ x 3’

 

Bottlebrush Buckeye:              

      Native, white flower spikes in July are spectacular, very woodsy                     5’-12’ x 8’-15’

 

Caryopteris/Blue Mist/Gold Mist Spirea/Sunshine Blue/Dark Knight:          

      Fragrant blue flowers in August-September, blue green to golden foliage        3’ x 3’

 

Beautyberry – Early Amethyst:              

      Showy purple berries, September-November, great accent plant              3’-4’ x 3’-4’

 

Clethra/Summersweet:                   

      Native           3’-6’ x 3’-6’

  • Ruby Spice – dark pink
  • Hummingbird/Sixteen Candles – white, deep green foliage, spicy sweet fragrance, thrives in moist shade, blooms July-September

 

Cranberry Cotoneaster:              

      Dense, mounding habit with small glossy leaves, pink or white flowers late May, red berries late summer, red fall color                    2’-3’ x 4’-6’

 

Calycantnus/Sweet Shrub:              

      Native, aromatic stems and leaves, dark reddish brown fragrant May flowers, glossy foliage           6’-9’ x 6’-9’

 

Deutzia gracilis:              

      Low plant, slender arching branches, single white flowers late May                         3’ x 3’

 

Dogwood/Red or Yellow Twig:              

      Shrub form, colorful stems in winter, red or yellow, looks beautiful with snow, white lacy spring flowers, bright red fall color, nice for massing, likes moisture, small berries for songbirds, also available in variegated forms                     6’-8’ x 6’

 

Pagoda – Alternifolia:              

      Large native shrub or small tree, small white flowers and bluish black berries, leaves turn red in fall, flowers resemble the week “Queen Anne’s Lace”, not like regular dogwood, does not require acid soil, grows fast.                    15’-25’ x 20’-25’

 

E Vonymus – Alatus Compacta/Dwarf Burning Bush:                

      Compact growth, ideal for hedges or massing, brilliant red fall color, small orange berry                    8’-10’ x 8’-10’

 

Forsythia:              

  • Lynwood Gold/Northern Sun – one of the first signs of spring, deep golden yellow flowers and lavender fall color,                  7’-8’ x 5’-6’
  • Also available in dwarf forms (3’ x 4’-6’)

 

Fathergilla gardenia dwarf:              

      Scented 2”-3” bottlebrush-like flowers appear late April-May before leaves appear, fall colors of orange, red and yellow            3’ x 3’-4’

 

Hydranga Peteolaris:                   

      Climbing hydrangea, attractive vine for shady spots, large white flowers late June, dark glossy foliage, brown peely bark, very interesting    8’ – 12’ spread

 

Nikko Blue:              

      Blue flowers when soil is acidified                   3’ x 3’

 

All Summer Beauty/Endless Summer/Penny Mac:              

      Blooms on old and new wood, large heads of pink or blue, needs acid soil                    3’ x 3’

 

Annabelle/Incrediball:              

      Huge white flowers June-September, selected from native species            3’-5’ x 3’-5’

 

Oakleaf:              

      Native, flowers June-August, large, oak-shaped leaves turn red in the fall, interesting bark                 4’-8’ x 4’-8’

 

Pec Gee –tree or bush form:              

      Large showy white flowers August-September, flowers dry well                    6’-8’ x 6’-8’

 

Hypericum/St. Johns Wort:          

      Native

  • Sunburst Hidcote – blue-green foliage, large bright yellow flowers in summer, tolerates heavy clay soil, drought-deer resistant

 

Ilex Verticillata-Winterberry/Winter gold/Sparkelberry/Winter Red:              

      Native, bright red fruit, native to swampy places, excellent for mass effect                 6’-8’ x 6’-8’

 

ITEA – Henry’s Garnet, Little Henry:                   

      Native, fragrant white flowers appear late June, red fall color, nice for massing or specimen              2’-4’ x 3’-5’

 

Kerria Japonica:                   

      Single to double golden yellow to orange flowers in spring, bright green stems are interesting for winter effect             4’-5’ x 3’-5’

 

Spicebush benzoin:              

      Native, yellow flowers in April, glossing red fruit in fall, likes moist woodsy location, foliage and twigs have a spicy fragrance when broken, nice for birds                     6’-8’ x 6’-8’

 

Lilac – syringa – May flowers:          

8’-12’ x 6’-12’

  • French – purple, white, pink, blue, large flowers, fragrant
  • Persian – 6’-8’ x 5’-10’, mid-May, fragrant, lilac colored
  • Hungarium – blooms 2 weeks after other lilacs, fragrant purple-red flowers
  • Common – purple-purple flowers in May
  • Ivory Silk/Japanese Tree Lilac              

            Blooms June-July, large white flowers, fragrant        25’ x 15’-25’  

  • Meyeri-Palabin              

            Nice lavender-purple flowers, red fall color, a true reliable dwarf           4’-6’ x 5’-7’

 

Mockorange:          

      White fragrant flowers in May, old fashioned shrub border                      6’-8’ x 5’-6’

 

Potentilla:          

      Blooms yellow or white flowers all summer, cut back hard every fall, blue-green fine foliage                2’-3’ x 3’-4’

 

Privet-Golden Vicary/Chartruse Shrub:          

      Gold leaves, fragrant white flowers, lavender fall color, very showy       5’-6’ x 5’-6’

 

Regal:                   

      Arching branches, green glossy foliage, lavender fall color, fragrant white flowers   4’-5’ x 5’-6’

 

Amur:              

      Excellent for hedges, upright growth, fast growing, shears well, fragrant flowers                  12’-15’ x 4’-6’

 

Qince-Japanese:              

      One of the first signs of spring, flowers of orange, red, white or pink, bright red fall color, yellow fruits have a sweet, pungent aroma, good for jelly          2’-3’ x 3’-4’

 

Cut Leaf Buckthorn – Rhamus:              

      Fern-like foliage, fine texture, nice to use for a small tree, light and airy                   6’-8’ x 6’-8’

 

Salix-French Pussy Willow:          

      Soft grey catkins, large shrub or small tree, likes a moist area, great for bouquets               12’-15’ x 10’-12’

 

Weeping Pussy Willow:          

      Small tree, nice weeping form               5’-6’ x 5’-6’

 

Dappled Willow – Hakuro Nishiki:              

      Variegated pink and ivory leaves, shrub or top-grafted tree form, striking           5’-8’ x 5’-8’

 

Shrub Roses – Knockout:          

      Red, double red, pink, double pink, rainbow, yellow, fairy, very low maintenance, blooms all summer, very showy               3’-4’ x 3’-4’

 

Spirea – very hardy flowering shrub:              

  • Gold Mound – 18”-24” x 2’-3’ – pink flowers June and July, golden yellow foliage, red fall color
  • Gold Flame – 2’-3’ x 3’-4’ – gold leaves, orange tips, pink flowers, red fall color
  • Magic Carpet – 18” x 2’ – red leaf tips on golden foliage with pink flowers, red fall color
  • Alpina – 12” x 2’-3’ – soft pink flowers, very dwarf, compact, small leaves
  • Little Princess – 18”-24” x 31” – compact, small leaves, pink flowers in summer
  • Shirobana – 2’-3’ x 3’-4’ – pink, white and red flowers, nice fall color
  • Nipponica-Snowmound – 3’-5’ x 4’-5’ – white flower in May, blue green foliage, lavender fall color
  • Van Houttei – 5’-6’ x 6’-8’ – open graceful habit, white flowers in May

 

Sumac-Staghorn:              

      Native, fussy branches, bright red fruit in fall, excellent for naturalizing, massing waste areas, banks                     10’-12’ x 12’-15’

 

Tamarix-Summer Glow-Pink Cascade:          

      Rosy pink flowers in summer on feathery silver-blue foliage, tolerant of poor soil         10’-15’ x 8’-10’

 

Viburnum:              

  • Carlesi-Korean Spice – 3’-4’ x 3’-4’ – fragrant white flowers in April, pink buds
  • Carlcepulum-Fragrant Snowball – 6’-8’ x 6’-8’ – fragrant flowers, fall color
  • Cayuga-Hybrid Korean Spice – 3’-4’ x 3’-4’ – spicy fragrant flowers, red fall color, pink bud, white
  • Leatherleaf – 10’-12’ x 10’-12’ - dark green leathery leaves, red fruits
  • Dentatum-Arrowwood - 8’-12’ x 6’-10’ – native, great hedges, white flowers, raspberry fall color, blue berries
  • O.Sterilis – 6’-8’ x 6’-8’ – old fashioned snowball
  • Trilobum-American Cranberry Bush – 8’-12’ x 8’-12’ – native, white flowers May, red berries and red fall color
  • Prunifolia-Blacknow – 12’-15’ x 8’-12’ – white flowers, red fall color

 

Weigelia – very hardy flowering shrub:          

  • Variegated – 4’-5’ x 4’-5’ – pink, ivory and yellow variegated leaves, pink flowers
  • My Monet – 18” x 18” – pink and ivory variegated leaves, reddish-pink flowers
  • Dark Horse/Fine Wine – 2’-4’ x 2’-4’ – burgundy foliage, pink flowers
  • Wine and Roses – 4’-5’ x 4’-5’ – burgundy-purple foliage, hot pink flowers
  • Midnight Wine – 18”-24” x 18”-24” – burgundy-purple foliage, dark pink flowers

 

Witchhazel – Hamamelis/Vernal/Virginiana:                   

      Native, pale yellow flowers fall, in February create late winter interest, great for naturalizing, ok for moist shady locations          10’-20’ x 8’-12’

  • Arnolds Promise – large clear yellow, russet, fragrant

 

Wisteria – vine or tree form:          

      Blooms purple fragrant flowers May-June and intermittent during the summer                 6’-8’

  • Amethyst Falls – native, American Wisterias are slower growing and less invasive than Asian ones