Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
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.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Glossy Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
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.
Height: 3 - 6’ Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Crimson Pygmy Barberry
Berberis thunbergii var. purpurea ‘Crimson Pygmy’
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.
Height: 2’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Golden Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Aurea’
Excellent hedge with bright yellow foliage that
becomes pale green by late summer. Full sun
makes the color even more intense. A terrific con-
trast plant as hedge, border or accent. Spring flow-
ers are inconspicuous.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Autumn Magic Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’
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.
Height: 3 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 7’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’
A shrub or small tree prized for its brilliant or-
ange-red fall color and disease resistant. Clusters
of fragrant white flowers give way to small pur-
plish black fruit often used in jams and jellies. Use
in shrub borders or as a small tree. Blooms in
early spring.
Height: 20 - 25’ Spread: 20 - 25’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Emerald Carousel™ Barberry
Berberis ‘Tara’
A fast growing rounded shrub. Leaves emerge yel-
lowish 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.
Height: 4 - 5’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Ballerina Serviceberry
Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Ballerina’
Broad, fan-shaped and vigorous with an upright
habit in its early years. Flowers are borne in abun-
dance 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.
Height: 20’ Spread: 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
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 sum-
mer.
Height: 20 - 25’ Spread: 10 - 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Bonanza Gold™ Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Bogozam’
Bonanza Gold™ is a dwarf form or golden barberry that
commands special attention in the landscape due to its out-
standing bright gold foliage. A low maintenance plant, it
forms a dense mound of bright golden foliage
Height: 1.5 - 2’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Rose Glow Barberry
Berberis thunbergii var. purpurea ‘Rose Glow’
Graceful branching makes a wonderful hedge, bar-
rier 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.
Height: 5’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Nanhoe Blue Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii ‘Nanhoe Blue’
Elegant shrub with mauve-blue cone-shaped
flowers that are lightly fragrant. Lance-shaped
leaves are dark green on top and silvery under-
neath. Excellent foundation shrub or background.
Beautiful with cottage garden perennials. Mauve
blue flowers in summer.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 6 - -8’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Pink Delight Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
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.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Worcestor’s Gold Caryopteris
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Worcestor’s Gold’
A low-mounded shrub that is valued for its aro-
matic 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.
Height: 2 - 2.5’ Spread: 2 - 2.5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Nana Barberry
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea ‘Nana’
Reddish to purplish leaves on many branched, red-
dish-brown stems with sharp thorns. Tiny, yellow-
ish flowers appear in late April to early May, but
are often hidden by the foliage and are not consid-
ered showy. Bright red berries form in fall and often
last through the winter.
Height: 1.5 - 2’ Spread: 2.5 - 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Black Knight Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’
A deciduous shrub with an arching, spreading
habit. Features spike-like terminal clusters of very
dark purple flowers which bloom from June to Sep-
tember and sometimes to first frost. Flowers are
fragrant, and, as the common name suggests, very
attractive to butterflies. Willowy gray-green foliage.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Nanho White Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Alba’
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.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Nanho Purple Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Purple’
A deciduous shrub with an arching, spreading
habit. Features spike-like terminal clusters of lav-
ender-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.
Height: 3 - 5’ Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Blue Mist Caryopteris
Caryopteris x clanodensis ‘Blue Mist’
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.
Height: 2’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Dark Knight Caryopteris
Caryopteris x clanodensis ‘Dark Knight’
Features a profuse, shrub-covering bloom of fra-
grant, 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 attrac-
tive to butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects.
Height: 1.5 - 2’ Spread: 1.5 - 2’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Deciduous Shrubs
Bailey Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’
Current year’s growth features outstanding coral-
red branches on a multi-stemmed shrub. Yellow-
ish-white flowers are followed by small blue berries.
An effective winter accent. Yelllowish-white flow-
ers in summer.
Height: 3 - 6’ Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Cream Cracker Dogwood
Cornus alba ‘Cream Cracker’
An upright, compact plant. The green leaves have
cream colored margins on the older growth and
golden yellow margins on new growth. Out-
standing purplish-red stems are spectacular in the
winter landscape. Single, white flower clusters in
late spring followed by small, white fruit.
Height: 3’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
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.
Height: 10 - 15’ Spread: 10 - 15’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Ivory Halo Dogwood
Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’
The same light green and white foliage and brilliant
red winter stems of the regular form, but only two-
thirds the size. Plant in shrub borders, in mass or
as a low hedge. Insignificant flowers.
Height: 5’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Texas Scarlet Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Texas Scarlet’
Beautiful spreading shrub with fiery red, apple-
blossom-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.
Height: 3’ Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Hummingbird Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’
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: 3 - 4’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
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.
Sunshine Blue Caryopteris
Caryopteris incana ‘Jason’
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 benefi-
cial insects.
Height: 2 - 2.5’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Alleman’s Compact Dogwood
Cornus alba ‘Alleman’s Compact’
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 yellow-
green and mature to medium or dark green.
Height: 4 - 5’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
European Variegated Dogwood
Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-marginata’
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.
Height: 6 - 10’ Spread: 5 - 8’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Spreading Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster divaricatus
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
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Hedge Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lucidus
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
Height: 10’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
Cranberry Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster apiculatus
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.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Tom Thumb Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus ‘Tom Thumb’
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.
Height: 1 - 2’ Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Isanti Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Isanti’
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 flow-
ers in spring.
Height: 6’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Yellow Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’
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.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 7 - 9’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 2
Royal Purple Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’
Panicles of beige flowers in midsummer. May ex-
perience winter injury, but recovers quickly to
make a fine plant each year. Foliage stays a vel-
vety dark purple throughout the season deepening
to a darker purple in the fall. Beige flowers in
midsummer.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Kelsey Dwarf Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’
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 pur-
plish-red in fall.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Coral Beauty Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Coral Beauty’
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.
Height: 2’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Cardinal Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’
Its bright red winter stems are particularly showy
against a snowy backdrop. Tiny white flowers ap-
pear in flat-topped clusters in late spring, with ad-
ditional flowering sometimes continuing into sum-
mer. Flowers give way to clusters of whitish drupes
in late summer.
Height: 6 - 9’ Spread: 8 - 12’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
Carol Mackie Daphne
Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’
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
Height: 3’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Dwarf Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus ‘Compacta’
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.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Emerald n’ Gold Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald n’ Gold’
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.
Height: 4 - 5’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Emerald Gaiety Euonymus
Eonymus fortune ‘Emerald Gaiety’
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 incon-
spicuous.
Height: 4 - 5’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Sunrise Forsythia
Forsythia x ‘Sunrise’
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.
Height: 4 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Mt. Airy Fothergilla
Fothergilla major ‘Mt. Airy’
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.
Height: 5 - 6’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Vernal Witch Hazel
Hamamelis vernalis
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.
Height: 15’ Spread: 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Arnold Dwarf Forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Arnold Dwarf’
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 .
Height: 3’ Spread: 7’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Sunrise Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei ‘Sunrise’
Yellow variegated foliage with green
highlights. Springtime yellow deepens to
gold in Summer.
Height: 3’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Lynwood Gold Forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood Gold’
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 for-
sythias. The flowering stems appear as deep golden
wands in April.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Aphrodite Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Aphrodite’
Deciduous flowering shrub selected for longer
blooming season, superior flowers and dense com-
pact habit. Deep rose-pink single blooms with a
deep red eye provide a welcome color accent in sum-
mer. Flowers in summer.
Height: 10’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmer’
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.
Height: 3 - 5’ Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Filtered sun Zone: 4
Light of Day® Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailipse’
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Filtered sun 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.
Deciduous Shrubs
Crimson Wonder Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Crimson Wonder’
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.
Height: 3 - 5’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Lucy Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Lucy’
Vigorous, upright, vase-shaped, multi-stemmed
shrub with showy, hollyhock-like flowers which
appear over a long, early summer to fall bloom pe-
riod. A double-flowered cultivar that features dou-
ble red-pink blossoms.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Red Heart Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Heart’
Vigorous, upright, vase-shaped shrub with showy,
single pure white flowers with red centers. Flowers
appear over a long early summer to fall bloom pe-
riod.
Height: 10 - 12’ Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Rubis Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Rubis’
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.
Height: 8 - 12’ Spread: 6 - 10’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Single Blue Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Sky Blue’
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.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Annabelle Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
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.
Height: 3 - 5’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Part to full shade Zone: 3
All Summer Beauty Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘All Summer Beauty’
Prolific flowering, small plant with rich blue flowers
in acid soil. Will be a different shade of pink/blue in
near neutral soil.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Deciduous Shrubs
Angel Blush™ Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Ruby’
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. Long-
lasting blooms summer into fall.
Height: 8 - 12’ Spread: 6 - 10’
Light: Part sun Zone: 4
Blushing Bride Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride’
Semi-double florets form large white mopheads that
gradually mature to soft pink. Remove spent flow-
ers to have blooms from spring to fall. Cut emerg-
ing spring growth back to half to increase the num-
ber of blooms. Reblooms continuously spring
through fall.
Height: 3 - 6’ Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Filtered sun Zone: 5
Nikko Blue Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’
Superb shrub for accent, specimen or border use in
semi-shaded areas; desired for the splendid, abun-
dant, showy flower clusters. Handsome foliage on
boldly branched, mounded form. Blue flowers in
early summer.
Height: 4 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Filtered sun Zone: 5
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Large, dense 6-8 inch long clusters of white flow-
ers 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 exfoli-
ating bark is attractive in winter. Flowers in mid-
summer.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Pee Gee Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’
Large clusters of long-lasting white blooms are ex-
quisite 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.
Height: 10 - 15’ Spread: 10 - 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Big Daddy Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Big Daddy’
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.
Height: 5 - 6’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Glowing Embers Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Glowing Embers’
Large round clusters of bright pink blossoms from
mid summer to fall. Attractive companion plant to
evergreens in a foundation planting or massed un-
der tall trees.
Height: 3’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Oregon Pride Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Oregon Pride’
Deciduous shrub with rounded habit. Green leaves
on deep red stems showcase red to purple blooms
from June until frost.
Height: 5’ Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 6
Pia Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Pia’
A big leaf hydrangea with dark green serrate leaves
and large clusters of long-blooming clusters o f pink
flowers.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Part shade Zone: 5
Limelight Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
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 even-
tually acquire pink-darkening-to-rose tones before
finally fading to beige. Attractive red fall color.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
Sunburst Hypericum
Hypericum frondosum ‘Sunburst’
Excellent upright grower for use in mass plantings
or for informal hedges. Brightens the landscape
with colorful flowers. Golden-yellow flowers in
summer.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Double Flowering Jpns Kerria
Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’
The green branches of this arching shrub provide
welcome winter color. Double yellow flowers re-
semble rose blossoms. Good yellow fall color to the
foliage. Blooms March through May.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to full shade Zone: 5
Cheyenne Privet
Ligustrum vulgare ‘Cheyenne’
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.
Height: 6 - 12’ Spread: 6 - 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Golden Vicary Privet
Ligustrum x vicaryi
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.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Deciduous Shrubs
Henry’s Garnet Sweetspire
Brilliant red-purple fall foliage color lasts into win-
ter to make this a standout in the landscape. Fra-
grant flowers add to the year round interest of the
award winning plant. Fragrant white blooms in
early summer.
Height: 5 - 6’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Little Henry Sweetspire
Itea virginica ‘Sprich’
A unique new selection with a low, mounded com-
pact form that is perfect for containers as well as
large banks and borders. Long spikes of white
flowers shoot from the plant like fireworks. Bril-
liant red foliage color is a standout in fall. Spikes
of white flowers in early summer.
Height: 3’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’
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.
Height: 5 –8’ Spread: 5 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Pee Wee Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’
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.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 2.5 - 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Hardy Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemeria fauriei
Now you can enjoy the decorative Crepe Myrtle
blooms in a hardy dwarf variety, perfect for those
garden corner spots or in containers. Form midsum-
mer to late fall, bright pink panicles of flowers with
crinkled petals adorn this small tree. Ornamental
bark provides winter interest.
Height: 1.5 - 2’ Spread: 1.5 - 2’
Light: Full sun Zone: 6
Gold Flame Honeysuckle
Lonicera x heckottii ‘Gold Flame’
Most frequently seen as a twining vine, but may be
pruned as a rounded, free-standing shrub. Ex-
tremely 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.
Height: 10 - 15’ Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Arnold’s Red Honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica ‘Arnold Red’
Gracefully arching branches hold fragrant, ex-
tremely deep red blooms backed by cool blue-
green leaves. Bright red berries. Neat, compact
plant for backgrounds, screens, and windbreaks.
Late spring, early summer.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Ann Magnolia
Magnolia x ‘Ann’
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 spec-
tacular specimen or accent. Blooms in early spring.
Height: 10 - 15’ Spread: 12’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Minnesota Snowflake Mockorange
Philadelphus x virginalis ‘Minnesota Snowflake’
Beautiful, extremely fragrant double white flowers
on a fountain-like form. Striking landscape speci-
men. Useful as a screen or informal hedge. Effec-
tive background plant. White blossoms in spring.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Diabolo® Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’
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.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Summer Wine™ Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Seward’
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.
Height: 4 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
Abbottswood Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Abbottswood’
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.
Height: 2’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Deciduous Shrubs
Dart’s Gold Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Dart’s Gold’
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.
Height: 4 - 5’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Clavey’s Dwarf Honeysuckle
Lonicera xylosteum ‘Claveyi’
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.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Mini Globe Honeysuckle
Lonicera xylosteoides ‘Mini Globe’
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
A compact mounding shrub covered in early sum-
mer with cream flowers followed by red fruit. Out-
standing features are improved hardiness, compact
growth and superior foliage over existing dwarf
honeysuckles
Dwarf Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Nanus’
Noted for its exfoliating bark which provides winter
interest. Features small pink or white flowers ap-
pearing in clusters in late spring. Flowers give way
to drooping clusters of reddish fruit. Dark green
leaves change to an undistinguished yellow in fall.
Height: 1 - 2’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 2
Tallhedge® Buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula ‘Tallcole’
A deciduous shrub that typically grows in a nar-
row upright shape with its stems and branches
erect, laterally compact, close together and some-
times twining. Glossy dark green leaves retain
color well into fall, usually resulting in poor fall
color. Insignificant flowers in May-June
Height: 12 - 15’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
Fernleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula ‘Asplenifolia’
Add a unique, ferny texture to the garden with
this uncommon deciduous shrub. Its very nar-
row leaves create a fine textured appearance.
Summer berries attract birds to the garden. Small
greenish flowers in May.
Height: 10 - 12’ Spread: 6 - 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Pink Flowering Almond
Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosea’
Bare stems transform into wands of fluffy, pom-
pom-like pink flowers before the light green, wil-
low-like foliage. Excellent informal hedge, accent
or mixed border planting. Cut blooming branches
to bring indoors for fresh flower arrangements.
Blooms in early spring.
Height: 4 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
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 re-
tains good color throughout the summer. Fragrant,
solitary, white flowers with pink tints bloom in
spring after foliage emerges.
Deciduous Shrubs
Gold Drop Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Gold Drop’
A hardy Potentilla that is low growing and compact.
Green, fern-like foliage sets off the yellow flowers
from early summer to frost.
Height: 2’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Goldfinger Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’
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, foun-
dation planting and borders.
Height: 2.5 - 3’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Jackmann Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Jackmanii’
Vigorous, upright, rounded Potentilla with bright
yellow flowers from June until frost. Dark green,
coarse-textured foliage.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Pink Beauty Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Pink Beauty’
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.
Height: 2’ Spread: 2’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
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.
Height: 5 - 6’ Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
McKay’s White Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘McKay’s White’
Snow white 1 inch flowers cloak this rugged yet
beautiful shrub. Blooms over months in summer on
gracefully arching branches. Blue gray tinted foli-
age blend into borders, foundations and banks. Su-
perior mounding plant tolerant of poor soils, heat
and some drought.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
Alpine Currant
Ribes alpinum
An easy to grow, dense shrub with glossy green
leaves that responds well to shearing and is excel-
lent for hedges. Insignificant green flowers.
Height: 4 - 5’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Carefree Delight® Rose
Rosa ‘Meipotal’
A hardy shrub rose forms a carefree carpet of dis-
ease resistant foliage that bears multitudes of sin-
gle, soft pink flowers. Gracefully arching branches
bring a touch of charm and elegance to any garden.
Soft pink flowers throughout the warm months.
Height: 3’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Chuckles Rose
Rosa ‘Chuckles’
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 cover-
age. Single pink flowers all season.
Height: 4 - 5’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Nearly Wild Rose
Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’
Small deciduous shrub with stiff prickly stems that
form an impenetrable barrier. Bright green crin-
kled foliage. Cut-shaped flowers are fragrant.
Large rose hips. Excellent hedge or border. Single
pink flowers all season long.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Gro-Low Sumac
Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’
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.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 6 - 8’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Tiger Eyes® Cutleaf Sumac
Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’
Chartreuse new foliage quickly develops into lacy
yellow leaves which contrast nicely with the rosy-
pink stems. A dramatic specimen or focal point.
Combine with dark flowered and leaved shrubs for
contrast. Inconspicuous flowers in summer.
Height: 6’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Livin’ Easy Rose
Rosa ‘HARwelcome’
Vigorous disease resistant bush. Blooms repeatedly
and quickly. Bright orange color makes this rose
put on quite a show in the spring flush.
Height: 2.5 - 4’ Spread: 2 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 6
Bonica™ Rose
Rosa ‘Meidomonac’
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.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Noted for its ornamental fruiting clusters and excel-
lent fall color. Foliage turns attractive shades of
yellow/orange/red in fall. Tiny greenish-yellow flow-
ers 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: 10’ Spread: 12 - 15’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
Scarlet Meidiland® Rose
Rosa ‘Meidomonac’
Abundance of small, ruffled, lightly fragrant vivid
scarlet blossoms in June until frost. Striking red
hips persist into winter.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Flower Carpet® Coral Rose
Rosa x ‘Noala’
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.
Height: 2.5’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Flower Carpet® Pink Rose
Rosa x ‘Noatraum’
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.
Height: 2’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Flower Carpet® Red Rose
Rosa x ‘Noare’
Easy care ground cover with brilliant, red flowers.
Resistant to mildew and black spot. Ideal in bor-
ders, pots and hanging baskets. Spring to fall.
Height: 2 - 2.5’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Flower Carpet® White Rose
Rosa x ‘Noaschnee’
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.
Height: 2 - 2.5’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Flower Carpet® Yellow Rose
Rosa x ‘Noalesa’
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.
Height: 3’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Pink Knock Out® Rose
Rosa x ‘Radcon’
A maintenance-free rose that continually produces
self-cleaning single medium-pink flowers. Unsur-
passed resistance to black spot leaf disease. An
excellent low hedge or accent. Continuously spring
to fall.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Knock Out® Rose
Rosa x ‘Radrazz’
A maintenance-free rose that continually produces
self-cleaning flowers. It has unsurpassed resis-
tance to black spot leaf disease. An excellent low
hedge or accent. Continuously spring to fall.
Height: 3’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Flower Carpet® Scarlet Rose
Rosa ‘NOA83100B’
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.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Flower Carpet® Appleblossom Rose
Rosa ‘Noamel’
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.
Height: 2’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Rainbow Knock Out® Rose
Rosa ‘Radcor’
Single, deep coral-pink blossoms with yellow cen-
ters are produced continuously throughout the
spring and fall. A profuse bloomer with extraordi-
nary resistance to common rust, mildew and black
spot foliage diseases.
Height: 3’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Black Lace™ Elder
Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’
Noted for its deeply cut purple foliage, its lemon-
scented, 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 pe-
ripheries or low spots. Pink flowers in summer.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Blushing Knock Out® Rose
Rosa ‘Radyod’
A maintenance-free rose that continually produces
self-cleaning single light pink flowers that become
soft shell pink as they mature. Unsurpassed resis-
tance to black spot disease. An excellent low hedge
or accent. Continuously from late spring to fall.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Home Run™ Rose
Rosa x ‘WEKcisbako’
Height: 3 - 4 Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
The simple single rose will knock your socks off
with its fire-engine red petals and excellent resis-
tance 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.
Double Knock Out® Rose
Rosa x ‘Radtko’
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.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Filtered Sun Zone: 5
Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa
Attractive purplish-red flowers dot upright, prickly
stems. Impenetrable hedge or border shrub form-
ing a barrier. Bright red rose hips. Reliable plant
holds up to cold, wind, drought, and salt. Blooms
in summer.
Height: 3 - 8’ Spread: 3 - 8’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Anthony Waterer Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer’
Height: 3 - 5’ Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
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.
Nishiki Willow
Salix integra ‘Hakura Nishiki’
Attractive, graceful shrub. Its weeping braches
display striking pink stems and buds, then foliage
mottled in white, green and pink highlights. Per-
fect garden accent. Insignificant flowers in spring.
Height: 15 - 20’ Spread: 15 - 20’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Dwarf Arctic Blue Willow
Salix purpurea ‘Nana’
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 under-
neath. Popular screen plant and useful for clipped
hedges. Tolerates any soil and moist areas. Pro-
duces no flowers.
Baby Love Rose
Rosa ‘Baby Love’
Best noted for its yellow flowers and excellent dis-
ease resistance. Single, bright yellow flowers bloom
in clusters from May to frost. Flowers have a lico-
rice fragrance. Foliage is medium to green and
glossy.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Be-Bop Rose
Rosa ‘WEKsacsoul’
Big round clusters of light red to deep pink flowers
with a bright yellow center are displayed above
dark green, disease resistant foliage.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Deciduous Shrubs
Goldflame Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Goldflame’
Attractive bronzy new growth in spring matures to
soft yellow-green. Fall foliage color is coppery-
orange. Great in the foreground of shrub borders,
contrasts nicely with green plants. Crimson flower
clusters in summer.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full Sun Zone: 4
Goldmound Spirea
Spiraea japonica ‘Goldmound’
Vibrant golden spring foliage, accented by clusters
of pink flowers, cools to a yellowish green in sum-
mer 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.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Little Princess Spirea
Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’
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.
Height: 3’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Magic Carpet Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Magic Carpet’
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.
Height: 1.5’ Spread: 2’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Neon Flash Spirea
Spiraea japonica ‘Neon Flash’
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: 3’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Daphne Spirea
Spiraea japonica ‘Alpina’
Dwarf, spreading mounds of finely textured blue-
green foliage on slender branches hold masses of
showy pink flower clusters in early summer. Excel-
lent in mass plantings or as a single specimen.
Height: 2’ Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Lemon Princess Spirea
Spiraea japonica ‘Lemon Princess’
Yellow leaf color often fades as the summer pro-
gresses, however. Features numerous tiny pink
flowers in flat-topped clusters in late spring to mid-
summer. Foliage may turn attractive shades of red
and orange in autumn, but this usually does not
occur on a regular basis. Attractive to butterflies.
Height: 1.5 - 2’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Shibori Spirea
Spiraea japonica ‘Shibori’
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.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 2 - 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Froebelii Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Froebelii’
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.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Gumball Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda ‘Gumball’
Compact selection of Spirea 'Froebelii'. In spring
purple tips appear on the foliage complementing
pink flowers. A great plant for small spaces.
Height: 2’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Dwarf Korean Lilac
Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’
A dwarf, spreading lilac with reddish-purple buds
opening to single pale-lilac flowers. Blooms pro-
fusely with fragrant flowers at an early age. Use in
shrub border with evergreen background or plant in
groups. Pale lilac flowers in spring.
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.
Tinkerbelle™ Lilac
Syringa ‘Bailbelle’
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.
Height: 5 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Magic Berry Snowberry
Symphoricarpus x doorenbosii ‘Magic Berry’
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.
Height: 3 - 5’ Spread: 3 - 5’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
White Snowberry
Symphoricarpus albus
Attractive, arching shrub provides a wonderful cool-
season show with a profusion of white fruit clusters.
Good in informal or naturalized areas, effective
erosion control. Small white-pink flowers in sum-
mer.
Height: 4 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
Vanhoutte Spirea
Spiraea x vanhouttei
Upright slender arching branches create a fountain-
like form that holds blue-green leaves. Showy
white flower clusters make this a spectacular spring
accent. Terrific for hedges. White flowers in spring.
Height: 6’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Snow White Spirea
Spiraea x vanhouttei ‘Snow White’
bears white flower clusters atop its toothed, bright-
green 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: 3 - 6’ Spread: 3 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Halward’s Silver Spirea
Spiraea nipponica ‘Halward’s Silver’
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.
Height: 2 - 3’ Spread: 2 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Snowmound Spirea
Spiraea nipponica ‘Snowmound’
An excellent dwarf shrub, with dense dark green
foliage and masses of pure white flowers in May.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Fairy Queen Spirea
Spiraea trilobata ‘Fairy Queen’
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.
Height: 3’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Beauty of Moscow Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Krasavitsa Moskvy’
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 gar-
dens. White double flowers in April and May.
Height: 8 - 12’ Spread: 6 - 7’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Charles Joly Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles Joly’
This medium-size shrub has an upright, open-
branched habit and bright green foliage. Gor-
geous flowers clusters are very fragrant. A lovely
spring accent, screen or border specimen. Wine
red to pink double blooms in spring.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3
Common Purple Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
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.
Height: 8 - 12’ Spread: 6 - 15’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Sensation Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’
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.
Height: 10’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Deciduous Shrubs
Madame Lemoine Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Lemoine’
Named in honor of the wife of the originator of
many French hybrids, this showy Lilac bears pani-
cles of double white flowers on a wide spreading
bush. Rarely to never fed on by Japanese beetles.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
President Grevy Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘President Grevy’
This vigorous, upright grower produces large pani-
cles of starry, double lilac-blue florets. Rarely to
never fed on by Japanese beetles.
Height: 10 - 12’ Spread: 8’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
President Lincoln Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘President Lincoln’
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.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 3
Common White Lilac
Syringa vulgaris var. alba
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.
Height: 12 - 15’ Spread: 8 - 12’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Donald Wyman Lilac
Syringa x prestoniae ‘Donald Wyman’
Panicles of purple buds opening to single, red-
purple flowers. Blooms early to mid-June on large
pyramidal spikes. Blooms two weeks later than
Common Lilac. Excellent specimen or hedge plant.
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 4 - 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Minuet Lilac
Syringa x prestoniae ‘Minuet’
Its large dark green leaves fully clothe branches, as
light purple flower buds open to single, soft white-
pink blooms. This lilac does not sucker to any
extent.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Korean Spice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
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.
Height: 4 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Mohican Viburnum
Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’
One of the most effective displays of bright, orange-
red 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.
Height: 6 - 8’ Spread: 7 - 9’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
European Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum opulus
Dwarf deciduous shrub grown for its dense mound-
ing 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.
Height: 4 - 5’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Dwarf Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum opulus ‘Nanum’
Dwarf deciduous shrub grown for its dense mound-
ing habit and small size. The many branches are
covered with small glossy tri-lobed leaves. Hand-
some hedge or filler plant. Flowering is sporadic.
White flowers in summer (rare).
Height: 2 - 2.5’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Northern Burgundy® Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum ‘Morton’
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 foli-
age.
Height: 10 - 12’ Spread: 10 - 12’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Autumn Jazz® Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum ‘Ralph Senior’
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: 10 - 12’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to full shade Zone: 4
Blue Muffin® Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum ‘Christom’
White flowers in flat-topped cymes appear in mid to
late spring. Flowers give way to pea-sized blue ber-
ries that mature in late summer. Berries are attrac-
tive to birds. Ovate dark green leaves turn attrac-
tive shades of orange to burgundy-purple in fall.
Height: 3 - 5’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun to full shade Zone: 3
Arrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum
Upright, rounded shrub with arching branches.
Dark green foliage turns yellow or reddish in au-
tumn. Produces clusters of tiny white flowers fol-
lowed by blue-black fruit. Use as a tall screen,
hedge, or specimen. Attracts birds. Blooms in late
spring and early summer.
Height: 10 - 12’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun to full shade Zone: 3
Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum lentago
Blue-black fruits. White, flat-topped flowers in
May. Native species with great durability. Good
winter food for birds.
Height: 20’ Spread: 6 - 12’
Light: Full sun to full shade Zone: 2
Blackhaw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
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.
Height: 12 - 15’ Spread: 8 - 12’
Light: Full sun to full shade Zone: 5
Alfredo Compact Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum ‘Alfredo’
This compact form of American Cranberrybush
has a slightly broader, more dense form, excellent
fall color, and better performance in southern cli-
mates than other compact Viburnum. White flow-
ers in spring.
Height: 5 - 6’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Bailey Compact Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum ‘Bailey Compact’
Compact, deciduous shrub makes a handsome ac-
cent, 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.
Height: 5 - 6’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
Wentworth Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum ‘Wentworth’
Height: 8 - 10’ Spread: 8 - 10’
Light: Full sun Zone: 2
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.
Dark Horse Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Dark Horse’
Dark bronze foliage with lime-green venation com-
bines with pinkish-red tubular flowers to make a
dramatic statement in the landscape. Neat, com-
pact habit is easy to maintain. Pinkish-red flowers
in spring.
Height: 3’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
French Lace® Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Brigela’
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 speci-
men plant. Deep crimson flowers in spring.
Height: 6’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Java Red Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Java Red’
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.
Height: 6’ Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Midnight Wine® Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Elvera’
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.
Height: 1.5 - 2’ Spread: 1.5 - 2’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Wine & Roses® Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’
Compact, mounding shrub displays bright rose-
pink flowers featured against dark burgundy-
purple leaves. Useful in a background planting,
flowering screen or in shrub borders. Blooms in
spring.
Height: 3 - 4’ Spread: 3 - 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
Fine Wine Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Bramwell’
Noted for its compact shape, pink flowers and dark
burgundy foliage. Trumpet-shaped, rose-pink flow-
ers bloom in spring, with scattered repeat bloom
occurring throughout summer.
Height: 2 - 4’ Spread: 2 - 4’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
American Cranberry Bush Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum
Handsome, hardy shrub with lobed leaves. White
flowers in late May. Scarlet berries last well into
winter.
Height: 10 - 12’ Spread: 10 - 12’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 2
Minuet Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Minuet’
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.
Height: 3’ Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Red Prince Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Red Prince’
Compact, mounding shrub displays rich-red flow-
ers featured against dark green leaves. Useful in a
background planting, flowering screen or in shrub
borders. Blooms late spring through summer.
Height: 5 - 6’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 4
Variegated Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Variegata’
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.
Height: 3’ Spread: 3’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 5
Adam’s Needle
Yucca filamentosa
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.
Height: 3’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Bright Edge Yucca
Yucca filifera ‘Bright Edge’
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.
Height: 3’ Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Deciduous Shrubs
White Knight Weigela
Weigela florida ‘White Knight’
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 re-
peat bloom usually occurring in late summer.
Among weigelas, the flower of this cultivar is
unique as it is both fragrant and pure white.
Height: 4 - 5’ Spread: 5 - 6’
Light: Full sun Zone: 5
Color Guard Yucca
Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’
'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.
Height: 2’ Spread: 2’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Pink Princess Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Pink Princess’
Dense rounded habit with branches arching to
ground. Funnel-shaped flowers in May. Loose
spreading habit with lavender pink flowers in late
spring.
Height: 4 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4
Rubidor Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Rubidor’
Dense rounded habit with branches arching to
ground. Funnel-shaped flowers in May. Bright yel-
low foliage fading to chartreuse by summer. Rose
red flowers in late spring.
Height: 4 - 6’ Spread: 4 - 6’
Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 4