SHRUBS

COMMON NAME

BOTANICAL NAME

ATTRIBUTES

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

Height: 15-20'  Width:  20-25'
Zone: 3
Graceful shrub w/ spreading, slender branches, fragrant flowers, and outstanding orange to scarlet fall color.  Adaptable to many soil types.  Extremely hardy.  Sun or part shade.

Bailey Compact Amur Maple

Acer ginnala 'Bailey Compact'

Height:  7-9'  Width:  7-8'
Zone:  3
Finer branched, more compact form of Amur Maple w/ fragrant flowers.  Great as a specimen, screen or hedge plant. Orange to scarlet fall color.  Sun or part shade.

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora

Height:  8-12'  Width:  8-15'
Zone:   4
A stately specimen that forms a spreading mounded shrub w/ tall, pyramidal spikes of white flowers in July.   Yellow-green fall color.  Sun to shade.

Variegated Devils Walkingstick

Aralia elata 'Variegata'

Height:  12'  Width:  8-10'
Zone 3
Rare form w/ irregular creamy white border along the margin of the leaflets.  The coarse, irregular habit makes this unusual plant an interesting specimen.  Looks tropical.  Will sucker. 

Pink flowers in fall w/ purple-black fruit.  Sun or part shade.

Burgundy Carousel Barberry

Berberis thunbergii 'Bailtwo'

Height:  3'  Width:  4-5'
Zone:  4
Slightly larger, burgundy/purple foliage that arches slightly.  Excellent accent, hedge or thorny barrier plant. 

Burgundy-purple fall color.  Prefers moist, well-drained soils.

Golden Carousel Barberry

Berberis 'Bailsel'

Height:  4-5'  Width:  3-4'
Zone:  4
Hybrid of Korean and Golden Japanese Barberry.  Golden yellow leaves on this upright grower.  Red and orange fall color.  Plant in light shade.

Santana Butterfly Bush

Buddleia davidii 'Santana'

Height: 4-6'  Width:  4-6'
Zone:  5
Red purple flowers, golden yellow variegated foliage.  Golden yellow fall color.  Full sun.

Guinevere Butterfly Bush

Buddleia d. 'Guinevere'

Height:  8-10'  Width:  8-10'
Zone:  5
Beautiful large, black-purple, fragrant flowers w/ lustrous, glossy almost blue-green foliage.   Full sun.

Sunshine Blue Bluebeard

Caryopteris incana 'Jason'

Height:  3'  Width:  3'
Zone:  5
Amethyst-blue blossoms backed by sunny, yellow foliage add interest to the border all season.  Late flowering.  Yellow fall color.

Ruby Spice Summersweet

Clethra alnifola 'Ruby Spice'

Height:  3-6'  Width:  3-4'
Zone:  4
Bright pink flowers that do not fade to white.  Blooms in midsummer.   Yellow fall color.  Sun or shade 

Ivory Halo Dogwood

Cornus alba 'Bailhalo'

Height:  5-6'  Width:  5-6'
Zone:  3
Compact selection of Variegated Dogwood that provides beautiful variegated foliage in simmer and attractive red twigs in winter.  Sun

Cardinal Red Osier Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Cardinal'

Height:  8-10'  Width:  8-10'
Zone:  2
Bright red winter twig color.  2004 Plant of Merit.  Red-purple fall color.

Silver and Gold Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Silver and Gold'

Height:  6-8'  Width:  8-10'
Zone:  3
Variegated form of Yellow Twig Dogwood has leaves edged w/ a creamy white, uneven margin.

Nordine Smokebush

Cotinus coggygria 'Nordine'

Height:  8-10'  Width:  10'
Zone:  5 (trial in zone 4)Flowers are showy in large, ruby-red, plumose clusters in midsummer.  Hardiest of the purple-leaf smokebushes but dies back to the crown after a severe winter.  Xeriscape plant. 
Brilliant yellow to orange fall color.

Nikko Slender Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis 'Nana'

Height:  2'  Width:  5'
Zone:  5
Compact, spreading, almost groundcover type shrub that produces an abundance of snowy white flowers in mid to late May.  Deep burgundy fall color.

Grove Dwarf Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus 'Grove Compactus'

Height:  5-6'  Width:  6-8'
Zone:  4
The wings are much more pronounced and the habit is mounded and compact rather than upright.  Superior hardiness.    Brilliant red fall color.  Full sun for best color.

Gold Tide Forsythia

Forsythia 'Courtasol'

Height:  24-30"  Width:  up to 4'
Zone:  4
Ground-cover type Forsythia has a compact, ground-hugging habit, excellent for mass plantings.  Not tolerant of dry soils.

Blue Mist Fothergilla

Fothergilla gardenii 'Blue Mist'

Height:  2-3'  Width:  3-4'
Zone:  5
Handsome blue foliage.  Forms a mounded plant of 2 to 3 feet in height.   Best with some shade. 

Royal Gold Woadwaxen

Genista tinctoria 'Royal Gold'

Height:  1.5-2'  Width:  2'
Zone:  4
Low growing selection w/ nearly glabrous simple leaves.  Flowers are golden yellow, very numerous in July.  Xeriscape plant.  Sun

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Height:  15'  Width:  12-15'
Zone:  4
Rounded, vase-shaped shrub.  Does well in woods, shade and naturalized situations.  In full sun and good soil will develop into a well-rounded vase-shaped plant.  Golden yellow fall color.

Seven-son Flower

Heptacodium miconoides

Height:  10-20'  Width:  8-15'
Zone:  4
Used as a large arching shrub or small multi-stemmed tree.  Fragrant white flowers appear in August and September.  Then the sepals turn a pinkish red through autumn.   The bark is beautiful as it exfoliates to expose a light brown underbark.  Moist or dry soil.  Sun to light shade

Endless Summer Blushing Bride Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blushing Bride'

Height:  3-6'  Width:  3-6'
Zone:  5
Same hardiness and disease resistance as The Original with an even faster rebloom.  The flower mops are at least 6" across w/ pure white blooms and semi-double florets.  The blooms mature w/ a light pink blush.  Part shade.

Endless Summer The Original Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer'

Height:  3-5'  Width:  3-5'
Zone:  4
Mop-head type hydrangea, blooms on both old and new wood.  Very hardy.  Flowers grow up to 8" in diameter.  Removal of spent flowers will encourage rebloom.  Part shade.

Limelight Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

Height:  6-8'  Width:  5-7'
Zone:  3
Exquisite, bright, lime-green flowers.  In autumn the blooms display shades of pink, burgundy and green.  Flowers on new wood so it can be pruned in winter or early spring.   Sun or part shade.

Quick Fire Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bulk'

Height:  6-8'  Width:  6-8'
Zone:  4
Quick to bloom, a month earlier than other varieties.  Will bloom late May or early June.  Rarely to never fed on by Japanese Beetles.

Pink Diamond Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Pink Diamond'

Height:  6-8'  Width:  6-8'
Zone 3
12" to 18" flowers open in late summer a cream color, and then gradually starting at the base of the panicle, turn a rich shade of pink.  Rarely to never fed on by Japanese Beetles.

Snowflake Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'

Height:  6-7'  Width:  6-7'
Zone:  5
Big, bold and showy.  A special oakleaf hydrangea because of its double blooms.  Bloom season is much longer than that of the single varieties.  White blossoms age to pink.  Will thrive in drier locations.  Spectacular burgundy-red fall color.

Center Glow Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Center Glow'

Height:  8-10'  Width:  8-10'
Zone:  3
Much like 'Diabolo' except the red color is far brighter and new foliage emerges a glowing yellow-green.  Blooms in spring w/ creamy white flowers.

Summer Wine Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward'

Height:  5-6'  Width:  5-6'
Zone:  3
Improved variety of Ninebark w/ neat, compact branching and fine, deeply cut, dark crimson-red leaves.  Requires little pruning.  Full sun.

Cutleaf Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra 'Laciniata'

Height:  8'  Width:  6-8'
Zone:  3
Finely divided leaves turn a bright red, orange and purple in autumn.  Does well in poor soil.  Full sun.

Tiger Eyes Cutleaf Sumac

Rhus typhina 'Baitiger'

Height:  6'  Width:  6'
Zone:  4
Beautiful golden-leafed form of Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac.  New growth is chartreuse green, quickly changing to yellow.  Rosy-pink leaf stems.  Oriental look - used in place of Japanese Maple.  Yellow, orange, scarlet fall color.  Full sun.

Flamingo Willow

Salix integra Flamingo

Height:  5-8'  Width:  5-8'
Zone:  5
Improved version of S. 'Hakuro Nishiki'.  As the shrub leafs out in spring the base leaves remain green and white, and the outermost leaves emerge a brilliant pink and remain well into summer.  Winter stems bright red.   Full sun.

Black Lace Elderberry

Sambucus nigra 'Eva'

Height:  8-12'  Width:  8-10'
Zone:  4
Dark black foliage gets darker in the summer.  Clusters of pink flowers develop in late June on old wood.  Full sun.

Sutherland Golden Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland'

Height:  8-12'  Width:  6-8'
Zone:  3
The golden-yellow finely cut leaflets are resistant to sunburn, and can be used in both sunny and partially shaded areas.  Holds its color well.  Cutting back to the ground in late winter encourages strong highly colored shoots and foliage.

Magic Carpet Spiraea

Spiraea japonica 'Magic Carpet'

Height:  18"  Width:  2'
Zone:  3
Vibrant red shoots emerge in spring and mature into rich bronze, red-tipped foliage.  Deep pink flowers in early summer.  Russet red fall color.  Full sun.

Cutleaf Lilac

Syringa laciniata

Height:  6-8'  Width:  6-8'
Zone:  4
Lacy, small, lobed foliage that is truly elegant.  Resistant to mildew and tolerant of heat.  Blooms in spring w/ 3" pale lavender flower panicles all along the stems.  Full sun to light shade.

Dwarf Korean Lilac

Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

Height:  4-5'  Width:  5-7'
Zone:  3
Excellent uniform habit and red-purple buds that open to fragrant, single, pale lilac flowers.  Blooms at an early age.  Full sun to light shade.

Superba Littleleaf Lilac

Syringa microphylla 'Superba'

Height:  6'  Width:  9-12'
Zone:  5
Dense shrub has single, deep pink flowers.  Leaves are about half the size of Syringa vulgaris.  Mildew resistant, heat tolerant.  Full sun to light shade.

Summer Glow Tamarisk

Tamarix ramosissima 'Summer Glow'

Height:  8-10'  Width:  6-8'
Zone:  2
Rosy flower spikes all summer.  Feathery, silver-blue foliage.   Tolerant of most soils.  Full sun.

Shasta Doublefile Viburnum

Viburnum plicatum 'Shasta'

Height:  6'  Width:  10-12'
Zone 5 or 6
Horizontal growth growing twice as wide as high.  Large white masses of flowers in May.  Plum fall color.  Sun to part shade.

Redwing American Cranberrybush

Viburnum trilobum 'J.N. Select'

Height:  8-10'  Width:  6-8'
Zone:  2
Excellent form and a good growth rate.  New spring foliage is tinted a nice red color.  White flowers appear in mid to late May, followed by ornamental clusters of persistent bright red fruit.  Brilliant red fall color.  Full sun.

Judd Viburnum

Viburnum x juddii

Height:  6-8'  Width:  4-6'
Zone:  4b
Lovely blooms in spring are highly fragrant; the buds are a dark pink and open to white.  Forms a large rounded shrub w/ dark green foliage.

Alleghany Viburnum

Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany'

Height:  10-12'  Width:  10-12'
Zone:  5
Dark green leathery leaves are almost evergreen on a vigorous upright, dense plant.  Tolerant of hot, dry locations.  Bright red to black fruit.  Sun or part shade.

Wine & Roses Weigela

Weigela florida 'Alexandra'

Height:  4-5'  Width:  3-5'
Zone:  4
Dark burgundy-purple leaves, hot rose-pink flowers create a spectacular contrast against the dark glossy foliage.