Wissel’s Saguaro Lawson cypress
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Wissel's Saguaro'
A moderately fast-growing, narrow upright selection of Lawson cypress with fastigiate branching that twists, producing … Continued
browsing plants: shrubs
Shrubs are small- to medium-sized woody plants distinguished from trees by their multiple stems and shorter height — usually under 13-16 ft.
Plants of some species may grow either into shrubs or trees, depending on pruning and growing conditions. Small, low shrubs are sometimes called subshrubs. Our hardiness zone is 6a or lower for winter survival.
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hummingbird summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
A deciduous shrub native to swampy woodlands, wet marshes, and stream banks. Noted for mid … Continued
‘Ruby Spice’ summersweet
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
A deciduous shrub native to swampy woodlands, wet marshes, and stream banks. Noted for mid … Continued
Sugartina® ‘Crystalina’ summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Excellent for woodland gardens and wildlife gardens, the small stature of this dwarf selection makes … Continued
variegated red-twig dogwood
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
With striking variegated foliage, ornamental berries, excellent fall color and brilliant red stems in winter, … Continued
slender deutzia
Deutzia gracilis
A dense, rounded, deciduous shrub with slender, broadly spreading, arching stems and growing about 2′ tall … Continued
Forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia
This hardy, deciduous, shrub has an irregular upright, arching habit. Forsythias need room to grow … Continued
Blue Shadow Fothergilla
Fothergilla major 'Blue Shadow' Plant Patent #15,490
White honey-scented flowers at branch tips on a mounded shrub featuring two-tone blue-green foliage in … Continued
French hybrid lilac
Syringa vulgaris
‘Sensation’ sports bicolor blooms of purple edged in white in early to mid-spring, and fill … Continued
‘Ground Hug’ black chokeberry
Aronia melancarpa Ground Hug™
Ground Hug™ Aronia is a tough native selection chosen for it’s low-branching form that grows … Continued
witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana/x intermedia
Fall-blooming, deciduous shrub or small tree native to woodlands, forest margins and stream banks in … Continued
Fire Light Tidbit hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
The most compact panicle hydrangea, this shrub tops out at just 2 to 3′ tall … Continued