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Alpine Currant |
Alpine currant is a dense, fine-textured shrub commonly used for low hedges, foundation plantings, and formal borders. Its small green leaves create a tidy appearance, and it tolerates shaping well,… |
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Alternate-leaf Butterfly Bush |
Alternate-leaf butterfly bush is a graceful, arching shrub that brings a soft, fountain-like silhouette to mixed borders. In late spring to early summer it blooms along the previous season’s stems,… |
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Althea / Rose-of-Sharon |
Rose-of-Sharon is an upright flowering shrub that provides reliable late-summer blooms when many shrubs are finished flowering. Its hibiscus-like flowers appear in shades of white, pink, purple, and… |
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Apache Plume |
Apache plume is a rugged native shrub with a loose, airy form and fine-textured gray-green foliage. It produces small white flowers in early summer followed by feathery pink seed plumes that persist… |
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Barberry |
Barberry is a durable, widely used shrub valued for its dense branching, strong color options, and ability to hold shape in tough landscape conditions. It’s commonly used for foundation lines, mass… |
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Blue Mist Spirea / Bluebeard |
Bluebeard is a compact flowering shrub valued for its late-summer blue blooms, a rare color in the shrub world and a big advantage for seasonal sequencing. It forms a small, tidy mound with gray-… |
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Boulder Raspberry |
Boulder raspberry is a native shrub valued for its large white spring flowers and edible fruit. Its arching growth habit and textured foliage give it a natural, slightly informal appearance suited to… |
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Broom |
Broom shrubs are known for their bright spring flowers and airy, upright branching habit. In bloom they create a vivid display of yellow, orange, or red flowers that cover the stems and provide… |
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Buckthorn |
Medium to large shrubs that vary on form from upright-rounded to tightly columnar. Leaves range from glossy, dark green, and oblong to deeply dissected and fine textured. |
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Burning Bush / Winged Euonymus |
Burning bush is a dense, rounded shrub widely used for hedging, screening, and foundation plantings due to its reliable form and dramatic fall color. Through the growing season it maintains a clean… |
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Butterfly Bush |
Butterfly bush is a fast-growing flowering shrub known for its long, colorful flower spikes that bloom through summer and attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. It brings strong seasonal color… |
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Chokeberry |
Chokeberry is a versatile deciduous shrub known for its spring flowers, glossy foliage, and colorful fall display. In spring, clusters of white flowers appear, followed by small berries that persist… |
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Coralberry / Snowberry |
Coralberry and snowberry are native shrubs valued for their soft texture and persistent berries that provide fall and winter interest. Their arching stems and small green leaves create a relaxed,… |
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Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster is a versatile shrub group used for groundcover, hedging, and mass plantings thanks to its adaptability and four-season interest. Many forms produce small spring flowers followed by… |
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Cranberrybush |
Cranberrybush viburnum is a large shrub known for its showy white spring flowers, red berries, and strong fall color. It forms a broad, upright shrub that works well as a screen, specimen, or… |
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Currant & Gooseberry |
Currants and gooseberries are compact, multi-stem fruiting shrubs valued for both edible production and ornamental landscape use. In spring they produce small, delicate flowers followed by clusters… |
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Daphne |
Daphne is a small ornamental shrub valued for its intensely fragrant spring flowers and refined, compact form. It is often placed near entryways, patios, or walkways where its fragrance can be… |
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Dogwood |
Dogwood shrubs are widely valued for their multi-season interest and adaptability in residential landscapes. Many types offer attractive spring flowers, rich green summer foliage, and strong fall… |
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Dwarf Russian Almond |
Dwarf Russian almond is a compact, early-blooming shrub valued for its bright pink spring flowers that appear before the leaves fully emerge. Its tidy, rounded habit and manageable size make it well… |
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Elderberry |
Elderberry is a multi-stem shrub valued for its large clusters of white spring flowers and dark berries that follow later in the season. It provides strong wildlife value and works well in… |
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Euonymus |
Euonymus shrubs are valued for their dense growth habit and versatile foliage options, including green, gold, and variegated forms. They are commonly used for hedging, foundation plantings, and… |
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Fernbush |
Fernbush is a Rocky Mountain native shrub valued for its fern-like foliage, airy habit, and summer clusters of white flowers. It has a soft, natural look that fits perfectly into xeriscapes, native… |
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Forsythia |
Forsythia is a classic spring-flowering shrub known for its bright yellow blooms that appear before leaves emerge. Its arching branches and early bloom make it one of the first shrubs to signal the… |
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Honeysuckle |
Shrub honeysuckles are valued for their durability, dense branching, and seasonal bloom and berry display. In spring to early summer they produce tubular flowers that attract pollinators, followed by… |
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Hydrangea |
Hydrangeas are ornamental shrubs valued for their large, showy flower clusters and lush foliage. They provide strong seasonal color and work well in foundation plantings, mixed shrub beds, and accent… |
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Leadplant |
Leadplant is a hardy native shrub valued for its silvery gray foliage and soft purple flower spikes that appear in early to midsummer. Its fine texture and muted color give it a naturalistic, prairie… |
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Lilac |
Lilac is a classic ornamental shrub prized for its fragrant spring flowers and upright, structured form. In bloom, it produces dense clusters of purple, pink, or white flowers that provide one of the… |
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Mockorange |
Mockorange is a medium-sized deciduous shrub prized for its fragrant white spring flowers that resemble orange blossoms. When in bloom, it becomes a standout feature in the landscape, making it an… |
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Nanking Cherry |
Nanking cherry is a hardy, multi-stem shrub valued for its early white spring blossoms and small edible cherries. It forms a dense, rounded shrub that works well in edible landscapes, informal hedges… |
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New Mexico Privet |
New Mexico privet is a hardy native shrub with a naturally rounded to upright habit and soft green foliage that provides a relaxed, natural look in the landscape. It produces small yellowish flowers… |
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Ninebark |
Ninebark is a tough, adaptable shrub known for its peeling bark, colorful foliage, and summer flower clusters. Modern cultivars offer foliage in shades of deep burgundy, copper, and golden chartreuse… |
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Oregon Grape Holly |
Oregon grape holly is a broadleaf evergreen shrub valued for its glossy, holly-like leaves, bright yellow spring flowers, and blue ornamental berries. It provides strong year-round texture and works… |
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Peashrub |
Peashrub is a tough, cold-hardy shrub used for windbreaks, hedges, and low-maintenance plantings where durability matters more than fussiness. In spring it produces bright yellow pea-like flowers… |
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Potentilla / Shrubby Cinquefoil |
Shrubby cinquefoil is a compact, long-blooming shrub valued for its reliability and extended flowering season. From late spring through summer, it produces small five-petaled flowers in shades of… |
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Privet |
Privet is a dense, fast-growing shrub commonly used for hedging, screening, and defining property lines. Its uniform green foliage and upright branching habit make it a strong structural plant in… |
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Purple-leaf Sand Cherry |
Purple-leaf sand cherry is a small ornamental shrub known for its deep burgundy foliage and delicate pale pink spring flowers. It provides strong foliage contrast in shrub beds and works well as a… |
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Pyracantha / Firethorn |
Firethorn is a dense, thorny evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub valued for its bright berries and strong structural presence. In spring it produces clusters of small white flowers, followed by heavy… |
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Quince |
Flowering quince is an early-season standout, producing vivid red, orange, pink, or white blooms before the leaves fully emerge. It’s one of the first shrubs to announce spring, and the dense, twiggy… |
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Rabbitbrush |
Rabbitbush is a hardy native shrub known for its silvery foliage and bright yellow late-summer flowers that add color when many plants are fading. It has a loose, upright habit and works well in… |
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Raspberry |
Raspberries are productive, cane-forming shrubs widely grown for their sweet fruit and suitability in home orchard and edible landscape settings. They produce upright to arching canes that leaf out… |
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Sage / Artemisia |
Artemisia is a drought-tough shrub and perennial group prized for its silver to gray-green foliage and fine, feathery texture that instantly brightens hot, sunny beds. In the landscape it reads as “… |
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Smokebush |
Smokebush is a bold ornamental shrub known for its dramatic foliage and airy summer flower plumes that create a smoky, cloud-like effect around the plant. Its rounded to upright form makes it a… |
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Spirea |
Spirea is a dependable landscape shrub valued for its compact form, reliable bloom, and adaptability. Depending on type, it may produce soft white spring flowers or pink summer flower clusters that… |
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Sumac |
Sumac is a bold, durable shrub known for its coarse texture, upright growth, and dramatic fall color. Many types produce striking red foliage in autumn and clusters of red fruit that persist into… |
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Viburnum |
Viburnums are versatile shrubs valued for their spring flowers, attractive foliage, and seasonal berries. Depending on species, they may produce white or pink flower clusters followed by colorful… |
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Weigela |
Weigela is a flowering shrub valued for its arching habit and late spring to early summer bloom. It produces clusters of tubular flowers in shades of pink, red, or white that attract pollinators and… |
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Western Sand Cherry |
Western sand cherry is a hardy, native shrub well suited to xeric and naturalized landscapes. It produces fragrant white spring flowers followed by small edible fruits that attract wildlife. Its low… |
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Willow |
Shrub willows are fast-growing, moisture-tolerant shrubs often used in naturalized landscapes, erosion control, and larger residential plantings. Their narrow leaves and flexible stems create a soft… |
