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Selecting Shrubs for Specific
Characteristics or Purposes
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Fall Color
Aronia
Chokeberry
Berberis thunbergii
Barberry
Cornus alba
Dogwood
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
Euonymus alatus
Burning Bush
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
Hamamelis vernails
Vernal
Witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Commom
Witchhazel
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Itea
Virginia
Sweetspire
Rhus glabra
Smooth Sumac
Rhus typhina
Staghorn Sumac
Spiraea japonicum
Japanese Spirea
Spiraea xbumalda
Bumald Spirea
Viburnum carlesii
Koreanspice
Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum
Arrowwood
Viburnum
Viburnum dilatatum
Linden Viburnum
Viburnum opulus
European
Cranberrybush
Viburnum prunifolium
Blackhaw Viburnum
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Drought and Heat
Acanthopanax sieboliana
Fiveleaf Aralia
Aronia
Chokeberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese Barberry
Buddleia
Butterfly Bush
Caryopteris
Bluebeard
Chaenomeles
Flowering Quince
Cornus racemosa
Gray Dogwood
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
Cytisus
Broom
Itea
Virginia Sweetspire
Juniperus
Juniper
Ligustrum
Privet
Microbiota decussata
Russian Cypress
Myrica pensylvanica
Bayberry
Physocarpus
Ninebark
Potentilla fruticosa
Bush Cinquefoil
Rhus
Sumac
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa Rose
Symphoricarpos albus
Common Snowberry
Tamarix ramosissima
Tamarix
Viburnum dentatum
Arrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum lantana
Wayfaringtree
Viburnum
Viburnum lentago
Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
Blackhaw Viburnum
| Tolerant to Moist
and Wet Soil
Aronia
Chokeberry
Calycanthus floridus
Carolina Allspice
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush
Chionanthus virginicus
Fringetree
Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet
Cornus alba
Tatarian Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Gray Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Redosier Dogwood
Dirca palustris
Leatherwood
Hamamelis vernalis
Vernal Witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Common Witchhazel
Ilex glabra
Inkberry
Ilex verticillata
Winterberry
Itea virginica
Virginia Sweetspire
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
Myrica Pensylvanica
Bayberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush Blueberry
Viburnum cassinoides
Witherod Viburnum
Viburnum lentago
Nannyberry
Viburnum
Viburnum opulus
European
Cranberrybush
Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum
American
Cranberrybush
Viburnum
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Part Shade and Shade
Aesculus paviflora
Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aronia
Chokeberry
Calycanthus floridus
Carolina Allspice
Ceanthus americanus
New Jersey Tea
Chionanthus virginicus
Fringe Tree
Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet
Cornus alba
Tatarian Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Gray Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea
Bloodtwig Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Redosier Dogwood
Corylus americana
American Hazelnut
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
Dirca palustris
Leatherwood
Euonymus alatus
Burning Bush
Euonymus atropurpureus
Wahoo
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
Hamamelis
Witchhazel
Heptacodium miconioides
Seven-son Flower
Hydrangea arborescens
Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
| Not Favored
by Deer
Buddleia
Butterfly Bush
Buxus
Boxwood
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch Broom
Daphne
Daphne
Forsythia
Forsythia
Hypericum
St. Johnswort
Ilex
Holly
Kerria japonica
Japanese Rose
Lonicera japonica
Hall’s Honeysuckle
Mahonia
Mahonia
Rhododendron
Rhododenron
Sambucus racemosa
Red Elderberry
Spiraea
Bridalwreath
Syringa vulgaris
Common Lilac
Viburnum
Viburnum
| Attract
Butterflies
Buddleia
Butterfly Bush
Caryopteris
Bluebeard
Clethera alnifolia
Summersweet
Ligustrum
Privet
Lonicera
Honeysuckle
Potentilla
Potentilla
Rhododendon
Rhododendron
Spiraea
Spiraea
Syringa
Lilac
Viburnum
Viburnum
Weigela
Weigela
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Euonymus alatus - Burning Bush
Medium growing variable deciduous broadleaf shrub
Height 10 to 15 feet
Spread 8 to 10 feet
Likes sun/part shade
Hardy to about -25 degrees f
Greenish flowers
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Fothergilla major - Large Fothergilla
Slow growing rounded deciduous broadleaf shrub
Height 6 to 8 feet
Spread 4 to 6 feet
Likes sun/part shade
Hardy to about -30 degrees f
Fragrant unusual white flowers in early spring
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Viburnum dentatum 'Synnestvedt'
Chicago Lustre Arrowwood Viburnum
Medium growing rounded deciduous broadleaf shrub
Height 8 to 10 feet
Spread 6 to 8 feet
Likes sun/part shade
Hardy to about -25 degrees f
Creamy white flowers in June
Metallic blue fruit in September
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Not Favored by Deer Varieties
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Buxus 'Green Velvet'
Green Velvet Boxwood
Slow growing mounding broadleaf evergreen shrub
Height 3 to 4 feet
Spread 3 to 4 feet
Sun or shade
Hardy to about -28 degrees f
Deer resistant
Very hardy
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| Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'
Afterglow Winterberry
Slow growing compact deciduous broadleaf shrub
Height 3 to 6 feet
Spread 3 to 5 feet
Likes sun/part shade
Hardy to about -30 degrees f
Likes acid soil
Beautiful yellow-orange fruit
Tolerates wet soil
Pollinate with Jim Dandy
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