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Low Spring Shrubs
Medium Spring Shrubs
Tall Spring Shrubs
Low Summer Shrubs
Medium Summer Shrubs
Tall Summer Shrubs
Low Fall Shrubs
Medium Fall Shrubs
Tall Fall Shrubs
Low Winter Shrubs
Medium Winter Shrubs
Tall Winter Shrubs
Low All Year Shrubs
Medium All Year Shrubs
Tall All Year Shrubs
Low = under 3 feet, Medium = 3 to 6 feet, Tall = over 6 feet
Plants marked PNP are included in the Portland Native Plant list of recommended plants.
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure
Andromeda polifolia 2 1' X 2' Evergreen. Pink Flowers in spring. Bog Rosemary High Sun Likes moist soil. Azalea 'Gumpo' 6 1' X 4' Evergreen. Large pink or white Gumpo Azalea Med. A.M. Sun flowers in May and June. Berberis (Mahonia) nervosa 6 2' X 4' Native evergreen. Yellow flowers in Leatherleaf Mahonia Low Sun-Shade spring. Drought tolerant. PNP Berberis thun. 'Crimson Pygmy' 4-8 18" X 2' Deciduous. Purplish leaves. Yellow Crimson Pygmy Barberry Med. Sun-Part flowers and red berries. Thorns. Berberis (Mahonia) repens 6-8 1' X 3' Native evergreen. Yellow flowers in Creeping Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade March. Black, edible berries. Daphne cneorum 'Ruby Glow' 4-9 1' X 1' Evergreen. Pink flowers in April. Ruby Glow Rock Daphne Low Sun Needs good drainage. Genista lydia 5-9 2' X 3' Semi-evergreen. Yellow flowers in Lydia Broom Low Sun May. Drought tolerant. Genista pilosa 3 3" X 3' Deciduous. Yellow flowers in late Creeping Broom Low Sun Spring. Very drought tolerant. Pieris taiwanensis 'Prelude' 5 2' X 2' Evergreen. White flowers in spring. Prelude Andromeda Med. Sun-Shade Compact growth. Pittosporum tob. 'Wheeler's Dwf' 9 2' X 3' Evergreen. Fragrant white flowers Wheeler's Dw. Mockorange Low Sun-Part in May. Rhaphiolepis umbella. 'Minor' 8-10 2' X 2' Evergreen. Dark green round leaves. Dwarf Yedda Hawthorn Low Sun White flowers in spring & summer. Rhododendron dwarf 5 1-3' X 3' Evergreen. Many sizes and colors. Dwarf Rhododendron Med. A.M. Sun Some bloom in March. Some in May. Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus 2 1' X 2' Evergreen. Small white flowers in Lingonberry High Full Sun May. Edible red berries.
Aronia species 3-8 6' X 6' Bluish-white flowers in May. Black Chokecherry Med. Sun-Part fruit in fall and winter. Azalea 5-9 3' X 4' Evergreen. Red, pink, white, blue Evergreen Azalea Med. A.M. Sun or purple flowers in spring. Azalea exbury 5-8 5' X 5' Deciduous. Large pink, red, orange, Exbury Azalea Med. Sun-Part yellow or white flowers in May. Azalea occidentale 4 5' X 5' Native deciduous. Fragrant pink Western Azalea Med. Sun-Part flowers in May. Azalea schlippenbachii 5 6' X 6' Fragrant pink flowers in spring. Royal Azalea Med. Sun-Part Red/orange leaves in fall. Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium 5 5' X 3' Native evergreen. Yellow flowers in Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade March. Black, edible berries. PNP Berberis aquifolium 'Compacta' 5 3' X 3' Evergreen. Yellow flowers in March. Compact Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade Black, edible berries. Berberis gladw. 'William Penn' 4-8 6' X 4' Evergreen. Bright yellow flowers in William Penn Barberry Med. Sun-Part spring. Thorns. Berberis thunbergii 4-8 4' X 4' Yellow flowers and red berries. Japanese Barberry Med. Deciduous Thorns. Some with red leaves. Chaenomeles japonica 5-8 5' X 5' Deciduous. Large pink, red or white Japanese Flowerng Quince Med. Sun flowers in March and April. Choisya ternata 7-10 6' X 6' Evergreen. Very fragrant white Mexican Orange Med. Sun-Part flowers in spring. Cistus ladanifer 7-10 4' X 4' Evergreen. White flowers with Crimson-Spot Rockrose Low Sun crimson spot in May-July. Cistus species 8-10 3-5' X 5' White to purple two-tone flowers Rockrose Low Sun May-July. Tolerates salt & wind. Daphne burkwoo. 'Carol Mackie' 5-8 3' X 3' Evergreen. Yellow edged leaves. Carol Mackie Daphne Med. Part shade Fragrant pink flowers in Spring. Deutzia gracillis 5-8 4' X 5' Deciduous. Arching stems with white Slender Deutzia Med. Sun-Part flowers in May. Exochorda x macrantha 5-9 6' X 8' Deciduous. White buds resemble Pearlbush Med. Sun-Part pearls in spring. Forsythia suspensa 5 5' X 5' Deciduous. Arching branches with Weeping Forsythia Med. Sun yellow flowers in March Kalmia latifolia 5 5' X 5' Evergreen. Clusters of pink, red or Mountain Laurel Med. A.M. Sun white flowers in May and June. Kerria japonica 5 6' X 5' Deciduous. Large yellow flowers in Japanese Kerria Low Sun-Part March to May. Leucothoe axillaris 5-8 3' X 3' Native evergreen. Dark green leaves Coast Leucothoe High Shade-Part turn purplish. White flowers. Leucothoe fontanesiana 5-8 3' X 5' Evergreen. Pink, cream and green Leucothoe Med. Part Shade leaves. White flowers in spring. Loropetalum chinensis 7 5' X 5' Purple round leaves all year. Pink Fringe flower Med. Sun flowers in spring and summer. Osmanthus delavayi 7 4' X 4' Evergreen. Fragrant white flowers Delavay Osmanthus Low Sun-Part in April. Physocarpus opulus intermedia 2 4' X 3' Deciduous. White and pink flowers. Dwarf Ninebark Med. Sun-Shade Reddish brown fall leaves. Pieris japonica 6-8 5' X 5' Evergreen. White or pink flowers in Andromeda Med. Sun-Shade March and April. Red new leaves. Pittosporum tobira 8 6' X 6' Evergreen. Fragrant white flowers Mock Orange Low Sun-Part in May and June. Prunus glandulosa 4 5' X 4' Deciduous. White or pink flowers in Flowering almond Med. Sun-Part March. Good for arrangements. Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken 6 4' X 5' Evergreen. Fragrant white flowers Otto Luyken Laurel Med. Sun-Shade in late spring. Easy to shape. Rhaphiolepis indica 7 3' X 4' Evergreen. White or pink flowers in Indian Hawthorn Low Sun spring and summer. Rhododendron 6 4-8' X 8' Evergreen. Many sizes and colors. Rhododendron Low A.M. Sun Some bloom in March. Some in May. Rhododendron 'PJM' 4 5' X 5' Evergreen. Pink flowers in March. PJM Rhododendron Med. Part Sun Spicy fragrant leaves go purple. Ribes alpinum 2 5' X 5' Deciduous. Yellow flowers in spring. Alpine Currant Med. Sun-Part Scarlet fruit in fall. Ribes alpinum aureum 2-8 6' X 6' Native deciduous. Yellow flowers in Golden Currant Low Sun-Part Spring. Very drought tolerant. Ribes hirtellum 3 3’ X 3’ Small white flowers in spring. Gooseberry Med. Sun Delicious pink fruit in August. Ribes sanguineum 6-8 6' X 4' Native deciduous. Red flowers in Red Flowering Currant Low Sun-Part March and April. Dark berries.PNP Rubus parviflorus 4 4' X 4' Native deciduous. White flowers in Thimbleberry Low Sun-Part May to June. Edible berry. PNP Rubus spectabilis 7 5' X 5' Native. Deep pink flowers in spring Salmonberry Med. Part Shade and edible berries in summer. Sambucus canadensis Variegata 4-9 6' X 5' Deciduous. Yellow edged leaves. Variegated Elderberry Med. Sun-Part Creamy white flowers in summer. Skimmia japonica - female 7 3' X 3' Evergreen. White flowers. Red Female Skimmia Med. Shade berries if male is nearby. Skimmia japonica - male 7 3' X 3' Evergreen. White flowers in April. Male Skimmia Med. Shade Pollinates female skimmias. Skimmia japonica reevesiana 7 3' X 3' Evergreen. White flowers in May. Reeves Skimmia Med. Shade Red berries in fall and winter. Sorbaria sorbifolia 2 5' X 5' Deciduous. Large clusters of tiny Ash Leaf Spirea Med. Sun-Part white flowers. Trim hard. Spiraea prunifolia 5-8 5' X 5' Deciduous. Arching branches with Bridal Wreath Spirea Med. Sun-Part white flowers in April and May. Spiraea vanhouttei 4-8 3' X 4' Deciduous. Long wands of white Bridal Wreath Med. Sun-Part flowers in April and May. Symphoricarpos albus 3-8 5' X 5' Native deciduous. White flowers in Common Snowberry Low Sun-Shade May. White berries in Summer. PNP Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 4 5' X 5' Native deciduous. White flowers in Coralberry Indian Curant Low Sun-Shade May. Coral berries in summer. Syringa patula 3 5' X 4' Deciduous. Dense, twiggy, rounded Korean Lilac Med. Sun shrub. Lavender flowers in May. Ternstroemia gymnathera 3 6' X 6' Evergreen. Fragrant creamy flowers. Ternstroemia Med. Sun-Part Shiny green leaves. Vaccinium ovatum 6-8 4' X 4' Native evergreen. Pink flowers in Evergreen Huckleberry Med. Sun-Shade spring. Edible black berries. PNP Vaccinium parvifolium 5 6' X 6' Native deciduous. White flowers in Red Huckleberry Med. Part Shade April-May. Edible red berries.PNP Viburnum carlesii 5-8 5' X 4' Deciduous. Sweetly fragrant pink to Korean Spicebush Med. Sun-Part white flowers in March to May. Viburnum davidii 7-9 3' X 4' Evergreen. Leathery leaves. David's Viburnum Med. Part Sun Clusters of small pink flowers. Viburnum tinus 'Compactum' 7 5' X 4' Evergreen. Clusters of pink flowers Spring Bouquet Viburnum Med. Sun-Part in spring & summer. Black berries Viburnum trilobum 'Compactum' 2 4' X 4' Deciduous. White lace cap flowers Dwarf Cranberry Bush Med. Sun-Part in spring. Edible red berries. Yucca filamentosa 5-10 4' X 3' Native evergreen. Stiff leaves. Adams Needle Yucca Low Sun Tall spike of white flowers May.
Amelanchier canadensis 4 10' X 6' Native. White flowers in spring. Shadblow Serviceberry Med. Sun-Shade Purplish berries in summer. PNP Cercocarpus ledifolius 3 12' X 10' Evergreen. Yellow funnel flowers in Curl-leaf Mtn. Mahogany Low Sun-Part spring. Drought tolerant. Corokia cotoneaster 8-10 8' X 5' Evergreen. Sparse, tiny leaves. Wire-Netting Bush Med. Sun-Part Fragrant yellow flowers in spring Forsythia inte. 'Lynwood Gold' 3-8 8' X 8' Deciduous. Yellow flowers in March. Lynwood Gold Forsythia Med. Sun Yellow fall leaves. Holodiscus discolor 5-10 12' X 10' Native deciduous. White flowers in Ocean Spray Low Sun-Part May to July. Drought tolerant.PNP Osmanthus fragrans 8 10' X 8' Evergreen. Fragrant white flowers Sweet Olive Low Sun-Part in April. Attractive screen. Prunus lusitanica 7 12' X 8' Evergreen. Fragrant white flowers Portugal Laurel Med. Sun-Part in May. Good tall hedge. Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' 6-8 9' X 6' Deciduous. Pink, white & green Dappled Willow Med. Sun variegated leaves. Sambucus caerulea 4 8' X 5' Native deciduous. White flowers in Blue Elderberry Med. Sun-Part spring. Berries attract birds.PNP Shepherdia argenteus 2 8' X 5' Native deciduous. Silver gray. Red Silver Buffalo Berry Any Sun-Part berries attract birds. Syringa reticulata 4-9 20' X 15' Deciduous. Large leaves. Large Japanese Tree Lilac Med. Sun white flower clusters in May-June Syringa vulgaris 3 8' X 5' Deciduous. Very fragrant flowers in Common Lilac Med. Sun-Part mid-spring. Viburnum carlcephalum 6 8' X 4' Deciduous. Fragrant balls of waxy Fragrant Snowball Med. Sun-Part white flowers in April to June. Viburnum lentago 3 15' X 10' Deciduous. Creamy white flowers in Nannyberry Med Sun-Shade spring. Edible red/black berries. Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' 5-8 8' X 6' Deciduous. White flowers in April Pink Snowball Bush Med. Sun-Part & May. Red fall leaves. No fruit. Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii' 5 8' X 6' Deciduous. Clusters of white Maries Doublefile Vibur. Med. Sun-Part flowers on spreading branches. Viburnum tinus 'Robustum' 7 10' X 6' Evergreen. Clusters of pink flowers Roundleaf Laurustinus Med. Sun-Part in spring & summer. Black berries Viburnum trilobum 2 8' X 8' Deciduous. White, lace-cap flowers American Cranberry Bush Med. Sun-Part in spring. Edible red berries.
Calluna vulgaris 4 2' X 3' Evergreen. Red, pink or white flow- Scotch Heather Med. Sun ers in summer. Needs drainage. Caryopteris clandonensis 6-9 3'X 3' Deciduous. Some have silvery Bluebeard Low Sun leaves. Blue flowers in summer. Daboecia cantabrica 2 18" X 3' Evergreen. Fine texture. Pink Irish Bell Heath Med. Sun flowers June to October. Daphne med. 'Lawrence Crocker' 6-8 2' X 2' Evergreen. Very fragrant lavender Lawrence Crocker Daphne Med. Sun-Part flowers spring to fall. Escallonia x 'Newport Dwarf' 7 2' X 3' Evergreen. Clusters of red flowers Newport Dwarf Escallonia Low Sun-Part May to October. Attracts bees. Hebe species 8-10 30" X 30" Evergreen. Many leaf sizes and Hebe Med. Sun-Part colors. Blue to purple flowers. Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia' 5 2' X 3' Deciduous. Pink flowers in June to Pink Elf Hydrangea Med. Shade September. Good cut flower. Philadelp. 'Miniature Snowflake' 4 2' X 2' Deciduous. Fragrant white flowers Minia. Snowfl. Mockorange Med. Sun-Part in summer. Rosa 'Flower Carpet' 5 2' X 5' Evergreen. Very disease resistant. Flower Carpet Rose Med. Sun Red, pink, wkite, yellow or coral Spiraea bumalda 'Anthony Waterer 4 2' X 3' Deciduous. Red flowers in June and Anthony Waterer Spiraea Med. Sun again after a light shearing. Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana' 4-9 2' X 3' Deciduous. Pink and white flowers Shirobana Spirea Med. Sun-Part on same bush in summer.
Abelia grandiflora 6 5' X 5' Evergreen. Pink or white flowers. Glossy Abelia Med. Sun-Part Arching branches can be sheared. Buddleia davidii'Nanohensis' 5 3' X 3' Deciduous. Blue-green leaves. Sum- Dwarf Butterfly Bush Low Sun mer flowers attract butterflies. Callistemon cit. 'Little John' 8-9 3' X 5' Evergreen. Red flowers in summer. Dwarf Bottlebrush Med. Sun Caryopteris x clandonensis 6-9 2' X 2' Deciduous. Some have silvery Bluebeard Low Sun leaves. Blue flowers in summer. Ceanothus impressus 7-9 6' X 6' Evergreen. Small leaves. Blue Santa Barbara Ceanothus Low Sun-Part flowers in June. Cistus species 8-10 3-5' X 5' White to purple two-tone flowers Rockrose Low Sun May-July. Tolerates salt & wind. Daphne transat. 'Jim's Pride' 5-9 3' X 3' Semi-evergreen. Easy to grow Daphne Jim's Pride Daphne Med. Part Shade Fragrant white flowers May-August Dichroa febrifuga 8-9 6' X 6' Evergreen. Large flowers are usual- Dichroa High Shade ly blue, but vary with soil pH. Dichroa ver. 'Blue Flowered' 8-9 6' X 6' Evergreen. Blue flower color may Blue Flowered Dichroa High Shade vary with soil pH. Escallonia exoniensis 7 5' X 5' Evergreen. Clusters of pink or red Escallonia Low Sun-Part flowers May-August. Attracts bees Fothergilla gardenii 5-9 4' X 4' Deciduous. Small white flowers in Fothergilla Med. Part Shade Spring. Intense orange in fall. Fuchsia magellanica 7-9 3' X 3' Native. Red, white and violet flow- Hardy Fuchsia High Part Shade ers on rounded bush July to frost Gardenia ja. 'Kleim's Hardy' 7-10 3' X 3' Evergreen. Fragrant creamy yellow Kleim's Hardy Gardenia Med. Sun-Part flowers in late spring and summer Hibiscus mutabilis 'Rubrus' 7 4' X 3' Deciduous. Dies down to the ground. Confederate Rose Med. Sun Red flowers in summer. Hydrangea macrophylla 6-9 5' X 5' Deciduous. Large flowers in June to Big Leafed Hydrangea Med. Shade September. Good cut flowers. Leycesteria formosa 7-9 5' X 5' Deciduous. Purple flowers in summer Pheasant Berry Med. Sun-Part produce purple berries. Lonicera nitida 6-8 5' X 5' Evergreen. Green, yellow or reddish Box Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Part leaves. White flowers in June. Philadelphus virginalis 4-8 6' X 2' Deciduous. Fragrant white flowers in Virginal Mockorange Med. Sun June to August. Pittosporum ten. 'Golf Ball' 8-10 3' X 3' Evergreen. Dense and compact with Golf Ball Kohuhu Med. Sun-Part mint green leaves. Purple flowers Potentilla fruticosa 3 3' X 3' Deciduous. Yellow flowers all Potentilla Med. Sun summer. Rosa 5 4' X 3' Deciduous. Many sizes and styles of Rose Med. Sun flowers in many colors all summer Rosa gymnocarpa 5 5' X 3' Native deciduous. Pink flowers in Baldhip Rose L-M Sun-Part summer. Red hips feed birds. PNP Rosa nutkana 5 4' X 4' Native deciduous. Pink roses in Nootka Rose Low Sun-Part June. Orange hips in fall. PNP Rosa pisocarpa 7 5' X 5' Native deciduous. Pink roses in Swamp Rose L_M Sun May-July. Red hips feed birds.PNP Rosa rugosa 3 5' X 5' Deciduous. White to red flowers. Japanese Rose Med. Sun-Part Red fruit. Disease resistant. Rosa woodsii 5 6' x 6' Native deciduous. Drought Tolerant. Wood's Rose Med. Sun-Part Pink flowers. Hips feed birds. Rubus parviflorus 4 4' X 4' Native deciduous. White flowers in Thimbleberry L-M Sun-Shade May for hummers. Edible berry.PNP Rubus spectabilis 7 5' X 5' Native. Deep pink flowers in spring Salmonberry Med. Part Shade and edible berries in Summer. PPL Rubus ursinus 5 4' X 6' White flowers in the spring. Deli- Dewberry Med. Sun-Part cious berries in mid-summer. Salix purpurea nana 4-9 4' X 4' Deciduous. Small bluish leaves on Dwf. Alaskan Blue Willow High Sun purplish branches. Sambucus canaden. 'Variegata' 4-9 6' X 5' Deciduous. Yellow edged leaves. Variegated Elberberry Med. Sun-Part Creamy white flowers in summer. Senecio greyi 8 4' X 4' Silvery gray leaves. Yellow daisies Daisy Bush Low Sun in Summer. Good cut foliage. Sorbaria sorbifolia 2 5' X 5' Deciduous. Large clusters of tiny Ash Leaf Spirea Med. Sun-Part white flowers. Trim hard. Spiraea cantonensis 4 3' X 3' Deciduous. Pink, double flowers in Reeves Spiraea Med. Sun summer. Spiraea douglasi 5-8 6' X 5' Native. Clusters of pink flowers in Hardhack Spirea Med. Sun-Part summer. White leaf underside. PNP Vaccinium corymbosum 4 5' X 5' Deciduous. Delicious fruit in Sum- Blueberry High Sun-Part mer. Red fall leaves. Weigela florida 5-8 6' X 6' Deciduous. Fragrant white, pink or Weigela Med. Sun-Shade red flowers all summer. Yucca recurvifolia 7 6' X 3' Evergreen. Single trunk. Blue green Yucca Low Sun leaves. White flowers in June.
Calycanthus floridus 5-8 10' X 6' Deciduous. Fragrant maroon flowers Carolina Allspice Med. Sun-Shade in summer. Cotinus coggygria 5-8 15' X 12' Deciduous. Flower stalks like smoke Smoke Tree Low Sun-Part in July. Green to purple leaves. Hibiscus syriacus 5-9 8' X 6' Deciduous. Large red, pink, blue or Rose Of Sharon Med. Sun-Part white flowers June to August. Hydrangea panic. 'Grandiflora' 4-8 12' X 8' Deciduous. Flowers are long cones Peegee Hydrangea Med. Sun-Part of white in summer. Hydrangea quercifolia 5-9 8' X 8' Deciduous. Creamy white flower Oakleaf Hydrangea Med. Sun-Part clusters in June. Red fall leaves Kolkwitzia amabilis 5 10' X 8' Deciduous. Upright arching. Pink Beauty Bush Med. Sun-Part and yellow flowers in June. Lagerstroemia indica 6-9 12' X 6' Deciduous. Spikes of white, pink or Crape Myrtle Low Sun red flowers in August. Needs heat Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum' 7 7' X 6' Evergreen. Dark green leaves. Waxleaf Privet Med. Sun Fragrant white flowers in June. Musa basjoo 8-10 8' X 5' Large bluish leaves. Large yellow Hardy Japanese Banana Med. Sun-Part flowers in summer. Philadelphus lewisii 5-8 8' X 5' Native deciduous. Fragrant white Native Mockorange Low Sun-Part flowers in summer. Yellow in fall Physocarpus capitatus 4-9 8' X 6' Native. White flowers in spring. Native Ninebark Med. Sun-Shade Tolerates wet to medium soil. PNP
Ardisia japonica 6 12" X 18" Evergreen. White flowers in fall. Marlberry High Shade Red berries. Good groundcover. Pernettya mucronata - female 7 30" X 3' Evergreen. Tiny flowers. Pink, pur- Female Pernettya Med. Sun-Part ple, white or black berries. Pernettya mucronata - male 7 30" X 2' Evergreen. Tiny white flowers Male Pernettya Med. Sun-Part pollinate female flowers. Rhus aromatica 4 30" X 6' Deciduous. Fragrant leaves when Fragrant Sumac Low Sun crushed. Red fall leaves. Viburnum opulus 'Nana' 5-8 2' X 2' Deciduous. Dwarf ball. Red fall Dwarf Snowball Med. Sun-Part. leaves. Tolerates poor soil.
Callicarpa bodini' 'Profusion' 6-8 6' X 6' Deciduous. Pink to purple leaves Profusion Beautyberry Med. Sun-Part and purple berries in the fall. Cotoneaster species 5-8 3' X 4' Evergreen or deciduous. White flow- Cotoneaster Low Sun-Shade ers in spring. Red-orange berries Euonymus alata Compacta 4-9 6' X 6' Deciduous. Brilliant red leaves Dwarf Burning Bush Med. Sun-Part in the fall. Itea virginica 5-8 5' X 5' Deciduous. Fragrant white flowers Sweetspire Med. Sun-Part in fall. Red-Purple fall leaves. Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low' 4 3' X 8' Low, spreading form. Red leaves in Gro-low Fragrant Sumac Low Sun-Shade fall. Viburnum edule 4 8' X 6' Deciduous. White flowers and red Squashberry Med. Sun-Part berries. Red in fall. WL birds
Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' 7-9 8' X 6' Evergreen. Pink flowers. Edible red Compact Strawberry Tree Low Sun-Shade fruit has mild strawberry flavor. Cotoneaster lacteus (parneyi) 7-8 8' X 8' Evergreen. White flowers in spring. Parney Cotoneaster Low Sun-Shade Orange berries in fall. Elaeagnus ebbingei 7-10 10' X 6' Evergreen. Silver leaves. Fragrant Autumn Olive Low Sun-Part white flowers in fall. Red fruit. Enkianthus campanulatus 5-8 10' X 4' Deciduous. Yellow/green/red flowers Redvein Enkianthus Med. Part Sun in May. Red fall leaves. Hamamelis virginiana 5 10' X 10' Deciduous. Golden yellow flowers Eastern Witchhazel Med. Sun and leaves in October-November. Salix drummondiana 3 10' X 10' Native deciduous. Distinctive long, Drummond Willow Med. Sun oval leaves. Yellow in fall.
Erica species 5-8 1' X 3' Evergreen. Red, pink or white Winter Blooming Heather Med. Sun flowers in February to March. Sarcococca hookeriana humilis 6-9 1' X 3' Evergreen. Dark green leaves. Small Dwarf Himalayan Sweet Box Med. Shade fragrant flowers in Feb-March.
Camellia sasanqua 7-9 6' X 5' Evergreen. Sun tolerant. Blooms Sasanqua Camellia Med. A.M. Sun November and December. Corylopsis species 6-9 5' X 5' Deciduous. Yellow flowers in late Winter-hazel Med. Sun-Part winter. Daphne odora 7-9 3' X 3' Evergreen. Fragrant pink flowers in Fragrant Daphne Low A.M. Sun February-March. Needs drainage. Edgeworthia chrysantha 7 5' X 5' Deciduous. Bright yellow flowers on Paperbush Med. Part shade bare stems in winter. Edgeworthia papyrifera 7 5' X 5' Deciduous. Bright yellow flowers on Paperbush Med. Part shade bare stems in winter. Garrya elliptica 7-11 6' X 6' Evergreen native. Leaves with woolly Coast Silk Tassel Low Sun-Part yellowish catkins in Dec-Feb. Ilex cornuta 6 6' X 6' Evergreen. Glossy green leaves. Chinese Holly Med. Sun-Shade Red berries all winter. Ilex meserveae 5 6' X 5' Evergreen. Red berries on females Blue Boy/Girl Holly Med. Sun-Part in winter if male is nearby. Nandina domestica 7 6' X 3' Evergreen. Leaves turn red in win- Heavenly Bamboo Low Sun-Shade ter. White flowers in May Pieris taiwanensis 6-8 5' X 5' Evergreen. Pink or white flowers in Taiwan Andromeda Med. Sun-Shade March and April. Red new leaves. Sarcococca ruscifolia 8-9 3' X 3' Evergreen. Dark green leaves. Small Fragrant Sweet Box Med. Shade fragrant flowers in Feb-March.
Camellia japonica 7-9 10' X 6' Evergreen. Red, pink or white Camellia Med. A.M.Sun flowers in January to March. Hamamelis intermedia 5-9 10' X 10' Deciduous. Fragrant red to yellow Witch Hazel Med. Sun flowers in February to March. Hamamelis mollis 6 10' X 10' Deciduous. Yellow flowers February Chinese Witch Hazel Med. Sun to March. Yellow fall leaves. Osmanthus ilicifolius 7-9 8' X 5' Evergreen. Fragrant white flowers Holly leaf Osmanthus Low Sun-Part in fall, winter and spring. Pyracantha coccinea 6 10' X 8' Semi-evergreen. White flowers. Red Firethorn Low Sun-Part berries. Attracts birds. Thorns. Viburnum bodnantense 'Dawn' 7-8 8' X 5' Deciduous. Fragrant pink flowers in Pink Dawn Viburnum Med. Sun-Part February-April. Red fall leaves. Viburnum burkwoodii 4-8 8' X 4' Semi-evergreen. Dark green leaves. Burkwood Viburnum Med. Sun-Part Fragrant white flowers in Feb-Mar
Bamboo, Sasa pygmea 5 30" X 10' Evergreen. Running. Plant in a big Pygmy Bamboo Med. Sun-Part pot to form a clump. Cryptomeria ja. 'Vilmoriniana' 5-8 18" X 18" Evergreen. Slow growing, dense Vilmoriniana Cryptomeria Low Sun globe. Turns bronze in winter. Euonymus japon. 'Microphyllus' 6-9 18" X 12" Evergreen. Slow growing, compact Box Leaf Euonymus Med. Sun shrub. Tolerates heat, poor soil. Ilex crenata 'Helleri' 5-8 1' X 2' Evergreen. Small leaves. Tiny white Heller's Japanese Holly Med. Sun-Part. flowers. Black berries. Juniperus conferta 5 8" X 3' Evergreen. Low, spreading branches Shore Juniper Low Sun with long needles. Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific 5 8" X 3' Evergreen. Low, spreading branches Blue Pacific Shore Juni. Med. Sun-Part with long needles. Juniperus horizont. 'Bar Harbor' 3 3" X 4' Evergreen. Low, spreading. Blue- Bar Harbor Juniper Low Sun-Part green foliage. Good groundcover. Juniperus horizont. 'Youngstown' 3 8" X 4' Evergreen. Flat top spreader. Blue Youngstown Andorra Juni. Low Sun foliage turns purple in winter. Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni' 3 3" X 3' Evergreen. Creeping with blue Blue Rug Juniper Low Sun foliage. Needs good drainage. Juniperus procumbens 4 2' X 6' Evergreen. Low, spreading, bright Japanese Garden Juniper Low Sun green foliage. Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' 4 18" X 3' Evergreen. Low mound of dark green Dwarf Japanese Garden J. Low Sun foliage. Juniperus sabina 3 1' X 8' Evergreen. Low, spreading, bright Savin Juniper Low Sun green foliage. Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia 4 2' X 10' Evergreen. Dense symmetrically Tam Juniper Low Sun spreading green mound. Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' 4 2' X 4' Evergreen. Silver blue foliage. Blue Star Juniper Low Sun Rounded shape. Paxistima myrsinites 5-8 30" X 3' Native evergreen. Drought tolerant. Oregon Boxwood Low Sun-Part No watering or care. Pinus mugo 'Pumilio' 2 30" X 3' Evergreen. Slow growing, rounded Dwarf Mugho Pine Low Sun-Part shrub. Shear candles to shape. Taxus baccata 'Repandens' 4 2' X 6' Evergreen. Low, spreading, dark Spreading English Yew Low Sun-Shade green shrub. Easily sheared. Taxus cusp. 'Emerald Spreader' 5 30" X 8' Evergreen. Low and spreading. Dark Emerald Spreader Yew Low Sun-Part green needles. Red berries. Tsuga canade. 'Cole's Prostrata' 4 2' X 4' Evergreen. Good for creeping over Cole's Creeping Hemlock Med. Sun-Part walls or rocks. Can be staked.
Abies balsamea 'Nana' 3 3' X 3' Small dense evergreen. Dark green Dwarf Balsam Fir Med. Shade-Part needles. Excellent bonsai plants. Acer palmatum dissectum 5 6' X 8' Low, mounding shape. Red or green Laceleaf Japanese Maple Med. Sun-Part leaves. Needs excellent drainage. Berberis verruculosa 6-8 3'X 3' Purplish flower and black berry. Warty Barberry Med. Sun Mahogany leaves in winter. Thorns. Buxus microphylla japonica 5 4' X 3' Evergreen. Excellent for hedges Japanese Boxwood Med. Sun-Part and topiary. Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa 5 3' X 2' Evergreen. Excellent for low hedge. Dwarf English Boxwood Med. Sun-Part Slow growing. Cephalotaxus harringtonia 6-10 5' X 2' Evergreen. Lustrous green needles. Japanese Plum Yew Med. Sun_Shade Females have red berries. Chamaecyparis obtu. 'Compacta' 4-8 6' X 3' Evergreen. Dark green foliage. Compact Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part Grows open. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana' 4-8 3' X 3' Evergreen. Slow growing. Dark green Dwarf Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part foliage. Chamaecyparis obtu. 'Torulosa' 4-8 6' X 6' Evergreen. Irregular globe with Contorted Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part twisted branches. Chamaecyparis p. 'Fili. Aurea' 5-8 5' X 5' Evergreen. Golden, drooping Goldthread Cypress Med. Sun-Part foliage. Coprosma repens 8 5' X 5' Evergreen. Glossy green leaves turn Mirror Plant High Sun red-orange in fall. Cornus alba 'Argenteo-margin.' 2-8 6' X 8' Deciduous. White and green leaves. Varie. Tartarian Dogwood Med. Sun-Shade Red twigs. Tolerates soggy soil. Cornus sericea 2-8 6' X 8' Deciduous native. White flowers in Redtwig Dogwood Med. Sun-Part winter. Red twigs in winter. Cornus san. 'Midwinter Fire' 2-8 5' X 6' Deciduous. White flowers & berries. Midwinter Fire Dogwood Med. Sun-Part Orange-red twigs all year. Drimys lanceolata 8-10 6' X 6' Evergreen. Coppery red new leaves Tasmanian Pepper Bush Med. Shade-Part complement red stems. Euonymus japonicus 6-9 6' X 4' Evergreen. Foliage in many colors. Japanese Euonymus Med. Sun Orange berries in fall. Ilex cornuta 'Carissa' 6 3' X 3' Evergreen. Glossy green leaves all Carissa Holly Med. Sun year on dense, compact plant. Ilex crenata 'Convexa' 5-8 8' X 8' Evergreen. Looks like a boxwood but Convex Leaf Japan. Holly Med. Sun-Shade hardier. Black berries. Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' 6-8 6' X 1' Evergreen. Tall and very narrow. Sky Pencil Holly Med. Sun-Part Small white flowers, black fruit. Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Coast' 4 3' X 4' Evergreen. Golden foliage. Very Gold Coast Juniper Low Sun drought tolerant. Juniperus chinensis 'Mint Julep' 3 5' X 7' Evergreen. Mint green foliage Mint Julep Juniper Low Sun Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' 4 3' X 4' Evergreen. Green foliage with San Jose Juniper Low Sun splotches of yellow. Picea abies 'Nidiformis' 2 3' X 4' Evergreen. Dense blue-green shrub. Bird's Nest Spruce Low Sun Easy to shape. Picea glauca 'Conica' 2 6' X 3' Evergreen. Dense, pyramidal, slow Dwarf Alberta Spruce Low Sun-Part growing. Pinus mugo mughus 2 6' X 8' Evergreen. Slow growing, rounded Mugho Pine Low Sun shrub. Shear candles to shape. Pinus strobus 'Nana' 3 6' X 8' Evergreen. Slow growing. Rounded Dwarf White Pine Low Sun shape. Soft bluish needles. Platycladus orient. 'Aurea Nana' 5 4' X 2' Evergreen. Golden foliage. Very Golden Berkman Arborvit. Med. Sun-Part slow growing. Taxus cuspidata 'Capitata' 5 6' X 3' Evergreen. Column of dark green Pyramidal Japanese Yew Med. Sun-Shade needles. Red berries in fall. Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' 4-7 3' X 2' Evergreen. Slow growing, dense cone Rheingold Arborvitae Any Sun-Part shape. Golden foliage. Thuja occidental. 'Woodwardii' 4-7 5' X 5' Evergreen. Slow growing. Globe Woodward Globe Arborvit. Any Sun-Part shaped.
Aucuba japonica 6 8' X 6' Evergreen. Large leaves with gold Japanese Laurel Any Shade-Part spots. Red berries on females. Bamboo, Fargesia nitida 5 12' X 5' Evergreen. Hardy clumping bamboo Fountain Bamboo Med. Shade-Part with black stems. Bamboo, Phyllostachys aurea 7 10' X 10' Evergreen. Running. Golden stems. Golden Bamboo Med. Sun-Part Plant in big pot to form a clump. Bamboo, Phyllostachys bambusoid. 7 30' X 15' Runs to form big grove. Plant in a Timber Bamboo Med. Sun-Part big pot to form clump. Bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra 5 7' X 10' Evergreen. Runs. Stems turn black. Black Bamboo Med. Sun-Part Plant in a big pot to form clump. Buxus sempervirens 6-9 10' X 4' Evergreen. Excellent for tall English Boxwood Med. Sun-Part hedges or topiary. Chamaecyparis obtusa 4-8 12' X 6' Evergreen. Dark green foliage. Hinoki Cypress d. Sun-Part Open growth. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea' 4-8 12' X 6' Evergreen. Golden needles. Open Golden Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part growth. Cordyline indivisa 9 10' X 4'- Evergreen. Long, arching strap-like Dracaena Palm Med. Full-Part leaves. Fatsia japonica 8 8' X 5' Evergreen. Large tropical leaves. Japanese Aralia Med. Shade-Part Tolerates all soils but soggy. Feijoa sellowianna 8 10' X 10' Evergreen. Leaves silvery white un- Pineapple Guava Low Sun derneath. Edible flowers & fruit. Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point' 4 8' X 3' Pyramidal evergreen. Blue green Blue Point Juniper Low Sun foliage. Juniperus chinensis 'Spearmint' 5 12' X 4' Pyramidal evergreen. Fine, green Spearmint Juniper Low Sun foliage. Very drought tolerant. Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' 5 10' X 8' Evergreen. Irregular upright growth Hollywood Juniper Low Sun with dark green foliage. Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone' 3 8' X 3' Evergreen. Bright gold, slow grow- Gold Cone Juniper Low Sun ing. Very drought tolerant. Juniperus sco. 'Tolleson's Blue' 3 15' X 8' Evergreen. Wispy, blue-green, Tolleson's Blue Wpg. Jun Low Sun drooping branches. Juniperus scopulorum 3 15' X 8' Pyramidal evergreen. Silvery blue Rocky Mountain Juniper Low Sun foliage. Very drought tolerant. Juniperus virginiana 4 10' X 6' Evergreen. Green to silvery blue Eastern Red Cedar Low Sun foliage. Very drought tolerant. Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket' 4 15' X 3' Evergreen. Tall, narrow spire with Skyrocket Juniper Low Sun blue gray foliage. Laurus nobilis 8-10 20' X 10' Evergreen. Dark green leaves are Sweet Bay Low Sun-Part very aromatic. Used in cooking. Morella californica 7 10' X 8' Native evergreen. Excellent hedge California Wax Myrtle Low Sun-Shade or screen. Attacts birds. Photinia fraseri 7 15' X 12' Evergreen. Fast growing shrub for Red Tip Photinia Med. Sun tall hedge or screen. Photinia glabra 7 8' X 8' Evergreen. Fast growing shrub for Japanese Photinia Med. Sun tall hedge or screen. Podocarpus macrophyllus 7 15' X 6' Evergreen. Pyramidal shape. Makes Yew Pine Med. Sun-Part a good screen. Prunus laurocerasus 6 15' X 10' Evergreen. Excellent for tall hedge English Laurel Med. Sun-Shade or screen. Punica granatum 8-10 10' X 10' Evergreen. Fine foliage with red Pomegranate Med. Sun flowers, orange fruit. Rhamnus frangula 'Columnaris' 2 12' X 8' Deciduous. Narrow column of fine Tallhedge Med. Sun-Part leaves. Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' 4 15' X 6' Evergreen. Dark Green needles. Red Irish Yew Med. Sun-Shade berries. Easily sheared. Taxus cuspidata 4 8' X 8' Evergreen. Dark green needles. Spreading Japanese Yew Low Sun-Shade Easily sheared. Taxus x media 'Hicksii' 4 8' X 3' Evergreen. Narrow column of dark Hick's Columnar Yew Low Sun-Shade green needles. Easily sheared.
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