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Low Spring Shrubs
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Low Fall Shrubs
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Low Winter Shrubs
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Low All Year Shrubs
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NAT = Native. PNP = Included in the Portland Native Plant list of recommended plants.
NEG = Needleleaf Evergreen. BEG = Broadleaf Evergreen. Unmarked plants are deciduous.
FR = Fire Resistant.
Low = under 3 feet, Medium = 3 feet to 6 feet, Tall = over 6 feet
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure Low Spring Shrubs Andromeda polifolia 2-6 1' X 2' BEG. Pink Flowers in spring. Likes Bog Rosemary High Sun wet soil. Berberis thun. 'Crimson Pygmy' 4-8 18" X 2' Purplish leaves. Yellow flowers and Crimson Pygmy Barberry Med. Sun-Part red berries. Thorns. Genista lydia 4-9 2' X 3' Semi-evergreen. Yellow flowers in Lydia Broom Low Sun May. Drought tolerant. Genista pilosa 5-8 12" X 3' Yellow flowers in late spring. Very Creeping Broom Low Sun drought tolerant. Lonicera pileata 5-9 2' X 4' BEG. Dark green leaves. Fragrant Privet Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Shade white flowers in spring. Mahonia nervosa 5-9 2' X 4' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers in spring. Longleaf Mahonia L-M Sun-Shade Berries feed birds, small mammals Mahonia repens 4-8 15" X 3' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers April-May. Creeping Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade Black, edible berries. FR Pieris japonica 'Prelude 5-9 2' X 3' BEG. White flowers in spring feed Prelude Andromeda Med. Sun-Shade bees butterflies. Compact growth. Pittosporum t. 'Wheeler's Dwf. 8-11 30" X 5' BEG. Dwarf. Sometimes produces Wheeler's Dwarf Mockorange Low 3un-Part fragrant white flowers in May. Rhododendron dwarf 4-8 1-3' X 3' BEG. Many sizes and colors. Some Dwarf Rhododendron Med. A.M. Sun bloom in March. Some in May. Rhododendron eriocarpum 5-9 1' X 2' BEG. Large pink or white flowers Gumpo Azalea Med. A.M. Sun in May and June. Rubus pedatus 3-9 4" X 6' NAT. White flowers May-June. Black Strawberry Leaf Blackberry Med. Sun-Shade edible berries. Thornless. Skimmia japonica reevesiana 7-9 2' X 3' BEG. White flowers in May. Red Reeves Skimmia Med. Shade-Part berries in fall and winter. Vaccinium vitis-idaea 3-7 10" X 18" BEG. Small white flowers in May. Lingonberry Med. Sun-Part Edible red berries. Medium Spring Shrubs Abeliophyllum distichum 5-8 4' X 4' Fragrant white flowers in early White Forsythia Med. Sun spring. Purplish fall leaves. Arctostaphylos columbiana 7-9 5' X 6' NAT BEG. Pink flowers in spring Hairy Manzanita Low Sun feed hummingbirds, Berries. PNP Aronia species 3-8 5' X 5' White flowers in May. Black berries Black Chokecherry Med. Sun-Part in fall and winter feed birds. Berberis gladw. 'William Penn' 6-9 6' X 4' BEG. Bright yellow flowers in William Penn Barberry Med. Sun-Part spring. Thorns. Berberis pinnata 7-10 6'X 5' BEG. Yellow flowers in spring. Blue California Barberry L-M Shade-Part black berries. Birds, butterflies Berberis thunbergii 4-9 4' X 4' Yellow flowers and red berries. Japanese Barberry Med. Sun-Part Thorns. Some with red leaves. Chaenomeles japonica 5-9 3' X 5' Large orange-scarlet flowers in Japanese Flowering Quince Med. Sun-Part March and April. Yellow berries. Choisya ternata 8-10 6' X 6' BEG. Very fragrant white flowers in Mexican Orange Med. Sun spring feed bees, butterflies. Daphne burkwoodii 'Carol Mack. 4-8 3' X 4' BEG. Yellow edged leaves. Fragrant Carol Mackie Daphne Med. Sun-Part pink flowers in May. FR Daphne transatla. 'Jim's Pride 5-9 3' X 3' Semi-evergreen. Easy to grow Daphne Jim's Pride Daphne Med. Sun-Part Fragrant white flowers April-Aug. Deutzia gracilis 5-8 4' X 5' Arching stems with white flowers in Slender Deutzia Med. Sun-Part May-June. Exochorda macrantha 'The Bride 5-9 4' X 4' White buds resemble pearls in April The Bride Pearlbush Med. Sun-Part -May. Feeds bees, butterflies. Gaultheria shallon 6-8 4' X 4' NAT BEG. Pink flowers in Apr-July. Salal Med. Sun-Shade Black edible berries. PNP FR Leucothoe axillaris 5-8 3' X 5' NAT BEG. Dark green/purple leaves. Coast Leucothoe High Shade-Part White flowers in spring. Leucothoe fontanesiana 5-8 4' X 6' BEG. Pink, cream and green leaves. Leucothoe Med. Part Shade White flowers in spring. Lonicera caerulea 2-8 5' X 5' White flowers in early spring. Edi- Honeyberry Med. Sun-Part ble dark blue berries. Mahonia aquifolium 5-9 5' X 4' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers in April- Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade May. Black, edible berries.PNP FR Mahonia aquifolium 'Compacta' 5-9 3' X 3' BEG. Yellow flowers in March. Black Compact Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade edible berries. Paeonia suffruticosa 6-8 5' X 5' Large flowers up to 1' across in Tree Peony Med. Sun-Part many colors in May. Some double. Physocarpus capitatus 5-10 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Pacific Ninebark M-H Sun-Part Peeling reddish bark. PNP Pieris japonica 5-9 5' X 5' BEG. White or pink flowers March- Andromeda Med. Sun-Shade April for bees. Red new leaves. Prunus glandulosa 4-8 5' X 4' White or pink flowers in March. Flowering Almond Med. Sun-Part Good for arrangements. Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luy. 6-9 4' X 5' BEG. Fragrant white flowers in late Otto Luyken Laurel Med. Sun-Shade spring. Easy to shape. Rhaphiolepis indica 8-11 5' X 5' BEG. Fragrant white or pink flowers Indian Hawthorn L-M Sun in spring and summer. Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Minor' 8-11 3' X 3' BEG. Dark green round leaves. White Dwarf Yedda Hawthorn L-M Sun flowers in spring and summer. Rhododendron 4-9 5-10' X 8 BEG. Many sizes and colors. Some Rhododendron Low A.M. Sun bloom in March. Some in May. Rhododendron 'PJM' 4-8 5' X 5' BEG. Pink flowers in March. Spicy PJM Rhododendron Med. Part Sun fragrant leaves turn purple. Rhododendron hybrids 5-8 5' X 5' Large pink, red, orange, yellow, Exbury Azalea Med. Sun-Part white flowers in May. Rhododendron schlippenbachii 4-8 5' X 4' Fragrant pink flowers in spring. Royal Azalea Med. Part Shade Red/orange leaves in fall. Rhododendron species 5-9 3' X 4' BEG. Red, pink, white, blue or Evergreen Azalea Med. A.M. Sun purple flowers in spring. Ribes alpinum 2-8 5' X 5' Yellow flowers in spring. Yellow Alpine Currant L-M Sun-Shade leaves in fall. Feeds butterflies Ribes aureum 4-8 6' X 6' NAT. Yellow spring flowers feed Golden Currant L-M Sun-Part butterflies. Edible summer fruit. Rubus parviflorus 3-10 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Thimbleberry Med. Sun-Part Edible berries in summer. PNP Rubus spectabilis 3-10 6' X 4' NAT. Deep pink flowers in spring Salmonberry Med. Sun-Part and edible berries in summer. PNP Salvia rosmarinus 8-11 5' X 4' BEG. Aromatic leaves with blue flo- Rosemary Low Sun wers in spring. Good drainage. Skimmia japonica - female 6-8 4' X 5' BEG. White flowers. Red berries Female Skimmia Med. Shade if male is nearby. Skimmia japonica - male 6-8 4' X 5' BEG. White flowers in April. Male Skimmia Med. Shade Pollinates female skimmias. Spiraea prunifolia 5-8 6' X 8' Arching branches with white flowers Bridal Wreath Spirea Med. Sun-Part in April-May. Red-orange in fall. Spiraea x vanhouttei 3-8 6' X 8' Long wands of white flowers in Bridal Wreath Spirea Med. Sun April and May. Feeds butterflies. Symphoricarpos albus 2-8 4' X 4' NAT. White flowers in May. White Common Snowberry Low Sun-Shade berries summer-fall for birds.PNP Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 2-8 5' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May. Coral Coralberry Indian Currant Low Sun-Shade berries summer-fall feed birds. Syringa Bloomerang 3-7 3' X 3' Fragrant pink, purple or white flo- Bloomerang Lilac Med. Sun wers in May. Bloom again in fall. Syringa meyeri 3-8 5' X 5' Very dense. Fragrant pale pink Korean Lilac Med. Sun flowers in May feed butterflies. Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' 3-8 5' X 6' Very fragrant pink flowers in May. Dwarf Korean Lilac Med. Sun Very dense. Feeds bees butterlies Vaccinium ovatum 5-9 6' X 8' NAT BEG. Pinkish flowers in spring. Evergreen Huckleberry L-M Sun-Shade Edible black berries. PNP Vestia foetida 8-11 6' X 6' BEG. Long, tubular yellow flowers Chilean Box Thorn Med. Sun-Part attract hummingbirds. Viburnum carlesii 5-8 6' X 6' Sweetly fragrant pink to white flo- Korean Spice Viburnum Med. Sun-Part wers in March-May. Burgandy fall. Viburnum davidii 7-9 3' X 4' BEG. Leathery leaves. Clusters of David's Viburnum Med. Part Sun pink flowers feed butterflies. Viburnum tinus 'Compactum' 7-11 5' X 4' BEG. Clusters of pink flowers in Spring Bouquet Viburnum Med. Sun-Part spring & summer. Black berries. Viburnum trilobum 'Compactum' 2-7 6' X 6' White flowers in spring. Edible red Compact American Cranberry Med. Sun-Part berries. Red-yellow leaves fall. Yucca filamentosa 4-11 5' X 3' BEG. Tall spike of white flowers in Adams Needle Yucca Low Sun May feed butterflies. FR Tall Spring Shrubs Amelanchier alnifolia 2-7 10' X 10' NAT. White flowers in spring. Saskatoon Serviceberry Med. Sun-Part Purplish berries feed birds. PNP Amelanchier canadensis 4-8 25' X 15' White flowers in spring. Purplish Canadian Serviceberry Med. Sun-Shade berries in summer. PNP Aronia arbutifolia 4-9 8' X 4' White-pink flowers May. Red berries Red Chokecherry Med. Sun-Part in fall and winter feed birds. Cercocarpus betuloides 5-9 12' X 10' NAT BEG. Clusters of white flowers Mountain Mahogany Low Sun-Part in spring feed bees, butterflies. Cercocarpus ledifolius 6-8 12' X 10' NAT BEG. Yellow funnel flowers in Curl-leaf Mtn. Mahogany Low Sun-Part spring. Drought tolerant. Corokia cotoneaster 8-10 8' X 8' BEG. Sparse, tiny leaves. Fragrant Wire-Netting Bush Low Sun-Part yellow flowers in spring. Corylus cornuta 4-8 10' X 8' NAT. Catkins bloom in early spring. Beaked Hazelnut Med. Sun-Part Edible hazelnuts feed birds. PNP Cotoneaster lacteus 7-9 12' X 12' BEG. White flowers in May-June. Parney Cotoneaster Low Sun-Part Red berries in fall feed birds Forsythia inter. 'Lynwood Gold 6-9 8' X 8' Yellow flowers in March feed bees, Lynwood Gold Forsythia Med. Sun birds. Yellow fall leaves. Forsythia suspensa 6-8 8' X 8' Arching branches with yellow flow- Weeping Forsythia Med. Sun-Part ers in March. Yellow fall leaves. Holodiscus discolor 5-10 15' X 12' NAT. White flowers in May-July feed Oceanspray L-M Sun-Shade bees butterflies. Hard wood. PNP Holodiscus dumosus 4-8 8' X 8' NAT. Creamy white flowers May-July. Rock Spirea Low Sun Red, orange or gold fall leaves. Kalmia latifolia 4-9 10' X 10 BEG. Clusters of pink, red or white Mountain Laurel Med. A.M. Sun flowers in May and June. Kerria japonica 4-9 8' X 8' Large yellow flowers in March to Japanese Kerria Med. Shade-Part May, sometimes in summer. Loropetalum chinense 7-9 8' X 8' BEG. White flowers March-April. Fringe flower Med. Sun-Part Some cultivars have purple leaves Magnolia figo 8-10 10' X 8' BEG. Very fragrant creamy flowers Banana Shrub Med. Part Shade in late spring. Oemleria cerasiformis 6-10 15' X 15' NAT. White flowers in April feed Indian Plum L-M Sun-Part bees. Berries feed birds. PNP Osmanthus delavayi 7-9 8' X 8' BEG. Fragrant white flowers in Delavay Osmanthus Low Sun-Part April. Osmanthus fragrans 8-11 10' X 8' BEG. Fragrant white flowers in Apr. Sweet Olive Low Sun-Part Attractive screen. Osmanthus x burkwoodii 6-8 8' X 8' BEG. Fragrant tubular white flowers Burkwood Osmanthus Low Sun-Part in spring. Pittosporum tobira 8-10 10' X 6' BEG. Fragrant white flowers in May Mock Orange L-M Sun-Part and June feed bees, butterflies. Prunus lusitanica 6-9 12' X 8' BEG. Fragrant white flowers in May Portugal Laurel Med. Sun-Part Dark green leaves with red stalks Prunus x cistena 3-8 8' X 8' Fragrant pink flowers late spring. Purple-leaf Sand Cherry Med. Sun Reddish purple leaves all summer. Rhamnus californica 7-9 12' X 12' NAT BEG. Small yellow-green flowers California Coffeberry Low Sun-Part in spring. Berries feed birds. FR Rhododendron macrophyllum 6-9 10' X 10' NAT BEG. Pink to purple flowers in Pacific Rhododendron Med. Sun-Part April-May. Feeds pollinators. FR Rhododendron occidentale 7-9 10' X 10' NAT. Fragrant white flowers in May Western Azalea Med. Sun-Part feed hummingbirds. Yellow in fall Ribes sanguineum 6-8 10' X 10' NAT. Pink-red flowers March-April Red Flowering Currant Low Sun-Part feed hummingbirds. Berries. PNP Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' 6-8 8' X 7' Pink new growth matures to mottled Dappled Willow Med. Sun-Part pink, white and green. Red stems. Sambucus nigra caerulea 4-9 25' X 25' NAT. White flowers May-July. Blue Blue Elderberry L-H Sun-Part berries attract birds. PNP Sambucus racemosa 3-7 10' X 12' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Red Red Elderberry M-H Sun-Part berries attract birds. PNP Sorbus scopulina 3-8 12' X 8' NAT. White flowers in May. Red Western Mountain Ash Med. Sun berries. Drought tolerant. Stachyurus praecox 6-8 8' X 6' Pale yellow flowers in Feb-Mar. Stachyurus Med. Sun Rosy red and yellow in fall. Syringa reticulata 3-7 20' X 15' Large leaves. Fragrant large white Japanese Tree Lilac Med. Sun-Part flower clusters in May-June. FR Syringa vulgaris 3-8 12' X 10' Very fragrant white, pink, blue or Common Lilac Med. Sun purple flowers in May. Ternstroemia gymnathera 7-9 8' X 6' BEG. Fragrant creamy flowers. Shiny Ternstroemia Med. Part Shade green leaves. Tetrapanax papyrifer 8-11 10' X 8' BEG. Large leaves. White flower Rice Paper Plant Med. Sun-Part panicles in September. Vaccinium parvifolium 5-8 8' X 6' NAT. White flowers in April-June. Red Huckleberry L-M Sun-Shade Edible red berries. PNP Viburnum carlcephalum 6-8 8' X 8' Fragrant white snowballs Apr-May. Fragrant Snowball Med. Sun-Part Red berries. Maroon in fall. Viburnum lantana 4-7 15' X 15' Large clusters of fragrant white Wayfaring Tree L-M Sun-Part flowers in May feed butterflies. Viburnum lentago 2-8 15' X 10' Creamy white flowers in May. Edible Nannyberry Med Sun-Shade red/black berries attract birds. Viburnum opulus 3-8 10' X 12' White flowers Apr-May feed bees. European Cranberrybush M-H Sun-Part Red berries. Red fall leaves. Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' 3-8 10' X 12' White flowers in April-May fade to Pink European Snowball Med. Sun-Part pink. Red fall leaves. No fruit. Viburnum opulus var trilobum 2-7 10' X 10' White, lace-cap flowers in spring. American Cranberrybush Med. Sun-Part Edible red berries in fall. Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii' 5-8 10' X 12' Clusters of white flowers on layer- Doublefile Viburnum Med. Sun-Part ed branches in April-May. Berries Viburnum rhytidophyllum 5-8 8' X 8' BEG. Large leaves. White flowers Leatherleaf Viburnum Med. Sun-Part in spring, Red-black berries. Viburnum tinus 'Robustum' 7-10 15' X 10' BEG. Clusters of pink flowers in Roundleaf Laurustinus Med. Sun-Part spring & summer. Black berries. Viburnum trilobum 2-7 10' X 10' White flowers in spring. Edible red American Cranberry Med. Sun-Part berries. Red-yellow leaves fall. Low Summer Shrubs Calluna vulgaris 4-8 2' X 3' BEG. Red, pink or white flowers in Scotch Heather Med. Sun summer. Needs good drainage. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus 3-8 24" X 24" NAT. Golden-yellow flowers in sum- Yellow Rabbitbrush Low Sun mer to fall feed pollinators. Convolvulus cneorum 8-11 2' X 3' BEG. White or light pink trumpet Silver Bush Morning Glory Low Sun flowers May to September. Cotoneaster apiculatus 4-7 30" X 5' Semi-evergreen. Pink flowers in Cranberry Cotoneaster Med Sun spring. Red berries in fall. FR Daboecia cantabrica 4-10 18" X 3' BEG. Fine texture. Pink flowers Irish Bell Heath Med. Sun June to October. Escallonia x 'Newport Dwarf' 7-9 2' X 3' BEG. Clusters of red flowers May to Newport Dwarf Escallonia Low Sun-Part October. Feeds bees. Hebe species 8-9 30" X 30" BEG. Many leaf sizes and colors. Hebe Med. Sun-Part Blue to purple flowers. Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia' 5-9 2' X 3' Pink flowers in June to September. Pink Elf Hydrangea Med. Shade Good cut flower. Kalmia microphylla 3-9 18" X 30" NAT BEG. Clusters of pink flowers Western Bog Laurel M-H A.M. Sun all summer feed bees butterflies. Lantana urticoides 8-11 30" X 5' Yellow-orange-red flowers May to Taxas Lantana L-M Sun September feed bees butterflies. Santolina chamaecyparissus 6-10 18" X 30" BEG. Silvery-gray, fragrant leaves. Lavender Cotton Low Sun Yellow flowers mid to late summer Symphoricarpos mollis 7-11 12" X 4' Small pink flowers spring-summer. Creeping Snowberry Low Sun-Shade White berries feed birds. PNP Vaccinium angustifolium 2-8 14" X 18" Tasty blueberries on a dense ground Wild Lowbush Blueberry L-M Sun-Part cover. Red leaves in fall. Medium Summer Shrubs Abelia 'Edward Goucher' 7-9 5' X 6' BEG. Pink flowers April-September. Edward Goucher Abelia Med. Shade-Part Arching branches. Can be sheared. Abelia x grandiflora 6-9 5' X 5' BEG. Pink or white flowers Apr-Sep. Glossy Abelia Med. Sun-Part Branches can be sheared. Baccharis pilularis 7-10 6' X 6' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers on male and Coyote Bush Low Sun-Part white flowers on female plants. Brachyglottis greyi 8-10 4' X 5' Silvery gray leaves. Yellow daisies Daisy Bush Low Sun in summer. Good cut foliage. Brodiaea elegans 6-10 18" X 5' NAT. Bulb. Violet funnel shaped Elegant Cluster-Lily Low Sun-Part flowers May-July. Callistemon vim. 'Little John' 8-12 3' X 5' BEG. Red bottlebrush flowers in Dwarf Bottlebrush L-M Sun summer feed bees, hummingbirds. Carpenteria californica 8-10 6' X 4' BEG. Large white flowers in June- Bush Anemone L-M Sun-Part July. Needs good drainage. Caryopteris x clandonensis 6-9 3' X 4' Some have silvery leaves. Blue Bluebeard L-M Sun flowers in summer feed butterfly. Ceanothus integerrimus 7-9 6' X 6' NAT. Semi-evergreen. Fragrant blue Deerbrush Low Sun or white flowers in May-July. Ceanothus sanguineus 7-10 6' X 4' NAT. Reddish bark. Clusters of fra- Redstem Ceanothus Low Sun-Part gramt white flowers in June. PNP Cephalanthus occidentalis 5-10 6' X 8' Fragrant tiny white tubular flowers Buttonbush Low Sun-Part late summer to early fall. Cistus ladanifer 7-10 4' X 4' BEG. White flowers with crimson Crimson Spot Rockrose Low Sun spot in May-July feed butterflies Cistus species 7-10 3-5' X 5' BEG. White to purple two-tone flow- Rockrose Low Sun ers May-Aug. Tolerates salt. FR Clethra alnifolia 3-9 6' X 5' Fragrant white or pink flower Summersweet Med. Sun-Shade spikes in late summer. Daphne caucasica 4-9 4' X 4' Clusters of fragrant small white Caucasian Daphne Med. Part shade flowers all summer long. Daphne susa. 'Lawrence Crocker 6-8 3' X 5' BEG. Clusters of rose flowers all Lawrence Crocker Daphne Low Sun summer. Dichroa versicol. 'Blue Flower 8-10 6' X 5' BEG. Blue flower color might vary Blue Flowered Dichroa High Sun-Part with soil pH. Blue berries. Diervilla splendens 4-8 4' X 4' Clusters of tubular yellow flowers Bush Honeysuckle Med. Sun in summer. Red and purple in fall Escallonia exoniensis 7-11 5' X 5' BEG. Clusters of pink or red flow- Escallonia Med. Sun-Part ers May-August. Feeds bees. Fuchsia magellanica 7-9 4' X 4' NAT. Red, white and violet flowers Hardy Fuchsia Med. Sun-Part on rounded bush July-frost. Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's 7-11 3' X 3' BEG. Fragrant creamy yellow flowers Kleim's Hardy Gardenia Med. Sun-Part in late spring and summer. Hydrangea macrophylla 6-9 5' X 5' Large flowers in June to September. Big Leafed Hydrangea Med. Shade Pink flowers or blue in acid soil Lavandula species 6-8 2' X 3' BEG. Gray leaves with fragrant Lavender Low Sun lavender flowers Jul-Aug. FR Leycesteria formosa 7-9 6' X 5' White flowers in summer produces Himalayan Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Part edible purple berries. Lonicera nitida 6-9 5' X 5' BEG. Green, yellow or reddish Box Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Part leaves. White flowers in June. Malva thuringiaca 7-9 5' X 5' BEG. Hollyhock like pink flowers Tree Mallow Low Sun all summer feed bees. Philadelphus 'Minia. Snowflake 4-7 3' X 3' Fragrant white flowers in summer on Miniature Snowfl. Mockorange Med. Sun-Part compact plant. Physocarpus capitatus 5-10 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Pacific Ninebark M-H Sun-Part Peeling reddish bark. PNP Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf 8-11 3' X 3' BEG. Dense and compact with mint Golf Ball Kohuhu Med. Sun-Part green leaves. Purple flowers. Potentilla fruticosa 3-7 3' X 3' NAT. Masses of yellow flowers all Shrubby Cinquefoil Med. Sun-Part summer, Drought tolerant. Ribes nigrum 3-7 4' X 4' Yellow flowers in spring. Delicious Black Currant Med. Sun black berries in June-July. Ribes rubrum 3-7 4' X 4' Yellow spring flowers feed butter- Red Currant Med. Sun-Part flies. Red currants in summer. Ribes uva-crispa 3-7 4' X 4' Yellow flowers in spring. Sweet/ Gooseberry Med. Sun-Part tart gooseberries in early summer Rosa 'Flower Carpet' 5-9 3' X 5' BEG. Very disease resistant. Red, Flower Carpet Rose Med. Sun pink, amber, yellow or white. Rosa Knock Out Series 5-11 4' X 4' Red, pink, yellow, coral and white Knockout Roses Med. Sun flowers. Low maintenance. Rosa gymnocarpa 5-9 3' X 3' NAT. Fragrant pink flowers in sum- Baldhip Rose L-M Sun-Shade mer. Slowly spreads. PNP Rosa hybrid 5-9 5' X 4' Many sizes, styles and colors of Rose Med. Sun flowers all summer. Rosa pisocarpa 7-9 5' X 3' NAT. Small pink single flowers in Clustered Rose Med. Sun-Part summer. Red hips late summer. PNP Rosa rugosa 2-7 5' X 5' White to red flowers. Red fruit. Japanese Rose Med. Sun Disease resistant. Spreads. Rosa woodsii 3-8 5' X 5' NAT. Fragrant pink to lavender flo- Woods' Rose Med. Sun-Part wers in summer feed bees. Spreads Rosa x centifolia 5-9 5' X 4' Very fragrant pink to purple flow- Cabbage Rose Med. Sun ers with 100 petals in June. Rubus fruticosus 4-8 5' X 10' Upright or trailing canes produce Blackberry Med. Sun delicious berries in summer. Rubus idaeus 4-8 5' X 5' Upright canes produce delicious Raspberry Med. Sun berries in summer. Rubus parviflorus 3-10 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Thimbleberry Med. Sun-Part Edible berries in summer. PNP Rubus spectabilis 3-10 6' X 4' NAT. Deep pink flowers in spring Salmonberry Med. Sun-Part and edible berries in summer. PNP Salix purpurea 'Nana' 3-8 5' X 5' Purple stems and blue-green leaves. Dwarf Arctic Blue Willow M-H Sun-Part Yellow in fall. Feeds butterflies Spiraea betulifolia 1-8 3' X 3' NAT. Clusters of tiny white flowers Birchleaf Spirea Med. Sun all summer feed bees. Red in fall Spiraea betulifolia lucida 3-8 3' X 3' NAT. Pink or white flowers in July- Shiny-leaf Spirea M-H Sun-Part August. PNP Spiraea douglasii 5-8 6' X 5' NAT. Clusters of pink flowers in Hardhack Spirea M-H Sun-Part summer. White leaf underside. PNP Spiraea japonica 4-9 3' X 3' Red, pink or flowers in June and Japanese Spirea Med. Sun again after a light shearing. Spiraea tomentosa 3-8 3' X 4' NAT. Plumes of tiny pink flowers in Steeplebush M-H Sun July-Sept feed bees. Yellow fall. Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Wa. 4-9 3' X 4' Red flowers in June and again after Anthony Waterer Spiraea Med. Sun-Part light shearing. Red in fall. Vaccinium corymbosum 4-8 6' X 6' Delicious blueberries in summer. Blueberry M-H Sun-Part Red fall leaves. Vaccinium membranaceum 5-8 3' X 3' NAT. Creamy pink flowers in summer. Thinleaf Huckleberry Low Sun Edible purplish berries for birds Viburnum edule 4-8 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-July. Squashberry, Highbush Cranb. M-H Sun-Part Edible red berries. Red in fall. Weigela florida 4-8 8' X 10' Fragrant white, pink or red flowers Weigela L-M Sun spring-summer feed hummingbirds. Yucca gloriosa 7-11 5' X 6' BEG. Single trunk. White flowers in Spanish Dagger Low Sun-Part June feed bees, butterflies. FR Tall Summer Shrubs Amorpha fruticosa 4-9 8' X 10' NAT. Small, fragrant purplish blue Indigo Bush Med. Sun flowers in May-July feed bees. Calycanthus floridus 5-9 10' X 10' Fragrant maroon flowers in early Carolina Allspice Med. Sun-Shade spring and spordically thereafter Ceanothus impressus 7-9 7' X 7' BEG. Small leaves. Blue flowers in Santa Barbara Ceanothus Low Sun-Part June. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 7-11 15' X 15' NAT BEG. Blue flowers in late California Lilac L-M Sun-Part spring and early summer. FR Ceanothus velutinus 7-10 7' X 7' NAT BEG. White flowers in spring. Mountain Balm Low Sun-Part Attracts butterflies. PNP Chimonanthus praecox 7-9 12' X 10' Fragrant yellow flowers with purple Wintersweet Med. Sun splash in center. Yellow in fall. Cotinus coggygria 4-8 12' X 12' Flower stalks like smoke in summer. Smoke Bush Med. Sun-Part Green to purple leaves. FR Hibiscus mutabilis 7-11 8' X 6' Large white, pink & red flowers in Confederate Rose Med. Sun-Part summer-fall. Dies down in winter. Hibiscus syriacus 5-10 8' X 6' Large red, pink, blue or white Rose Of Sharon Med. Sun-Part flowers June to August. Hydrangea panicu. 'Grandiflora 3-8 12' X 8' Flowers are long cones of white in Pee Gee Hydrangea Med. Sun-Part summer. Feeds bees, butterflies. Hydrangea quercifolia 5-9 8' X 8' Creamy white flower cones in June. Oakleaf Hydrangea Med. Sun-Part Red fall leaves Kolkwitzia amabilis 4-8 10' X 8' Upright t arching. Pink and yellow Beauty Bush Med. Sun-Part flowers in June. Lagerstroemia indica 7-9 10' X 8' Spikes of white, pink or red Crape Myrtle Low Sun flowers in August. Needs heat. Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum' 7-11 10' X 6' BEG. Dark green leaves. Fragrant Waxleaf Privet Med. Sun white flowers in June. Ligustrum x vicaryi 5-8 8' X 6' Fast growing upright deciduous to Vicary Privet Med. Sun semi-evergreen. White flowers May Lonicera involucrata 4-10 12' X 8' NAT. Yellow flowers in April-August Twinberry Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Part feed butterflies. Berries. PNP Musa basjoo 5-10 8' X 5' BEG. Bluish leaves. Large yellow Hardy Japanese Banana Med. Sun-Part flowers in summer. Mulch heavily. Myrtus communis 8-9 10' X 10' BEG. Fragrant flowers and leaves. Common Myrtle L-M Sun White flowers July-August Philadelphus lewisii 4-8 10' X 8' NAT. Fragrant white flowers in Native Mockorange Low Sun-Part summer. Yellow fall leaves. PNP Philadelphus x virginalis 4-9 8' X 8' Fragrant white flowers in June to Virginal Mockorange Med. Sun August. Yellow in fall. Physocarpus opulifolius 2-8 8' X 8' White and pink flowers in summer. Ninebark L-M Sun-Part Red fruit for birds. Yellow fall. Ribes divaricatum 4-10 8' X 8' NAT. Small purplish flowers in Coast Black Gooseberry Med. Sun-Part Spring. Edible black berries. PNP Rosa nutkana 5-9 8' X 4' NAT. Pink roses in June. Red hips Nootka Rose L-M Sun-Part in fall feed birds. Spreads. PNP Sambucus racemosa 3-7 10' X 12' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Red Red Elderberry M-H Sun-Part berries attract birds. PNP Sorbaria sorbifolia 2-8 8' X 8' Large clusters of tiny white flow- Ash Leaf Spirea Med. Sun ers in June-July. Red seed pods. Viburnum ellipticum 6-8 8' X 8' NAT. White flower clusters May-July Oregon Viburnum Med. Sun-Part Flattened black berries. PNP Low Fall Shrubs Ardisia japonica 7-9 15" X 18" BEG. White flowers in fall. Red Marlberry High Part Shade berries. Good groundcover. Betula nana 2-5 2' X 2' NAT. Wetland shrub. Yellow or red Dwarf Birch M-H Sun fall leaves. Catkins all winter. Fothergilla gardenii 5-9 30" X 30" Fragrant white flowers in spring. Dwarf Fothergilla Med. Sun-Part Intense orange leaves in fall. Viburnum opulus 'Nanum' 3-8 2' X 3' Dwarf ball. No flowers or fruit. Dwarf European Snowball Med. Sun-Part. Burgundy fall leaves. Medium Fall Shrubs Callicarpa americana 6-11 5' X 5' Tiny flowers. Violet berries. Feeds American Beautyberry L-M Sun-Part bees birds butterflies Callicarpa bodini. 'Profusion' 6-8 6' X 6' Pink to purple leaves and purple Profusion Beautyberry Med. Sun-Part berries in the fall. Dichroa febrifuga 8-10 5' X 5' BEG. Blue flower color might vary Dichroa High Sun-Part with soil pH. Blue berries. Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' 4-9 6' X 6' Brilliant red leaves in fall. Dwarf Burning Bush Med. Sun-Part Ridges on branches. Feeds birds. Gaultheria mucronata - female 5-9 4' X 5' BEG. Tiny flowers. Pink, purple, Female Pernettya Med. Sun white or black berries. Gaultheria mucronata - male 5-9 4' X 5' BEG. Tiny white flowers pollinate Male Pernettya Med. Sun female flowers. Itea virginica 5-9 4' X 4' Fragrant white flowers in fall. Sweetspire Med. Sun-Part Red-purple fall leaves. Rhus aromatica 2-9 5' X 8' Fragrant leaves if crushed. Yellow Fragrant Sumac L-M Sun-Part spring flowers. Red fall leaves. Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low' 3-9 3' X 8' Low, spreading form. Red leaves in Gro-low Fragrant Sumac Low Sun-Shade fall. Red fruit in fall-winter. Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger' 4-8 5' X 5' Yellow leaves in summer turn red- Tiger Eyes Staghorn Sumac L-M Sun-Part dish in fall. Red berries in fall Tall Fall Shrubs Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' 7-9 8' X 6' BEG. Pink flowers in fall feed Compact Strawberry Tree Low Sun-Shade bees. Edible bland red fruit Betula pumila 2-6 10' X 10' NAT. Wetland shrub. Yellow leaves Bog Birch M-H Sun in fall. Catkins all winter. Elaeagnus x ebbingei 7-9 10' X 8' BEG. Silver leaves. Fragrant white Ebbing's Silverberry L-M Sun-Part flowers in fall. Red fruit. Enkianthus campanulatus 5-8 8' X 4' Yellow/green/red flowers in May. Redvein Enkianthus Med. Part Sun Red fall leaves. Euonymus occidentalis 8-10 15' X 15' NAT. Tiny greenish flowers May-June Western Wahoo Med. Sun-Part Red fall leaves. PNP Hamamelis virginiana 3-9 15' X 15' Golden yellow flowers and leaves Eastern Witchhazel Med. Sun-Shade in October to November. Ilex verticillata 3-9 10' X 10' Red berries in fall and winter if Winterberry M-H Sun-Part male is nearby. Feeds birds. Rhus glabra 3-9 12' X 12' NAT. Red leaves in fall. Red berry Smooth Sumac L-M Sun-Part clusters in winter feed birds. Salix drummondiana 5-8 10' X 10' NAT. Distinctive long oval leaves. Drummond Willow Med. Sun Yellow in fall. Salix exigua 4-6 16' X 16' NAT. White catkins in spring feed Coyote Willow M-H Sun butterflies. Drought tolerant.PNP Shepherdia argentea 3-6 10' X 10' NAT. Tiny flowers. Edible red ber- Silver Buffaloberry Med Sun-Part ries on females attract birds. Low Winter Shrubs Erica species 5-8 1' X 3' BEG. Red, pink or white flowers in Winter Blooming Heather Med. Sun February to March. Sarcococca hookeriana humilis 6-9 1' X 3' BEG. Dark green leaves. Small fra- Dwarf Himalayan Sweet Box Med. Shade grant flowers in Feb-March. Medium Winter Shrubs Medium Winter Camellia sasanqua 7-9 6' X 5' BEG. Sun tolerant. Blooms November Sasanqua Camellia Med. A.M. Sun to December. Corylopsis pauciflora 6-9 5' X 5' Fragrant yellow flowers in late Buttercup Winterhazel Med. Sun-Part winter. Yellow fall leaves. Daphne odora 7-9 3' X 3' BEG. Fragrant pink flowers in Fragrant Daphne Low A.M. Sun February-March. Needs drainage. Distylium myricoides 7-9 4' X 4' BEG. Small red flowers in winter. Distylium Med. Sun-Part Red new growth. Edgeworthia chrysantha 7-10 5' X 5' Bright yellow flowers on bare stems Paperbush Med. Sun-Part in winter. Edgeworthia papyrifera 7-10 5' X 5' Bright yellow flowers on bare stems Paperbush Med. Part shade in winter. Garrya elliptica 7-11 6' X 6' NAT BEG. Leaves with wooly Coastal Silk Tassel Low Sun-Part yellowish catkins in Dec-Feb. Ilex meserveae 5-9 6' X 5' BEG. Red berries on females in win- Blue Boy/Girl Holly Med. Sun-Part ter if male is nearby. Nandina domestica 6-9 6' X 3' BEG. Leaves turn red in winter. Heavenly Bamboo Low Sun-Part White flowers in May feed bees. Sarcococca confusa 6-9 4' X 4' BEG. Small fragrant white flowers Sweet Box Med. Shade-Part Feb-March. Black berries. Sarcococca ruscifolia 7-8 5' X 5' BEG. Dark green leaves. Small fra- Sweet Box Med. Shade-Part grant flowers in Feb-March. Tall Winter Shrubs Camellia japonica 7-9 10' X 6' BEG. Red, pink or white flowers in Camellia Med. A.M.Sun January to March. Hamamelis mollis 5-8 12' X 12' Yellow flowers February to March. Chinese Witch Hazel Med. Sun-Part Yellow fall leaves. Hamamelis x intermedia 4-9 15' X 12' Fragrant red to yellow flowers in Witch Hazel Med. Sun-Part Feb-March. Red to yellow in fall. Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' 7-9 15' X 10' BEG. Glossy green leaves. Red ber- Burford Chinese Holly Med. Sun-Part ries all winter feed birds Osmanthus heterophyllus 7-9 15' X 15' BEG. Fragrant white flowers in Holly-leaf Osmanthus Low Sun-Part fall, winter and spring. Pyracantha coccinea 6-9 8' X 8' Semi-evergreen. White flowers. Red Scarlet Firethorn L-M Sun-Part berries. Thorns. Attracts birds. Viburnum bodnantense 'Dawn' 7-8 8' X 5' Fragrant pink flowers in February- Pink Dawn Viburnum Med. Sun-Part April. Red fall leaves. Viburnum burkwoodii 5-8 8' X 8' Semi-evergreen. Dark green leaves. Burkwood Viburnum Med. Sun-Part Fragrant white flowers in Feb-Mar Low All Year Shrubs Bamboo, Pleioblastus pygmea 5-10 18" X 30' BEG. Running. Plant in a big pot to Pygmy Bamboo Med. Shade-Part form a clump. Cornus sericea 'Kelseyi' 3-8 30" X 30" White flower clusters in spring. Dwarf Red Twig Dogwood Med. Sun-Part Red fall leaves. Tolerates wet. Cryptomeria japo. 'Vilmorinia 5-8 18" X 18" NEG. Slow growing, dense globe. Vilmoriniana Cryptomeria Low Sun Turns bronze in Winter. Euonymus japon. 'Microphyllus' 6-9 18" X 12" BEG. Slow growing, compact shrub. Boxleaf Euonymus Med. Sun Tolerates heat, poor soil. Ilex crenata 'Helleri' 5-8 1' X 2' BEG. Small leaves. Tiny white Heller's Japanese Holly Med. Sun-Part. flowers. Black berries. Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' 4-8 2' X 5' NEG. Green foliage with San Jose Juniper Low Sun splotches of yellow. Juniperus conferta 6-9 12" X 6' NEG. Low, spreading branches with Shore Juniper Low Sun long needles. Juniperus conferta 'Blue Paci. 6-9 8" X 3' NEG. Low, spreading branches with Blue Pacific Shore Juni. Med. Sun-Part long needles. Juniperus horizon. 'Bar Harbor 4-9 10" X 6' NEG. Low, spreading. Blue-green Bar Harbor Juniper Low Sun-Part needles. Good groundcover. Juniperus horizon. 'Wiltonii' 4-9 10" X 5' BEG. Creeping with blue needles. Blue Rug Juniper Low Sun Needs good drainage. Juniperus horizon. 'Youngstown 4-9 10" X 5' NEG. Flat top spreader. Blue nee- Youngstown Andorra Juniper Low Sun dles turn purple in winter. Juniperus procumbens 4-9 2' X 8' NEG. Low, spreading, bright green Japanese Garden Juniper Low Sun needles. Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' 4-9 10" X 5' NEG. Low mound of dark green Dwarf Japanese Garden Junip. Low Sun needles. Juniperus sabina 3-8 1' X 8' NEG. Low, spreading, bright green Savin Juniper Low Sun needles. Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifo. 4-7 2' X 8' NEG. Dense, symmetrically spreading Tam Juniper Low Sun green mound. Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' 4-8 2' X 4' NEG. Silver blue needles. Blue Star Juniper Low Sun Rounded shape. Pinus mugo 'Pumilio' 2-7 4' X 5' NEG. Slow growing, rounded shrub. Dwarf Mugo Pine Low Sun-Part Shear candles in May to shape. Taxus cusp. 'Emerald Spreader' 4-7 30" X 8' NEG. Low and spreading. Dark green Emerald Spreader Yew Low Sun-Part needles. Red berries. Teucrium chamaedrys 5-9 12" X 15" BEG. Rosy purple flowers in July Wall Germander L-M Sun feed bees. Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midg. 3-8 2' X 2' NEG. Dwarf with dark green needles Hetz Midget Arborvitae Med. Sun-Part turn bronze in winter. Thujopsis dolobrata 'Nana' 5-8 30" X 30" NEG. Dwarf with yellow-green Dwarf Elkhorn Cedar Med. Sun scales. Many branched stems. Tsuga canad. 'Cole's Prostrate 3-7 1' X 4' NEG. Good for creeping over walls Cole's Creeping Hemlock Med. Shade-Part or rocks. Can be staked. Medium All Year Shrubs Abies balsamea 'Nana' 3-6 3' X 3' NEG. Small dense. Dark green Dwarf Balsam Fir Med. Shade-Part needles. Excellent bonsai plants. Abutilon striatum 8-10 6' X 4' BEG. Orange flowers with crimson Red Vein Flowering Maple Med. Sun-Part veins spring to fall feed hummers Acca sellowianna 8-11 6' X 6' BEG. Leaves silvery white under- Pineapple Guava Low Sun-Part neath. Edible flowers & fruit. Acer palmatum dissectum 5-9 6' X 8' Low, mounding shape. Red or green Laceleaf Japanese Maple Med. Sun-Part leaves. Needs excellent drainage. Berberis verruculosa 5-8 3'X 3' BEG. Purplish flower. Black berries Warty Barberry Med. Sun Thorns. Mahogany leaves in winter Buxus microphylla japonica 5-9 4' X 3' BEG. Excellent for hedges and Japanese Boxwood Med. Sun-Part topiary. Buxus sempervi. 'Suffruticosa' 5-7 3' X 2' BEG. Excellent for low hedge. Slow Dwarf English Boxwood Med. Sun-Part growing. Cephalotaxus harringtonia 6-10 4' X 2' NEG. Lustrous green needles. Japanese Plum Yew Med. Sun_Shade Females have red berries. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana' 4-8 4' X 4' NEG. Slow growing. Dark green Dwarf Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part shrub. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Torulosa 4-8 6' X 6' NEG. Irregular globe with twisted Contorted Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part branches. Coprosma repens 8-11 5' X 5' BEG. Glossy green leaves turn Mirror Plant High Sun red-orange in fall. Semi-hardy. Cornus sangu. 'Midwinter Fire' 4-7 6' X 6' White flowers & berries. Orange-red Midwinter Fire Dogwood Med. Sun-Part twigs all year. Golden fall leaf Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' 3-8 6' X 8' White flowers & berries. Red fall Yellow Twig Dogwood M-H Sun-Part leaves and yellow twigs. Euonymus japonicus 6-9 6' X 4' BEG. Foliage in many colors. Orange Japanese Euonymus Med. Sun berries in fall. Ilex cornuta 'Carissa' 6-9 3' X 4' BEG. Glossy green leaves all year Carissa Holly Med. Sun-Part on dense, compact plant. Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' 6-8 6' X 1' BEG. Tall and very narrow. Sky Pencil Holly Med. Sun-Part Small white flowers, black fruit. Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Coa. 4-8 3' X 4' NEG. Golden foliage. Very drought Gold Coast Juniper Low Sun tolerant. Juniperus chinensis 'Mint Jul. 3-8 5' X 7' NEG. Mint green foliage. Mint Julep Juniper Low Sun Nandina domestica 'Gulfstream' 6-9 3' X 3' BEG. Coppery leaves in spring. Blue Gulfstream Heavenly Bamboo Low Sun-Part green in summer. Orange in fall. Olea europaea 'Little Ollie' 8-11 6' X 6' BEG. Dark green, Heat, salt and Little Ollie Dwarf Olive Low Sun drought tolerant. Paxistima myrtifolia 5-8 3' X 3' NAT BEG. Red flowers June-August. Oregon Boxwood Low Sun-Part Low care. Attracts butterflies.FR Picea abies 'Nidiformis' 3-7 3' X 4' NEG. Dense blue-green shrub. Easy Bird's Nest Spruce Low Sun to shape. Picea glauca 'Conica' 3-7 6' X 3' NEG. Dense, pyramidal, slow Dwarf Alberta Spruce Low Sun-Part growing. Picea sitchensis 'Papoose' 7-8 5' X 5' NEG. Globe shaped, eventually pyra- Papoose Sitka Spruce M-H Sun midal. Slow growing. Blue needles Pinus mugo mughus 2-8 6' X 8' NEG. Slow growing, rounded shrub. Mugo Pine Low Sun Shear candles in May to shape. Pinus strobus 'Nana' 3-8 4' X 6' NEG. Slow growing. Rounded shape. Dwarf White Pine Low Sun Soft bluish needles. Platycladus orien. 'Aurea Nana 6-9 5' X 4' NEG. Golden foliage. Very slow Golden Berkman Arborvitae Med. Sun-Part growing. Punica granatum nana 7-11 3' X 3' BEG. Fine foliage with red flowers Dwarf Pomegranate Med. Sun Edible reddish fruit. Taxus baccata 'Repandens' 6-8 3' X 10' NEG. Low, spreading, dark green Spreading English Yew Low Sun-Shade shrub. Easily sheared. Taxus x media 'Densiformis' 4-7 4' X 5' NEG. Dense with dark green needles. Densiformis Yew Med. Sun-Shade Red fruit in fall-winter Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' 3-8 3' X 2' NEG. Slow growing, dense cone Rheingold Arborvitae Any Sun-Part shape. Golden foliage. Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii 4-8 5' X 5' NEG. Slow growing. Globe shaped. Woodward Globe Arborvit. Any Sun-Part Tall All Year Shrubs Aucuba japonica 6-10 8' X 6' BEG. Large leaves with gold spots. Japanese Laurel Med. Shade-Part Red berries on female plants. Bamboo, Fargesia nitida 5-9 12' X 5' BEG. Hardy clumping bamboo with Fountain Bamboo Med. Part Shade black stems. Bamboo, Phyllosta. bambusoides 7-10 50' X 5' BEG. Runs to form big grove. Plant Timber Bamboo Med. Sun-Part in big pot to form clump. Bamboo, Phyllostachys aurea 7-11 20' X 10' BEG. Running. Golden stems. Plant Golden Bamboo Med. Sun-Part in big pot to form a clump. Bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra 7-11 20' X 10' BEG. Runs. Stems turn black. Plant Black Bamboo Med. Sun-Part in a big pot to form clump. Buxus sempervirens 5-8 8' X 8' BEG. Excellent for tall hedges or English Boxwood Med. Sun-Part topiary. Chamaecyparis obtusa 5-8 15' X 12' NEG. Dark green foliage. Open Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part growth. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea' 5-8 15' X 12' NEG. Golden needles. Open growth. Golden Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part growth. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta 5-8 8' X 5' NEG. Dark green foliage. Open Compact Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part growth. Chamaecyparis p. 'Filifera Au. 4-7 8' X 4' NEG. Golden, drooping foliage. Golden Threadbranch Cypress Med. Sun-Part Slow growing. Cordyline indivisa 9-11 10' X 4' BEG. Long, arching strap-like Dracaena Palm Med. Sun-Part leaves. Semi-hardy. Cornus alba 'Argenteo-margina. 3-7 8' X 8' White and green leaves. Red twigs. Variegated Tatarian Dogwood Med. Sun-Part Tolerates soggy soil. Cornus sericea 3-8 8' X 10' NAT. White flowers in spring. Red Redtwig Dogwood M-H Sun-Shade twigs in winter. Wet tolerant PNP Drimys lanceolata 8-10 10' X 8' BEG. Coppery red new leaves Tasmanian Pepper Bush Med. Shade-Part complement red stems. Fatsia japonica 7-10 8' X 5' BEG. Large tropical leaves. Japanese Aralia Med. Shade-Part Tolerates all soils but soggy. Frangula aln 4-9 8' X 8' NAT BEG. Tiny flowers May-June. Inkberry M-H Part Shade Black berries for birds. Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Poi. 4-10 10' X 6' NEG. Pyramidal. Blue green needles. Blue Point Juniper Low Sun Juniperus chinensis 'Spearmint 3-9 12' X 4' NEG. Pyramidal. Fine, green needles Spearmint Juniper Low Sun Very drought tolerant. Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' 5-9 12' X 8' NEG. Irregular upright growth with Hollywood Juniper Low Sun dark green foliage. Juniperus communis 2-7 12' X 10' NAT NEG. Slow growing. Very drought Common Juniper L-M Sun tolerant. Berries feed birds. Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone' 2-7 8' X 3' NEG. Bright gold, slow growing. Gold Cone Juniper Low Sun Very drought tolerant. Juniperus scopulorum 3-8 15' X 8' NAT NEG. Pyramidal. Silvery blue Rocky Mountain Juniper Low Sun needles. Very drought tolerant. Juniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow 4-9 15' X 6' NEG. Narrow. Silvery blue needles Moonglow Juniper Low Sun Blue berries. Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrock. 4-9 25' X 3' NEG. Tall, narrow spire with Skyrocket Juniper Low Sun silvery blue needles. Juniperus virginiana 3-8 20' X 6' NEG. Green to silvery blue needles. Eastern Red Cedar Low Sun Very drought tolerant. Laurus nobilis 8-10 30' X 20' BEG. Dark green leaves are very Sweet Bay Low Sun-Part aromatic. Used in cooking. Morella californica 7-10 15' X 15' NAT BEG. Tiny spring catkins pro- Pacific Wax Myrtle L-M Sun-Part duce purple berries for birds. Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Gosh. 6-9 8' X 6' BEG. Leaves with cream, gold and Goshiki Osmanthus Med. Sun-Part bronze spots. Photinia glabra 7-11 15' X 8' BEG. Red new leaves. Fast growing Japanese Photinia Med. Sun-Part tall hedge or screen. Photinia x fraseri 6-9 15' X 12' BEG. Red new leaves. Fast growing Red Tip Photinia Med. Sun tall hedge or screen. Podocarpus macrophyllus 7-9 15' X 6' NEG. Pyramidal shape. Makes a good Yew Pine Med. Sun-Part screen. Robinia pseudoaca. 'Lace Lady' 4-8 10' X 15' Contorted twigs and leaves. Yellow Twisty Baby Black Locust Low Sun-Part in fall. Prunus laurocerasus 6-8 15' X 20' BEG. White flowers April-May. English Laurel Med. Sun-Shade Excellent hedge or screen. Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' 7-8 20' X 6' NEG. Dark green needles. Red Irish Yew Med. Sun-Shade berries. Easily sheared. Taxus brevifolia 5-9 10' X 4' NAT NEG. Dark green flat needles. Pacific Yew Med. Part Shade Red berries. PNP Taxus cuspidata 4-7 20' X 12' NEG. Dark green needles. Easily Japanese Yew Med. Sun-Part sheared. Taxus cuspidata 'Capitata' 4-7 20' X 8' NEG. Column of dark green needles. Pyramidal Japanese Yew Med. Sun-Shade Red berries in fall. Taxus x media 'Hicksii' 4-7 10' X 6' NEG. Narrow column of dark green Hick's Columnar Yew L-M Sun-Shade needles. Easily sheared.
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