Shrubs
Why plant shrubs?
Shrubs provide structure in the garden and lots of fall color. They act as host plants and a great source of pollen & nectar for pollinators, as well as providing fruits & berries for wildlife and nesting sites & shelter for birds.
More information about the plants (descriptions, zone, habitat) may be found at
Shrub Portraits (Botanical name / common name)
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A-C
Abelia mosanensis / fragrant abelia
Aesculus parviflora / bottlebrush buckeye
Aronia arbutifolia / red chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa / black chokeberry
Callicarpa dichotoma / beautyberry
Calycanthus floridus / sweetshrub
Carylus americana / American hazelnut
Ceanothus americanus / New Jersey tea
Cephalanthus occidentalis / buttonbush
Chaenomeles japonica / flowering quince
Clethra alnifolia / summersweet
Comptonia peregrina / sweetfern
Cornus alternifolia / pagoda dogwood
Cornus amomum / silky dogwood
Cornus drummondii / round leaf dogwood
Cornus racemosa / gray dogwood
Cornus rugosa / round leaf dogwood
Cornus sericea / red-twig dogwood
Corylus americana / hazelnut
Cotinus coggygria x C. obovatus ‘Grace’ / hybrid smoketree
D - R
Diervilla lonicera / northern bush-honeysuckle
Enkianthus campanulatus / redvein enkianthus
Fothergilla gardenii / dwarf fothergilla
Hamamelis vernalis / vernal witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana / common witch-hazel
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ / panicled hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pillow Talk’ / panicled hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens / native hydrangea
Ilex verticillata / winterberry
Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ / sweetspire
Lindera benzoin / spicebush
Myrica pensylvanica / northern bayberry
Physocarpus occidentalis / ninebark
Prunus maritima / beach plum
Rhus aromatica / fragrant sumac
Rubus odoratus / purple flowering raspberry
S - W
Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ / coral bark willow
Salix discolor / pussy willow
Sambucus canadensis / black elderberry
Sambucus nigra / 'Black Lace'
Sambucus racemosa / red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa ‘Lemony Lace’ / red elderberry
Spiraea alba / meadowsweet
Spiraea tomentosa / steeplebush
Viburnum acerifolium / mapleleaf viburnum
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus / coralberry
Viburnum cassinoides / wild raisin
Viburnum lentago / nannyberry
Viburnim nudum / 'Brandywine'
Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii' / doublefile viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium / blackhaw
Viburnum trilobum / American highbush cranberry
Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’ / Mohawk viburnum
Weigela Florida / 'Wine & Roses'
Shrubs (Botanical name / common name)
Abelia mosanensis / fragrant abelia
Aesculus parviflora / bottlebrush buckeye
Aronia arbutifolia / red chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa / black chokeberry
Callicarpa dichotoma / beautyberry
Calycanthus floridus / sweetshrub
Ceanothus americanus / New Jersey tea
Cephalanthus occidentalis / buttonbush
Chaenomeles japonica / flowering quince
Clethra alnifolia / summersweet
Comptonia peregrina / sweetfern
Cornus alternifolia / pagoda dogwood
Cornus amomum / silky dogwood
Cornus racemosa / gray dogwood
Cornus rugosa / round leaf dogwood
Cornus sericea / red-twig dogwood
Corylus americana / American hazelnut
Cotinus coggygria x C. obovatus ‘Grace’ / hybrid smoketree
Diervilla lonicera / northern bush-honeysuckle
Enkianthus campanulatus / redvein enkianthus
Fothergilla gardenii / dwarf fothergilla
Hamamelis vernalis / vernal witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana / common witch-hazel
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Invincibelle Spirit’ / wild hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’, ‘Pillow Talk’ / panicled hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia / oakleaf hydrangea
Ilex verticillata / winterberry
Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ / sweetspire
Lindera benzoin / spicebush
Myrica pensylvanica / northern bayberry
Physocarpus occidentalis / ninebark
Prunus maritima / beach plum
Rhus aromatica / fragrant sumac
Rubus odoratus / purple flowering raspberry
Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ / coral bark willow
Salix discolor / pussy willow
Sambucus canadensis / black elderberry
Sambucus nigra / ‘Black Lace’
Sambucus racemosa / red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa ‘Lemony Lace’ / red elderberry
Spiraea alba / meadowsweet
Spiraea tomentosa / steeplebush
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus / coralberry
Viburnum acerifolium / mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum cassinoides / wild raisin
Viburnum lentago / nannyberry
Viburnum nudum / ‘Brandywine’
Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’ / doublefile viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium / blackhaw
Viburnum trilobum / American highbush cranberry
Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’ / Mohawk viburnum
Weigela Florida / ‘Wine & Roses’