Itea virginica “Little Henry” Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica “Little Henry” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Ample This dwarf Sweetspire will reach 4ft (1.2m) high and wide, with arching branchesContinue reading
Category: Deciduous Shrub
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea (or c. stolonifera) Type: Deciduous Native Shrub Exposure: Sun / Shade Water: Regular to Ample This shrubby variety of Dogwood grows wild in moist locales from Alaska toContinue reading
Tatarian Dogwood
Cornus alba “Elegantissima” Tatarian Dogwood Cornus alba “Elegantissima” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This versatile, all-season shrub is prized for its fresh looking foliage and colorful winter twigs. Growing toContinue reading
Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum “Summer Breeze” Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum “Summer Breeze” Type: Deciduous Fruiting Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant Here’s one of those rare plants that does double duty as aContinue reading
Weigela “Wine and Roses”
Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’ “Wine and Roses” Weigela “Wine and Roses” Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’ “Wine and Roses” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular “Wine and Roses” is one of many new varieties of anContinue reading
China Rose
Rosa mutabilis China Rose Rosa mutabilis, ( also Rosa chinensis mutabilis, Rosa odorata mutabilis) Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This could be called an “old garden shrub rose” and is,Continue reading
Sugartina Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia”Sugartina” Sugartina Summersweet Clethra alnifolia “Sugartina” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Grown mostly for its irresistible fragrance, this compact variety of an old favorite tends to grow wider thanContinue reading
Honeysuckle Azalea
Rhododendron luteum Honeysuckle Azalea Rhododendron luteum Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Normally, I try to feature a plant when it’s “doing its thing.” For some things, that could mean whenContinue reading
Dead Man’s Fingers
Decaisnea fargesii Dead Man’s Fingers Decaisnea fargesii Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Happy Halloween! And now for some creepiness… This somewhat morbidly-named shrub originates in Western China. Reaching 12 toContinue reading
Dwarf Burning Bush
Euonymous alatus “Compactus” Dwarf Burning Bush Euonymous alatus “Compactus” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Native to Japan, China,and Korea, this shrub’s biblical-sounding name refers to the brilliant red leaf colorContinue reading