Shrubs are a classification of plants that are generally woody plants with branching that occurs near the base of the plant. Shrubs add beautiful interest and texture to your landscape and come in a variety of styles and sizes. Shrubs can offer a range of foliage textures and colors, and some also bloom. There is a perfect shrub for each landscape or garden type!
Improved selection of Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora'. White flower heads are more erect than 'Grandiflora'. Thrives in shade. Flowers may be small the first year, normal size by the second year. 2001 PA Gold Medal Award Winner. Rarely to never fed on by Japanese beetles.
This dwarf hydrangea will turn heads! Developed by the same breeder as Pinky Winky™, Bobo® is a delightful dwarf hydrangea that is engulfed by large white flowers in summer. The flowers are held upright on strong stems, and continue to grow and lengthen as they bloom. This early blooming variety has already won the Gold Floral award for best novelty plant and is an undeniable asset to any small garden.
Selected for its excellent cold hardiness, surviving -32 °F with no dieback. A fine-textured evergreen shrub that tolerates pruning and shearing well. Often used as a small hedge and for topiary. Prefers well-drained soil and some protection from winter winds. From Chicagoland Grows®.
A most popular old-fashioned plant. Bright green foliage changes to vibrant red fall color. Pure white snowball-like flower clusters cover the shrub for a lengthy spring to summer period. Also known as Viburnum opulus 'Sterile'.
Cobalt-n-Gold™ Hypericum is a North American native selection shrub with a mounded form and fine blue-silver foliage. In late spring to early summer, it’s blanketed with ¾-inch sunny yellow flowers that attract pollinators. During winter, its exfoliating bark adds striking interest to the landscape. This hardy shrub thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, adapting well to many regions across Zones 4–7. Reaching 2–3 feet tall and 4–5 feet wide, it’s an excellent choice for foundations, borders, or low hedges.
Fiber Optics® is a distinct improvement over the coarser species that grows twice the size of this compact selection. Native from Florida to Mexico and north to Nova Scotia and Ontario, buttonbush is quite happy in moist conditions, tolerating flooding and wet spring soil. As such it is often used in wetland restoration work, along streams and pond banks. It’s an ideal choice for low areas in the landscape that stay moist. Conversely, it grows well without excessive moisture. Fiber Optics® has exceptional wildlife benefits including nectar filled flowers and the seed is eaten by waterfowl.
FlowerFull® Smooth Hydrangea boasts superior genetics that produce significantly bolder blooms and sturdier upright stems. With two-to-three times more blooms per season than other Hydrangea arborescens, FlowerFull® is a major improvement to the industry standard. That proliferation of blooms is held high on strong stems that don’t flop in the wind and rain. With fewer touch points from day one, this low-maintenance marvel has improved resistance to bacterial leaf spot and makes for an outstanding focal point in smaller landscapes and commercial settings alike.
Forming a tidy, round mound, this barberry has chartreuse foliage with an unusual red, almost dotted pattern around the leaf margin through July in Minnesota. Fall foliage is orange, yellow and red. The bright color and habit make it a good accent plant in foundation plantings. Bred by Don Selinger and introduced by Bailey Nurseries.
An exciting new compact panicle hydrangea introduction, Little Hottie™ has very full flower heads with florets that emerge green and turn sparkling white. This well-branched, compact panicle hydrangea is covered in large blooms from the bottom to the top of the plant and holds tight flower clusters out on strong stems. Bred in Georgia for heat tolerance, Little Hottie® performs equally well in Minnesota; flowers don't get heat-stressed or turn brown in excessive heat. With natural basal branching, this new introduction doesn't need much pruning in production or the landscape to grow into a well-shaped plant with strong stems. Fall color is soft pink.
With bright yellow leaves, Lucky Devil® Ninebark is a spectacular shrub to serve as a focal point, informal hedge, or along the foundation of your home. With a mature size of 3-4' tall and wide, beautiful white blooms in spring, and orange fall color, this compact shrub is a multi-season wonder in cool and moderate climates. While some yellow-leafed plants may bleach out in full sun, Lucky Devil® maintains its bright color to capture attention and serve as a strong accent to other plants in the landscape.
Matcha Ball® forms a perfect round ball of pretty fern-like foliage in a fresh shade of green. (That green color reminded us of Matcha tea, thus the name.) When the foliage first emerges in very early spring there is a hint of color in the leaves and petioles that ranges from red to orange-peach in color, ultimately maturing to green. Unlike Sem, Matcha Ball® sparsely blooms and doesn’t develop suckers so it maintains a tight round form throughout the growing season. Fall color is yellow. Prefers moist, well-drained organic soil. Tolerates full sun to some light shade. Discovered by Denis Levac of Québec, Canada.
This new Tatarian dogwood from Bylands Nursery in British Columbia has attractive chartreuse foliage and is a compact selection growing 4-5’ tall. It has good sun and heat tolerance, retaining bright leaf color throughout summer. New leaves are tinged with bronze and the stems have a rich red hue early in the season. Fall foliage becomes a rainbow of purple, red, yellow and orange. In winter the stems turn glossy scarlet red. Unlike most, C. alba, Neon Burst™ works well as a specimen plant or in large groupings.
Spring Sizzle® Panicle Hydrangea is one of the earliest blooming panicle Hydrangeas on the market, featuring white flowers that quickly transform to deep red, even in warm regions. With strong stems that hold the blooms upright, this Hydrangea is perfect for hedges and foundation plantings.
iger Eyes® is a beautiful golden-leafed form of cutleaf staghorn sumac. New growth is a lively chartreuse green, quickly changing to yellow, both colors contrasting nicely with the rosy-pink leaf stems. The branches angle upward while the deeply cut leaflets drape downward. As magnificent as the summer colors are, the dramatic effect of yellow, orange and intense scarlet in autumn are unparalleled. Tolerates a wide range of soils as well as urban conditions, and is adaptable to both poorly drained soils and very dry soil. Doesn't sucker profusely and does not have heavy seed set. Discovered by Steve Jorgensen of Bailey Nurseries. 2007 Gold Medal Plant Award winner.
The enormous flower heads are a blend of vanilla and strawberry, held upright on red stems. Flowers emerge creamy white in midsummer, change to pink as the night temperatures drop and finally turn strawberry red. New blooms emerge as older blooms change color, giving the plant a multicolored effect in late summer and early fall. The red coloring lasts at least 3-4 weeks. Plants grow upright, then cascade later in the season. Excellent for fresh cut and dried flower arrangements. Flower color varies based on climate and growing conditions. Bred by Jean Renault in France.
This compact selection of variegated dogwood provides beautiful, variegated foliage in summer and attractive red twigs in winter. Its finer textured, fuller, more compact form lends itself to use in smaller planting areas.
