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GREAT FLOWERING LANDSCAPE SHRUBS Recommended Plant List
Abelia (Glossy Abelia)
A. chinensis
A. x grandiflora ‘Canyon Creek’, ‘Rose Creek’
Aesculus parviflora (Bottlebrush Buckeye)
Buddleia (Butterfly bush)
B. alternifolia
B. davidii ‘ Attraction’, ‘Pink Delight’, ‘Silver Frost’
B. x weyeriana ‘ Honeycomb’
Callicarpa (Beautyberry)
C. americana
C. bodinieri var. giraldii
C. dichotoma ‘Albifructus’
C. japonica ‘Leucocarpa’
Calycanthus floridus ‘Athens’, ‘Michael Lindsey’(Carolina Allspice)
Camellia (Camellia)
C. hybrids ‘April Snow’, ‘April Rose’, ‘Winter Rose’, ‘Winter Star’
Clethra (Summersweet)
C. alnifolia ‘Compacta’, ‘Ruby Spice’, ‘Sixteen Candles’, ‘Creels Calico’’
C. barbinervis
Corylopsis (Winterhazel)
C. pauciflora, C. spicata
Daphne (Daphne)
D. x transatlantica,’Jim’s Pride’, D. odora ‘Aureomarginata’
Deutzia (Deutzia)
Deutzia gracilis, ‘Nikko’, ‘Magicien’, Pink a boo ™, ‘Rosalind’, ‘Pink Minor’
Diervilla sessilifolia (Southern bush Honeysuckle)
Enkianthus (Enkianthus)
E. campanulatus
E. perulatus
Forsythia (Forsythia)
F. viridissima ‘Bronxensis’, ‘Kumson’, ‘Fiesta’
Fothergilla gardenia ‘Mount Airy’, ‘Blue Mist’ (Fothergilla)
Hamamelis (Witch Hazel)
H. x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’, ‘Diane’, ‘Jelena’
Heptacodium miconioides (Seven Sun Flower)
Hydrangea (Hydrangea)
H. arborescens ‘Annabelle’
H. macrophylla ‘Ayesha’, ‘Dooley’, Endless Summer®, ‘Lemon Wave’, ‘Blue Wave’’
H. quercifolia ‘Alice’, ‘Snowflake’, ‘Little Honey’, ‘Sike’s Dwarf’
H. serrata ‘Preziosa’
Hypericum (St. Johns Wort)
H. frondosum ‘Sunburst’, ‘Tricolor’, ‘Albury Purple’
Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’(Virginia Sweetspire)
Kalmia latifolia ‘Carosel’, ‘Minuet’, ‘Peppermint’, ‘Raspberry Glow’(Mountain Laurel)
Kerria japonica’ Picta’, ‘Shannon’(Japanse Kerria)
Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beautybush)
Lagerstroemia indica (Crape Myrtle) ‘Pocomoke’, Dynamite ®, L. faurei
Neillia sinensis (Neillia)
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’ (Ninebark)
Rhododendron (Rhododendron)
‘Fantastica’, ‘ Solidarity’, ‘Taurus’, R. mucronulatum
(Shrub Roses)
Rosa Bonica ®, Carefree series ™, Carpet series ®, Knockout ™, Meidiland ®
Sambucus (Elder)
S. nigra Black Beauty®, Black Lace ®, ‘Aurea’, ‘Pulverulenta’
Sorbaria sorbifolia (False Spirea)
Sinocalycanthus sinensis, ‘Hartlage Wine’
Spiraea (Spirea)
S. x bumalda ‘Gold Flame’
S. thunbergii ‘Ogon’, ‘Snowmound’
Stephanandra incise ‘Crispa’(Stephanandra)
Syringa (Lilac)
S. microphylla ‘Superba’, Tinkerbelle™,Prince Charming ™,
Sugar Plum Fairy™, S. meyeri ‘Palibin’, S. laciniata
Viburnum (Viburnum)
V. x bodnantense ‘Dawn’
V. x burkwoodii’Conoy’, ‘Mohawk’
V. carlesii
V. dentatum Blue Muffin™, Chicago Lustre ®, ‘Emerald Luster’
V. dilatatum ‘ Erie’, ‘Michael Dodge’
V. plicatum var. tomentosum ‘Summer Snowflake’, ‘Molly Schroeder’, ‘Mary Milton’, ‘Shasta’, Shoshoni’
V. Rhytidophyllum ‘Alleghany’
V. X pragense
Vitex (Chaste Tree)
Weigela (Old Fashioned Weigela)
Weigela florida ‘Rubidor’, Wine and Roses ®, Midnight Wine®, ‘Red Prince’, ‘Variegata’