Shrubs : Sumac, Lilac, Virburnum and Ninebark


 

 
Grow-low Sumac

Grow-low Sumac

Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’

Height: 2.5’
Spread: 7’
Light: Full sun to Partial Shade

Low, wide spreading growth habit. Medium green glossy foliage in summer and scarlet to orange fall color. Aromatic small yellow flowers in spring followed by red hairy fruit in the fall. Good for mass beds and bank control.
Prefers acid soil.

Tiger Eye Sumac

Tiger Eye Sumac

Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’

Height: 6’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full sun to Partial Shade

Beautiful golden-leafed form of
Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac. New
growth is a lively chartreuse
green, quickly changing to yellow. Both colors contrast nicely with the rosey-pink stems. Yellow-orange-scarlet fall color.

Greenmound Alpine Currant

Greenmound Alpine Currant

Ribes alpinum ‘Green Mound’

Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Rounded, spreading growth habit. Bright green foliage in spring and dark green fall color. Fragrant yellow flowers in May and scarlet berries produced in fall.

Miss Kim Lilac

Miss Kim Lilac

Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’

Height: 5’
Spread: 5’
Light: Full Sun

Compact, upright growth habit.
Foliage is dark glossy green in
summer and burgundy-red in
fall. Purple buds open to fragrant
icy blue flowers. Moist, well
drained soils.

Sensation Lilac

Sensation Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’

Height: 10’
Spread: 10’
Light: Full Sun

Upright growth habit. Foliage is
heart shaped, and blue-green in
the summer and fall. Fragrant
lavender flowers with white borders are produced in the spring. It makes a perfect informal hedge or screen.

Persian Lilac

Persian Lilac

Syringa x persica

Height: 7’
Spread: 8’
Light: Full sun

Upright, arching growth habit.
Dark green foliage in summer
and fall. Pale lilac fragrant flowers bloom in spring. It makes
a perfect informal hedge or
screen.

Charles Joly Lilac

Charles Joly Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles Joly’

Height: 10’
Spread: 8’
Light: Full sun

Upright growth habit. Dark
green foliage in summer and no
fall color change. Large double
magenta to purple blooms in
spring.

Dwarf Korean Lilac

Dwarf Korean Lilac

Syringa meyeri ‘Palabin’

Height: 4’-5’
Spread: 5’-7’
Light: Full Sun

Compact, low spreading growth
habit. Dark green foliage with
reddish-purple buds open to pale lilac fragrant flowers in spring. Profuse bloom at an early age. Also available as a tree form (Dwarf Korean Lilac on Standard shown in picture above).

Miss Canada Lilac

Miss Canada Lilac

Syringa x prestoniae ‘Miss Canada’

Height: 8’
Spread: 5’
Light: Full sun

An upright rounded lilac that is
the brightest of all late flowering
lilacs. Single flower. Larger
leaves than other lilacs in group.
Has a prolific rose bloom when it
flowers in mid-June.

Miss Ellen Willmont Lilac

Miss Ellen Willmont Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘Miss Ellen Willmott’

Height: 10’
Spread: 8’
Light: Full sun

Rounded growth habit. Foliage
is green in summer with no fall
color change. Beautiful double
white flowers in the spring.

Minuet Lilac

Minuet Lilac

Syringa x prestoniae ‘Minuet’

Height: 6’
Spread: 4’
Light: Full sun

A small dense lilac with large dark green leaves that fully clothe the branches. Flower buds are light purple, opening to a single soft whitish pink.

Koreanspice Virburum

Koreanspice Virburum

Viburnum carlesii

Height: 8’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Rounded, dense, upright spreading growth habit. Dark green, pubescent foliage in summer and red color in fall. Pink fragrant flowers fade to white in spring. Fruit changes from red to black. (Cultivars: Judd Viburnum)

Blackhaw Virburum

Blackhaw Virburum

Viburnum prunifolium

Height: 14’
Spread: 12’
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Rounded growth habit. Foliage
is dark green in summer and
shining red in fall. White flowers
bloom in May with clusters of
pink to black fruit developing in
Sep.-Oct. Native to the Midwest.

Arrowwood Virburum

Arrowwood Virburum

Viburnum dentatum

Height: 10’
Spread: 10’
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Upright, rounded, dense growth
habit. Foliage is dark green in
summer and reddish-purple in
fall. White, flat topped flowers
bloom in June and are followed
by blue-black berries in fall. Native to Midwest. (Cultivars: Blue Muffin)

Mohican Virburum

Mohican Virburum

Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’

Height: 6’
Spread: 8’
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Compact, globe growth habit.
Foliage is heavy and dark green
in summer and purple-bronze
in the fall. Creamy white, flat
topped flowers entirely envelop
the plant in late April-May. Orange-red fruit in Fall.

Burkwood Virburum

Burkwood Virburum

Viburnum burkwoodii

Height: 8’
Spread: 8’-10’
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Upright, open growth habit. Lustrous dark green leaves in summer and a wine-red fall color. Very fragrant, pink-white flower clusters bloom July-August Prefers acidic soil.

sMohawk Virburum

Mohawk Virburum

Viburnum burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’

Height: 7’
Spread: 7’
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Develops an upright mass of
attractive green, glossy foliage
that bears red and antique gold
color in fall. Blooms in spring
Consist of dark red buds that
open to white petals. Fruits are
red in late summer, maturing to
black in fall.

Alfredo American Cranberry

Alfredo American Cranberry

Viburnum trilobum ‘Alfredo’

Height: 5’
Spread: 6’
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Rounded, compact growth habit.
Foliage is glossy and dark green
in summer and red in the fall.
Single White flowers bloom in
April-May followed by scarlet
fruit in fall..

Diablo Ninebark

Diablo Ninebark

Physcocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’

Height: 4’
Spread: 5’
Light: Full Sun

Intense reddish-purple foliage
on upright, arching branches
that form pleasant mounds. Produces clusters of creamy-white flowers in summer. Full sun for best color. Moderate grower.