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Shrubs

Structure, color, and the year-round bones of the garden.

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ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Abelia mosanensis 'Monia'

Bridal Bouquet Abelia

Blooms fragrant pale pink flowers aging to creamy white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 10

Abelia schumannii

Schumann Abelia

Blooms lavender-pink, foxglove-like

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 6 to 9

Abelia x grandiflora

Glossy Abelia

Blooms small, tubular white to pale pink flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 6 to 9

Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'

Kaleidoscope Glossy Abelia

Blooms small, tubular white flowers surrounded by pinkish-red calyces

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 6

Abies balsamea 'Nana'

Dwarf Balsam Fir

Blooms none; produces small cones, not flowers

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Abies concolor 'La Veta'

La Veta White Fir

Blooms none; produces small cones, not flowers

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Abies koreana 'Kohout's Ice Breaker'

Kohout's Ice Breaker Korean Fir

Blooms none; produces small cones, not flowers

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 7

Abies koreana 'Silberzwerg'

Silberzwerg Korean Fir

Blooms violet upright cones maturing to brown

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 8

Abies pinsapo 'Horstmann'

Horstmann Spanish Fir

Blooms purplish spring cones maturing to reddish brown upright seed cones

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Abies x koreocarpa 'Tannja'

Tannja Korean Fir

Blooms none; produces small cones, not flowers

Full sun to mostly sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Aralia cachemirica

Kashmir Aralia

Blooms creamy white

Partial shade to full shade

Shrubs7 to 10

Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’

Compact Strawberry Tree

Blooms white or pink

Full sun to partial shade

Shrubs7 to 10

Arctostaphylos ‘Red Stem’

Red Stem Manzanita

Blooms white or pinkish

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Arctostaphylos densiflorus 'Sentinel'

Sentinel Manzanita

Blooms pale pink to soft white urn shaped flowers held in dense clusters

Full sun to light partial shade

Shrubs7 to 10

Arctostaphylos manzanita

Manzanita

Blooms white to pink

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Hood Mountain'

Hood Mountain Manzanita

Blooms pale pink urn shaped flowers

Full sun to light partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7a to 10b

Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'

Crotonifolia Japanese Spotted Laurel

Blooms small burgundy flowers

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 9

Aucuba japonica 'Gold Dust'

Gold Dust Japanese Spotted Laurel

Blooms insignificant, not a notable feature

Prefers partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 10

Aucuba japonica ‘MonHinsuru’

Sunny Daze Japanese Spotted Laurel

Blooms small maroon flowers

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 10

Aucuba japonica 'Mr. Goldstrike'

Mr. Goldstrike Japanese Spotted Laurel

Blooms burgundy, small and inconspicuous

Partial to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'

Variegated Japanese Spotted Laurel

Blooms small maroon to purple brown flowers borne in clusters

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium

Oregon Grape

Blooms bright yellow fragrant flowers borne in dense upright clusters

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Berberis darwinii

Darwin's Barberry

Blooms deep golden orange to yellow orange flowers borne in drooping clusters

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'

Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry

Blooms small, pale yellow flowers

Full sun to partial shade