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Shrubs

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

564 varieties · page 11 of 24

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 9​

Hypericum x inodorum 'Kolros'

FloralBerry Rose St. John's Wort

Blooms sunny yellow, cup-shaped flowers​

Full sun to partial shade​

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Hypericum x inodorum 'Kolsan'

FloralBerry Sangria St. John's Wort

Blooms bright yellow with prominent stamens, followed by dark red ornamental berries

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'

Variegated English Holly

Blooms white (inconspicuous)

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 6 to 9

Ilex aquifolium 'Sadezam'

Santa's Delight Holly

Blooms inconspicuous

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 6 to 8

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

Compact Japanese Holly

Blooms white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’

Sky Pencil Japanese Holly

Blooms inconspicuous; small white flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 3 to 9

Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'

Afterglow Winterberry

Blooms inconspicuous greenish-white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 3 to 9

Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Red Sprite Winterberry

Blooms inconspicuous greenish-white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'

Blue Princess Meserve Hybrid Holly

Blooms small white flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Illicium anisatum

Japanese Star Anise

Blooms creamy white to pale yellow white star shaped flowers often with pink to red tinged buds and numerous narrow petals

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Illicium anisatum 'HinPurlf'

Plumshine Japanese Star Anise

Blooms creamy white star shaped flowers with narrow petals and a waxy texture

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Juniperus chinensis 'Expansa Variegata'

Chinese Juniper

Blooms inconspicuous

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 6 to 9

Juniperus conferta ‘Golden Blue Pacific’

Golden Blue Pacific Juniper

Blooms non-flowering

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Juniperus horizontalis 'Copper Harbor'

Copper Harbor Creeping Juniper

Blooms none

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'

Blue Star Juniper

Blooms non-flowering; produces small cones

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 9

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Laurel

Blooms pink to white, in showy clusters

Partial to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Kalmia latifolia 'Pink Charm'

Pink Charm Mountain Laurel

Blooms soft pink with darker markings

Partial to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

Double Japanese Kerria

Blooms bright golden yellow fully double pompon shaped flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 7

Larix kaempferi 'Wolterdingen'

Wolterdingen Dwarf Japanese Larch

Blooms rosy pink immature cones maturing to reddish brown

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote'

Hidcote English Lavender

Blooms deep purple-blue

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead'

Munstead English Lavender

Blooms lavender-blue spikes

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Platinum Blonde’

Platinum Blonde Lavender

Blooms lavender-purple

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Hardiness Zones 7 to 11

Lavandula stoechas ‘Anouk Deep Rose’

Anouk Deep Rose Spanish Lavender

Blooms deep rose-colored flowers, contributing to shades of pink and purple

Full sun

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Lavandula stoechas ‘Otto Quast’

Otto Quast Spanish Lavender

Blooms deep purple with prominent pinkish-purple bracts

Full sun