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Shrubs

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

564 varieties · page 13 of 24

ShrubsUSDA Zones 6 to 9

Nandina domestica 'Tuscan Flame'

Tuscan Flame Heavenly Bamboo

Blooms rarely blooms; primarily grown for foliage

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsHardy in USDA zones 7 to 9

Osmanthus delavayi

Delavay Osmanthus

Blooms small, tubular white flowers bloom in clusters

Prefers full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’

Variegated False Holly

Blooms small white flowers (often hidden by foliage)

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Osmanthus x burkwoodii

Burkwood Osmanthus

Blooms white, fragrant

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Paeonia 'Hephestos'

Hephestos Tree Peony

Blooms deep brick‑red to dark crimson double blooms

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Paeonia 'Ruffled Sunset'

Ruffled Sunset Tree Peony

Blooms buttery yellow petals edged and splashed with rose-pink or deep pink flares

Prefers part sun to dappled shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Paeonia rockii

Rock Peony

Blooms white, cream, or pale pink with a deep maroon or purple basal flare

Full sun to partial shade

Shrubs

Paeonia x intersectional ‘Scarlet Heaven’

Scarlet Heaven Tree Peony

Blooms deep red

Full sun to partial shade

Shrubs

Paeonia x suffruticosa ‘Sonoma Apricot’

Sonoma Apricot Tree Peony

Blooms apricot to soft peach

Full sun to partial shade

Shrubs

Paeonia x suffruticosa ‘Yachiyo-tsubaki’

Yachiyo-tsubaki Tree Peony

Blooms soft pink to pale blush

Full sun to partial shade

Shrubs

Paeonia x suffruticosa ‘Zi Er Qiao’

Purple Butterfly Tree Peony

Blooms rich purple

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Philadelphus ‘Belle Etoile’

Belle Etoile Mock Orange

Blooms white with a purple center, highly fragrant

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Philadelphus coronarius

Mock Orange

Blooms white with a yellow center

Full sun to part shade

Shrubs

Phlomis fruticosa

Jerusalem Sage

Blooms bright yellow

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Photinia x fraseri

Red Tip Photinia

Blooms small creamy white flowers borne in large flat-topped clusters

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 8

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Petite Plum’

Petite Plum Ninebark

Blooms large clusters of pale pink flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 7

Picea abies 'Acro-Yellow'

Acro-Yellow Norway Spruce

Blooms rosy red immature cones maturing to tan

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Picea abies 'Aty's Acrocona Pusch'

Aty's Acroconca Pusch Norway Spruce

Blooms rosy red immature cones maturing to reddish brown

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 7

Picea abies 'Perry's Gold'

Perry's Gold Norway Spruce

Blooms reddish spring pollen cones with tan brown seed cones

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 3 to 7

Picea abies 'Pumila'

Dwarf Norway Spruce

Blooms not applicable; it is a conifer

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 7

Picea abies 'Pusch'

Pusch Norway Spruce

Blooms none; forms small cones

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 7

Picea abies 'Stephanie's Green Golf Ball'

Stephanie's Green Golf Ball Norway Spruce

Blooms reddish spring pollen cones with small tan brown seed cones

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 7

Picea engelmannii 'Talbot Lake'

Talbot Lake Engelmann Spruce

Blooms purplish immature cones maturing to tan

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 2 to 7

Picea mariana 'Ericoides'

Blue Nest Spruce

Blooms purplish red immature cones maturing to dark brown

Full sun