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Shrubs

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

564 varieties · page 15 of 24

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Pinus peuce 'Latgale'

Latgale Macedonian Pine

Blooms produces small seed and pollen cones

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Pinus strobus ‘Minuta’

Minuta Eastern White Pine

Blooms non-flowering (conifer)

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Pinus sylvestris 'Bleu Cheese'

Bleu Cheese Scots Pine

Blooms inconspicuous cones

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Pittosporum heterophyllum

Chinese Pittosporum

Blooms creamy white to pale yellow fragrant flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Golf Ball’

Golf Ball Pittosporum

Blooms inconspicuous; dark purple

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Patterson'

Irene Patterson Pittosporum

Blooms small deep purple to reddish purple flowers; lightly fragrant

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 8 to 10

Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Mojo’

Mojo Pittosporum

Blooms small, white fragrant flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’

Tom Thumb Pittosporum

Blooms small, nearly black or dark purple

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 8 to 11

Pittosporum tobira 'Shima'

Cream de Mint Dwarf Pittosporum

Blooms creamy white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 11

Podocarpus lawrencei 'Blue Gem'

Blue Gem Mountain Plum Pine

Blooms not significant

Prefers full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Podocarpus nivalis

Snow Totara

Blooms none; produces small cones, not flowers

Full sun to light shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 2 to 6

Potentilla fruticosa

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Blooms yellow, though some cultivars may have white, orange, or red flowers

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 2 to 7

Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'

Abbotswood Shrubby Cinquefoil

Blooms pure white five petaled flowers with yellow centers

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 7

Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'

Goldfinger Shrubby Cinquefoil

Blooms bright yellow

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 2 to 7

Potentilla fruticosa 'Monsidh'

Frosty Shrubby Cinquefoil

Blooms bright creamy white flowers with five rounded petals and yellow eyes

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 2 to 7

Potentilla fruticosa 'SMPFMY'

CheeseHead Shrubby Cinquefoil

Blooms bright yellow

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Prostanthera cuneata

Alpine Mint Bush

Blooms white to pale mauve with purple and yellow markings inside

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Prunus laurocerasus 'Marbled White'

Marbled White Cherry Laurel

Blooms small white fragrant flowers borne in upright narrow clusters

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zone 6 to 8

Prunus laurocerasus ‘Mount Vernon’

Dwarf English Laurel

Blooms white

Partial to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 6 to 9

Prunus laurocerasus 'Zabeliana'

Zabel's Cherry Laurel

Blooms creamy white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7b to 9

Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia'

Portuguese Laurel

Blooms white, fragrant

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zone 7, (down to 5°F)

Punica granatum 'California Sunset'

California Sunset Pomegranate

Blooms double flowers with variegated salmon, orange, and cream petals

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Pyracantha coccinea

Scarlet Firethorn

Blooms white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Rhamnus alaternus ‘Argentiovariegata’

Italian Buckthorn

Blooms yellow-green

Full sun to partial shade