The Library

Shrubs

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

564 varieties · page 2 of 24

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Berberis thunbergii 'Goruzam'

Golden Ruby Japanese Barberry

Blooms small, pale yellow flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Berberis thunbergii 'Lime Glow'

Lime Glow Japanese Barberry

Blooms small, pale yellow flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Berberis thunbergii ‘Maria’

Maria Japanese Barberry

Blooms pale yellow

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 9

Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Rocket'

Orange Rocket Japanese Barberry

Blooms small, pale yellow flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Berberis thunbergii 'Pygruzam'

Pygmy Ruby Japanese Barberry

Blooms small, pale yellow flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea ‘Rose Glow’

Rose Glow Japanese Barberry

Blooms yellow

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration'

Admiration Japanese Barberry

Blooms small, pale yellow flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'

Red Japanese Barberry

Blooms yellow flowers lightly flushed with red on the outer petals

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Gentry'

Royal Burgundy Japanese Barberry

Blooms small, pale yellow flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 8 to 10

Brachyglottis grayi

Daisy Bush

Blooms yellow, daisy-like flowers

Prefers full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Buddleia davidii 'Miss Molly'

Miss Molly Butterfly Bush

Blooms rich, dark pink to magenta

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 10

Bupleurum fruticosum

Shrubby Hare's Ear

Blooms yellow, in flat-topped umbels

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Green Beauty'

Green Beauty Boxwood

Blooms pale yellow green inconspicuous flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Winter Gem'

Winter Gem Boxwood

Blooms pale yellow green inconspicuous flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8

Buxus sempervirens ‘Variegata’

Variegated English Boxwood

Blooms inconspicuous pale green

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 8

Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'

Profusion Beautyberry

Blooms small, pinkish-lavender

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Callistemon 'Woodlander's Hardy Red'

Woodlander's Hardy Red Bottlebrush

Blooms bright red bottlebrush flowers composed of dense stamens forming cylindrical spikes

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Calycanthus ‘Hartlage Wine’

Hartlage Wine Allspice

Blooms deep burgundy-red with a hint of purple

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6b to 9

Camellia 'April Kiss'

April Kiss Camellia

Blooms rose-pink to deep rose double flowers

Partial shade to part-sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Camellia 'Spring Mist'

Spring Mist Camellia

Blooms blush pink, semi-double flowers

Part shade to light shade

ShrubsUSDA hardiness zones 7 to 10

Camellia japonica ‘Annie Wylam’

Annie Wylam Camellia

Blooms pale pink, peony-form double flowers

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Camellia japonica 'Brushfield's Yellow'

Brushfield's Yellow Camellia

Blooms creamy-white outer petals with a central ruff of pale primrose-yellow petaloids

Part shade to dappled shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Camellia japonica 'Chandleri Elegans Variegated'

Chandleri Elegans Variegated Camellia

Blooms rose pink with anemone form and white mottling in the center

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Camellia japonica 'Daikagura'

Daikagura Camellia

Blooms variable; typically dark pink, rose-red, or red with white variegation

Part shade to dappled sun