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Shrubs

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

564 varieties · page 23 of 24

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Tasmannia lanceolata

Mountain Pepper

Blooms small creamy white to pale yellow flowers with a soft clustered appearance

Partial shade to full sun in cooler climates

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Aurea'

Golden Irish Yew

Blooms inconspicuous; male and female flowers appear on separate plants

Tolerates full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 7

Taxus x media 'H.M. Eddie'

H.M. Eddie Yew

Blooms this variety does not produce noticeable flowers as it is a male selection

Full sun, partial sun, or full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Thuja occidentalis 'Bobazam'

Mr. Bowling Ball

Blooms non-flowering; primarily grown for its foliage

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 7

Tsuga canadensis 'Horsford Dwarf'

Horsford Dwarf Eastern Hemlock

Blooms yellow pollen cones with small brown seed cones

Partial shade to full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 7

Tsuga mertensiana 'Elizabeth'

Elizabeth Mountain Hemlock

Blooms purplish spring cones maturing to reddish brown seed cones

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Vaccinium glaucoalbum

Himalayan Huckleberry

Blooms small urn shaped white to pale pink flowers borne in short clustered racemes

Partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Vaccinium nummularia

Himalayan Whortleberry

Blooms tiny urn shaped white to pink flowers borne singly or in small clusters

Partial shade to full sun in cooler climates

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Veronica 'Silver Dollar'

Silver Dollar Hebe

Blooms lavender

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Veronica albicans ‘Red Edge’

Red Edge Hebe

Blooms white and purple

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Veronica odora 'New Zealand Gold'

New Zealand Gold Boxwood Hebe

Blooms small pale lavender to soft violet flowers held above the foliage

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 9

Veronica pinguifolia

Disk-leaved Hebe

Blooms small, white flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsHardy in zones 8 to 10

Veronica x franciscana 'Blue Gem'

Blue Gem Hebe

Blooms deep purple or vivid blue flowers in dense clusters

Prefers full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 9

Viburnum davidii

David Viburnum

Blooms white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsHardy in USDA zones 5 to 8

Viburnum plicatum

Japanese Snowball

Blooms white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’

Doublefile Viburnum

Blooms white

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 8

Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum 'Mary Milton'

Mary Milton Japanese Snowball Tree

Blooms soft pink

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Molly Schroeder'

Molly Schroeder Doublefile Viburnum

Blooms soft pink lacecap flowers with creamy white veining and greenish centers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Viburnum Rhytidophyllum

Leatherleaf Viburnum

Blooms creamy white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Viburnum tinus

Laurustinus

Blooms pink buds opening to white flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Viburnum tinus 'Spirit'

Spirit Laurustinus

Blooms pink buds open to white flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Hardiness zones 7 to 10

Viburnum tinus ‘Spring Bouquet’

Spring Bouquet Laurustinus

Blooms pinkish-white flowers that are often fragrant

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsHardy in zones 2 to 7

Viburnum trilobum

Cranberry Viburnum

Blooms white; flat-topped clusters resembling lacecap hydrangeas

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 8

Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'

Dawn Viburnum

Blooms fragrant pink, fading to white

Full sun to part shade