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Shrubs

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

564 varieties · page 5 of 24

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Cistus salviifolius 'Prostatus'

Sage Leaf Rock Rose

Blooms white with bright yellow centers

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Cistus x hybridus

White Rock Rose

Blooms white with yellow centers

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 8 to 10

Cistus x hybridus 'Mickie'

Mickie Rock Rose

Blooms white flowers with yellow centers

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 8 to 10

Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset'

Magenta Rock Rose

Blooms bright magenta-pink flowers with yellow centers

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 8 to 10

Cistus x purpureus

Purple Rock Rose

Blooms rose-pink flowers with dark maroon blotches at the base of each petal and yellow centers

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

Ruby Spice Summersweet

Blooms fragrant rosy pink flower spikes with densely packed star shaped blooms

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 3 to 7

Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'

Variegated Red Twig Dogwood

Blooms creamy white flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 7

Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’

Yellow-Twig Dogwood

Blooms white

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 7

Cornus sericea ‘Hedgerows Gold’

Hedgerows Gold Variegated Red Twig Dogwood

Blooms white

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 3 to 7

Cornus sericea 'Isanti'

Isanti Red Twig Dogwood

Blooms creamy white small flowers borne in flat topped clusters

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Corokia cotoneaster

Wire-Netting Bush

Blooms small star shaped bright yellow flowers with a light sweet fragrance

Full sun to light partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Corylopsis pauciflora

Buttercup Winter Hazel

Blooms pale yellow lightly fragrant bell-shaped flowers borne in short drooping clusters

Partial shade to light full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 8

Corylopsis sinensis var. calvescens f. veitchiana

Chinese Winter Hazel

Blooms soft yellow lightly fragrant bell-shaped flowers borne in drooping clusters

Partial shade to light full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Corylopsis spicata ‘Aurea’

Aurea Spike Winter Hazel

Blooms pale yellow, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers

Partial shade to full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Blooms yellow brown drooping catkins on male plants with small red female flowers

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

Royal Purple Smoke Bush

Blooms small, pink flowers surrounded by smoky, purplish-pink plumes

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Cotinus coggygria ‘Young Lady’

Young Lady Smoke Bush

Blooms pinkish-beige, appearing as fluffy "smoke-like" plumes

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 10

Cotoneaster coriaceus

Parney Cotoneaster

Blooms small, white flowers in clusters

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6 to 10

Cotoneaster franchetii

Franchet's Cotoneaster

Blooms white to pink

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 8

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Rockspray Cotoneaster

Blooms pink

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsZones 5 to 7

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Cheney'

Cheney Rockspray Cotoneaster

Blooms pink

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Little Champion’

Little Champion Japanese Cedar

Blooms inconspicuous

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Daphne odora

Winter Daphne

Blooms clusters of pink or white blooms

Prefers partial shade to full sun

Shrubs7 to 9

Daphne odora ‘Aueromarginata’

Variegated Winter Daphne

Blooms small, pale pink to white flowers

Partial shade to full sun