The Library

Shrubs

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

564 varieties · page 7 of 24

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Euonymus fortuneii ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’

Emerald 'n' Gold Wintercreeper

Blooms greenish, inconspicuous

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Euonymus japonicus 'Aureo Marginata'

Golden Euonymus

Blooms greenish-white, inconspicuous

Full sun to partial shade; foliage color is best in full sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride'

The Bride Pearlbush

Blooms pure white five petaled flowers with yellow stamens

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Fatsia japonica

Japanese Aralia

Blooms small white flowers in clusters (umbels)

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 10

Fatsia japonica 'Murakumo Nishiki'

Murakumo Nishiki Japanese Aralia

Blooms small, creamy white flowers in rounded clusters

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 10

Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'

Spider's Web Japanese Aralia

Blooms white flowers in spherical clusters

Partial to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 11

Fatsia japonica 'Variegata'

Variegated Japanese Aralia

Blooms white

Full shade to part shade

ShrubsHardy in USDA zones 5 to 8

Forsythia x intermedia

Border Forsythia

Blooms vibrant yellow

Prefers full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Fothergilla gardenii

Dwarf Fothergilla

Blooms fragrant white bottlebrush like flowers composed of many showy stamens

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy'

Mount Airy Fothergilla

Blooms fragrant white bottlebrush like flowers composed of numerous showy stamens

Full sun to partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Fremontodendron californicum 'Pacific Sunset'

Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush

Blooms large bright golden yellow saucer shaped flowers with numerous yellow stamens

Full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 8 to 10

Fuchsia 'Army Nurse'

Army Nurse Hardy Fuchsia

Blooms deep purple corolla with crimson-red sepals

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 10

Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes'

Dark Eyes Fuchsia

Blooms dark pink sepals with purple petals

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 6 to 10

Fuchsia 'Delta's Sarah'

Delta's Sarah Hardy Fuchsia

Blooms semi-double blooms with white sepals and purple corollas

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Fuchsia ‘Dying Embers’

Dying Embers Hardy Fuchsia

Blooms dark red to purple with a deep, rich hue

Partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 9 to 11 (often grown as an annual in cooler climates)

Fuchsia ‘Gartenmeister Bonstedt’

Gartenmeister Bonstedt Fuchsia

Blooms coral red to orange-red, depending on intensity of light

Partial shade to full sun

ShrubsUSDA Zones 9 to 11

Fuchsia 'Machu Pichu'

Machu Pichu Fuchsia

Blooms rose pink sepals and pink to orange petals

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 6 to 10

Fuchsia 'Minnesota'

Minnesota Fuchsia

Blooms white to blush sepals with fuchsia-purple petals

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 9 to 11

Fuchsia 'Mistress Birdie'

Mistress Birdie Hardy Fuchsia

Blooms bright pink sepals with purple corollas

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA Zones 7 to 9b

Fuchsia 'Santa Cruz'

Santa Cruz Fuchsia

Blooms red sepals with fuchsia corollas

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Fuchsia ‘Whiteknights Pearl’

Whiteknights Pearl Hardy Fuchsia

Blooms soft pink with a white blush

Partial shade to full shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 8a to 11

Fuchsia splendens x fulgens ‘Speciosa’

Speciosa Fuchsia

Blooms coral and orange

Partial to dappled shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof'

Frostproof Gardenia

Blooms white, fragrant, and double

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Garrya elliptica

Coast Silk Tassel

Blooms silvery gray to pale green drooping catkins on male plants with shorter catkins on female plants

Full sun to partial shade