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Articles tagged Low growing shrubs

• Low Growing Deciduous Shrubs (under 5 feet)

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Deciduous, shrubs
  Generally grow up to 5 feet tall, easy to maintain in proper scale  Essentially, a low-growing woody plant that branches at its base Lose their leaves in fall (deciduous) Recommended for the Midwest on the basis of ornamental value,...

• Grefsheim Spirea

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Spiraea x cinerea 'Grefsheim'Common Name: Grefsheim Spirea Height: 4-5' Spread: 4-5' Habit/Form: Dense, rounded to vase-shaped with arching branches Growth Rate: Fast  Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to partial...

• Frau Dagmar Hastrup Rugosa Rose

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Rosa rugosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' Common Name: Frau Dagmar Hastrup Rugosa Rose   Form Bud Flower Click image to enlarge. Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Low dense mounded Growth...

• Goldflame Spirea

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
   Botanical Name: Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame' Common Name: Goldflame Spirea   Height: 2-3' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Low,dense mounded Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Tolerant of many soils except those that are extremely...

• Tango Weigela

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Weigela
  Botanical Name: Weigela florida 'Tango'Common Name: Tango Weigela Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Compact, rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun to part shade, extremely hardy and adaptable to any...

• Minuet Weigela

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Weigela
  Botanical Name: Weigela florida 'Minuet' Common Name: Minuet Weigela Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Compact rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun to part shade, extremely hardy and adaptable to any...

• Blanc Double de Coubert Rose

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Rosa, Low growing shrubs, Rose
  Botanical Name: Rosa rugosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'Common Name: Blanc Double de Coubert Rose Height: 4-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright, rounded, suckering, colonizing shrub Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers full...

• Rugosa Rose

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Low growing shrubs, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Rosa rugosaCommon Name: Rugosa Rose   Height: 4-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright, rounded, suckering, colonizing shrub Growth Rate: Medium-fast Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements: One of the most trouble-free roses. Prefers...

• Pink Knock Out Rose

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Rosa `Pink Knock Out'Common Name: Pink Knock Out Rose Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Round compact bushy Growth Rate: Medium to slow Zone: HardyCultural Requirements: Sun to light shade in moist, well-drained soil....

• Knock out Rose

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Rose
   Botanical Name: Rosa 'Knock Out'Common Name: Knock out Rose   Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Round compact bushy Growth Rate: Medium to slow Zone: HardyCultural Requirements: Sun to light shade in moist, well-drained soil....

• Prairie Flame Shining Sumac

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Chicagoland Grows, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Rhus copallina var. latifolia 'Morton' Common Name: Prairie FlameTM Shining Sumac Height: 5-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Compact, mounding Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Sun to part shade; tolerant of...

• Fragrant Sumac

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Low growing shrubs, native, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Rhus aromatica Common Name: Fragrant Sumac Click on an image to enlarge form leaves fruit fall color Height: 2-6' Spread: 6-10' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone:...

• Sikes Dwarf Oak-leaf Hydrangea

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Hydrangea, Sikes Dwarf
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sikes Dwarf'Common Name: Sikes Dwarf Oak-leaf Hydrangea Height: 2-4' Spread: 2-4' Habit/Form: Compact and mounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Thrives in moist, slightly...

• P.J.M. Rhododendron

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Rhododendron 'P.J.M.' Common Name: P.J. M. Rhododendron Height: 3-6' Spread: 3-6' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Their ability to tolerate near neutral soils makes this one of the most...

• Pink Beauty Shrubby Potentilla

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'Common Name: Pink Beauty Shrubby Potentilla    Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 2-6Cultural Requirements: Grow in full sun for maximum flower...

• Shrubby Cinquefoil

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: native, Low growing shrubs, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name:Potentilla fruticosa Common Name: Shrubby Cinquefoil Height: 1-4' Spread: 2-4' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 2-6 Cultural Requirements: Grow in full sun for maximum flower production; tolerates many soil conditions...

• New Jersey Tea

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Butterflies, Low growing shrubs, native
  Botanical Name: Ceanothus americanusCommon Name: New Jersey Tea Click on an image to enlarge Ceanothus americanus Ceanothus americanus Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone:...

• Black Chokeberry

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, native, Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Aronia melanocarpaCommon Name: Black Chokeberry   Height: 3-5' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Upright and mounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun but tolerant of partial shade. Plants are very...

• Iroquois Beauty Black Chokeberry

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
   Botanical Name: Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton' Common Name: Iroquois BeautyTM Black Chokeberry Click on an image to enlarge Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton" flowers Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton"...

• Bluebeard

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Summer-Flowering Trees & Shrubs, Low growing shrubs, Late Summer & Autumn Perennials, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Caryopteris xclandonensis Common Name: Bluebeard, Blue-Spirea Click on an image to enlarge Caryopteris xclandonensis 'Blue Mist' Caryopteris xclandonensis 'Blue Mist' Height: 2-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form:...

• Cranberry Cotoneaster

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Cotoneaster apiculataCommon Name: Cranberry Cotoneaster Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-6' Habit/Form: Low, wide spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to part shade....

• Hesse Cotoneaster

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Cotoneaster 'Hessei' Common Name: Hesse Cotoneaster Click on an image to enlarge Hesse Cotoneaster Hesse Cotoneaster Height: 1-2' Spread: 5-6' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone:...

• Slender Deutzia

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Deutzia gracilisCommon Name: Slender Deutzia Height: 2-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Low, mounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun or light shade in well-drained soil; pH adaptable....

• Dwarf Fothergilla

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Fothergilla gardenii Common Name: Dwarf Fothergilla Click on an image to enlarge   form flowers fall color Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Rounded mound Growth Rate: Slow Zone:...

• Mt. Airy Fothergilla

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Fothergilla 'Mt. Airy' Common Name: Mt. Airy Fothergilla Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 4(5)-6' Spread: 5-6' Habit/Form: Upright; suckering Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-8Cultural...

• Virginia Sweetspire

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name: Itea virginica Common Name: Virginia Sweetspire Height: 3-5' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: In the wild, this shrub is often found in wet areas, but is tolerant of dry soils...

• Variegated Japanese Kerria

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Kerria, variegated
  Botanical Name: Kerria japonica 'Picta'Common Name: Variegated Japanese Kerria Height: 3-4' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright and arching Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Does well in loamy, fertile, well-drained soil and is...

• Japanese Kerria

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: not favored by deer, Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Kerria japonica Common Name: Japanese Kerria Click on an image to enlarge form Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' Height: 3-6' Spread: 5-8' Habit/Form: Upright and arching Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Cut-leaf Stephanandra

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Stephanandra
  Botanical Name: Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa' Common Name: Cut-leaf Stephanandra Click on an image to enlarge form fall color Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Low mounded, suckering shrub with graceful arching stems ...

• Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Berberis, barberry, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Nana'Common Name: Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry Height: 1 ½ to 2' Spread: 2 ½ to 3' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun but tolerant...

• Rose Glow Japanese Barberry

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Berberis, barberry, Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' Common Name: Rose Glow Japanese Barberry   Height: 4-5' Spread: 4-5' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun but tolerant of part shade. Plants...

• Concorde Purple-leaved Japanese Barberry

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Berberis, barberry
   Botanical Name: Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde'Common Name: Concorde Purple-leaved Japanese Barberry   Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 1-2' Spread: 1-2'  Habit/Form: Compact, low mound ...

• Smooth Hydrangea

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: native, Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescensCommon Name: Smooth Hydrangea Click on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Rounded mounds Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: A very...

• Hills-of-Snow Hydrangea

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Hydrangea, Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens f. grandifloraCommon Name: Hills-of-Snow Hydrangea Click on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Suckering Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Grow-low Fragrant Sumac

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Rhus, Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low'Common Name: Grow-low Fragrant Sumac Height: 2-3' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Wide spreading, low and mounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: A very adaptable plant. Prefers full...

• Leadplant

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, native, Low growing shrubs, Butterflies
  Common Name:LeadplantBotanical Name: Amorpha canescens Updated 2/2012 Form Leaf Flower Click an image to enlarge Height: 2-4' Spread: 4-5' Form: Rounded Rate: Medium Zone: 2-6 Cultural comments: Sun; does well in dry...

• Sweet-fern

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: native, Low growing shrubs, Plants for Shady Sites
  Common Name:Sweet-fernBotanical Name:Comptonia peregrina Form Leaf Height: 2-4' Spread: 4-8' Form: Erect spreading Rate: Slow (less than 6 inches per year)/Medium (6-12 inches per year)Zone: 2-5 Cultural comments: Sun to...

• Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs
  Common Name:Dwarf Bush HoneysuckleBotanical Name: Diervilla lonicera  Form Flower Leaf Click an image to enlarge Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Form: Mounded Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year)Zone: 3-7Cultural...

• Coralberry

  | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, deer, Low growing shrubs, native, not favored by deer, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Common Name: CoralberryBotanical Name: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus* Form Winter form Fruit Click an image to enlarge Height: 2-5' Spread: 4-8' Form: Upright arching Rate:Fast (more than 12 inches per year)Zone: 2-7...