shrub selection

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Name {Mature Height/Spread}

Info {Description}
     

Almond {Prunus}

 Russian Almond
  
   

Arrowwood {Viburnum}

 Arrowood 7ft x 5ft / 2m x 1.5m Umbrella shaped owers in spring; blue black fruit, leaves turn red in fall.
   

Ashleaf {Sorbaria}

 False Spirea 7ft x 7ft / 2m x 2m Spreading shrub with plumes of owers and lacy foliage.
   

Barberry {Berberis}

 Royal Burgundy 2ft x 3ft / .75m x 1m Burgundy foliage that gets darker in the fall. Good low mounding form.

 

 Ruby Carousel 4ft x 3ft / 1.25m x 1m Deep purple-red foliage on upright thorny stems.

 

 Rose Glow 4ft x 3ft / 1.25m x 1m Beautiful arching brances of white and foliage. Useful as a small hedge plant.

 

 Sunsation 3ft x 3ft / 1m x 1m Golden foliage with a bit of bronze tone. Does best in sun.

 

 Cherry Bomb 3ft x 3ft / 1m x 1m Dark red foliage. Likes full sun.

 

 Golden Nugget 1ft x 1ft / .33m x 1.33m Showy yellow foliage. Good dwarf form to mix into the border.
   

Buffaloberry {Shepherdia}

 Silver Bualoberry 10ft x 7ft / 3m x 2m Hardy native shrub with spiny stems; silver fruit, drought tolerant.
   

Burning bush {Euonymus}

 Fireball Burning Bush 5ft x 3ft / 1.3m x 1m Compact form with yellow-green foliage turning bright red in fall.
Turkestan Burning

 

 Turkestan Burning 3ft x 3ft / 1m x 1m Upright shrub with skinny leaves. Unique pink owers.

 

 Dwarf Winged 5ft x 6ft / 1.5m x 1.75m Interesting corky bark. Small yellow owers. Long lasting foliage color in fall.

 

 Winged Burning Bush 8ft x 6ft / 2.5m x 2m Interesting corky bark. Small yellow owers. Long lasting foliage color in fall.
   

Caragana {Caragana}

 Globe Caragana 3ft x 3ft / .9m x .9m Slow growing with uniform shape. Very drought tolerant when established.

 

 Common 13ft x 10ft / 5m x 3m Fast growing shrub with yellow owers. Ideal hedging or for wind breaks.

 

 Pygmy Caragana 4ft x 2ft / 1.75m x 1m Mounding shrub. Yellow owers in spring. Drought tolerant.
   

Cherry {Prunus}

 Nanking Cherry 6ft x 6ft / 2m x 2m Large, single pink spring owers, followed by small edible cherries; attracts birds

 

 Mongolian Cherry 3ft x 3ft / 1m x 1m White owers in spring and the birds really like the dark red fruit.
   

Chokecherry {Aronia Melanocarpa}

 Chokecherry 5ft x 3-5ft / 1.5m x 1-1.5m Large, single pink spring owers, followed by small edible cherries; attracts birds.
   

Cotoneaster {Cotoneaster}

 Cotoneaster 7ft x 5ft / 2m x 1.5m Hardy shrub with small glossy leaves, turn red in fall, excellent hedging plant.
   

Cranberry {Virburnum}

 Dwarf European 2ft x 2ft / .6m x .6m Shade tolerant, compact shrub with red fall colour; mounded growth.

 

 Baileys Compact 5ft x 5ft / 1.5m x 1.5m Shade tolerant, compact shrub with red fall colour, sometimes owers in spring

 

 American Highbush 10ft x 7ft / 3m x 2.5m Shade tolerant shrub with red fall colour, white owers and red fruit.
   

Currant {Ribes}

 Alpine Currant 5ft x 6ft / .5m x 1.75m Rounded shrub. Grows well in shade.

 

 Black Currant 4ft x 3ft / 1.25m x 1m Produces fruit from June to August. Fruit best on new wood.

 

 Golden Flowering 6ft x 5ft / 1.75m x 1.5m Scented yellow owers in spring. Attracts hummingbirds.

 

 Red Currant 4ft x 3ft / 1.25m x 1m Produces fruit from June to August. Remove some of the old growth every spring.

 

 White Currant 4ft x 3ft / 1.25m x 1m Very mild avored fruit for pies and jelly. Begins producing in June.
   

Dogwood {Cornus}

 Ivory Halo Dogwood 5ft x 5ft / 1.5m x 1.5m Shade tolerant, red stems; clusters of white owers in early summer.

 

 Bud’s Yellow 7ft x 7ft / 2m x 2m Shade tolerant, very distictive yellow stems; clusters of white owers early summer.

 

 Chilcote Yellow 4ft x 3ft / 1.25m x 1m Shade tolerant, yellow stems; clusters of white owers in early summer.

 

 Cream Cracker 4ft x 4ft /1.25m x 1.25m Shade tolerant, cream and green foliage; clusters of white owers in early summer.

 

 Prairie Fire Dogwood 6.5ft x 5ft / 2m x 1.5m Shade tolerant, golden foliage on red stems; good fall colour.

 

 Red Osier Dogwood 10ft x 10ft / 3m x 3m Shade tolerant, red stems; native species and great fall colour.

 

 Kesselring 7ft x 7ft / 2m x 2m Shade tolerant,bronze foliage on burgundy stems; white owers in early summer.

 

 Baileys Red 4ft x 3ft / 1.25m x 1m Shade tolerant, red stems; clusters of white owers in early summer.

 

 Kelseys Dwarf 2.5ft x 2.5ft / .75m x .75m Shade tolerant, very compact growing; clusters of white owers in early summer.

 

 Golden Variegated 7ft x 7ft / 2m x 2m Shade tolerant, gold edged foliage on red stems; white owers in early summer.

 

 Siberian Dogwood 7ft x 7ft / 2m x 2m Shade tolerant, red stems; clusters of white owers in early summer.
   

Elder {Sambucus}

 Black Beauty Elder 7ft x 7ft / 2m x 2m Dark black foliage. Lemon scented pink owers.

 

 Black Lace Elder 7ft x 7ft / 2m x 2m Lacy purple foliage. Lemon scented pink owers.

 

 Sutherland Golden 7ft x 7ft / 2m x 2m Lacy Foliage is copper coloured in spring changing to gold. White Flowers
followed by red berries.

 

 Golden Elder 8ft x 8ft / 2.5m x 2.5m Fast growing, cut back to ground level each spring. White owes followed
by red berries.

 

 Thundercloud Elder 6ft x 4ft / 2m x 1.5m Dark Purple foliage with red owers that change to pink.

 

 Red Berried Elder 10ft x 5ft / 3m x 1.5m The song birds love this shrub because of red berries. Keep it pruned.

 

 Green Fernleaf Elder 10ft x 5ft / 3m x 1.5m Lacy cut leaf foliage, fragrant white owers followed by red berries.