Shrubs

Gardening Guide

Shrubs

Encore® Autumn Ruby™ Azalea

Azalea ‘Conler PP12110
Compact growth with single red flowers in spring and then again in summer and fall. Reblooming plants add color all season long. Plant in a well drained area. Evergreen.

2-3' tall x 3' wide

Part shade

Zone 6 / Hardy to 0ºF

Encore® Autumn Sundance™ Azalea

Azalea ‘Roblef PP16184
Single pink flowers in spring and then again in summer and fall. Reblooming plants add color all season long. Plant in a well drained area. Evergreen. Reddish winter foliage.

3-4' tall x 4' wide

Part shade

Zone 6 / Hardy to 0ºF

Encore® Autumn Sunset™ Azalea

Azalea ‘Roblen PP16248
Semi-double red flowers in spring and then again in summer and fall. Reblooming plants add color all season long. Plant in a well drained area. Evergreen. Compact growth habit.

3' tall x 3' wide

Part shade

Zone 6 / Hardy to 0ºF

Encore® Autumn Twist™ Azalea

Azalea ‘Conlep’ PP#12133
Single, bicolor pink and white flowers in spring and then again in summer and fall. Reblooming plants add color all season long. Plant in a well drained area. Evergreen.

4-5' tall x 4' wide

Part shade

Zone 6 / Hardy to 0ºF

Pink Ruffles Azalea

Azalea ‘Pink Ruffles’
Spring flowering shrub with masses of showy, ruffled pink flowers that begin blooming in early spring. Wonderful addition to shrub borders or mixed into the landscape. Plant in well drained area.

4-6' tall x 4-6' wide

Part shade to shade

Zone 8 / Hardy to 20ºF

Red Ruffles Azalea

Azalea ‘Red Ruffles’
Spring flowering shrub with masses of showy, ruffled red flowers that begin blooming in early spring. Wonderful addition to shrub borders or mixed into the landscape. Plant in well drained soil.

4-6' tall x 4-6' wide

Part shade to shade

Zone 8 / Hardy to 20ºF

Alphonse Karr Bamboo

Bambusa multiplex ‘Alphonse Karr’
Excellent natural informal screen with attractive stems that are brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green. Interesting, fountain-like habit. A non-invasive specimen, can be kept trimmed as a dense hedge. Clumping bamboo.

20-30' tall x 15' wide

Full sun to part shade

Zone 8 / Hardy to 20ºF

Black Bamboo

Phyllostachys nigra
Slow growing spreading bamboo with black canes and finely textured foliage. New canes are green, turning black the second year. Spreads vigorously by runners. Excellent screen or easily grown in containers.

15-20' tall x 6-8' wide

Full sun to part shade

Zone 5 / Hardy to -10ºF

Fernleaf Bamboo

Bambusa multiplex ‘Fernleaf’
Compact form with slender, bright green, fern-like foliage. Spreads by underground stems. Eventually forms a thick hedge. Clumping.

6-10' tall x 6-8' wide

Full sun to part shade

Zone 7 / Hardy to 10ºF

Crimson Pygmy Barberry

Berberis thunbergii ‘Atropurpurea Nana’
This small, moderate growing shrub has reddish-purple foliage. The foliage color is best when in full sun. Deciduous.

2' tall x 2' wide

Full sun

Zone 4 / Hardy to -20ºF