MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
SHRUBS FOR MOIST AND SUNNY SITUATIONS 
65 
| Approx, 
Botanical name | Common name Tae Color of time of 
eight flowers bl 
oom 
3 Amorpha False indigo 5-15’ | Violet- May-July 
fruticosa purple 
3 Aralia spinosa Hercules’ club 15-20’ White June 
3 Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry 6-10’ White, April-May 
purplish 
3 Aronia nigra Black chokeberry 8-10’ | White, April-May 
purplish 
3 Baccharis Groundsel tree 4-8’ White Sept.-Oct. 
halimifolia 
3 Berberis American barberry 4-6’ Yellow May-June 
canadensis 
3 Calycanthus Strawberry shrub 4-8’ Dark April-Aug. 
floridus purple 
3 Cephalanthus Button-bush 8-12’ White June-Sept. 
occidentalis 
3 Cornus Amomum | Silky cornel 5-15’ | White May-June 
3 Cornus Baileyi Bailey’s cornel 3-10’ | White May-June 
3 Cornus Panicled dogwood 6-12’ | White May-June 
candidissima 
3 Cornus stoloniferad| Red osier dogwood 6-10’ White May-June 
3 Cornus stricta Stiff dogwood 8-12’ White April-May 
3 Cyrilla Southern 10-20’ | White May-July 
racemiflora leatherwood 
3 Elaeagnus Silverberry 6-8’ Silvery April-May 
argentea yellow 
3 Elaeagnus Buffalo-berry- 6-18’ Yellowish April-May 
canadensis 
6 Hypericum Giant St. John’s-wort} 2-5’ Yellow July-Aug. 
Ascyron 
3 Itea virginica Virginia willow 4-10’ White May-June 
3 Lonicera ciliata Fly honeysuckle 3-6’ Yellowish May 
white 
3 Lonicera cacrulea| Blue honeysuckle 3-6’ Bluish June 
3 -Lonicera Fly honeysuckle 3-7’ Yellowish May-June 
Xylosteum white 
7 Myrica cerifera Wax myrtle 6-15’ White March-April 
3 Philadelphus Mock orange 8-10’ White May 
coronarius 
3 Philadelphus Large-flowered 8-10’ White May 
grandiflorus syringa 
3 Philadelphus Odorless syringa 6-8’ White May 
inodorus 
3 Physocarpus Ninebark 6-10’ Pinkish June 
opulifolius white 
3 Prunus virginiana Choke cherry 3-10’ White April 
3 Ribes awrewm Missouri currant 6-10’ Yellow April-May 
3 Rosa arkansana Arkansas rose 1-3’ Pink June-July 
2-3 Rosa blanda Meadow rose 2-4’ Pink June-July 
3 Rosa carolina Swamp rose 2-6/ Pink June-Aug, 
3 Rosa nitida Northeastern rose 67-27 Pink June-July 
