Sherman Nursery Company, Charles City, Iowa 
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Ready Reference for Selecting Shrubs 
NAME 
Time of 
Bloom 
Color of 
Flower 
Average 
Height 
Use for Which Shrub is Adapted, 
and Proper Spacing for Planting 
Preferred 
Location 
ACER GINN ALA 
(Japan Maple) 
10-12 ft. 
1 
j Groups. Mass Planting, 
| 3 to 5 ft. 
I Sun or 
1 partial shade 
ALPINE HEDGE 
I May 
1 
Yellow 
i 
3- 5 ft. 
1 Specimen. Mass or Group, 3 to 4 ft. 
Hedging. Clipped or Unclipped. 12 in. 
1 Hedge, 2 to 3 ft. 
1 Sun or 
| partial shade 
ALTHEA, Double Flowering 
1 August- 
1 September 
Various 
^ 8-10 ft. 
1 Group, 3 to 4 ft. 
1 
1 Sun or 
| partial shade 
ARALIA PENTAPH YLLA 
| 
Yellow 
6- 8 ft. 
Groups. Border, 2 to 3 ft. 
1 Sun or 
| partial shade 
ARALIA SPINOSA 
(Hercules Club) 
1 June 
Yellow 
5- 6 ft. 
1 Specimen Groups, 3 to 5 ft. 
Sun 
ASH, WAFER (Hop Tree) 
1 
8-10 ft. 
! Border, 3 to 5 ft. 
Sun or 
| partial shade 
BECHTEL’S CRAB (See Crab) 
BOX BARBERRY 
j June 
Yellow 
12-18 in. 
1 Hedging, 4-8 in. Walk or bed 
I Margins, 2-4 in. 
Sun or 
1 partial shade 
BARBERRY (See Jap. Barberry) 1 1 1 1 l 
BUCKTHORN 
1 June- 
1 July 
4- 6 ft. 
1 Border or Foundation, 2-3 ft. 
1 Hedging. Clipped, 12-18 'in. 
Sun 
BUFFALO BERRY 
1 June 
Yellow 
3- 4 ft. 
1 Mass. 2-3 ft. Border. 1-2 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
BUTTERFLY BUSH 
(Buddleia) 
! August- 
September 
Beautiful 
Lilac 
3- 4 ft. 
i Border. Foundation. 1J-2 ft. 
1 
1 
Sun or partial 
shade, shel¬ 
tered 
CAL Y CANTHU S 
(Sweetshrub) 
1 June 
Reddish 
Brown 
3- 4 ft. 
I Specimen. Border or Foundation, 
I 2-3 ft. 
Sun, 
sheltered 
CORNUS AMOMUM 
(Silky Dogwood) 
1 June 
White 
6- 8 ft. 
1 Mass. Group. Border, 3 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
CORN US ELEGANTISSIMA 
(Variegated Dogwood) 
1 June 
White 
6- 8 ft. 
| Use sparingly for group or mass 
1 planting. 3 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
CORNUS PANICULATA 
| May 
White 
Specimen. Mass. Border, 3 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
CORNUS SANGUINEA 
(Red Branched Dogwood) 
1 June 
1 
Cream 
8 ft. 
1 Mass. Group. Border. 3 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
CORNUS SIBIRICA 
(Coral Dogwood) 
1 June- 
1 Jub' 
White 
6-10 ft. 
| Border, 3 ft. 
1 
Sun or 
partial shade 
CORXUS STOLONIFERA 
1 June 
White 
4- 6 ft. 
I Mass. Border, 3 ft. 
1 
Sun or 
partial shade 
COTOXEASTER (Acutifolia) 
i 
Pink 
4- 5 ft. 
I Hedge, 1 ft. Group, 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
CRAB. BECHTEL’S DOUBLE 
FLOWERING 
i”" 
Delicate 
Pink 
6-12 ft. 
I Snecimen. Gets to be 8 ft. or more 
I across top. 
Either sun or 
partial shade 
CRAB, SCHEIDECKERI 
1 May 
Light 
Rose 
6-12 ft. 
I Specimen. Gets to be 8 ft. or more 
1 across top. 
Either sun or 
partial shade 
DEUTZIA LEMOINEI 
| June 
White 
3- 4 ft. 
| Foundation. Group, 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
DEUTZIA—rRIDE OF ROCHESTER 
j May 
White 
2- 3 ft. 
| Foundation. Group, 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
DOGWOOD (See Cornus) 
DOUBLE FLOWERING PLUM 
(Prunus Triloba) 
1 May 
Light 
Pink 
6-10 ft. 
| Specimen. Mass. Gets to be 8 ft. 
' or more across top. 
Either sun or 
shade 
ELDER. CUT-LEAVED 
1 June 
White 
4-6 ft. 
I Mass. Border, 3-4 ft. 
Partial shade 
ELDER. CUT-LEAVED 
GOLDEN 
1 July 
White 
5- 8 ft. 
j Mass. Border, 3-4 ft. 
Partial shade 
Sun 
ELDER. GOLDEN 
1 July 
White 
5- 8 ft. 
1 Border, 3-4 ft. 
Sun 
ELDER, RED BERRIED 
White 
6- 8 ft. 
1 Border, 3-4 ft. 
Sun 
Partial shade 
EUONYMUS 
(Strawberry Bush) 
I June 
I 
Yellow- 
Scarlet 
8 ft. 
1 Border, 3-4 ft. 
1 
Sun or shade 
EXOCHORDA GRAND IFLORA 
(Pearl Bush) 
| May 
White 
5- 6 ft. 
1 Border, 3-4 ft. 
Sun or shade 
FLOWERING ALMOND 
(Double Pink) 
1 
Pink 
2- 4 ft. 
1 Foundation. Specimen, 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
FLOWERING ALMOND 
(Double White) 
l”“ 
White 
2- 4 ft. 
| Foundation. Specimen, 2-3 ft. 
1 1 
Sun 
FORSYTHTA INTERMEDIA 
(Upright Golden Bell) 
j April ^ 
Yellow 
6- 8 ft. 
j Border, Foundation. Mass, 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
FORSYTHIA SPECTABILIS 
(Golden Bell) 
| April | 
Yellow 
4- 6 ft. 
| Border, Foundation, Mass, 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA 
1 
1 April- | 
1 1 
Yellow 
4- 6 ft. 
| Good ground cover for terraces, 
1 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
HANSEN'S PURPLE PLUM 
1 May- 
1 June 
Deep 
Purple 
6-12 ft. 
I Specimen. Border, 3-4 ft. 
Sun 
HAWTHORN (Thornapple) 
1 May j 
White 
Pink 
8-10 ft. 
I Specimen. Border, 3-4 ft. 
Sun 
Partial shade 
HAZELNUT 
1 ! 
4- 8 ft. 
| Bonier. 3-4 ft. 
Sun 
HERCULES CLUB (See Aralla) 1 1 1 1 1 
HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY 
(Amerlcanum) 
1 May- 
1 June 
White 
6- 8 ft. 
1 Border. Mass. Specimen, 3-4 ft. 
1 
Sun 
HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY 
(Viburnum Opulus. European) 
1 May- 
1 June 
White- 
6- 8 ft. 
I Border. Mass. Specimen, 3-4 ft. 
Sun 
HONEYSUCKLE. MORROWII 
1 May 
1 1 
Creamy 
White 
6- 8 ft. 
| Mass. Border. Foundation. 
1 Group, 3 ft. 1 
Sun. partial 
shade 
HONEYSUCKLE, TARTARIAN 
PTNK 
1 May- 
1 June 
Pink 
6- 8 ft. 
I Mass, 3-4 ft. Border. 3-4 ft. 
! Group. 3-4 ft. Hedge, 18 in. 
Sun or shade 
