Sherman Nursery Company, Charles City, Iowa 
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Ready Reference for Selecting Shrubs 
NAME 
| Time of 
Bloom 
Color of 
Flower 
j Average 
1 Height 
Use for Which Shrub is Adapted, 
and Proper Spacing for Planting 
Preferred 
Location 
ACER GINNALA 
(Japan Maple) 
1 
[ 10-12 ft. 
1 
Groups. Mass Planting, 
3 to 5 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
ALPINE HEDGE 
] May 
1 
Yellow 
1 3- 5 ft. 
1 
1 
Specimen. Mass or Group, 3 to 4 ft. 
Hedging. Clipped or Unclipped, 12 in. 
Hedge. 2 to 3 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
ALTHEA, Double Flowering 
1 August- 
1 September 
Various 
| 8-10 ft. 
Group, 3 to 4 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
ARALIA PENTAPHYLLA 
1 
Yellow 
1 6- 8 ft. | 
1 
Groups. Border, 2 to 3 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
ARALLA SPINOSA 
(Hercules Club) 
1 June 
1 
Yellow 
5 - ‘ "• 1 
Specimen Groups, 3 to 5 ft. 
Sun 
ASH, WAFER (Hop Tree) 
! 
8-10 ft. | 
1 
Border, 3 to 5 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
BECHTEL’S CRAB (See Crab) 
BOX BARBERKY I June I Yellow I 12-18 in. 
1 1 1 
Hedging, 4-8 in. Walk or bed 
Margins, 2-4 in. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
BARBERRY (See Jap. Barberry) 
III 1 
BUCKTHORN 1 June- 
1 July 
4- 6 ft. | Border or Foundation. 2-3 ft. I Sun 
1 Hedging. Clipped, 12-18 in. 
BUFFALO BERRY | June 
1 
Yellow 
3- 4 ft. | Mass, 2-3 ft. Border, 1-2 ft. 1 Sun or 
1 partial shade 
BUTTERFLY BUSH 1 August- 
(Buddleia) I September 
| 
Beautiful 
Lilac 
3- 4 ft. 1 Border. Foundation. 11-2 ft. 1 Sun or partial 
| | shade, shel- 
. 1 tercd 
CALYCANTHUS 1 June 1 Reddish 
(Sweetshrub) I | Brown 
3- 4 ft. 
Specimen. Border or Foundation, | Sun. 
2-3 ft. 1 sheltered 
CORNUS AMOMUM 1 June I White 
(Silky Dogwood) 
6- 8 ft. | Mass. Group. Border. 3 ft. 
1 
Sun or 
partial shade 
CORNUS ELEGANTLSSIMA | June I White 
(Variegated Dogwood) 
6- 8 ft. | Use sparingly for group or mass 1 Sun or 
1 planting, 3 ft. i partial shade 
CORNUS PANICULATA | May I White 
1 1 
| Specimen. Mass. Border, 3 ft. 1 Sun or 
| partial shade 
CORNUS SANGUINEA | June 1 Cream 
(Red Branched Dogwood) 1 1 
8 ft. 1 Mass. Group. Border, 3 ft. 1 Sun or 
| partial shade 
CORNUS SIBIRICA 1 June- 
(Coral Dogwood) I July 
White 
6-10 ft. | Border. 3 ft. 
1 
Sun or 
partial shade 
CORNUS STOLONLFERA 1 June 1 White 
1 1 
4- 6 ft. 
Mass. Border, 3 ft. 
Sun or 
partial shade 
COTONEASTER (Acutifolia) | May 1 Pink 1 4- 5 ft. | Lledge, 1 ft. Group, 2-3 ft. 1 Sun 
III 1 
CRAB. BECHTEL’S DOUBLE | May 
FLOWERING 1 
Delicate I 6-12 ft. 
Pink | 
Specimen. Gets to be 8 ft. or more 
across top. 
Either sun or 
partial shade 
CRAB. SCHE1DECKERI | May ! Light 1 6-12 ft. I Specimen. Gets to be 8 ft. or more 
1 Rose I 1 across top. 
Either sun or 
partial shade 
DEUTZIA LEMOINEI 
June 
White 
3- 4 ft. | Foundation. Group. 2-3 ft. 1 Sun 
1 1 
DEUTZIA—PRIDE OF ROCHESTER 
May 
White 
2- 3 ft. | Foundation. Group, 2-3 ft. 
i 
Sun 
DOGWOOD (See Comus) 
DOUBLE FLOWERING PLUM 
(Prunus Triloba) 
May 
Light 
1 Pink 
6-10 
1 
ft. 
| Specimen. Mass. 
1 or more across top. 
Gets to be 8 ft. 
Either 
shade 
sun or 
ELDER, CUT-LEAVED 
June 
White 
| 4-6 
ft. 
1 Mass. Border, 3-4 
ft. 
Partial 
shade 
ELDER, CUT-LEAVED 
GOLDEN 
July 
White 
5- 8 
ft. 
Mass. Border, 3-4 
ft. 
Partial 
Sun 
shade 
ELDER. GOLDEN 
July 
White 
5- 8 
ft. 
Border, 3-4 
ft. 
Sun 
ELDER, RED BERRIED 
May 
1 White 
6- 8 
ft. 
Rorder, 3-4 
1 
ft. 
Sun 
Partial 
shade 
EUONYMUS 
(Strawberry Bush) 
June 
Yellow- 
Scarlet 
8 ft. 
Rorder, 3-4 
ft. 
Sun or 
shade 
EXOCHORDA GRANDIFLORA 
(Pearl Bush) 
May 
White 
5- 6 
ft. 
1 Border, 3-4 
ft. 
Sun or 
shade 
FLOWERING ALMOND 
(Double Pink) 
May 
Pink 
2- 4 
ft. 
Foundation. 
Specimen, 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
FLOWERING ALMOND 
(Double White) 
May 
White 
1 
2- 4 
ft. 
Foundation. 
Specimen. 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
FORSYTHTA INTERMEDIA 
(Upright Golden Bell) 
April 
Yellow 
6- 8 
ft. 
Border. Foundation. 
Mass, 2-3 ft. 
1 
Sun 
FORSYTHIA SPECTABILIS 
(Golden Bell) 
April 
Yellow 
4- 6 
ft. 
Border, Foundation, 
Mass, 2-3 ft. 
Sun 
FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA 
1 
April- 
Y'ellow 
4- 6 
“• 1 
Good ground cover for terraces, 
2-3 ft. 
Sun 
HANSEN’S PURPLE PLUM 
May- 
June 
Deep 
Purple 
6-12 
ft. 
Specimen. 
Border, 
3-4 ft. 
Sun 
HAWTHORN (Thomapple) 
May 
White 
Pink 
8-10 
ft. 
Specimen. 
Border, 
3-4 ft. 
Sun 
Partial 
shade 
HAZELNUT 
4- 8 
ft. 
Border. 3-4 
ft. 
Sun 
HERCULES CLUB (See Aralla) I_I_[ 
HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY 
(Americanum) 
May- 
June 
White 
6- 8 
ft. 
|^ Border. Mass. 
Specimen, 3-4 
ft. 
Sun 
HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY 
(Viburnum Opulus. European) 
May- 
June 
White- 
6- 8 
ft. 
1^ Border. Mass. 
Specimen, 3-4 
ft. 
Sun 
HONEYSUCKLE, MORROWII 
May 
1 
Creamy 
White 
6- 8 
ft. 
| Mass. Border. 
1 Group. 3 ft. 
Foundation. 
Sun, partial 
shade 
HONEYSUCKLE, TARTARIAN 
PTNK 
May- 
June 
Pink 
6- 8 
ft. 
| Mass, 3-4 ft. 
1 Group. 3-4 ft. 
Border, 3-4 ft. 
Hedge, 18 in. 
1 
Sun or shade 
