REFERENCE LIST OF SHRUBS FOR SPECIAL 
PURPOSES AND UNUSUAL CONDITIONS 
SHRUBS FOR SCREENS EIGHT FEET 
OR MORE IN HEIGHT 
Amelanchier canadensis (DOWNY SHADBLOW) 
Benzoin aestivale (SPICEBUSH) 
Cornus alba (TATARIAN DOGWOOD) 
Cornus paniculata (GRAY DOGWOOD) 
Euonymus alatus (WINGED EUONYMUS) 
Euonymus europaeus (BURNINGBUSH) 
Exochorda grandiflora (PEARLBUSH) 
Forsythia intermedia spectabilis (SHOWY BORDER FORSYTHIA) 
Hibiscus syriacus (SHRUB ALTHEA) 
Ligustrum ibota (IBOTA PRIVET) 
Lonicera bella albida (BELLE HONEYSUCKLE) 
Lonicera maacki (AMUR HONEYSUCKLE) 
Lonicera tatarica grandiflora (BRIDE HONEYSUCKLE) 
Philadelphus (VIRGINAL MOCKORANGE) 
Philadelphus coronarius (SWEET MOCKORANGE) 
Philadelphus gordonianus (GORDON MOCKORANGE) 
Philadelphus grandiflorus (BIG MOCKORANGE) 
Rhamnus frangula (GLOSSY BUCKTHORN) 
Spiraea vanhouttei (VANHOUTTE SPIREA) 
Syringa vulgaris (COMMON LILAC) 
Syringa vulgaris hybrids (NAMED HYBRID LILACS) 
Viburnum americanum (AMERICAN CRANBERRYBUSH) 
Viburnum dentatum (ARROWWOOD) 
Viburnum lantana (WAYFARING TREE) 
Virburnum opulus (EUROPEAN CRANBERRYBUSH) 
Viburnum opulus sterile (COMMON SNOWBALL) 
Viburnum prunifolium (BLACKHAW) 
Viburnum sieboldi (SIEBOLD VIBURNUM) 
LOW GROWING SHRUBS 
Berberis thunbergi minor (BOX BARBERRY) 
Cotoneaster horizontalis (ROCK COTONEASTER) 
Daphne cneorum (ROSE DAPHNE) 
Deutzia rosea (ROSE PANICLE DEUTZIA) 
Deutzia gracilis (SLENDER DEUTZIA) 
Euonymus radicans (WINTERCREEPER) 
Hydrangea quercifolia (OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA) 
Kerria japonica (SINGLE KERRIA) 
Ligustrum ibota regelianum (REGEL PRIVET) 
Ligustrum ovalifolium (CALIFORNIA PRIVET) 
Philadelphus (BOUQUET BLANC MOCKORANGE) 
Philadelphus (MONT BLANC MOCKORANGE) 
Philadelphus lemoinei (LEMOINE MOCKORANGE) 
Physocarpus opulifolius nana (DWARF NINEBARK) 
Rhus canadensis (FRAGRANT SUMAC) 
Spiraea arguta (GARLAND SPIREA) 
Spiraea thunbergi (THUNBERG SPIREA) 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris (CORALBERRY) 
Viburnum opulus nanum (DWARF CRANBERRYBUSH) 
SHRUBS FOR DRY LOCATIONS 
Berberis thunbergi (JAPANESE BARBERRY) 
Symphoricarpus vulgaris (CORALBERRY) 
Forsythia (GOLDENBELLS) 
Lonicera fragrantissima (FRAGRANT HONEYSUCKLE) 
Lonicera morrowi (MORROW HONEYSUCKLE) 
Rhus (SUMAC) 
Tamarix 
SHRUBS FOR MOIST LOCATIONS 
Cornus (DOGWOOD) 
Sambucus aureus (GOLDEN ELDER) 
Viburnum dentatum (ARROWWOOD) 
Spiraea billiardi (BILLIARD SPIREA) 
Clethra Alnifolia (SWEET PEPPER BUSH) 
SHRUBS WITH ATTRACTIVE COLORED 
TWIGS FOR WINTER EFFECT 
Cornus alba (TATARIAN DOGWOOD) Red 
Cornus sanguinea (BLOODTWIG DOGWOOD) Red 
Cornus stolonifera (RED-OSIER DOGWOOD) Red 
Cornus stolonifera flaviramea (GOLDENTWIG DOGWOOD) Yellow 
Elaeagnus angustifolia (RUSSIAN OLIVE) Silvery 
Elaeagnus argentea (SILVERBERRY) Reddish brown 
Forsythia viridissima (GREENSTEM FORSYTHIA) Green 
Kerria japonica (KERRIA) Green 
SHRUBS FOR PLANTING IN SHADE 
Acanthopanax pentaphyllum (ARALIA) 
Amelanchier canadensis (DOWNY SHADBLOW) 
Aronia arbutifolia (RED CHOKEBERRY) 
Aronia melanocarpa (BLACK CHOKEBERRY) 
Benzoin aestivale (SPICEBUSH) 
Calycanthus floridus (SWEETSHRUB) 
Clethra alnifolia (SUMMERSWEET) 
Cornus alba siberica (TATARIAN DOGWOOD) 
Cornus mas (CORNELIAN-CHERRY) 
Cornus paniculata (GRAY DOGWOOD) 
Forsythia intermedia (BORDER FORSYTHIA) 
Forsythia intermedia spectabilis (SHOWY BORDER FORSYTHIA) 
Forsythia suspense (WEEPING FORSYTHIA) 
Forsythia suspensa fortunei (FORTUNE FORSYTHIA) 
Hamamelis virginiana (WITCH-HAZEL) 
Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora (SNOWHILL HYDRANGEA) 
Hydrangea paniculata (PEEGEE HYDRANGEA) 
Hydrangea quercifolia (OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA) 
Hypericum aureum (GOLDEN ST. JOHNSWORT) 
Ligustrum amurense (AMUR PRIVET) 
Ligustrum ibolium (IBOLIUM PRIVET) 
Ligustrum ibota (IBOTA PRIVET) 
Ligustrum ovalifolium (CALIFORNIA PRIVET) 
Lonicera morrowi (MORROW HONEYSUCKLE) 
Lonicera tatarica (TATARIAN HONEYSUCKLE) 
Rhodotypos kerrioides (JETBEAD) 
Rhus canadensis (FRAGRANT SUMAC) 
Sorbaria sorbifolia (URAL FALSE-SPIREA) 
Stephanandra flexuosa (CUTLEAF STEPHANANDRA) 
Symphoricarpos racemosus (SNOWBERRY) 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris (CORALBERRY) 
Viburnum dentatum (ARROWWOOD) 
Viburnum prunifolium (BLACKHAW) 
Viburnum sieboldi (SIEBOLD VIBURNUM) 
SHRUBS DISPLAYING FRUIT IN WINTER 
Berberis thunbergi (GREEN BARBERRY) Red 
Pyracantha coccinea lalandi (LALAND FIRETHORN) Red 
Euonymus bungeanus (WINTERBERRY EUONYMUS) Orange 
Ilex verticillata (COMMON WINTERBERRY) Bright Red 
Ligustrum ibota (IBOTA PRIVET) Black 
Rhodotypos kerrioides (JETBEAD) Black 
Rhus typhina (STAGHORN SUMAC) Crimson 
Rosa rugosa (RUGOSA ROSE) Red 
Rosa setigera (PRAIRIE ROSE) Red 
Symphoricarpos chenaulti (RED SNOWBERRY) Red 
Symphoricarpos mollis (SPREADING SNOWBERRY) White 
Symphoricarpos racemosus (COMMON SNOWBERRY) White 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris (CORALBERRY) Red 
Viburnum opulus (EUROPEAN CRANBERRYBUSH) Red 
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