HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT HARDY SHRUBS 
Common Name 
Color of Bloom 
Height 
Time of 
Flowering 
Color of Foliage 
Habit of 
Growth 
For Shade 
or Sun 
Almond Flowering - . 
Pink or White 
4-5 ft . 
Mav 
Glossv Green 
Snypa rli n £*• 
Sun 
Barberry Japanese . . 
Yellow . 
2-3 ft . 
Tnnp-.Tnlv 
Dark Green 
CJnr’PflHinp 1 
Either 
Barberry Red Leaf . 
Yellow . 
2-3 ft. 
.Tnnp-.Tnlv 
Dark Pumle 
CJrvrpa rlin p* 
Sun 
Caragana . 
Yellow . 
10-12 ft 
T une 
r Je-ht Prppn 
THi th pr 
Cotoneaster . 
Pinkish 
5-7 ft. 
Tnnp 
Tin rk C1 pssv Olyppr) 
1 iX Cv L -------»« 
THith pr 
Buckthorn . 
White . 
10-15 ft. . 
Julv 
Dark 6-rppn 
fT rppt 
Either 
Currant Alpine . 
Yellow . 
3-4 ft. 
June 
Mpriinm Ofpp n 
Ppm nnptn 
E i t h p r 
Currant Yellow Flowering . 
Yellow . 
5-8 ft . 
May 
Li edit Green 
fSnrpa d in s* 
1 J X l/XX V/ X 
Shade 
Bechtels Flowering Crab . 
Pink . 
10-12 ft . 
June 
Green 
Eree.t 
Sun 
Dogwood Red Bark . 
White . 
6-10 ft . 
June 
Green 
^riFPorlinp - 
Shade 
Dogwood Variegated .. 
White . 
4-6 ft. 
June 
6-rppn pde'pd with whifp 
SnypaHinp - 
Sun 
Dogwood Yellow Bark . 
White . 
4-6 ft . 
June 
Light Green 
cinvpa rline - 
kj LX X X 
Sun 
Burning Bush Winged . 
White . 
6-8 ft . 
June 
Dark Green 
TVT pel i n m 
Either 
Cranberry High Bush . 
White . 
8-1 n ft. 
June 
Dark Green 
Erect 
Ei th pr 
Elder Cut Leaf ... 
White . 
6-8 ft . 
June 
Light Green 
Snrpfirlinp’ 
Ei th pr 
Elder Golden . 
White . 
6-8 ft . 
June 
Golden 
kJ X V_/ C \j d XXX ^ -------- 
’snr'PP Hin p* 
i J x v xx V/Tl 
Sun 
Hawthorn ... 
White .. 
10-12 ft. 
Mav 
Dark (Grppn 
[7} r*pp f 
O u xx 
Sun 
Hydrangea Arborescens . 
White . 
3-4 ft. 
July. August 
Green 
1 J X \_y L L - — — - — — — — — - — — — - - - 
'Snrpadinp'* 
kJ LI X X 
Shade 
Hydrangea P. G. 
White to Pink 
4-5 ft. 
August SeDt 
Green 
Flrppt 
Sun 
Honeysuckle Tartarian . 
White, Pink 01 
Red . 
7-10 ft. 
June . 
Green . 
Erect 
Either 
Honeysuckle Morrows . 
Cream . 
4-6 ft.. 
June . 
Green 
SJnrpariinp' 
E i t h pr 
Lilac Common .. 
Purple or white 
12-15 ft. 
May . 
Dark Green 
^nr’PflHinp - 
XX X V XX V/ X 
Sun 
Lilac French . 
(many colors) 
6-12 ft. . 
May. June 
Dark (Grppn 
n r* g n rli n o* 
O tt XI 
Lilac Persian .-. 
Purple or white 
8-12 ft. 
May 
Green 
O 1 L cX vl 111 ^ — — — — — — — — 
O UIl 
Lilac Villosa .. 
Pink .. 
8-10 ft. 
June 
Dark Green 
■srwpt) H i rr o' 
Q mi 
Mock Orange, Sweet Scented . 
White . 
10-12 ft. 
June . 
Green . 
O P 1 vUivl 111 j--; -------- 
Erect 
R! i t Vi pr 
Mock Orange, Double .. 
White . 
6-8 ft. 
June. July 
Green 
R? r»p n f 
xx x c x X v/ X 
Sun 
Mock Orange Lemoines . 
White . 
5-7 ft. 
June . 
Green . . 
1—j1 L” v L — — — — — — — —— — — — — — — — 
T^rPPt 
O till 
Eith pr 
Mock Orange Golden . 
White . 
3-5 ft. 
June . 
Golden 
rn rppf 
x —j x lx rm 
Sun 
Potentilla Fruticosa . 
Yellow . 
3-4 ft. 
July, August.... 
Green 
1 X x V/V/ L 
^nvpariinp’ 
Sun 
Plum Double Flowering . 
f-/ X CX VX XXX ^ — — — — — — — - 
1 
(Prunus Triloba) . 
Pink . . 
6-8 ft. 
Mav . 
Dark Green 
^nrpfwiincr 
Plum Purple Leaf ... 
Pink . 
6-8 ft. 
May . 
Purple . ... 
VJ \J X V_- CX/ VI XXX ^ — - — _ — - 
Snrparlinp' 
o mi 
Sun 
Spirea Arguta . 
White . 
4-6 ft . 
May . 
Light Green 
^nrAnfUnP" 
Qnn 
Spirea Anthony Waterer. . 
Red . 
2-3 ft . 
All Summer ... 
Green . 
'\nrpnriinp’ 
Sun 
Spirea Billardii ... 
Pink . . . 
4-5 ft . 
July, August.. 
Green . 
T7} ran f 
k) ti 11 
Q llr » 
Spirea Callosa Alba .. 
White . 
1-2 ft . 
All Summer .. 
Green .. . . 
^nrpn rlin o- 
Sun 
Spirea Ash Leaf .-. 
White . 
4-6 ft . 
July . 
Light Green . 
77'yppt 
Spirea Golden Ninebark .— 
White .. 
6-8 ft . 
June . 
Fellow ... 
xx X V/ L - — — — - — — - — — — — — — — . 
Erect 
Sun 
Spirea Froebelli . 
Pink _ _ _ 
2-4 ft . 
All Summer .... 
Green to Red 
^nrpaHincr 
Spirea Vanhoutii .-. . 
White .. 
5-6 ft . 
May, June . 
Green . 
CJ X V * CX/ VC 1 X X -------- 
'Inrpnrlino' 
Snirea Thunbergii . 
White . 
3-4 ft . 
April . 
Light Green ... . 
^ni’pn/iinp' 
1 — j A L11 v/ 1 
Snowberry Red . 
Pink ...... 
3-4 ft . 
July . 
Green ____ 
^nt’pn rl i n o' 
0 Li 11 
Snowberrv White .... 
Pink . 
3-4 ft . 
July . 
Light Green .... 
rlin o’ 
011 cx LI 
Snowball .- 
White .. 
7-0 ft . 
Tune . 
Green ... . . 
Erect 
OIL cLLl u 
Sumach Smooth . 
Yellow .. 
6-8 ft . 
Tuly . 
Green to Red . 
E r p c t 
1 — j 1 L11C 1 
Either 
