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Shrubs for Moist
Soils
Although it is usually
advisable to try to drain areas where water stands for any length of time, the
following shrubs will withstand moist soil conditions better than most.
Red Twigged Dogwood (Cornus
sericea )
Cardinal Dogwood (Cornus s. 'Cardinal')
Yellowtwig Dogwood (Cornus s. Flaviramea)
Kelsey Dogwood (Cornus s. 'Kelsey')
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Artic Blue Leaf Willow (Salix
purpurea 'Nana')
White
Snowberry (Symphoricarpus albus)
Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
American Cranberrybush (Viburnum
trilobum)
Compact
American Cranberrybush (Viburnum t. 'Compacta')
Shrubs That Can
Withstand Dry and Sandy Soils
Amur Maple (Acer
ginnala)
Compact Amur Maple (Acer ginnala 'Compacta')
Siberian Peashrub (Caragana arborescens)
Hazelnut (Corylus )
Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)
Russian Olive (Eleagnus angustifolia)
Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa)
Fragrant Sumac (Rhus
aromatica)
Gro-Low Sumac (Rhus a. 'Gro-low')
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac (Rhus t. laciniata)
Summer Glow Tamarix (Tamarix ramosissima 'Summer Glow')
Wayfaringtree (Viburnum lantana)
Mohican Viburnum (Viburnum lantana 'Mohican')
Shrubs That Will
Tolerate Alkaline Soils
Saskatoon Serviceberry (Amelanchier
alnifolia)
Hazelnut (Corylus )
Cheyenne Privet (Ligustrum vulgare
'Cheyenne')
Sumac (Rhus )
Cutleaf Smooth Sumac (Rhus g. laciniata)
Chinese Lilac (Syringa x chinensis)
Common Purple Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
French Hybrid Lilacs - All cultivars
Shrubs
That Prefer Acid Soils
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi)
Winterberry (llex verticillata)
Rhododendrons and Azaleas (Rhododendron) all species and cultivars
Blueberries (Vaccinium) all
species and cultivars
Shrubs That Do Well
in Shade
Juneberry (Amelanchier
canadensis)
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)
Yellow Twig
Dogwood (Cornus s. 'Flaviramea')
Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
Common Witch Hazel (Hamamelis
virginiana)
Annabelle Hydrangea (Hydrangea a. 'Annabelle')
Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum)
Snowberry (Symphoricarpus albus)
Coralberry or Red Indiancurrant (Symphoricarpus orbiculatus)
Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
Mohican Viburnum (Viburnum l.
'Mohican')
Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
American Cranberrybush (Viburnum
trilobum)
Compact
American Cranberrybush (Viburnum t. 'Compactum')
Shrubs For Formal
Hedges
Amur Maple (Acer
ginnala)
Green Barberry (Berberis thunbergi)
Red Barberry (Berberis t. atropurpurea)
Peking Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lucidus)
Clavey's Dwarf Honeysuckle (Lonicera x xylosteoides 'Clavey's Dwarf')
Miniglobe Honeysuckle (Lonicera x
xylosteoides 'Miniglobe')
Dwarf Ninebark (Physocarpus
opulifolius 'Nanus')
Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum)
Artic Blue Leaf Willow (Salix purpurea 'Nana')
Goldmound Spirea (Spirea
'Goldmound')
Compact American Cranberrybush (Viburnum trilobum 'Compacta')
Shrubs That Make Good
Ground or Bank Covers
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi)
Barberry (Berberis )
Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
Gro-Low Sumac (Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low')
False Spirea (Sorbaria sorbifolia)
Little Princess Spirea (Spirea j. 'Little Princess')
Stephanandra (Stephandra incisa 'Crispa')
Coralberry
or Red Indiancurrant (Symphoricarpus orbiculatus)
