SHRUBS
Dwarf Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus Compactus)
- Height: 9-11ft
- Spread: 9-11ft
- Moderate growth rate
- Full Sun
- Zone 4-8
- The Burning Bush has a compact, mounded form that displays attractive rich green leaves spring through summer. Once fall rolls around the become an intense scarlet red color. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations and is not particular as to soil type or pH.
Crimson Pygmy Barberry (Berberis thunbergii Crimson Pygmy)
- Height: 2ft
- Spread: 3ft
- Moderate growth rate
- Full Sun/partial shade
- Zone 4-8
- The Crimson Pygmy is loved for its reddish-purple foliage all season long and extremely compact, rounded habit. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant.
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Height: 2-4ft
- Spread: 2-4ft
- Fast growth rate
- Full Sun
- Zone 4-9
- Russian Sage features delicate spikes of lavender flowers rising above the foliage from early summer to mid fall. Its attractive fragrant narrow leaves emerge silver in spring, turning grayish green in color throughout the season. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for alkaline soils.
Purple Leaf Sand Cherry (Prunus cistena)
- Height: 6-10ft
- Spread: 5-8ft
- Moderate/fast growth rate
- Full Sun
- Zone 2-8
- The Purple Leaf Sand Cherry has attractive burgundy foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding red in the fall. It features delicate fragrant shell pink flowers along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds before the leaves. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water.
Miss Kim Lilac (Syringa patula Miss Kim)
- Height: 6ft
- Spread: 6ft
- Slow growth rate
- Full Sun
- Zone 3-8
- A compact garden accent shrub featuring light lavender-pink flowers in spring. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves turn an outstanding deep purple in the fall. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations.
Rose Glow Barberry (Berberis thunbergii Rose Glow)
- Height: 18-24 inches
- Spread: 30-36 inches
- Full Sun
- Zone 4-8
- Multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. It has attractive pink-variegated dark red foliage which emerges red in spring. The small oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding burgundy in the fall. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH.
Concorde Barberry (Berberis thunbergii Concorde)
- Height: 18-24 inches
- Spread: 18-24 inches
- Slow growth rate
- Full Sun
- Zone 4-8
- One of the smallest purple-leaf barberries available, growing into a small, tight and compact mound. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH.