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Shrub Plant Guides
In the Garden Guides' plant guides for shrubs section you will find informative pages about individual shrubs. Each page includes information on various uses of the shrub, a detailed description of the shrub, information on how the shrub is adapted to different climates, how to grow the shrub, and how to manage and upkeep the shrub. To explore our shrub plant guides select a type of shrub from the options below.
Shrub Plant Guides
- Adam's Needle - Yucca filamentosa
- American Cranberrybush - Viburnum opulus var. americanum
- American Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana
- American Plum - Prunus americana
- American Red Raspberry - Rubus idaeus
- Antelope Bitterbrush - Purshia tridentata
- Arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis
- Arnold Hawthorn - Crataegus ×anomala
- Arumleaf Arrowhead - Sagittaria cuneata
- Atlantic Ninebark - Physocarpus opulifolius var. intermedius
- Bebb Willow - Salix bebbiana
- Bitter Cherry - Prunus emarginata
- Black Hawthorn - Crataegus douglasii
- Blue Wild Indigo - Baptisia australis
- Brainerd's Hawthorn - Crataegus brainerdii
- Broadleaf Arrowhead - Sagittaria latifolia
- Broom Snakeweed - Gutierrezia sarothrae
- California Buckeye - Aesculus californica
- California Flannelbush - Fremontodendron californicum
- California Huckleberry - Vaccinium ovatum
- California Redbud - Cercis orbiculata
- California Wax Myrtle - Morella californica
- California Yerba Santa - Eriodictyon californicum
- Cascade Bilberry - Vaccinium deliciosum
- Cerro Hawthorn - Crataegus erythropoda
- Chia - Salvia columbariae
- Chinese Privet - Ligustrum sinense
- Chinkapin - Castanea pumila
- Coastal Sweetpepperbush - Clethra alnifolia
- Cockspur Hawthorn - Crataegus crus-galli
- Common Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis
- Common Ninebark - Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
- Common Ninebark - Physocarpus opulifolius
- Common Serviceberry - Amelanchier arborea
- Copenhagen Hawthorn - Crataegus intricata
- Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster integerrimus
- Drummond's Willow - Salix drummondiana
- Dwarf Palmetto - Sabal minor
- Eastern Baccharis - Baccharis halimifolia
- Eastern Mojave Buckwheat - Eriogonum fasciculatum
- Eastern Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea
- Eastern Redbud - Cercis canadensis
- Fanleaf Hawthorn - Crataegus flabellata
- Fireberry Hawthorn - Crataegus chrysocarpa
- Firecracker Penstemon - Penstemon eatonii
- Flowering Dogwood - Cornus florida
- Fourwing Saltbush - Atriplex canescens
- Fragrant Sumac - Rhus aromatica var. arenaria
- Golden Currant - Ribes aureum
- Greenleaf Manzanita - Arctostaphylos patula
- Hairy Manzanita - Arctostaphylos columbiana
- Herbaceous Penstemon - Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis
- Highbush Blueberry - Vaccinium corymbosum
- Hollyleaf Cherry - Prunus ilicifolia
- Honey Mesquite - Prosopis glandulosa
- Indian-Tobacco - Lobelia inflata
- Jersey Tea - Ceanothus herbaceus
- Kansas Hawthorn - Crataegus coccinioides
- Leatherleaf - Chamaedaphne calyculata
- Lemmon's Willow - Salix lemmonii
- Lewis' Mock Orange - Philadelphus lewisii
- Low Beardtongue - Penstemon humilis
- Mapleleaf Viburnum - Viburnum acerifolium
- May Hawthorn - Crataegus aestivalis
- Meadow Beardtongue - Penstemon rydbergii var. aggregatus
- Mucronate Penstemon - Penstemon pachyphyllus var. mucronatus
- Nannyberry - Viburnum lentago
- Narrowleaf Willow - Salix exigua
- Nevada Jointfir - Ephedra nevadensis
- Northern Spicebush - Lindera benzoin
- Pacific Willow - Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra
- Palmer's Penstemon - Penstemon palmeri
- Pawpaw - Asimina triloba
- Pear Hawthorn - Crataegus calpodendron
- Pinemat Manzanita - Arctostaphylos nevadensis
- Pinnate Prairie Coneflower - Ratibida pinnata
- Prairie Willow - Salix humilis
- Pubescent Skunkbush Sumac - Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima
- Redosier Dogwood - Cornus sericea
- Rocky Mountain Penstemon - Penstemon strictus
- Russet Buffaloberry - Shepherdia canadensis
- Rydberg's Penstemon - Penstemon rydbergii
- Saskatoon Serviceberry - Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia
- Sassafras - Sassafras albidum
- Scented Beardtongue - Penstemon palmeri var. eglandulosus
- Screwbean Mesquite - Prosopis pubescens
- Shining Willow - Salix lucida
- Siberian Peashrub - Caragana arborescens
- Silverberry - Elaeagnus commutata
- Sitka Willow - Salix sitchensis
- Skunkbush Sumac - Rhus trilobata var. anisophylla
- Smooth Sumac - Rhus glabra
- Snow Buckwheat - Eriogonum niveum
- Southern Arrowwood - Viburnum dentatum
- Strand Tangantangan - Schleinitzia fosbergii
- Swamp Rose - Rosa palustris
- Swollen Penstemon - Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii
- Tanoak - Lithocarpus densiflorus
- Tehachapi Rose - Rosa woodsii var. gratissima
- Thickleaf Beardtongue - Penstemon pachyphyllus
- Thinleaf Huckleberry - Vaccinium membranaceum
- Toyon - Heteromeles arbutifolia
- Twoneedle Pinyon - Pinus edulis
- Velvet Mesquite - Prosopis velutina
- Venus Penstemon - Penstemon venustus
- Vine Maple - Acer circinatum
- Virginia Rose - Rosa virginiana
- Western Dogwood - Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis
- White Sage - Salvia apiana
- Whitethorn Ceanothus - Ceanothus cordulatus
- Winterfat - Krascheninnikovia lanata
- Woods' Rose - Rosa woodsii
- Yaupon - Ilex vomitoria
- Yellowleaf Hawthorn - Crataegus flava
