The alder is a fast-growing deciduous shrub valued for its ability to thrive in wet soils and improve soil quality through nitrogen fixation. It is commonly planted in naturalized landscapes, erosion-prone areas, and along waterways.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist, wet, well-drained, loamy, and sandy soils
PH: 5.5–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 6 to 15 feet with a spread of 6 to 12 feet

Type

- Speckled

The azalea is a flowering ornamental shrub valued for its vibrant spring blooms and compact growth habit. It is commonly planted in gardens and landscapes for colourful displays, foundation planting, and decorative borders.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Partial Shade to Full Sun
Soil: moist, rich, acidic, well-drained soils
PH: 4.5–6.0
Salt Tolerance: Low
Height: 2 to 8 feet with a spread of 2 to 6 feet

Type

- Assorted Girard

- Lemon Lights

- Mandarin Lights

- Petticoat

- Red Demon

- Western Lights

The barberry shrub is a hardy ornamental shrub valued for its colourful foliage, thorny branches, and compact growth habit. It is commonly planted in landscapes for borders, hedges, and seasonal colour.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: well-drained, loamy, sandy, and clay soils
PH: 6.0–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate to High
Height: 3 to 6 feet with a spread of 3 to 6 feet

Type

- Concorde

- Dwarf Golden Japanese

- Rose Glow

- Royal Burgundy

- Ruby Carousel

- Sunsation

The Birch Bush has new growth that appears in sunset hues of yellow, red, and orange, and cheerful chartreuse foliage carries the plant through the entire season. Allow to grow naturally, where its attractive, fan-like habit can be enjoyed.

Zone: 2-7
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Well drained
PH: 5.0-6.5
Salt Tolerance: Tolerant

Type

- Jacquemonti Clump

- Weeping Youngii

The burning bush is a dense ornamental shrub valued for its brilliant red fall foliage and compact branching habit. It is commonly planted in landscapes for hedges, foundation planting, and seasonal colour.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: well-drained, loamy, sandy, and clay soils
PH: 6.0–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 6 to 15 feet with a spread of 6 to 15 feet

Type

- Dwarf

- Little Moses

Butterfly bushes are grown for their long panicles of colorful flowers and their ability to attract butterflies and beneficial insects. These easy sun-loving shrubs come in an array of rich colors,

Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: Moist, well-drained
PH: 6.0-7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate

Type

- Birthday Cake

- Blueberry Pie

- Buddleia

- Miss Molly

- Pugster Blue

- Pugster Pinker

The buttonbush shrub is a native ornamental shrub valued for its unique round white flowers, glossy foliage, and ability to thrive in wet conditions. It is commonly planted near ponds, rain gardens, and naturalized landscapes to attract pollinators and wildlife.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist to wet, rich, well-drained soils
PH: 6.0–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Low to Moderate
Height: 5 to 12 feet with a spread of 4 to 8 feet

Type

- Sugar Shack

The cherry shrub is a compact ornamental shrub valued for its spring blossoms, colourful foliage, and small decorative or edible fruit. It is commonly planted in gardens and landscapes for seasonal colour, borders, and wildlife attraction.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: well-drained, fertile, loamy soils
PH: 6.0–7.0
Salt Tolerance: Low to Moderate
Height: 3 to 8 feet with a spread of 3 to 6 feet

Type

- Black Cherry

The chokeberry shrub is a hardy native ornamental shrub valued for its clusters of white spring flowers, dark berries, and vibrant red fall foliage. It is commonly planted in landscapes, rain gardens, and naturalized areas for seasonal interest and wildlife attraction.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist, well-drained, loamy, sandy, and clay soils
PH: 5.0–7.0
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 3 to 8 feet with a spread of 3 to 6 feet

Type

- Brilliantissima

- Black Cherry

Coralberry is a dense suckering deciduous shrub in the Honeysuckle family. The dense foliage stays attractive from Spring to Frost.

Zone: 3-7
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Average, well-drained
PH: 5.6-7.8
Salt Tolerance: Tolerate

Type

- Pink Posy

- Proudberry

Beautiful cotoneaster is a densely branched evergreen shrub, with arching stems and a low-growing habit. Its small, dark green leaves are covered in fine hairs when young, giving them a silvery sheen. White summer flowers are followed by red berries that last well into winter.

Zone: 4-7
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained
PH: 5.0-8.0
Salt Tolerance: Tolerate

Type

- Bearberry

- Coral Beauty

- Peking

The crabapple shrub is a compact ornamental shrub valued for its colourful spring blossoms, small decorative fruit, and attractive foliage. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens for seasonal interest, pollinator attraction, and decorative borders.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: well-drained, fertile, loamy soils
PH: 6.0–7.0
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 6 to 12 feet with a spread of 5 to 10 feet

Type

- Purple Spire

Currant is a low-growing, low-maintenance plant with bright green foliage present throughout the summer. It is most often used as a hedging or border plant, often in mass plantings.

Zone: 3-5
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Moist, well drained
PH: 5.5-7.0
Salt Tolerance: Tolerant

Type

- Alpine Hedging

Deutzia is a compact, upright shrub that grows to 3 feet tall and wide. It bears clusters of white flowers in spring.

Zone: 4-8
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: Wet to dry
PH: 6.0-8.0
Salt Tolerance: Tolerant

Type

- Nikko

- Yuki Kabuki

Low-growing shrub which prefers a dry, sandy location. An excellent drought tolerant shrub that establishes easily and requires little maintenance. Its yellow summer blooms attract bumblebees and hummingbirds for pollination. An excellent choice for growing on a sloped landscape.

Zone: 3-10
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Moist, well drained
PH: 6.0-7.0
Salt Tolerance: tolerant

- Diervilla

This shrub pushes its bright yellow flowers in early summer to its glowing orange fall foliage. A durable plant that thrives in sun or shade, its is drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and can even grow in dry shade.

Zone: 4-8
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Moist to dry
PH: 5.0-8.0
Salt Tolerance: Tolerate

Type

- Bush Honeysuckle

- Firefly

- Firefly Nightglow

- Kodiak Jet Black

- Kodiak Orange

- Kodiak Red

An upright North American native shrub with reddish-brown bark that matures to gray. The white spring flowers are followed by white fruit in summer. It grows 10-15 feet tall and wide.

Zone: 3-8
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Wet to dry
PH: 5.0-7.0
Salt Tolerance: Moderate

Type

- Chinese Flowering Venus

- Grey

- Ivory Halo

- Kelsey Dwarf

- Pagoda

- Red Osier

- Scarlet Fire

- Silky

- Yellowtwig

This branching shrub features panicles of blooms that give way to their rich black berries. The wildlife will also appreciate their planting, as the tasty berries make snacks for the birds.

Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full Sun, Part-Shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained
PH: 5.5-6.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate

Type

- Black Lace

- Canadensis

- Lemon/Lemony Lace

False spireas form large masses of arching branches that are covered with green pinnate leaves. Billowy white sprays of flowers appear in mid to late summer.

Zone: 2-8
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Wet to dry
PH: 6.0-7.8
Salt Tolerance: Sensitive

Type

- Sem

- Sorbaria Sorbifolia

The forsythia is a fast-growing ornamental shrub valued for its bright yellow flowers that bloom in early spring before the leaves emerge. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens for hedges, borders, and early seasonal colour.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: well-drained, loamy, sandy, and clay soils
PH: 6.0–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 6 to 10 feet with a spread of 6 to 10 feet

Type

- Flojor Mini Gold

- Magical Gold

- Northern Gold

- Show Off Starlet

The hibiscus is a flowering ornamental shrub valued for its large, tropical-looking blooms and long summer flowering season. It is commonly planted in gardens and landscapes for vibrant colour, pollinator attraction, and decorative appeal.

Zone: 5–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: moist, well-drained, fertile soils
PH: 6.0–7.0
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 4 to 10 feet with a spread of 3 to 8 feet

Type

- Aphrodite

- Diana

- Minerva

- Pink Giant

- Purple Ruffles

- Red Heart

- Blue Heart

- Woodbridge

- Rose of Sharon Boul De Feu

- Jeanne d'Arc

- Magenta Chiffon

- Minearva

Hydrangea arborescens, commonly known as smooth hydrangea, wild hydrangea, sevenbark, or in some cases, sheep flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae. It is a small- to medium-sized, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub up to 2 m tall.

Zone: 3-9
Sun: Part Shade - Shade
Soil: Moist, well drained
PH: 5.6-7.5
Salt Tolerance: Tolerant

Type

- Annabelle

- Berry White

- Candybelle Bubblegum

- Candybelle Marshmallow

- Flowerfull

- Incrdiball

- Invincibelle Spirit II

- Lime Rickey

- Wee White

The Hydrangea Macrophylla; also known as the french hydrangea is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 m tall by 2.5 m broad with large heads of pink or blue flowers in summer and autumn.

Zone: 5-9
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained
PH: 5.0-7.5
Salt Tolerance: Tolerant

Type

- Cherry Explosion

- Dancing Snow

- Endless Summer

- Boomstruck

- Blushing Bride

- Pop Star

- Twist-n-Shout

- Smmer Crush

- Grin and Tonic

- Blue Jangles

- Can Do

- Lovable

- Rythmic Blue

- Sky View

- Magical Revolution

- Starfield

- Wedding Gown

- Wee Bit Giddy

- Wee Bit Grumpy

- Wee Bit Innocent

Panicle hydrangeas – also known aspeegee hydrangeas, hardy hydrangeas, and Limelight hydrangeas, are the easiest to grow, most adaptable of all hydrangeas. These beautiful blooms will go from white to pink or red in the fall when the temperatures drop.

Zone: 3-8
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained
PH: 5.8-6.2
Salt Tolerance: Tolerant

Type

- Bobo

- Dragon Baby

- Early Evolution

- Early Senation

- Fire Light

- Fire Light Tidbit

- Little Hottie

- Little Lime

- Little Lime Punch

- Little Quick Fire

- Limelight

- Limelight Prime

- Phantom

- Pinky Winky

- Pinky Winky Prime

- Puffer Fish

- Quick Fire

- Quick Fire Fab

- Strawberry Sundae

- Tiny Quick Fire

- Tuff Quick Fire

- Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha

- Vanilla Strawberry

- Quick Fire Standard

- Limelight Standard

Hydrangea quercifolia, commonly called oakleaf hydrangea, is an upright, broad-rounded, suckering, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub that typically grows 4-6' tall. It is noted for producing pyramidal panicles of white flowers in summer with oak-like, dark green leaves.

Zone: 5-9
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade and/or full shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained
PH: 5.0-6.5
Salt Tolerance: Tolerant

Type

- Snow Queen

Hydrangea serrata is similar to a Macrophylla except it is a smaller more compact shrub with smaller flowers and leaves. The florets are pale pink or light blue, depending on the soil pH.

Zone: 5-9
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade and/or full shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained
PH: 5.0-6.5
Salt Tolerance: Tolerant

Type

- Bluebird

- Kiyosumi

- Pink Dynamo

- Tuff Stuff

- Tuff Stuff Top Fun

A suckering shrub that produces large, fluffy, yellow flowers in spring. A nice contrast against the bright green, toothy foliage. Stems remain bright green in the winter. Vigorous grower, great for shrub borders, hedges and woodland areas.

Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade and/or full shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained. Tolerates Clay.
PH: 4.5-8.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate

Type

- Japanese

- Double Knock Out

- Pink Double Knock Out

- Knock Out

- Orange Glow Knock Out

- Peachy Knock Out

- White Knock Out

Lilacs are tall, upright shrubs laden with broad pointed clusters of highly perfumed, lavender flowers and green, heart-shaped leaves. There are white-flowered types, too. Plants can grow to be 12 feet wide and 15 feet high.

Zone: 3-7
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: Moist, well-drained in rich soil and organic matter. Intolerant to wet soil.
PH: 6.5-7.0
Salt Tolerance: Moderate

Type

- Baby Kim

- Bloomerang

- Bloomerang Dark Purple

- Charles Joly

- Common

- madame Lemoine

- Belle de Nancy

- Burgundy Queen

- Congo

- Fiala Remembrance

- Krasavitsa Moskvy

- Ludwig Spaeth

- Monge

- Nadezda

- President Grevy

- Sensation

- Tinkerbelle

- Primrose

- French Hybrid

- Korean Dwarf

- Miss Kim Dwarf

- New Age White

- Pearl Potion

- Scentara Double Blue

- Wedgewood Blue

The magnolia is an ornamental flowering shrub or small tree valued for its large fragrant blooms, glossy foliage, and elegant appearance. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens for spring colour and decorative appeal.

Zone: 5–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist, rich, well-drained soils
PH: 5.0–6.5
Salt Tolerance: Low
Height: 10 to 25 feet with a spread of 8 to 20 feet

Type

- Betty

- Butterflies

- Galaxy

- Jane

- Leonard Missel

- Merrill

- Rickii

- Royal Star

- Saucer

- Susan

The mock orange is a fragrant ornamental shrub valued for its clusters of white citrus-scented flowers that bloom in late spring and early summer. It is commonly planted in gardens and landscapes for hedges, borders, and its pleasant fragrance.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: well-drained, loamy, sandy, and clay soils
PH: 6.0–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 6 to 12 feet with a spread of 5 to 10 feet

Type

- Illuminati Spice

- Illumanati Tower

- Miniature Snowflake

The ninebark is a hardy ornamental shrub valued for its peeling bark, colourful foliage, and clusters of small flowers that bloom in late spring. It is commonly planted in landscapes for hedges, foundation planting, and seasonal interest.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: well-drained, loamy, sandy, and clay soils
PH: 5.5–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 5 to 10 feet with a spread of 5 to 8 feet

Type

- Summer Wine Black

- Amber Jubilee

- Calico Kitty

- Centerglow

- Common

- Dart's Glow

- Diablo Purple

- Ginger Wine

- Savannah Sunset

The potentilla is a compact ornamental shrub valued for its long-lasting blooms, hardy nature, and low-maintenance growth habit. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens for borders, mass planting, and continuous summer colour.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: well-drained, sandy, loamy, and rocky soils
PH: 5.5–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate to High
Height: 2 to 4 feet with a spread of 2 to 5 feet

Type

- Abbotswood

- Gold Finger

- Goldstar

- Mango Tango

- Pink Beauty

Privets, also known as Ligustrum are fast growing evergreen shrubs that are easy to grow. Enjoy petite fragrant white flowers in late spring or summer. These tough plants are pest, deer, and disease resistant and pollution, heat, and drought tolerant. They make excellent privacy hedges.

Zone: 4-8
Sun: Part-shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained
PH: 6.5-7.5
Salt Tolerance: Tolerant

Type

- Cheyenne Hardy

- Common

- Golden Vicary

- Hybrid

Part of the rose family, flowering quince shrubs are thorny, multi-stemmed deciduous shrubs with bright red, orange, white, or pink flowers. They are relatively easy to care for, as they don't require pruning and can withstand cold temperatures once established.

Zone: 5-9
Sun: Full Sun, part-shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained. Tolerant to dry, clay and sand.
PH: 5.0-7.0
Salt Tolerance: Moderate

Type

- Cameo

- Red Flowering

The raspberry shrub is a fast-growing fruiting shrub valued for its sweet edible berries, delicate white spring flowers, and ability to attract pollinators. It is commonly planted in home gardens and landscapes for fruit production and wildlife attraction.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: moist, rich, well-drained loamy soils
PH: 5.5–6.5
Salt Tolerance: Low
Height: 3 to 6 feet with a spread of 2 to 4 feet

Type

- Black

- Common

- Flowering

The redbud shrub is a compact ornamental shrub valued for its vibrant pink or purple spring blossoms and attractive heart-shaped foliage. It is commonly planted in gardens and landscapes for seasonal colour, accent planting, and pollinator attraction.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist, well-drained, loamy soils
PH: 6.0–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Low to Moderate
Height: 6 to 12 feet with a spread of 6 to 10 feet

Type

- Carolina Sweetheart

- Eastern

Rhododendrons range from creeping shrubs to medium-sized trees, with saucerlike to bell-shaped flowers in white, pink, red, mauve, purple, yellow to orange. Rhododendrons possess a wide range of leaf types, all simple, often leathery, and frequently covered with soft hairs or scales

Zone: 4-8
Sun: Part-Shade
Soil: Moist and acidic. Not tolerant to wet or dry soils.
PH: 5.0-7.0
Salt Tolerance: Sensitive

Type

- Bloombux

- Boursault

- Catawbiense Grandiflorum

- English Roseum

- Nova Zembla

- PJM Elite

- Purple Passion

- Roseum Elegans

The rose shrub is a flowering ornamental shrub valued for its fragrant blooms, wide range of colours, and long flowering season. It is commonly planted in gardens and landscapes for decorative borders, hedges, and continuous seasonal colour.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: rich, well-drained, loamy soils
PH: 6.0–6.5
Salt Tolerance: Low to Moderate
Height: 2 to 6 feet with a spread of 2 to 5 feet

Type

- Always Together

- At Last

- Arborose Korhemtra Honeymoon

- Raspberry Cream Twirl

- Meidelweis Bolero

- Moonlight Romantica

- Perfuma Earth Angel

- Drift Groundcover

- Honey Apricot

- Gumball Goody

- Horcogjil At Last

- Meidelvega Scarlt Drift

- Lemon Drift

- Nearly Wild

- OSO Easy

- OSO Easy Double Pink

- OSO Easy Italian Ice Chewnicebell

- OSO Easy Lemon Zest Chewhocan

- OSO Easy Peasy Phyllis Sherman

- OSO Easy Urban Legend Chewpatout

- Peach Lemonade

- Coral

- Pink

- Ringo All Star Cheweyesup

- Ringo Chewbullseye

- Rise Up Amberness

- Rise Up Emberays

- Rise Up Lilac Days

- Rugosa

- Rugosa White

- The Fairy

- The Petite Knock Out Meibenbino

The rose of sharon is a flowering ornamental shrub known for its large hibiscus-like blooms that appear throughout the summer and early fall. It is commonly planted in gardens and landscapes for its long blooming season, colourful flowers, and ability to attract pollinators.

Zone: 5–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: well-drained, loamy, sandy, and clay soils
PH: 5.5–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 8 to 12 feet with a spread of 6 to 10 feet

Type

- Assorted Chiffon

- Assorted Pillar

The sand cherry shrub is a compact ornamental shrub valued for its purple foliage, fragrant spring blossoms, and small decorative fruit. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens for borders, accent planting, and seasonal colour.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: well-drained, sandy, loamy soils
PH: 6.0–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 3 to 7 feet with a spread of 3 to 6 feet

Type

- Purpleleaf

The serviceberry is a hardy ornamental shrub valued for its delicate white spring flowers, edible berries, and vibrant fall colour. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens for year-round interest and its ability to attract birds and pollinators.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist, well-drained, loamy soils
PH: 5.5–7.0
Salt Tolerance: Low to Moderate
Height: 6 to 15 feet with a spread of 4 to 10 feet

Type

- Allegheny

- Autumn Brilliance

- Downy

- Saskatoon

The smokebush shrub is a striking ornamental shrub valued for its smoky plume-like flower clusters, colourful foliage, and dramatic fall colour. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens as an accent plant or decorative border shrub.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: well-drained, sandy, loamy, and rocky soils
PH: 5.5–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 8 to 15 feet with a spread of 8 to 12 feet

- Golden Spirit

- Royal Purple

- Velveteeny

- Winecraft

The spirea shrub is a hardy ornamental shrub valued for its clusters of small flowers, compact growth habit, and colourful seasonal foliage. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens for borders, hedges, and low-maintenance mass planting.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: well-drained, loamy, sandy, and clay soils
PH: 6.0–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 2 to 6 feet with a spread of 2 to 6 feet

Type

- Bridal Wreath Vanhouttei

- Bridal Wreath

- Double Play Candy Corn

- Double Play Doozie

- Double Play Tracy Big Bang

- Firelight

- Glow Girl

- Goldflame

- Goldmound

- Little Princess

- Magic Carpet

- Meadowsweet

- Neon Flash

- Pineapple Poprocks

- Poprock Petite

- Rainbow Fizz

- Shirobana

- Snowmound

Shrubby St. John's-wort is a very small, mound-shaped, deciduous shrub, up to 3 ft. tall, with dense, upright branching and exfoliating, red to purple bark. Smooth, dark- to blue-green, fine-textured foliage becomes yellow-green in fall.

Zone: 4-7
Sun: Full-sun, part-shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained. Adapts to all soil/ conditions, including wet soil.
PH: 5.5-7.0
Salt Tolerance: Sensitive

Type

- Kalm's

The sumac is a hardy ornamental shrub valued for its bold foliage, upright clusters of red berries, and brilliant fall colour. It is commonly planted in naturalized landscapes, erosion-prone areas, and gardens for seasonal interest and wildlife attraction.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: well-drained, sandy, rocky, and loamy soils
PH: 5.5–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 6 to 15 feet with a spread of 6 to 20 feet

Type

- Fragrant

- Fragrant Grow-Low

- Staghorn

- Tiger Eyes

The summersweet is a fragrant flowering shrub valued for its spikes of white or pink blooms that appear in mid to late summer and attract pollinators. It is commonly planted in gardens and landscapes for its sweet fragrance, moisture tolerance, and seasonal interest.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist, rich, acidic, well-drained soils
PH: 5.0–6.5
Salt Tolerance: Low to Moderate
Height: 3 to 8 feet with a spread of 3 to 6 feet

Type

- Hummingbird White

- Ruby Spice

- Sugartina

The sweetspire is a graceful ornamental shrub valued for its fragrant white flower spikes, arching branches, and vibrant red to purple fall foliage. It is commonly planted in gardens and landscapes for borders, foundation planting, and moisture-tolerant areas.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist, rich, acidic, well-drained soils
PH: 5.0–6.5
Salt Tolerance: Low to Moderate
Height: 3 to 6 feet with a spread of 4 to 6 feet

Type

- Little Henry

The viburnum shrub is a versatile ornamental shrub valued for its clusters of fragrant flowers, colourful berries, and attractive seasonal foliage. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens for hedges, borders, wildlife attraction, and year-round interest.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist, well-drained, loamy soils
PH: 5.5–7.0
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 4 to 15 feet with a spread of 4 to 12 feet

Type

- Arrowwood

- Cranberry European Highbush

- European Snowball

- Nannyberry Lentago

- Summer Snowflake

The weigela shrub is a flowering ornamental shrub valued for its trumpet-shaped blooms, colourful foliage, and long blooming season. It is commonly planted in landscapes and gardens for borders, foundation planting, and pollinator attraction.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: well-drained, loamy soils
PH: 5.5–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Height: 3 to 8 feet with a spread of 3 to 8 feet

Type

- Bubbly Wine

- Czeckmark Trilogy

- Electric Love

- French Lace

- Magic Carpet X Prism

- Midnight Wine Shine

- Minuet

- My Monet

- Prism Firebird

- Red Prince

- Sonic Bloom Pearl

- Sonic Bloom Pink

- Sonic Bloom Red

- Spilled Wine

- Strobe

- Tango

- Tuxedo

- Variegated Dwarf

- Wine & Roses

- Wine & Spirits

- Wine and Roses

The willow shrub is a fast-growing ornamental shrub valued for its slender branches, narrow foliage, and ability to tolerate wet conditions. It is commonly planted in landscapes, rain gardens, and along waterways for erosion control and naturalized planting.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: moist to wet, rich, well-drained soils
PH: 5.5–7.5
Salt Tolerance: Low to Moderate
Height: 4 to 15 feet with a spread of 4 to 12 feet

Type

- Blue Arctic Hedging

- Flamingo Dappled

- Hakuro Nishiki Dappled

- Pussy

The winterberry is a deciduous ornamental shrub valued for its bright red berries that persist through winter and attract birds and wildlife. It is commonly planted in landscapes, rain gardens, and naturalized areas for winter interest and seasonal colour.

Zone: 4–6
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: moist, acidic, well-drained to wet soils
PH: 4.5–6.5
Salt Tolerance: Low
Height: 3 to 12 feet with a spread of 3 to 10 feet

Type

- Berrypoppins

- Mr. Poppins