Certain ornamental landscape plants are known to have very exacting requirements from the day they are installed. They may need special soils, drainage or other site conditions to thrive. Fortunately, there are also many commonly used shrubs that require very little in special care. Here are a few of them to consider.

Abelia x grandiflora - Glossy Abelia
Aesculus parviflora - Bottlebrush Buckeye
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Kinnikinnick
Arona arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry
Aucuba japonica - Japanese Aucuba
Berberis species - Barberry
Calycanthus floridus - Carolina allspice
Caragana arborescens - Siberian Peashrub
Chaenomeles speciosa - Flowering Quince
Clethra alnifolia - Summersweet
Cornus alba - Tartarian Dogwood
Cornus senicea - Redosier Dogwood
Corylus aveliana ‘Contorta’ - Harry Lauder's Walkingstick
Cotinus coggygria - Smoke Tree
Cotoneaster species
Cytisus species broom
Deutzia species
Elaeagnus species
Euonymus alata - Burning-bush
Exochorda species - Pearlbush
Fothergilla major - Large Fothergilla
Lonicera nitida - Box Honeysuckle
Malus sargentii - Sargent's Crabapple
Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry
Myrtus communis - Myrtle
Nandina domestica - Nandina
Elaeagnus species
Euonymus fortunei - Wintercreeper
Ilex cornuta - Chinese Holly
Ilex decidua - Possum Haw
Ilex verticillata - Common Winterberry
Ilex vomitoria - Yaupon
Lonicera tatarica - Tartarian Honeysuckle
Mahonia species - Oregon Grape Holly
Nerium species - Oleander
Osmanthus species - Devilwood
Philadelphus species - Mockorange
Pittosporum species
Potentilla fruticosa - Bush Cinquefoil
Prunus x cistena - Purpleleaf Sand Cherry
Photinia species
Prunus maritima
Prunus tomentosa - Manchu cherry
Punica granatum - Pomegranate
Pyracantha coccinea - Scarlet Firethorn
Rhus copallina - Flameleaf Sumac
Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumac
Rosa hugonis - Father Hugo Rose
Rosa virginiana - Virginia Rose
Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary
Spiraea species - Spirea
Taxus species - Yew
Thuja species - Arborvitae
Viburnum species
Vaccinum corymbosum - Highbush Blueberry
Viburnum x juddii - Judd Viburnum
Viburnum davidii - David Viburnum
 

 

 

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