Tall broad shrub, leaves are a pale yellow in the fall. Leaves come out in late
May and have large flowers generally in August. Can grow to 8 ft tall and 7 ft wide.
See flower colors below
Aphrodite--Rose single pink with a red eye
Bluebird--Light blue to lavender
Blushing Bride--Double pink
Collie Mullens--Double rosy pink
Diana--Pure white
Helene--White with a red eye
Hollandia--Lavender with a red eye
Minerva--Lavender with a red eye
Red Heart--Pure white with a scarlet eye
Native plant to the Rocky Mountain region will do well in full sun. Will grow to
3-5 ft tall and 3-5 ft wide. Has rose like white flowers and an interesting feathery seed
head from summer to fall. Picture
Bagatelle--Hardy dense foliage that will grow up to 18 inches tall and 2 ft wide.
New foliage will be a light red turning darker throughout the summer. Does have thorns.
Bonanza Gold--Yellow and green leaves that will grow to 2 ft tall by 2 ft wide. Does
have thorns.
Crimson Pygmy--Low growing with new leaves in spring showing a bronze-red color maturing
to a dark red in the fall. Will grow up to 2 ft tall and 3 ft wide.
Hellmond's Pillar--Upright form that can get to 4 ft by 3 ft. Red to burgundy leaves.
Does have thorns.
Rose Glow--Leaves will have pink variegation on reddish purple leaves. Excellent
for screening and will grow to approximately 4 ft tall and 4-5 ft wide. Does have
thorns. Picture
Julia Jane--Only FULL sun boxwood for Colorado. Slow grower that will get 4 ft tall
and 4 ft wide. Keeps its leaves in the winter and is deer and rabbit resistant.
Picture
Korean--Deep green leaves with a rounded habit and needs winter protection from the
sun. Grows to 3 ft tall and wide.
Winter Gem--Dark green leaves and tends to hold its leaves better than the Korean
variety. Grows to 3 ft tall and wide.
Other Varieties available
Allgold--Grows up to 5 ft tall and will get 4 to 6 ft wide. Nice green foliage with
a golden yellow flower, very fragrant.
Scotch--Most of this variety will grow 5 ft tall and wide with a lighter yellow flower
than the Allgold. Picture
Other varieties available through out the year
Columnar--Grows up to 20 ft tall (in about 30 years) and will get 4 to 6 ft wide.
Nice green foliage with red fruit in the fall. The flower is a light greenish white.
Picture
Fernleaf--Faster grower than the columnar variety but has fern like leaves. Will
grow to 10 ft tall and 8 ft wide.
Fineline--Columnar form of the fernleaf. Will grow 10 ft tall and 4 ft wide.
Silver--Dense shrub that is native to the Rocky Mountain region. Excellent for attracting
birds with its orange-red edible berries. Likes full sun but can adapt to part day
sun and will grow to to a height of 8-12 ft tall and 8-10 ft wide.
Dwarf--Produces a corky bark with a brilliant red-orange fall color. Spring leaves
are a dark green and grow to approximately 4-6 ft tall and 6 ft wide. Will take part
and full day sun, but can lose fall color change with a lack of sunlight. Picture
Standard--Similar to the dwarf version it has a corky bark and turns a brilliant
orange-red in the fall. Will grow to approximately 10 ft tall and 10 ft wide. Can
take part to full day sun, but can lose fall color with a lack of sunlight.
Dwarf Varieties will stay around the 4 to 6 ft height and wide. Slow to leaf out
in the spring and can be affected by late frosts. See below for varieties
Nanaho Blue--Light blue Picture
Petite Pink--Pink
Petite White--White
Standard varieties will get up to 8 foot tall and wide. Slow to leaf out in the
spring and can be affected by late frosts. See varieties below
Black Knight--Darkest purple available
Empire Blue--Bright blue
Pink Charm or Delight--Pink
Royal Red--Reddish purple
White Bouquet--White
3-n-1--Typically white, purple and pink
Silver Fountain--Native and very hardy. Many small lilac colored flowers with thin
wispy branching. Will get to 8 ft tall and 8 ft wide. Deer resistant.
Autumn Magic--Hardy plant that will grow up to 10-12 ft tall and 10-15 ft wide. Produces
small black persistent fruit in the late summer that the birds will enjoy. Fall color
will turn a brownish-red to orange.
Brilliant Red--Has white flowers in early spring with a fantastic bright red fruit
in late summer. Nice reddish-orange fall color. Will grow to 6 ft tall and 6 ft
wide.
Glossy Black--Has white flowers in May followed by black persistent fruit. Leaves
are a dark shiny green and turn a wonderful reddish-orange in the fall. Will grow
up to 6 ft tall and 6 ft wide.
Canada Red--Very fast grower and can easily reach 15 to 20 ft tall and 20 ft wide.
Often called Canada Red Cherry, it will produce fragrant white flowers in early
spring and fruit. The leaves will start out green and turn a burgundy color for
a nice two tone look in the summer. Nice fall color. Does put of suckers in the
ground up to 20 ft away. Picture
Native--Excellent shrub that will get to 15 ft tall and wide and has only green leaves
until fall. Fall color is spectacular with orange and yellow. Very hard and drought
tolerant.
Coral Beauty--Nice shrub and will grow approximately 6 ft by 6 ft. Dense mounding
form that will have coral colored fruit in the fall.
Cranberry (Apiculata)--Low growing shrub with small white flowers. Will grow up to
5 ft tall and about 5 ft wide and has arching branches. Will do better in an area
that is somewhat protected by a structure or other large shrubs and trees.
Hedge or Peking (lucidus)--Produces pink flowers and then black berries that will
persist into the winter. Will grow up to 15 ft tall and 6 ft wide or more depending
on how you prune it. Fantastic fall color and is deer and rabbit resistant.
Tom Thumb--Low growing variety that needs to be shaded in the summer. Will grow
to 1 ft tall and 3 ft wide.
Alpine--Dense rounded shrub that will get 5 ft by 5 ft. Easy to prune and does well
up to 9,000 ft elevation. Flower is greenish-yellow and not very noticeable.
Black--Nice shrub that has tart black edible fruit. Will grow to 5 ft by 5 ft.
Red Lake--Excellent shrub that has good red fruit in the summer. This will grow
to about 5 ft by 5 ft. Great for eating off the bush (tart) or for jam.
Yellow Flowering--Produces a yellow bloom in spring and will have a black fruit in
the fall (for the birds). Flower is fairly fragrant. Will grow up to 6 ft tall and
6 ft wide. Very hardy and excellent for humming birds when they flower. Picture
Carol Mackie--Wonderful fragrant flowers that will appear in early Spring. Leaves
are variegated green with yellow edges. They will grow 2-3 ft tall and 3-5 ft wide,
does better in a part shade. Picture
Rock--Slow growing excellent shrub that can tolerate a compacted soil. May lose many
of it's leaves the first year due to the transition to Colorado but has a fantastic
pink flower. Picture
Isanti--Tolerates moist areas and will grow to 6 ft tall and 6 ft wide. Excellent
winter color with red twigs. Produces an abundance of white clusters of flowers in
midsummer. Picture
Ivory Halo--Tolerates a variety of conditions from dry to moist. Will grow to about
5 ft tall and 5 ft wide. Has clusters of white flowers in midsummer and will tend
to branch horizontally.
Red Twig--Larger dogwood that will grow 10 ft tall and 10 ft in width. Produces small
white flowers in a cluster and will have small bluish fruit into the winter. Stems
are red in the winter and provide a nice addition of winter color.
Yellow Twig--Larger dogwood that will easily grow to 10 ft tall and wide. Fantastic
winter color with bright yellow twigs to stand out in any landscape. Produces clusters
of white flower and bluish fruit for the winter.
Variegated--Similar in stature to the Isanti dogwood, but have green variegated leaves
with a whitish margin and red stems.
Adams--Great fruit for pies and jam and wine. Very hardy and grows to 8 ft in height
and width. Best pollinated with York elder.-
Black Lace--Fantastic red leaf shrub that can give you a japanese maple look for
a very hardy Colorado Shrub. Grows to 8 ft tall and wide.
Golden--The most common elder in yards is this one. Large shrub that will get 8 ft
tall and wide. Once established the yellowish green leaves are wonder compliment
to any landscape.
York--Largest fruiting and most productive with fruit. Best to cross pollinate
with the Adams Elder. Grows to 10 ft tall and 8 ft wide.
Blue Stem Joint Fir--Nice addition to any landscape, the branching is powdery-blue.
This plant has no noticeable leaves and does fantastic in dry sunny areas. Takes
2-3 years in a landscape to really stand out. Picture
Mormon Tea--Does well up to 8,000 ft elevation and is green instead of blue. Same
conditions and size as the Blue Stem.
Alatus (See burning bush)
Emerald Gaiety--Broadleaf evergreen meant for the shade in Colorado, tends to burn
and die back in the winter if it gets south or west sun. Foliage is green with white
margins. Grow to 3 ft tall and 5 ft wide. Picture
Emerald n' Green--Growth habit is 2-3 ft tall and 4 ft wide. Tends to be more mounding
than the Emerald Gaiety. The foliage is green with a yellow margin. Broadleaf evergreen
meant for the shade in Colorado, tends to burn and die back in the winter if it gets
south or west sun.
Manhattan--Fantastic shrub for shade, does produce lots of little yellow-green flowers
in June. Grows to 6 ft tall and wide and is very pruneable. Dark glossy green foliage.
Moonshadow--Amazing colored leaves with a green on the outside and a golden yellow
in the center. Loves the shade (north or east exposure) as it tends to burn in the
winter sun. Grows to 2 ft tall and 5 ft wide.
Arnold's Dwarf--Smaller variety that will get to 3 ft tall and wide. Lighter yellow
than the Gold Tide. Flowers prior to having any foliage.
Gold Tide--Another smaller variety but will only get about 2 ft tall and 4-6 ft wide.
A golden yellow flower that arrives prior to the foliage.
Fiesta--A two toned leaf of green and yellow. This variety stays 2-3 ft tall and
wide. This one is great for texture in the landscape.
Kumson--A two toned leaf of green and yellow. Larger variety that can get 6-8 ft
tall and wide. This one is great for texture in the landscape.
Northern Sun--Larger shrub with a bright yellow flower. Can get to 8 ft tall and
wide.
Beri Magic--All hollies are shade plants in Colorado, this variety has blue-green
foliage and contains both the male and female plant in the same container. Grows
to 4 ft tall and 4 ft wide. Bright red berries and will keep the foliage through
most Colorado winters.
Blue Boy--Loves shade especially in the winter, the foliage is green and is needed
to pollinate the Blue Girl holly if you want berries. Grows to 5 ft tall and 5 ft
wide and has no berries.
Blue Girl--Needs shade and the Blue Boy holly in order to produce the gorgeous red
berries for the winter color. Grows to 5 ft tall and 5 ft wide.
Oregon Grape--Large holly at 6 ft tall and wide and loves shade in the winter. Foliage
turns bronze, red and orange for the winter months with a yellow flower in the spring.
Oregon Grape Compact--Grows to 3 ft tall and wide and has bronze, red and orange
foliage in the winter months. Shade plant as well, and has nice yellow flowers in
the spring.
Arnold's Red--Great for attracting birds, produces bright red berries that looks
great with the bluish-green leaves. Will grow to 10 ft tall and 10 ft wide and can
tolerate part to full sun.
Mini-Globe--Compact bush that will get to 3 ft tall and wide. The berries are red
and yellow leaves in the fall.
Tiny Trumpet--Deer resistant variety that will grow up to 9,000 ft elevation. Arching
branches as the shrub gets taller. The flower is a nice pink/blue color.
Annabelle--This grandiflora has large green leaves and flower heads that have white
clumps of flowers. Grows up to 4 ft tall and 4 ft wide.
Endless Summer--Nice blue flowers (turn pink if you do not put acidic fertilizer
on them in Colorado). This variety will get roughly 4 ft tall and wide and needs
to be planted on a north or east facing area near a foundation.
PeeGee--Fantastic white clusters of flowers in mid-summer when planted on the north
or east side of a house. Large shrub that will grow up to 10 ft tall and wide.
Dwarf Varieties--Will grow up to 6 ft tall and wide. Plants are considered deer resistant
but many times the flowers will be eaten off. See varieties below.
Dwarf Korean--Pale lilac colored flowers and blooms early. Good up to 7,500 ft elevation.
Miss Kim--Similar to the Dwarf Korean but has a smaller leaf. Flower is a pale lilac
color and should grow to 7,000 ft elevation.
Tinkerbelle--Same as the Miss Kim but with a nice pink flower.
Standard Varieties
Albert F Holden--Grows to 10 ft tall and wide. Has a flower that is violet in color.
Charles Joly--Fantastic magenta-purple flower and will grow up to 10 ft tall and
wide.
Chinese--Late blooming pink lilac that grows 10 ft tall and 8 ft wide.
Common Purple--Largest lilac can grow up to 15 ft tall and wide. Nice purple flowers
with an amazing fragrance.
Common White--Largest white lilac same size as the Common Purple but has NO fragrance.
Donald Wyman--Blooms later than the Common Purple and has a reddish-purple flower.
Will grow to 8 ft tall and wide.
Monge--Amazing dark purple flowers with a nice aroma. Will grow up to 8 ft tall
and wide.
Mt Baker--Very nice white flowering lilac with a slight fragrance. Will grow 10
ft tall and 10 ft wide.
Pocohantas--Fantastic reddish-purple flowers with a sweet fragrance. Will grow 10
ft tall and 10 ft wide.
Sensation--Only purple lilac that has a white center. However his flower has no
fragrance. Will grow to 8 ft tall and wide.
Dwarf Amur--Leaves turn from green to scarlet in the fall. Will grow up to 6 ft tall
and 6 ft wide.
Blizzard--Upright smaller variety that will grow to 5 ft tall and 4 ft wide. Nice
fragrant white flowers.
Minnesota Snowflake Mini--Dwarf variety that get 4 ft tall and 4 ft wide, Prolific
white blooms.
Curl Leaf--Native plant with small curled leaves that produces seeds around September.
Grows to 10 ft tall and 6-8 ft wide.
True--Has a furrowed bark and small white flowers. Will grow to 20 ft tall and 10-15
ft wide.
Center Glow--Similar to the Diablo variety as it get 9 ft tall and wide. The leaves
are red and yellow but the red is brighter in the fall. Blooms white in the summer
and in full sun will tend to have leaf scorch (looks like the leaf is dying) for
the first couple of years until the roots get established.
Coppertina--Same as the Center Glow but will be smaller typically around 6 ft tall
and wide. The leaf will have a more copper look in the summer.
Dart's Gold--Grows to 4 ft tall and 4 ft wide, with bright yellow leaves with dense
branching. The foliage will tend to burn in the summer in Colorado for the first
couple of years until the plants get established.
Diablo--Great shrub for Colorado once it gets established in your landscape. It
will grow 9 ft tall and wide and has fantastic exfoliating branches for winter texture.
The leaf is reddish purple and gets a creamy white flower and red clusters. The
foliage will tend to burn in the summer in Colorado for the first couple of years
until the plants get established.
Dwarf--Green foliage shrub that has an amazing exfoliating bark for winter texture.
At maturity it will grow to 4 ft tall and wide.
Summerwine--Same as Center Glow and Diablo except the new foliage is a little more
red and only grows to about 6 ft tall. The foliage will tend to burn in the summer
in Colorado for the first couple of years until the plants get established.
Pygmy--Nice variety will only get 4 ft tall and wide. The foliage smaller and kind
of feathery and is very drought tolerant.
Siberian--Upright plant with green leaves and small yellow pea-like flowers in mid
to late May. Grows to 8 ft tall and 6 ft wide. Extremely hardy and has small thorns
behind the foliage.
Treeforms--Weeping Siberian same as Siberian but made to look like a weeping tree.
Great native shrub for Colorado that only gets 3 ft tall on average and 3 ft wide.
Very drought tolerant and do like minimal pruning to keep a full shape. They love
full sun and minimal water. Below is a list of potentilla we typically have in stock.
**Please not the pink and red flowers will be white or yellow in the middle of Colorado's
summer**
Abbottswood--White flowers.
Dakota Sunspot--Bright yellow, prolific flowering.
Gold Drop--Golden yellow flowers.
Gold Finger--Bright yellow flowers. Picture
Jackmanii--Large yellow flowers. 4 ft tall and wide. Picture
Katherine Dykes--Pale yellow flowers.
Mc Kay's--Bright white flowers. Picture
Mango Tango--Orange and yellow tinged flowers. Picture
Pink Beauty--Pink flowers.
Red Ace or Sunset--Reddish yellow flowers.
Cheyenne--Fast growing hedge shrub. Small green leaf with black fruit. Prune often
to prevent fruit. Can be kept to 3 ft tall and wide easily.
Golden Vicary--Larger privet that tends to keep its foliage in the winter. The newer
foliage in the spring is yellow turning to green and in the fall it turns maroon
to brown. Can grow up to 8 ft tall and wide.
Lodense--Smaller shrub that will stay 2 to 3 ft tall and wide. Nice green foliage.
New Mexico--Xeric plant that can grow 10 ft tall and 8 ft wide.
Prunus (Sandcherry, Plum)
Double Flowering Plum (Rose Tree of China)--Hardy large shrub that will grow to 10
ft tall and 10 ft wide. Leaves will start green and in the fall they turn bronzish.
In May it produces double pink flowers. Picture
Nanking Cherry--At maturity will grow to 10 ft tall and 15 ft wide. The foliage will
start light green and in the fall turn dark green. In May small white flowers with
hints of pink are produced followed by small red fruit. (Excellent to attract birds
or make jelly).
Pawnee Buttes--Native sandcherry that will grow to 2 ft tall and 6-8 ft wide. leaves
are a silver green and has small white-pink flowers in the spring. Picture
Pink Flowering Almond--Great shrub that is slow growing but has amazing double pink
flowers going up the branching. Will grow to 6 ft tall and 6 ft wide, slowly. Picture
Purple Leaf Sandcherry (Cistena)--Wonderful shrub that will grow to 8 ft tall and
6 ft wide. In the spring and fall the leaves are a nice red-purple which adds a nice
contrast in any yard. In the spring has small fragrant pink flowers. Picture
Western Sandcherry--Very hardy shrub that will grow to 6 ft tall and 6 ft wide. Leaves
are silvery green in the spring and purple in the fall. In May produces small white
flowers and fruit in July and August. Picture
Gnome--Excellent shrub for a north or east side of a house. Thorny deciduous evergreen.
Will grow up to 6 ft tall and 4-6 ft wide.
Yukon Belle--Deciduous evergreen good for a north or east side of a house. Produces
many small orangish-red fruit in midsummer that will hold on for great winter color.
Texas Scarlet--Orange -red flowers that grows in a mounding shape naturally. Has
a few thorns and sometimes produces edible fruit. It grows to 4 ft tall and 6 ft
wide.
Dwarf--Native plant that will get about one foot tall and two foot wide. Can be either
blue or green.
Standard (blue or green)--Native plant that does very well. The leaves are thin and
long with a silvery tint. In late summer it produces small yellow flowers and will
grow to 4 ft tall and 4 ft wide. Once established it is drought tolerant.
Northern Lights--Flowers with light to deep pink color and dark green leaves. At
maturity it will grow to 5 ft tall and 6 ft wide and prefers half day shade.
Tri-Color Lights--Flowers are white with a pink tinge and a yellow center. At maturity
it will grow to 5 ft tall and 6 ft wide and prefers half day shade preferably the
afternoon.
Russian--Gets 3 to 5 ft tall and wide. Considered a perennial. Nice fragrant blue
flowers in July to September.
Tall Western--Native tall sage that is very drought tolerant. Can grow to 6 ft tall
and 6 ft wide with silvery-gray foliage. Picture
Autumn Brilliance--At maturity the height will be approximately 20 ft and the width
will be 10-12 ft. Growth habit is rounded and will have white blooms in the spring.
Produces edible small purplish-black fruit.
Shadblow--In the Spring the shrub form has small white flowers turning into red,
edible fruit. In the fall the green leaves will turn reddish-orange. At maturity
will grow to 18 ft tall and 10-12 ft wide.
Saskatoon--Native variety at maturity will grow to 10 ft tall and 6-8 ft wide. Produces
many white flowers, and followed by edible bluish fruit. Fall color is a yellow-orange
color.
Purple--Produces dark green rounded leaves and has an airy flower in summer that
looks like a pink smoke. At maturity it the Denver area will grow to 3 ft tall and
3 ft wide. Must be in a protected area and die-back almost a sure thing. Picture
Hancock (Coralberry)--Grows to 3 ft tall and 6 ft wide. In the fall the fruit is
reddish-pink.
Red--Also known as the Indian Current Coralberry it has gray-green leaves with a
light pink flower. Will grow up to 2 ft tall and 5 ft wide.
White--Nice green leaves into fall and produces small pink flowers in early summer.
Produces large white berries and is animal resistant.
Common shrub in Colorado landscape and has many varieties and colors. The general
height and width for most are 3 ft tall and 3 ft wide. See varieties below.
Anthony Waterer--Rose Red flowers
Blue Mist--Blue flowers (5 ft tall and spreads)
Dark Knight--Dark blue flowers (5 ft tall and spreads) Picture
Froebel--Reddish pink flowers (4 ft tall and wide)
Goldflame--Pink flowers with new red foliage
Goldmound--Light pink flowers, (2ft tall mounding)
Magic Carpet--Rose Pink repeat bloomer
Neon Flash--Bright pink flowers
Renaissance--White flowers up branching (6 ft tall and wide)
Snowmound--White flowers (4 ft tall and wide) Picture
Ashleaf--Fast growing 8 ft tall and wide shrub. Lacy white flowers in July/August
and fern like foliage. Picture
Dwarf Ashleaf--Fern like foliage that blooms in July/August but only grows to 3 ft
tall and wide.
Gro-Low--Does very well in full sun. At maturity it will grow to 3 ft tall and 8
ft wide and has small fragrant flowers in the spring. Wonderful fall color of scarlet
to orange.
Smooth--Hardy in Colorado. The leaves are green in the spring turning red, orange,
and purple in the fall. It also produces green fruit in the summer turning scarlet
red in the fall. Excellent to attract birds and grows to 10 ft tall and 10 ft wide
Smooth, Cutleaf--Does very well in Colorado and will grow to 7 ft tall and 7 ft wide.
The leaves turn bright red, orange, and purple in the fall. In summer small green
fruit is produced and turns scarlet in the fall.
Staghorn--Fantastic fall color on this large shrub (small tree). Can grow to 20
ft tall and wide. The foliage is green and turns a glowing red and orange in the
fall and the branches are covered in a velvet hair. Does spread to other areas.
Picture
Staghorn, Cutleaf--Wonderful large shrub in Colorado that likes to spread. At maturity
it will be 10 ft tall and 12-15 ft wide. The leaves are feathery and a bright green
in the spring and orange to red in the fall. It does produce crimson berries in the
fall and the branches are covered in a velvet hair.
Tiger Eyes--A newer variety of Sumac that does not spread and has a wonderful chartreuse
green new foliage, changing to a yellow. The fall color is a bright orange-red-yellow
combination. Grows to approximately 5 ft tall and wide.
Three Leaf--Great shrub that grows around 3-6 ft tall and 4 ft wide. Produces small
yellow flowers and small leaves. The leaves will change from green to scarlet, yellow
and orange in the fall. Picture
Alfredo (Dwf American Cranberry)--Dense and rounded shrub that will grow to 6 ft
tall and 6 ft wide. The leaves will change from green to a beautiful red in the fall.
Produces small scarlet colored fruit.
Alleghany--At maturity will grow to 10 ft tall and 10 ft wide. The leaves are dark
green and have a yellow brown color in the fall. Produces brilliant red fruit in
the spring which turns black in the fall.
Arrowwood--Large upright shrub that will grow to 10 ft tall and 10 ft wide. Produces
white flowers in June followed by edible bluish-black berries. Great to attract birds.
the leaves will turn from a dark green to purplish-red in the fall.
Compact European (Cranberry)--At maturity grows to about 5 ft tall and 5 ft wide
and has glossy green leaves. Produces small scarlet colored fruit which will attract
birds through the winter months.
Korean Spice (carlesii)--Wonderful shrub that has small white flowers with a unique
spicy fragrance. Smaller than some viburnums at 8 ft tall and wide. Dark glossy
green foliage that will add variety to your landscape. Picture
Mohican--Smaller viburnum that will grow to 6 ft tall and 7 ft wide. In May many
small white flowers are produced which are followed by orange red fruit in July.
The fruit will turn black in the fall. Excellent fall foliage which is purple bronze.
Nannyberry (lentago)--Very large shrub will get to 18 ft tall and 10 ft wide. The
shiny green leaves turn purplish red in the fall. The fruit which follows the white
flowers is bluish black and will persist into the winter (great for birds).
Snowball--Wonderful large shrub that produces spectacular clusters of white flowers
in May. At maturity it will grow to 12 ft tall and 12 ft wide with nice green foliage.
Picture
Wayfaring (lantana)--Great border plant that has dark leathery green leaves in the
spring and summer, turning purplish red in the fall. Wildlife enjoy this shrub in
the summer due to the red fruit which is preceded by creamy white flowers in May
or June. Grows to 8 ft tall and 6 ft wide.
Wentworth (American Cranberry)--Large Viburnum that will grow to 10 ft tall and 10
ft wide. The leaves will turn from green in the spring to red in the fall. The fruit
which is large and red makes excellent jelly or preserves. Picture
Watanabei--Only viburnum for shade, does not handle afternoon sun in Colorado well.
Can flower off an on all summer long, with individual white flowers.
Carnival--Grows to 4 ft tall and 4 ft wide with a multi-colored flower of white,
pink and red. Blooms longer than many other varieties.
Midnight Wine--Low mounding variety that will get 1 ft tall and 2 ft wide. The foliage
is a burgundy and has a deep pink flower.
Red Prince--Produces very nice red flowers and has a arched branching structure.
At maturity it will grow to 6 ft tall and 5 ft wide.
Tango--Grows to 3 ft tall and wide that has a fantastic purple flower. The flowers
are red with a yellow middle.
Wine and Roses--Proven Winner variety that will grow to 4 ft tall and 3 ft wide.
The rosy pink flower contrasts nicely with the purple foliage.
Dwarf Arctic--Great shrub with a bluish tint to the leaves. Will grow up to 8 ft
tall and 8 ft wide. Spreads very well and works great as a border plant (not as tolerant
of water as the pussy willow).
Pussy Willow--Slender upright branching variety at maturity will grow to 15 ft tall
and 15 ft wide. Excellent in moist areas and has gray-green foliage.
Adams Needle (filimentosa)--Spiny leaves form large clusters. Produces a flower that
is cream white in color on top of a tall spike in midsummer. At maturity it will
grow to 3 ft tall and 3 ft wide.
Golden Sword--Fantastic foliage makes this a must in a Colorado landscape. Grows
to 4 ft tall and wide (slowly) and has yellow needle shaped foliage with a white
stripes.
Margaritaville---A little different than Golden Sword in color only. Not very hardy
in Colorado. It has yellow with light green needle like foliage.
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