Profiles Index

Daphne Shrubs
Daphne shrubs are plants that bear fragrant flowers. 'Carol Mackie' daphne shrubs have white to light pink blossoms and variegated foliage.

Witch Hazel Shrubs
Witch hazel "trees" are actually classified as shrubs. Some witch hazel trees are among the earliest plants to bloom in spring.

Neon Flash Spirea Shrubs
To prune Neon Flash spirea shrubs, cut back the oldest branches to ground level every other year. Neon Flash spirea shrubs will flower again if trimmed after the initial blooming.

Oakleaf Hydrangeas
Oakleaf hydrangeas are native to the southeastern U.S. Grown especially for their fall foliage, oakleaf hydrangeas do, nonetheless, produce flowers worthy in their own right.

Mock Orange
Mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius) is a deciduous flowering shrub. Mock orange is also spelled, "mockorange," and this article deals with both Philadelphus coronarius and Minnesota Snowflake plants.

Fothergillas: Mt. Airy Dwarf Fothergilla
Grow Mt. Airy dwarf fothergilla plants in zones 5-8. Bearing bottle-brush flowers in spring, Mt. Airy dwarf fothergilla shrubs are also striking fall foliage specimens.

Yellow Twig Dogwood Shrubs
Yellow twig dogwood shrubs (or "yellowtwig" dogwoods) are so called due to the golden color of their winter branches. Classified as Cornus stolonifera, yellow twig dogwood shrubs are related to the better known red osiers.

Red Twig Dogwood Shrubs
Red twig dogwood shrubs (or "redtwig" dogwoods) are so named for the color of their bark in winter. But red twig dogwood shrubs offer much more than just colorful winter bark....

Weigela
Weigela bushes (sometimes misspelled "weigelia") were traditionally grown just for their flowers. But cultivars of weiglea now exist that offer nice foliage, too.

Korean Spice Viburnum
Korean spice viburnum shrubs are among the most fragrant plants. Also called "Koreanspice" or spicebush, Korean spice viburnum bushes bear white flowers in spring.

Virginia Sweetspire
Virginia sweetspire shrubs (or 'sweet spire') are flowering bushes. But Virginia sweetspire shrubs are most valuable for their red fall foliage, as the cultivar name 'Merlot' suggests.

Hibiscus Flowers
Hardy hibiscus flowers provide Northern homeowners with an option for a perennial tropical feel. The hardy hibiscus flowers are impressively large.

Diablo Ninebark
Diablo ninebark plants are deciduous flowering shrubs. Native to North America, Diablo (or 'Diabolo') ninebark plants may be hardy as far north as zone 2 but is commonly listed for zone 3-7.

Rock Cotoneaster Plants
Rock cotoneaster plants (or "rockspray") are popular rockery plants. Low-growing shrubs, rock cotoneaster (horizontalis) can function as ground covers.

Lilac Bushes
Common lilac bushes bloom in late spring, unlike forsythia flowering shrubs, which bloom earlier in the spring. Plant lilac bushes in conjunction with the latter, to extend the period that your yard experiences the color provided by flowering shrubs.

Rose of Sharon Bush
Rose of sharon bush is a deciduous flowering shrub, sometimes thought of as a small tree. Responsive to pruning, rose of sharon bushes can be used to form a summertime hedge to secure privacy for swimming pool areas.

Arrowwood Viburnum Shrubs
Arrowwood viburnum shrubs grow in wetlands in the wild. This makes arrowwood viburnum shrubs a good choice for wet areas in the landscape.