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RECOMMENDED LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS
Small Shrubs

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Small Shrubs (3 to 6 feet) - Deciduous
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quince Flowering Quince
  • Shade to part shade
  • Leaves preceded by blossoms
  • Stemmy shrub rest of year, not very attractive when not in flower
  • First thing to flower in spring, late winter
  • Best used as background
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    shrub Purple Leaf Japanese Barberry
  • Shade or nearly full sun
  • Foliage retains color all summer
  • Very durable
  • Needs good drainage
  • 4 to 6 feet, 'Pygmy' is a dwarf type
  • Red leafed types will "go green" if grown in significant shade
  • Small Shrubs - Semi-Evergreen
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    Edward Goucher Abelia
  • Grows 4-5 feet
  • Attractive glossy green foliage
  • Topped in summer with lavender-pink blooms
  • Small Shrubs - Evergreen
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    Dwarf Burford Holly
  • Sun or shade
  • Dark evergreen foliage with one spine at leaf tip
  • 5 feet high
  • One of the most functional of all hollies
  • Red berries on all plants
  • Excellent hedge or specimen
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    Japanese Acuba
  • Evergreen with large speckled leaves
  • Shade only; leaves blacken when exposed to midday or afternoon sun
  • Good source of color in dark parts of landscape
  • Needs good drainage
  • Can be winter sensitive
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    [Medium Shrubs], [Large Shrubs], [Small Trees], [Medium Trees], [Large Trees]