Trees & Shrubs
Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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Tree/Shrub | GLEDITSIA tricanthos f. inermis ‘Skyline’ | Honey Locust | A thornless variety featuring a pyramidal habit up to 45 feet tall. Leaves turn a nice yellow in fall. Deer resistant |
35-45 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HAMAMELIS intermedia ‘Jelena’ | Witch Hazel | A cultivar with coppery orange flowers. |
10-12 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HAMAMELIS intermedia ‘Strawberries and Cream’ | Witch Hazel | Bicolor spidery blooms have red petals tipped in yellow. |
10-12 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HAMAMELIS virginiana ‘Harvest Moon’ | Witchhazel | A selection from Broken Arrow Nursery with large, lemon yellow flowers in closely spaced clusters. Provides a showy display in late fall. |
12-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HAMAMELIS virginiana ‘Little Suzie’ | American Witch Hazel | More compact and densely branched than the species, this selection is covered with fragrant yellow flowers in late autumn. The foliage also turns butter yellow. |
4-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HEPTACODIUM miconioides ‘Tianshan’ | Seven Son Flower | Clusters of fragrant, creamy-white flowers (that butterflies and hummingbirds love) in late summer, followed by unusual purplish-red fruits in autumn. Compact, upright habit, forming a large shrub to small tree. Exfoliating bark for winter interest. |
8-12 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HIBISCUS syriacus ‘Aphrodite’ | Rose of Sharon | Single pink petals with dark-red throats on an upright, oval form. Bloom begins in mid-July coninuing through the summer |
8-12' | ||||
Tree/Shrub | HIBISCUS syriacus ‘Blue Satin’ | Rose of Sharon | Rich, royal blue flowers with darker throat. Stronger growing than H. ‘Bluebird’. |
8-10 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HIBISCUS syriacus ‘Diana’ | Rose of Sharon | Huge flower producer on a very bushy shrub. Pure white, saucer-shaped flowers appear in late summer blooming through to frost. |
4-6 feet | Full sun | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HIBISCUS syriacus ‘Red Heart’ | Rose of Sharon | Upright shrub with saucer-shaped flowers of pure white with scarlet center in late summer. |
8-10 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HUMULUS lupulus ‘Summer Shandy’ | Golden Hops | Vigorous vine with bright golden foliage. Grown for ornament, not brewing! |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens radiata ‘Hayes Starburst’ | Smooth Hydrangea | Double star-like, white flowers in dome-shaped flowers heads over silver-backed foliage. Summer-blooming. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo’ | Smooth Hydrangea | This new cultivar has very large lace cap flowers on sturdy stems. Green leathery foliage has an attractive bluish cast. |
3-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens ‘Incrediball’ | Smooth Hydrangea | Enormous flower heads tightly packed with white flowers. They begin flowering in June and continue till frost. The flowers last for months when cut. |
4-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens ‘Invincibelle Limetta’ | Smooth Hydrangea | Soft green flowers age to jade on a compact plant. Blooms through the summer on strong stems. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens ‘Invincibelle Spirit Two’ | Smooth Hydrangea | Darker foliage, stiffer stems with larger and richer pink flowers than H. Invincibelle’. Blooms from midsummer into fall. |
3-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens ‘Invincibelle Wee White’ | Smooth Hydrangea | A dwarf form with lots of pure white flowers on strong stems. |
12-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens ‘Pinky Pollen Ring’ | Smooth Hydrangea | Clouds of pastel pink, large flat-topped blooms on stiff, upright stems; deep green foliage. Good in groups as a privacy hedge or naturalized border. Thrives in part-sun but will tolerate full sun. Pollinator attractant. Blooms on new wood. Deer resistant. |
4-5 feet | Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens radiata ‘Samantha’ | Silver-leaved Hydrangea | Lacecap clusters of flowers in early summer emerge green and change to white. Its distinctive characteristic is the silvery underside of its leaves. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens ‘Invincibelle Lace’ | Smooth Hydrangea | The lacecap flowers combine a handful of pale pink bracts that surround masses of tiny, plum-purple fertile blossoms combine that with strong, upright stems that are dark red. |
4-5 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA arborescens ‘Invincibelle Garnetta’ | Smooth Hydrangea | Large ruby-pink flower heads are produced all season on sturdy stems. |
2-3 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA macrophylla ‘Blue Wave’ | Big-leaf Hydrangea | Rich blue lacecaps through the summer on a vigorous plant. |
3-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA macrophylla ‘Mariesii Variegata’ | Lace-cap Hydrangea | Spectacular lacecap flower heads. Blossoms tend to be blue when planted in acidic soils, and more pink in more alkaline soils. Large green leaves with creamy-white edges. |
4-6 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Bobo’ | Pee Gee Hydrangea | Large white flower clusters on strong stems fade to pink in the fall. This is a new dwarf cultivar. |
3 feet tall by 4 feet wide | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Bombshell’ | Pee Gee Hydrangea | Clusters of creamy white flowers cover this new dwarf, dense-growing Pee Gee hydrangea from midsummer to fall. Blooms fade to rose-pink. |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Confetti’ | Panicle Hydrangea | Huge conical blooms for late summer into fall color. White flowers age to a pastel-pink. |
5-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Limelight Prime’ | Panicle Hydrangea | Starts blooming much earlier, creating a longer display with bolder, brighter color. As the green blooms age, they develop pink and red tones that are far more vivid and showy than conventional panicle hydrangeas. Produces dozens of big, beautiful, mophead blooms every year, even in cold climates. It also makes a fantastic cut flower, both fresh and […] |
4-6 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Little Lime Punch’ | Panicle Hydrangea | blooms emerge in summer lime green, but they mature to change progressively from the bottom up in a gorgeous array of white, light pink, and rich Hawaiian Punch red! As it reblooms throughout the summer you’ll see these four colors mix to create a spectacular show. |
3-5 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ | Pee Gee Hydrangea | Pale pink buds open white then age to deeper pink. Flowers lacier than other Pee Gee hydrangeas. Available in tree and shrub form. |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Pinky Winky’ | Pee Gee Hydrangea | Striking, upright clusters of pink and white flowers from midsummer on. Available in tree and shrub form. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Quick Fire Fab’ | Panicle Hydrangea | Super-early bloom time, rock-solid reliability, and easy-going nature of the original Quick Fire hydrangea, but adds big, full, showy mophead blooms to the mix. |
5-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Ruby Snow’ | Panicle Hydrangea | A compact shrub with sturdy stems holding large pointed flower heads of soft pink and white. As the temperatures cool in fall the color terns a brighter ruby-red. |
3-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Vanilla Strawberry’ | Pee Gee Hydrangea | Large blooms start out white, changing to a soft pink and finally deeper red. Blooms throughout the summer. Available in shrub and tree form. |
6-7 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘White Diamonds’ | Pee Gee Hydrangea | A new compact cultivar with upright white panicles fading to pink. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA paniculata ‘Yuki Gessho’ | Pee Gee Hydrangea | Foliage is variegated with splashes of cream. Typical white cone flowers turn pink as they mature. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA anomala petiolaris | Climbing Hydrangea | Large woody vine with lacy white flower heads in summer and attractive peeling bark. |
12-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA quercifolia ‘Jet Stream’ | Oakleaf Hydrangea | Large flowers held high on strong stems are a beautiful white aging to pink. Peeling rich tawny-brown bark adds winter interest and turns a fantastic orange-red in autumn. |
5-6' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA quercifolia ‘Little Honey’ | Oakleaf Hydrangea | A compact, spreading cultivar with white, cone-shaped, 5″ flower panicles primarily in early summer that fade to pink. Red fall color and red stems in winter. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ | Dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea | A compact form with more refined, smaller leaves and flowers. Pyramidal panicles of white flowers in late summer fade to rose. Attractive exfoliating bark. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ | Oakleqaf Hydrangea | Huge upright trusses of white flowers that age to pink in July on compact shrubs with foliage that turns brilliant colors in the fall. |
36-48" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA quercifolia ‘Sike’s Dwarf’ | Dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea | A compact, dense-growing form with large dome-shaped panicles of white flowers cover the plant to the ground. Summer blooms fade to dusty rose. Attractive exfoliating bark and brilliant red fall color. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA serrata ‘Blue Billow’ | Mountain Hydrangea | A hardier blue lace cap. Has bloomed in the garden for many years with no winter protection. It’s very popular and sells out every year! |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA serrata ‘Acuminata Preziosa’ | Mountain Hydrangea | Small mopheads of white to pink flowers on maroon stems age to deeper rose-purple as the summer progresses. |
3-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA serrata ‘Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha’ | Mountain Hydrangea | A beautiful mountain hydrangea with waterlily-like double florets. One of the most prolific reblooming hydrangeas. |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYDRANGEA serrata ‘Tuff Stuff Top Fun’ | Mountain Hydrangea | A beautiful reblooming lacecap Hydrangea with bright burgundy stems, green fertile florets at the center and purple or pink infertile florets around the edges. No pruning needed except after new growth begins in spring and hen only what has been winterkilled. Attracts bees & butterflies |
24-36" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYPERICUM kalmianum ‘Ames’ | Kalm's St. John's Wort | A small, dense, evergreen shrub or subshrub with upright branching that typically grows in a dense mound and has better winter hardiness than the species. Native to the Great Lakes region of the U.S. where it typically occurs in rocky to sandy soils. Golden yellow flowers bloom in mid to late summer. |
2-3 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYPERICUM kalmianum ‘Blues Festival’ | St. John's Wort | Very blue foliage contrasts beautifully with the bright yellow flowers in mid-late summer. Drought tolerant Deer resistant |
2-3 feet | Full sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | HYPERICUM kalmianum ‘Gemo’ | St. John's Wort | Mounded shrub with bright green foliage and masses of one inch golden yellow flowers through the summer. Native. |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX meserveae ‘Blue Princess’ | Holly | Dark, shiny blue-green foliage and amazing berry production on this evergreen shrub. |
12-15' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX serrata x verticillata ‘Apollo’ | Winterberry | A late-flowering male deciduous holly, and the ideal pollinator for late female cultivars, such as ‘Sparkleberry’ and ‘Winter Red’. |
10-12 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 3 |