| Shrubs Under 4 Feet |
Philadelphus virginalis
Miniature Snowflake MockorangeFull to
part Sun
3 - 5'
Late Spring
This small flower displays striking double white flowers with a sweet fragrance.
Potentilla fruiticosa
PotentillaOne of the few flowering shrubs that will flower all summer long. All varieties are small growers that like sun and are not particular about soil types.
Abbotswood - A dense 3' mound of blue-green foliage covered with pure white flowers.
Coronation Triumph - Starts blooming early with bright yellow blooms. 3-4'
Gold Drop - A 2'Compact favorite with hundreds of small gold flowers and fern like foliage.
Goldfinger - A low 2-3' shrub with large bright yellow flowers. Blooms better in the late summer than other varieties.
Jackman - An upright 3-4' shrub with large gold flowers and very disease resistant foliage.
McKay's White - 2' tall shrub with a spread of 4'. Large white flowers with a yellow center are
produced all season long.
Pink Beauty - Attractive medium pink flowers are abundantly produced on a mounded shrub of up to 3' in height. Color is best attained with food fertility and cooler temperatures.
Snowbird - This 2-3' shrub exhibits white flowers, most of which show doubling, a characteristic not common to potentillas. Attractive glossy green foliage.
Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'
Gro-Low Fragrant SumacA low spreading shrub with glossy green leaves. Very tough and drought tolerant. Excellent for plantings.
Ribes alpinum
Alpine Currantfull shade
One of the best compact growing shrubs for sun or shade. Can be kept any size of shape by shearing - making it a good specimen or trimmed hedge. Two new selections are 'Green Mound' which exhibits a more spreading form and 'Green Jeans' which shows excellent disease resistance.
Spiraea japonica or x bumalda
Dwarf Summer-Blooming Spirea
Spireas are covered with flat clusters of flowers in June and again off and on all summer, especially if the old flowers are pruned. Spireas grow in sun or partial shade and most have nice fall color. Spireas are great in shrub grouping, near buildings, mass plantings, and low hedges.
Anthony Waterer (A.W.) - Grows 2-3' tall with rose-pink flowers and red fall color.
Crispleaf - Similar to Anthony Waterer Spiorea but has fancy cutleaf foliage.
Froebel - Grows 3-4' tall with pink flowers.
Goldflame - The leaves come out red in the spring then turn lime green for summer and then red again in the fall. Light pink flowers complete this colorful 2-3' shrub.
Goldmount - A very dense 2' shrub with golden yellow leaves all summer and pink flowers.
