Spring Blooming Shrubs
Rhododendron mucronulatum
Common Name: Korean rhododendron
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 7
Height: 4.00 to 8.00 feet
Spread: 4.00 to 8.00 feet
Leaf: Elliptic, medium green leaves
Form/Shape: dense, upright
Attributes:acidic, humusy, organically rich, medium moisture, moisture-retentive but well-drained soils in part shade to full shade.
Growth Rate: Showy
Pest Tolerance: susceptible to many insect and disease problems
Aronia arbutifolia
Common Name: Chokeberry
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 6.00 to 10.00 feet
Spread: 3.00 to 6.00 feet
Leaf: elliptic to oblong to obovate
Form/Shape: vase-shaped form
Attributes: easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.
Growth Rate: medium
Pest Tolerance: no serious insect or disease problems
Hamamelis x intermedia
Common Name: Witchhazel
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8
Height: 12.00 to 15.00 feet
Spread: 12.00 to 15.00 feet
Leaf: alternate, simple leaves, somewhat rounded
Form/Shape: vase-shaped cultivar with ascending branches and a spreading habit
Attributes: easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade
Growth Rate:
Pest Tolerance: no serious insect or disease problems
Chimonanthus praecox
Common Name: Winter Sweet
Hardiness Zone: 7-9
Height: 7-9 feet
Spread: 7-9 feet
Leaf:
Form/Shape: sunny wall - hedge
Attributes: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil - full sun
Growth Rate: fast
Pest Tolerance: no serious insect or disease problems
Corylopsis pauciflora
Common Name: Winter Hazel
Hardiness Zone: 6 to 8
Height: 4.00 to 6.00 feet
Spread: 4.00 to 6.00 feet
Leaf: ovate, bright green leaves
Form/Shape: dense, spreading, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub
Attributes: acidic, light but organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade
Growth Rate: slow growing
Pest Tolerance: no serious insect or disease problems
Calycanthus floridus
Common Name: Carolina allspice
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 6.00 to 10.00 feet
Spread: 6.00 to 10.00 feet
Leaf: lustrous, dark green (pale beneath), ovate to elliptic leaves to 6" long turn golden yellow in fall
Form/Shape: dense, rounded deciduous shrub
Attributes: easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade; grows somewhat taller in shade than in sun. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, but prefers rich loams.
Growth Rate: moderate
Pest Tolerance: no serious insect or disease problems.
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Fothergilla gardenii
Common Name: Fothergilla
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8
Height: 1.50 to 3.00 feet
Spread: 2.00 to 4.00 feet
Leaf: thick, pubescent, oblong to obovate, blue-green to green leaves
Form/Shape: dwarf ornamental shrub
Attributes: easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, acidic, organically rich soils which have good drainage
Growth Rate: slow-growing
Pest Tolerance: no serious insect or disease problems
Spiraea x bumalda 'Gold Flame'
Common Name: Japanese spirea
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8
Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet
Spread: 3.00 to 4.00 feet
Leaf: oval and sharpely toothed
Form/Shape: dense, upright, mounded
Attributes: Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade. Tolerates a wide range of soils.
Growth Rate: vigorous
Pest Tolerance: leaf spot, fire blight, powdery mildew, root rot, aphids, leaf roller and scale.
Camellia japonica
Common Name: Camellia
Hardiness Zone: 7 to 9
Height: 7.00 to 12.00 feet
Spread: 5.00 to 10.00 feet
Leaf: glossy green foliage
Form/Shape: shrub or small tree
Attributes: Well-draining neutral to acid soil is essential.
Growth Rate: moderate
Pest Tolerance: When grown indoors, watch for aphids, mealybugs, mites and scale. Yellow leaves with green veins may mean too little acidity in the soil.
Daphne odoro
Common Name: Winter daphne
Hardiness Zone: 7 to 9
Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet
Spread: 2.00 to 4.00 feet
Leaf: glossy, leathery, obovate to elliptic, dark green leaves (to 4" long).
Form/Shape: hedge
Attributes: avoid full sun; raised plantings in areas of heavy clay soils to insure good drainage
Growth Rate: moderate
Pest Tolerance: botrytis, leaf spots, canker, twig blight, crown rot, root rot and virus; insect pests include aphids, mealy bugs and scale
Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'
Common Name: Slender Deutzia
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8
Height: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
Spread: 2.00 to 5.00 feet
Leaf: medium green leaves
Form/Shape: dwarf, dense, rounded
Attributes: Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to light shade. Prefers moist, humusy soils, with best flowering in full sun.
Growth Rate: moderate
Pest Tolerance: some susceptibility to leaf spot
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
Common Name: Ninebark
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 7
Height: 4.00 to 8.00 feet
Spread: 4.00 to 8.00 feet
Leaf: ovate to rounded, usually 3-5 lobed leaves
Form/Shape: upright, spreading, somewhat coarse
Attributes: Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade
Growth Rate: vigorous
Pest Tolerance: no serious insect or disease problems
Chaenomeles speciosa
Common Name: Flowering quince
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8
Height: 6.00 to 10.00 feet
Spread: 6.00 to 10.00 feet
Leaf: alternate leaf arrangement, ovate to elliptical outline with an acute base and tip ,serrated leaf margins
Form/Shape: dense, broad-rounded
Attributes: Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.
Growth Rate: moderate
Pest Tolerance: susceptible to fungal leaf spot, fireblight and scab
Syringa vulgaris
Common Name: Common lilac
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 7
Height: 8.00 to 15.00 feet
Spread: 6.00 to 12.00 feet
Leaf: opposite arranged leaves, simple, ovate leaves, 2" to 5" long
Form/Shape: upright
Attributes: Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but best bloom is in full sun.
Growth Rate: moderate
Pest Tolerance: powdery mildew, blights, leaf spots, wilt and certain viruses; insect pests including borers, leaf miners and scale.