Wednesday, February 22, 2012

 
Evergreen Shrubs Minimize

 
Common Name Botanical Name Description
Mr. Goldstrike Aucuba Aucuba japonica 'Mr. Goldstrike' Needs shade from hot sun but does well with deep shade. Grows to about 6-10 ft tall and wide or lower with pruning. Densely covered dark, green leaves. Drought tolerant once established.   
Green Beauty Boxwood Buxus J 'Green Beauty' Small, compact shrub with dark green color and yellow-green to brown fall color. Very hardy. Plant or hedge. Grows 3-4 ft. tall and wide.
Winter Gem Boxwood Buxus Mic 'Winter Gem' Retains dark velvety color in winter. Hardiest of all boxwoods. Full to partial sun. Moderate grower 4-6 ft. tall and wide.
True Dwarf Boxwood Buxus Semp 'Suffruticosa'  
Variegated English Boxwood Buxus Semp 'Variegata' Adaptable to slighty alkaline soils, but prefers more moisture. Part shade or full sun. Rich green leaves edged in creamy marigns. Slow growth 5-8 ft. tall and wide.
Euonymus Japonica or Fortunei Inconspicuous flowers.  To lessen mildew risk, plant in full and good air circulation. Upright and umbrella-shaped tops. Grow 8-10 ft tall and 6 ft wide. 
Emerald Gaiety Euonymus Euonymus Fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' Dense and small growing. Deep green leaves with white edges and pink in the winter. Full sun. Grows 4-5 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide.  
Emerald 'N Gold Euonymus Euonymus Fortunei 'Emerald 'N Gold' Small hedge or border plant and dense-growing. Deep green leaves with yellow-gold edges. Moderate grower to 4-5 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide.
Golden Prince Euonymus Euonymus Fortunei 'Golden Prince' New growth tipped with gold. Full sun.Hedge plant and extremely hardy. Vigorous and low grower to 4 ft. tall and wide.
Wintercreeper Euonymus Euonymus Fortunei 'Wintercreeper'  
Golden Euonymus Euonymus Japonica 'Aureo-Marginatus' Dark green leaves with yellow golden leaves. Dense and upright. Full sun. Moderate grower at 6 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide.
Gold Spot Euonymus Euonymus Japonica 'Aureo-variegata' Colorful hedge or screen. Leaves have bright yellow blotches with green edges. Full sun. Moderate grower to 5-10 ft. tall and 3-6 ft. wide.
Japanese Euonymus Euonymus Japonica 'Grandifolius'  Compact, attractive hedge or screen. Can be trimmed as an accent, pyramid, or globe. Tolerates heat and poor soil. Full to partial sun. Grows rapidly to 12 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide.
Variegated Boxwood Euonymus Euonymus Japonica 'Microphyllus'  Good trimmed as a low hedge.  Formal looking.  Small-leafed and compact. Grows 1-2 ft tall and half as wide. 
Manhattan Euonymus Euonymus Kia 'Manhattan'  Pinkish, showy fruit with red seeds. Glossy dark green leaves.  Hedge and formal style look. Espalier.  Grows up to 9 ft. tall upright.
Gold Coast Juniper Juniper Coast 'Gold Coast or Coasti Aurea' Full and blocky. Similar to other junipers. Grows 4 ft. tall and wide.
Compressa Common Juniper Juniper Commu 'Compressa' Dwarf size or good use for rock gardens. Grows close to 2 ft. tall.
Blue Chip Juniper Juniper Horiz 'Blue Chip' Low, compact shrub with a slivery blue foliage and silvery plum in winter. Little shearing. Grows 8-10 in. tall and 3-5 ft. wide.
Icee Blue Juniper Juniperus Horiz 'Icee Blue' Silver blue winter color with a full dense cover of foliage. Full sun. Moderate grower to 4 in. tall and 8 ft. wide.
Green Carpet Juniper Juniperus  
Blue Carpet Singleseed Juniper Juniperus Squamata 'Blue Carpet' Bright blue & gray foliage with slow growth. Grows 8-12 in. tall and 4-5 ft. wide.
Blue Star Juniper Juniperus Squamata 'Blue Star' Mounding shrub with star-shaped pattern of steel-blue needles. Colorful contrast. Grows 2 ft. tall and 4 ft. wide.
Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus Procumbens 'Nana' Dense mound radiating from the center. Best when left unsheared. Partial to full sun. Grows 1 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide.
Saybrook Gold Juniper Juniperus 'Gold Saybrook'  
Limeglow Juniper Juniperus  
Blue Rug Juniper Juniper Horiz 'Wiltonii'  
Youngstown Andorra Juniper Juniper Horiz 'Youngstown' Good groundcover for rock gardens and borders. Green foliage turns plum color in winter. Full sun. Moderate grower to 1 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide.  
Calgary Carpet Juniper Juniper SA 'Calgary Carpet' Cold and heat hardy with attractive soft green foliage. Low and spreading. Full sun. Moderate grower to 6-9 in. tall and 10 ft. wide.
Tamarix Juniper Juniperus Sabina 'Tamarisciafo Large, scale groundcover.  Full sun. Grows 18-30 in. tall and 10 or more ft. high.  
Compact Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium 'Compacta'  
Firepower Heavenly Bamboo Nandina Dom 'Firepower'  
Fraser's Photinia Photinia x fraseri Moderate to fast grower. Top glossy dark green leaves and lighter underneath. New red growth and white clusters in early spring. Heat resistant. Grows 10-15 ft. tall.
Pimoko Serbian Spruce Picea x Omorika 'Pimoko'  
Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce Picea Pungens 'Globosa' Flat-topped, densely branched, and dwarf. Blue needles all year round, but brigher in summer. Full sun. Grows 3-5 ft. tall and 5-6 ft. wide.
Dwarf Globe Colorado Blue Spruce Picea Pungens 'Globosa'  
Sester's Dwarf Blue Colorado Spruce Picea Pungens 'Sester Dwarf'  
Columnar Dwarf Mugo Pine Pinus Mugo 'Columnaris'  
Dwarf Mugo Pine Pinus Mugo 'Pumilio' Dwarf conifer with broadly spreading branches. Use in groupings, mass plants, or rock gardens. Full sun. Grows to 3-5 ft. tall and 6-10 ft. wide.
Slowmound Dwarf Mugo Pine Pinus Mugo 'Slowmound'  
English Laurel Prunus Laurocerasus Dense erect-branching with tiny flowers and a sweet fragrance. Large for hedges or group plantings. Full to partial sun. Grows 12 ft. tall and 8 ft. wide.
Otto Luyken English Laurel Prunus Laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' Small black fruit and abundant white snowy white flower spikes. Broad hedge or background screen. Full to partial sun. Grows 3 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide.
Emerald Spreader Japanese Yew Taxus Cuspidata 'Monloo' Keeps green color in cold weather. Red berries in winter. Full or partial shade. Grows to 30 in. tall and 8-10 ft. wide.  
Brown's Yew Taxus x Media 'Brownii' Green color all year round. Little maintenance. Full to partial shade. Grows 6-8 ft. tall and 8-10 ft. wide.  
Dense Spreading Yew Taxus x Media 'Densiformis' Dark green foliage that requires good drainage. Slower growing. Shade tolerant. Grows 3-5 ft. tall and 6-8 ft. wide.
Whipcord Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata 'Whipcord'  
     
Dwarf Scotch Pine Pinus Slyvestris Dwarf Blue-green shrub that flattens into a globe form. Need to candle prune to maintain. Grafted. Full sun. Grows 6 ft. tall and wide.

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