Berberis thunbergii
Japanese Barberry is somewhat sensitive to being transplanted in Autumn, and care should be taken to amend the soil, fertilize, water thoroughly, mulch adequately, and avoid Winter salt spray, to enhance survival chances during the first ... [... more]
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Berberis x mentorensis
Mentor Barberry is somewhat sensitive to being transplanted in Autumn, and care should be taken to amend the soil, fertilize, water thoroughly, mulch adequately, and avoid Winter salt spray, to enhance survival chances during the first ... [... more]
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Buddleia davidii
Logania Family, with few diseases or pests of ornamental significance Buddleia is named after Reverend Adam Buddle of the 17th century. Butterfly Bush is the best Summer-long flowering shrub that is noted for both its showy fragrant ... [... more]
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Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet Clethra, Clethra, Summersweet, or Sweet Pepper Bush Summer-flowering shrubs (Buddleia davidii, Caryopteris x clandonensis, Itea virginica, Hydrangea species, Philadelphus species, etc.) Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' - the ... [... more]
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Cornus alba
Dogwood Family, with several serious disease (crown and stem canker, twig blight, leaf spot) and pest (borer, scale) problems, which can lead to individual stems dying or a general decline in vigor Tatarian Dogwood is somewhat sensitive to being ... [... more]
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Cornus mas
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood is somewhat sensitive to being transplanted in Autumn, and care should be taken to amend the soil, fertilize, water thoroughly, mulch adequately, and avoid Winter salt spray, to enhance survival chances during the first ... [... more]
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Cornus racemosa
Gray Dogwood is somewhat sensitive to being transplanted in Autumn, and care should be taken to amend the soil, fertilize, water thoroughly, mulch adequately, and avoid Winter salt spray, to enhance survival chances during the first Winter (this ... [... more]
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Deutzia gracilis
Saxifrage Family, with few diseases or pests of ornamental significance Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko' - similar to the species form except for the critical aspects of a slightly more compact habit with attractive burgandy-purplish fall color, but ... [... more]
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Itea virginica
Saxifrage Family (some sources list it under the Iteaceae or Escalloniaceae), with no serious disease or pest problems Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' - practically the only form now commercially available, a small spreading shrub of rapidly ... [... more]
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Kerria japonica
Rose Family, with few disease or pest problems, although death of the older, usually central stems in the Winter is fairly common with mature shrubs Kerria japonica 'Picta' - gray-green leaves are irregularly variegated white on the extreme outer ... [... more]
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Myrica pensylvanica
Myrica is the Greek name for a different plant which is now known as Tamarix . Northern Bayberry is an urban-tolerant shrub, also adaptable to wet sites or Winter salt-spray areas, with ornamental silver berries. Myrica pensylvanica is known as ... [... more]
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Rhodotypos scandens
Rhodotypos translates as "rose-type", referring to the vague similarity of the flowers to those of single-flowering Rosa . Black Jetbead is perhaps an underutilized shrub, having attractive and dense foliage that tolerates sunny or shady ... [... more]
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