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HOWARD'S NURSERY, INC.
Shrub Use Lists:


DEER RESISTANT SHRUBS
The following shrubs are not on a deer's preferred list.

Barberry, Crimson Pygmy
Boxwood, Green Mountain
Boxwood, Green Velvet
Butterfly Bush, Ellen's Blue
Butterfly Bush, Harlequin
Butterfly Bush, Honeycomb
Butterfly Bush, White Profusion
Forsythia, Lynwood Gold
Holly, Shamrock Inkberry
Hydrange, Peegee
Juniper, Sea Green
Pieris, Mountain Fire
Pine, Mugo (dwarf)
Privet, Amur River North
Spirea, Little Princess
Summersweet, Sixteen Candles
Weigela, Wine & Roses


FLOWERING SHRUBS
The following shrubs produce flowers for a short time each year.

Azalea, Delaware Valley (white)
Azalea, Elsie Lee (blue)
Azalea, Hershey Red (red)
Azalea, Hot Shot (orange / red)
Azalea, Karens Purple (purple)
Azalea, Snowball (white)
Butterfly Bush, Ellen's Blue (blue)
Butterfly Bush, Harlequin (purple-red)
Butterfly Bush, Honeycomb (creamy yellow)
Butterfly Bush, White Profusion (White)
Cherry, Purpleleaf Sand (pinkish-white)
Hydrangea, All Summer Beauty (blue)
Hydrangea, Cardinal Red (red)
Hydrangea, Limelight (lime green)
Hydrangea, Peegee (white)
Hydrangea, Pink Diamond (white)
Hydrangea, Snow Queen (white)
Hydrangea, Unique (white)
Lilac, Dwarf Korean (purple)
Lilac, James MacFarlane (pink)
Lilac, Miss Kim (lavender blue)
Lilac, Royalty (purple)
Rhododendron, PJM (mauve pink to lavender)
Rose of Sharon, Blue Satin (royal blue)
Rose of Sharon, Freedom (red)
Rose of Sharon, Lavendar Chiffon (lavender)
Spirea, Goldflame (crimson-red)
Spirea, Little Princess (pink)
Spirea, Neon Flash (pinkish red)
Weigela, Carnaval (red/white/pink)
Weigela, Minuet (magenta-rose/light purple)
Weigela, Variegated (pink/white)
Weigela, Wine & Roses (rosy pink)


HEDGE SHRUBS
The following shrubs are suitable for building a hedge.

Boxwood, Green Mountain
Boxwood, Green Velvet
Cherry, Purpleleaf Sand
Euonymus, Compact Winged
Forsythia, Lynwood Gold
Holly, Shamrock Inkberry
Juniper, Sea Green
Privet, Amur River North
Privet, Golden Vicary
Yew, Dense
Yew, Hicks


SALT TOLERANT SHRUBS
The following shrubs are suitable for planting near roadways.

Juniper, Saybrook Gold


SHADE SHRUBS
The following shrubs should be shaded during the heat of the day.

Azalea, Delaware Valley
Azalea, Elsie Lee
Azalea, Hershey Red
Azalea, Hot Shot
Azalea, Karens Purple
Azalea, Snowball
Rhododendron, PJM


WATER TOLERANT SHRUBS
The following shrubs are adaptable to wet areas (although no
shrubs that we sell will live in swampy soil. Excessively wet
soil won't allow the plant's roots to breath).

Butterfly Bush, Ellen's Blue
Butterfly Bush, Harlequin
Butterfly Bush, Honeycomb
Butterfly Bush, White Profusion
Holly, Shamrock Inkberry
Hydrangea, All Summer Beauty
Hydrangea, Cardinal Red
Rose of Sharon, Blue Satin
Rose of Sharon, Freedom
Rose of Sharon, Lavendar Chiffon
Summersweet, Sixteen Candles