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New & under-used shrubs
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Gardeners will tell you it's difficult to find a good variety of unusual
shrubs that will survive in Colorado's temperamental climate. More and
more, however, nurseries are able to provide us with a wider, more
interesting variety of new shrubs. You might want to plant some in those
areas of your yard that are protected slightly from the elements.
Fernleaf alder is a lovely, deciduous shrub with lacy foliage that
grows up to ten feet tall.
There are several varieties of boxwood, such as Vardar Valley, Balkan
and Korean, that can add winter texture, color and form.
The Allegheny viburnum is a tall, coarse shrub with large, dull, green
leaves. It blooms in spring with off-white flowers, is semi-deciduous,
grows to over ten feet tall and has red fruit that turns black later in
the season.
The silver butterfly bush is a beautiful deciduous spring-flowering
shrub that has lightly fragrant lilac purple blooms and grows to about ten
feet tall.
The blueleaf honeysuckle is an open, spreading shrub that grows to ten
feet. It has bluish leaves and pinkish flowers in the spring.
 Nanking
cherry is a very tough, deciduous shrub that grows to eight feet. It is
deciduous, has pink, plum-like flowers in spring followed by red fruit in
midsummer that is attractive to birds. In the fall, it adds yellow to your
yard's color palate.
Many of these shrubs will add variety and visual interest to your
landscape year-round, and with normal care will survive our unpredictable
Colorado weather.
For more information, see the following Colorado State Extension fact sheet(s).
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