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Cultivated Shrubs
“I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.”
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(N) Designates a shrub Native to Northeastern North America. This means that, as far as can be determined, the plant was present in the Northeast before European settlement.
Note: Many of the cultivated native plants are hybrids of the native species.
Cultivated Shrubs of Distant Hill
Scientific Name
Common Name
A
Abelia monanensis
Andromeda polifolia
Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’
Aronia melanocarpa 'Iroquois Beauty'
B
Bruckenthalia spiculifolia
Buxus microphylla 'Green Velvet'
Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens 'Green Mound'
Buddleia nanhoeensis 'Nanho Purple'
C
Caragana arborescens
Cephalanthus occidental
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’
Chionanthus virginicus
Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
Corylus comuta x Corylus aveillana
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster lucidus
D
Deutzia gracilis
Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'
E
Erica carnea 'Springwood White'
F
G
Genista tinctoria 'Royal Gold'
H
Hamamelis virginiana
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Twist & Shout'
I
Ilex verticillata 'Late Male'
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'
Ilex verticillata ' Winter Red'
Indigofera kirilowii
Indigofera pseudotinctoria 'Rose Carpet'
Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
J
Juniperus virginiana 'Gray Owl'
Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green'
Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa'
K
Kalmia angustifolia
L
Leptodermis oblonga
Lindera benzoin
Lonicera x xylosteroides 'Miniglobe'
Lonicera caerulea var. edulis
Lonicera maximowiczii
M
Myrica pensylvanica
P
Paxistima canbyi
Philadelphus lewisii 'Blizzard'
Pinus mugo
Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’
Potentilla tridentata 'Nuuk'
Potentilla fruticosa “McKay’s White’
R
Rhododendron 'Orchid Lights'
Rhododendron 'Purple Gem'
Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'
Rhodondron catawbiense 'Album'
Rhus aromatica
Rosa ‘Carefree Beauty’
Rosa ‘Charles Albanel’
Rosa ‘Dart's Dash’
Rosa ‘George Vancouver’
Rosa ‘Henry Hudson’
Rosa ‘Jens Monk’
Rosa ‘Magnifica’
Rosa ‘Therese Bugnet’
Rosa glauca
Rosa kordesii ‘Henry Kelsey’
Rosa kordesii ‘William Baffin’
Rosa rugosa
S
Salix integra ‘ Hakuro Nishiki’
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
Spiraea x vanhouttei ‘Renaissance’
Spirea x bumalda 'Goldflame'
Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'
Syringia x hyachinthifolia 'Mt. Baker'
Syringia x chinensis 'Saugeana'
Syringia microphylla ‘Superba’
Syringia x prostonae 'James MacFarland'
Syringia x prostoniae ‘Miss Canada’
T
Taxus cuspidata ‘Capitata’
V
Vaccinium augustifolium
Vaccinium corymbosum
Viburnum tomentosum ‘Mariesii’
W
Weigela florida
Weigela florida 'Minuet'
Weigela florida 'Polka'
Wisteria macrostacthya ‘Aunt Dee’
Fragrant Abelia
Bog Rosemary (N)
Red Chokeberry (N)
Black Chokeberry (N)
Spike Heath
Little Leaf Boxwood
Common Boxwood
Green Mound Hybrid Boxwood
Siberian Pea Shrub
Button Bush (N)
Sawara Cypress
Fringe Tree (N)
Sweet Pepperbush (N)
Smokebush
Rockspray Cotoneaster
Hedge Cotoneaster
Slender Deutzia
Dwarf Deutzia
Winter Heath
Common Witch-hazel (N)
Smooth Hydrangea (N)
Bigleaf Hydrangea
St. John’s Wort (N)
Male Winterberry (N)
Dwarf Female Winterberry (N)
Female Winterberry (N)
Chinese Indigo
Dwarf False Indigo
Creeping Juniper (N)
Sheep Laurel (N)
Mountain Laurel (N)
Baby Lilac Bush
Spicebush (N)
Miniglobe Honeysuckle
Sweetberry Honeysuckle
Sakhalin Honeysuckle
Bayberry (N)
Ratstripper (N)
Blizzard Mockorange (N)
Mugo Pine
Dorothy Wycoff Japanese Andromeda
Wineleaf Cinquefoil
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Orchid Lights Azalea
Purple Gem Rhododendron
Roseum Elegans Rhododendron
Fragrant Sumac (N)
Carefree Beauty Rose
Charles Albanel Rose
Dart's Dash Rose
George Vancouver Rose
Henry Hudson Rose
Jens Monk Rose
Magnifica Rose
Therese Bugnet Rose
Henry Kelsey Rose
William Baffin Rose
Rugosa or Japanese Rose
Dappled Willow
Snowmound Spirea
Vanhouttei Spirea
Goldflame Spirea
Cutleaf Stephanandra
Mt. Baker Lilac
Littleleaf Lilac
James MacFarlane Lilac
Cuspitata Yew (N)
Lowbush Blueberry (N)
Highbush Blueberry (N)
Common Weigela
Minuet Weigela
Polka Weigela
Kentucky Wisteria
