Shrubs

American Elderberry

Black Chokeberry

Butterfly Bush

Common Purple Lilac

Golden Currant

Potentilla

Hedge Cotoneaster

Nanking Cherry

Mock Orange

Oakleaf Sumac

Red Osier Dogwood

Serviceberry

Siberian Peashrub

Tatarian Honeysuckle

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Red Osier Dogwood
(Cornus sericea)

Colorful all year. Grows rapidly to multi-stem shrub. Ideal for holding soil on steep banks. Its green leaves turn red or purple in fall. Once leaves are lost, the red stems remain colorful throughout the winter.

Purchase size: 2-3 feet
Price/5: $11.00
Price/10: $17.00
Growth rate: fast
Average height: 5-10 feet
Hardiness: Zone 2

Site requirements: Generally grows in moist areas along streams and is adapted to a fluctuating water table. Does well in landscapes with additional water.