Selecting Shrubs for Your Home - Sort by Tolerance

University of Illinois Extension - Selecting Shrubs for Your Home
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Alpine Currant
Ribes alpinum

American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis

Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii

Amur Maple
Acer ginnala or Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala

Amur Privet
Ligustrum amurense

Arrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum

Bayberry, Northern Bayberry
Myrica pensylvanica

Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa

Blackhaw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium

Bluebeard
Caryopteris x clandonensis

Bridalwreath Spirea
Spiraea prunifolia

Bumald Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda

Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina

Chinese Juniper
Juniperus chinensis

Clove Currant
Ribes odoratum

Common Flowering Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa

Common Juniper
Juniperus communis

Common Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius

Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus

Corneliancherry Dogwood
Cornus mas

Cranberry Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster apiculatus

Creeping Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus

Dyer's Greenwood
Genista tinctoria

European Elderberry
Sambucus nigra

Father Hugo Rose
Rosa xanthina forma hugonis (Rosa hugonis)

Five Stamen Tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima

Fiveleaf Aralia
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus or Acanthopanax sieboldianus

Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum

Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica

Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa

Hedge Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lucidus

Inland Ceanothus
Ceanothus ovatus

Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii

Japanese Spirea
Spiraea japonica

Kalm St. Johnswort
Hypericum kalmianum

Korean Barberry
Berberis koreana

Mentor Barberry
Berberis x mentorensis

Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo

Nanking Cherry, Manchu Cherry
Prunus tomentosa

New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus

Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata

Possumhaw
Ilex decidua

Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia

Redosier Dogwood
Cornus sericea or Cornus stolonifera

Rockspray Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis

Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa

Savin Juniper
Juniperus sabina

Scarlet Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea

Shrubby Cinquefoil, Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa

Shrubby St. Johnswort
Hypericum prolificum

Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum

Smokebush, Smoketree
Cotinus coggygria

Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra

Snowmound Nippon Spirea
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'

Spreading Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster divaricatus

Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina

Summersweet Clethra
Clethra alnifolia

Tatarian Honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica

Thunberg Spirea
Spiraea thunbergii

Vanhoutte Spirea
Spiraea x vanhouttei

Wayfaringtree Viburnum
Viburnum lantana

Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima

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