Re: Shrub suggestion
- Subject: Re: Shrub suggestion
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:19:47 -0500
> Does anybody have suggestions for a shrub with the following
> requirements? Provided there is such a thing. :-)
>
> Full sun
> 3-4' max height and width
> no pruning
> hopefully open from the base up to maybe 10"
> only water source will be rain
> will be in unamended soil (what is currently growing there is doing
> great despite this)
> hopefully something common enough to be found at a local nursery
> won't grow at a snail's pace
> can be deciduous or evergreen
> zone 5a
I'd like one that'll mow the lawn for me, too... ;)
Seriously, there've been a lot of nice suggestions. Some other
possibilities:
Philadelphus coronarius 'Nanus' (4' high, not prolific)
Philadelphus x lemoinei 'Mont Blanc' (4' high, single flowers 1.25")
Philadelphus x lemoinei 'Aralanche' (3.5' high, single flowers 1", fragrant)
Philadelphus 'Miniature Snowflake' (3-4' high, 2-3' wide, double, prolific)
Itea virginica (iffy; may need water first few years, largish)
Ribes odoratum (3-5')
Hypericum kalmianum (not too open at the base, though)
Hypericum prolificum (not too open at the base, though)
Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' (not too open at the base)
Lonicera xylosteoides 'Claveyi'
Lonicera xylosteoides 'Emerald Mound'
Lonicera xylosteoides 'Hedge King'
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nana'
And, although I hate to mention it, some of the privets (Ligustrum)
might fit the bill too...
That's about all that I can think of right now...
You can see a lot of these at
http://woodyplants.nres.uiuc.edu/
Chris
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