EVERGREENS
SHRUBS & CONIFERS (K - P) |
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KALMIA |
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Pieris
japonica ‘Compacta’ |
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| Kalmia
latifolia ‘Olympic Fire’ |
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Medium
size, slow grower. Glossy dark green leaves. White flowers in spring.
Matures at 6’. Zone 5. |
Red buds
open to large pink blooms. Wavy leaf margin. Grows 4-8’ tall
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4-6’ wide. Zone 5. |
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| Kalmia
latifolia ‘Tiddlywinks’ |
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Pieris
japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ |
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Dense,
compact bushy shrub. Dark green glossy leaves, pink flowers. Late
spring to mid summer. Height and width 10’. Zone 6. |
Evergreen shrub with
red foliage. Clusters of dark red buds open to pale
pink in spring. Height and width 6’. |
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LAGERSTROEMIA - CRAPE MYRTLE
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Pieris
japonica ‘Mountain Fire’ |
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| Lagerstroemia
indica ‘Dwarf Pink Ruffles’ |
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Upright shrub with
rosette-like foliage. New growth is bright red. White
flowers. 6-8’. Zone 5. |
Vigorous
grower and profuse bloomer.
July to September. 6’. Pink. Zone 6. |
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| Lagerstroemia
indica ‘Dwarf Royalty’ |
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Pieris
japonica ‘Prelude’ |
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Vigorous
grower and profuse bloomer.
July to September. 6’. Purple. Zone 6. |
Pink
new growth with pink buds in winter. Soft white flowers. Height
24”.
Zone 5. |
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| Lagerstroemia
indica ‘Dwarf Victor’ |
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Pieris
japonica ‘Scarlet O’Hara’ |
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Vigorous
grower and profuse bloomer.
July to September. 6’. Red. Zone 6. |
Dense, compact, slender
shrub. White flowers. Height 4’, width 5’. Zone 5. |
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Pieris
japonica ‘Valley Rose’ |
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| Leucothoe
axillaris ‘Coast’ |
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Dense
evergreen shrub. Shiny green foliage. Fragrant pink/creamy-white
clusters in spring. Heavy bloomer. 5’. |
| Leathery
green leaves on upright and spreading branches. White flowers in
spring. Height 2-4’, width 3-6’. |
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| Leucothoe
fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ |
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Pieris
japonica ‘Valley Valentine’ |
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growing evergreen, red stems with colorful leaves. Clusters of white
flowers in spring. Height and width 3-5’. |
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Dense, compact, rounded
shrub with dark red flowers. Height 8’, width 6’. Zone
5. |
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PINUS - PINE |
| Myrica
pennsylvanica |
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Pinus
montana mughus (Mugo Dwarf) |
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| Grows
well in poor, gravelly soil. Glossy green leaves. 9’. Zone
2. |
Dwarf, low growing
textured pine. Bright green pincushion-like foliage. Height 3-5’,
width 10’. Zone 3. |
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Pinus
strobus (White) - Sheared |
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| Nandina
domestica - Heavenly Bamboo |
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Pyramidal with long
blue-green needles. Height 80’. Zone 3. |
| Evergreen
shrub with upright stems and heavily divided foliage. Red berries
in fall. Height 6’. Zone 6. |
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Nandina
domestica nana ‘Firehouse’
(Dwarf Purple Bamboo) |
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| Potentilla
fruticosa ‘Abbotswood’ |
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Dwarf
variety holds that red fire-engine color from fall through winter.
Spring foliage is green. Height 1-2’. Width 2’.
Zone 6. |
Large
pure white blooms from early spring to late fall. Height and width
2-3’. Zone 3. |
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Potentilla
fruticosa ‘Gold Drop’ |
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| Photinia
x fraseri (Fraser’s) |
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Rapid
growing evergreen. Height 10-
12’, spread 6-8’. Leaves are brilliant red, turning
to green. Zone 6. |
Lemon yellow blooms
from summer to frost on fern-like foliage. Height 2’,
width 2-3’. Zone 3. |
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Potentilla
fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’ |
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| Picea
excelsa nidiformis (Bird’s Nest Spruce) |
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Produces golden yellow
flowers continuously
from spring to fall. Height 3’, width 4’. Zone 3. |
Green
mounded, slow growing evergreen. Height 2’, width 3’.
Zone 3. |
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Picea
glauca conica
(Alberta Dwarf Spruce) |
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PRUNUS |
| Prunus
cistena (Purple Leaf Sand Cherry) |
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Pyramidal
with dense bright green needles. Slow growing. Height 4-6’,
width 2-3’.
Zone 3. |
Upright
shrub with deep purple foliage and white flowers in spring. Height
and width 7-10’. Zone 3. |
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Picea
pungens ‘Glauca’
(Colorado Blue Spruce) |
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Prunus
glandulosa rosea (Pink Flowering Almond) |
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Broadly
pyramidal evergreen tree with
dense, stiff, gray-blue needles. 30-40’ high, 15’ wide. |
Double
pink flowers in May. Height 4-5’. Width 3’. Zone 4. |
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Picea
pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’
(Globosa Low graft) |
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Prunus
laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’
(Cherry Laurel) |
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| Rounded
compact dwarf plant with blue foliage all year. Height and width
3’. Zone 2. |
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Dense,
bushy, evergreen shrub. White fragrant flowers in mid to late summer.
Height 25’,
width 30’. Zone 6-9. |
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| Picea
excelsa abies - Norway Spruce |
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PSEUDOTSUGA
- FIR |
| Pseudotsuga
menziesii (Douglas Fir) |
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Dark
green foliage. Rapid growth. Can be used as a wind screen. 80-100’.
Zone 2.
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Hardy,
dark bluish-green coloring. Does best in well-drained locations.
70-80’. Zone 4. |
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PIERIS |
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| Pieris
japonica |
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Pyracantha
x ‘Mohave’ |
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| Drooping
clusters of small white flowers. Height to 10’. Zone 5. |
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Upright,
evergreen shrub. Clusters of orange-red berries in fall. 8’.
Zone 6. |
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