Help with shrub selection, please

wish2okc

17 years ago

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laurabs
16 years ago
Beautiful house with wonderful brick color. If you like yellow and orange, there are azaleas in those colors that are beautiful. I like the varigated daphnes. I have a winter daphne, but it's zone 7. You might get away with it on a sunny brick wall though.

Here is a list of some fragrant shrubs. Obviously some of these will be much too large for a foundation planting.

SOME SHRUBS WITH FRAGRANT LEAVES

Botanical & Coldest USDA
Common Name Hardiness Zone

Artemisia arbrotanum Zone 5
Southernwood

Artemisia absinthimum Zone 5
Wormwood

Artemisia stelleriana Zone 2
Beach Wormwood

Buxus microphylla Zone 5
Littleleaf Box

Buxus sempervirens Zone 5
Common Box

Calycanthus floridus Zone 4
Carolina Allspice

Comptonia peregrina Zone 2
Sweet Fern

Gaultheria procumbens Zone 3
Wintergreen

Hypericum calycinum Zone 6
Aaronsbeard

Lavandula officinalis Zone 5
True Lavender

Lindera benzoin Zone 4
Spicebush

Orixa japonica Zone 5
Japanese Orixa

Rhus aromatica Zone 3
Fragrant Sumac

Rosa eglanteria Zone 4
Sweetbrier

Teucrium chamaedrys Zone 5
Chamaedrys Germander

Viburnum sieboldii Zone 4
Siebold Viburnum

Vitex agnus-castus Zone 6-7
Chastetree

SOME SHRUBS WITH FRAGRANT FLOWERS

Berberis xstenophylla Zone 5
Berberis verruculuosa

Buddleia alternifolia Zone 5
Fountain Buddelia

Buddleia globosa Zone 7
Globe Butterfly Bush

Calycanthus floridus Zone 4
Carolina Allspice

Ceanothus americanus Zone 4
New Jersy Tea

Cehpalanthus occidentalis Zone 4
Buttonbush

Chiomanthus praecox Zone 7
Wintersweet

Chionanthus virginicus Zone 4
Fringetree

Choisya ternata Zone 7
Mexican Orange

Clethra alnifolia Zone 3
Summersweet

Daphne xburkwoodii Zone 5
Burkwood Daphne

Daphne cneorum Zone 4
Rose Daphne

Daphne genkwa Zone 5
Lilac Daphne

Daphne mezereum Zone 4
February Daphne

Daphne odora Zone 7
Winter Daphne

Deutzia gracilis Zone 4
Slender Deutzia

Fothergilla major Zone 5
Large Fothergilla

Fothergilla monticola Zone 5
Alabama Fothergilla

Hamamelis x intermedia Zone 2
Witchhazel

Hamamelis mollis Zone 5
Chinese Witchhazel

Hamamelis vernalis Zone 4
Vernal Witchhazel

Hamamelis virginiana Zone 4
Commmon Witchhazel

Kalmia latifolia Zone 4
Mountain Laurel

Lonicera fragrantissima Zone 5
Winter Honeysuckle

Mahonia aquilfolium Zone 5
Oregon Grapeholly

Mahonia bealii Zone 6
Leatherleaf Mahonia

Osmanthus x fortunei Zone 7-8
Fortune's Osmanthus

Osmanthus heterophyllus Zone 6
Holly...
deb_debstover_com
15 years ago
I'm finding almost no evergreen options available for my zone and altitude (7436). I need to plant soon, if possible. We have a greenhouse in the backyard and want to plant along the foundation of it--need something that will reach approximately 3-4 feet in height. Don't mind trimming, of course. Blooms would be great, but not mandatory. Prefer no juniper, as the deer love them. :-) I really love ceanothus, which grows everywhere in the Pacific NW, but I'm not sure they'll in this zone and at this altitude. Anyone know? Thanks.
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I agree that the plants that you have are not too bad and they are still a bit young, but you would have thought that your builder could have thrown in a few evergreens. How are the azaleas looking during the winter? The good news is that since the plants are still pretty young, you have the option of moving them around. I would be tempted to make the bed on the right deeper. Shrub selection can be a personal thing. I would suggest that you start with some books for your zone and browse what is available at local nurseries. Zone 6 is on the edge of being able to grow a lot of broadleaf evergreens...though it seems like a lot of them like shade. There are some nice hollies that stay small and have pretty berries, if you don't mind the thorny leafs. Prunus laurocerasus ÂOtto LuykenÂ is a plant that I like and it is rated for zone 6 (though I have heard people say that they burn with too much winter sun). Yews get a bad rap as being "too common" but a local nursery of mine carries a number of interesting looking cultivars. I agree on the ornamental grasses. Maybe you could work in some evergreen ground cover as well. - Brent
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Where do you live? Zone8B tells me only that it's kinda warm. The USDA Zones put Phoenix AZ and Tampa FL in the same climate zone ... it only considers winter lows, summer highs.
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Both Rhamnus alaternus and Prunus lusitanica have glossy green foliage and can be pruned/sheared to keep them more formal. Depends whether you want a broadleaf or needle - if your architecture is Mediterranean the cypress would work well but often look out of place with other styles. There are a bunch of Pittosporum that can be clipped.
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Like Chris, my impression is that rust is not likely to be a problem for you in your climate. Drier areas, yes. Your climate is probably more like mine, where blackspot is likely, but rust is not. A non-Austin rose that seems to like the hot and humid conditions of the Southeast is 'Colette'. It has an old-fashioned look with fragrant, sumptuous apricot blooms, and can be grown as a large shrub or low climber. It isn't a great rose everywhere, but it might be a good one to try in your neck of the woods. I don't grow it myself, but I do hear that it's a good choice for the southeast, and might give it a try someday. I agree with Ingrid that 'Tamora' has a good reputation. I also agree with her that it's much more sustainable and better for wildlife (and pets) to grow roses that will be disease-resistant in your conditions than to spray chemicals. Easier and cheaper, too. Sometimes roses will be prone to blackspot and or powdery mildew while they are young, but will "grow out of it" as their root systems and immune systems mature, so if you decide to go no-spray, you may need a little patience. Have fun deciding, Virginia
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