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SHRUBS
Listed alphabetically by species.
Click on the species name to see photographs of the
plant from WTU's Plants of Washington Image Collection,
Central Washington Native Plants Gallery, or USDA Plants
Gallery
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Drought |
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Container |
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Names |
Height |
Exposure |
tolerant |
Comment |
sizes |
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Amelanchier alnifolia |
8-14' |
S, PSH |
X |
Multi-stemmed shrub with
white flowers in |
10ci, 40ci |
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serviceberry |
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early spring, blue
berries, yellow fall foliage |
1g, 2g |
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
2-5" |
S, PSH |
X |
Ground-hugging evergreen
plant. Glossy |
40ci, 3.5" |
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kinnikinnick |
3'+ wide |
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green leaves, pink
flowers, red berries |
1 gal |
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Artemisia tridentata ssp.
tridentata |
4-6' |
S |
X |
Most widespread sagebrush.
Beautiful grayish |
10ci, 40ci |
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big sagebrush |
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foliage, fragrant,
semi-evergreen. |
1g |
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Artemisia tridentata ssp.
vaseyana |
3' |
S |
X |
Found above 3000'; more
compact, rounded |
10ci, 40ci |
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mountain sagebrush |
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form, citrusy scent |
1g |
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Artemisia tripartita |
4' |
S |
X |
Found in moister areas
than ssp. tridentata |
10ci, 40ci |
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threetip sagebrush |
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Finely divided foliage,
softer appearance |
1g |
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Ceanothus sanguineus |
8-10' |
S, PSH |
X |
White flowers, scented,
reddish stems. Deciduous. |
10ci, 40ci |
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redstem ceanothus |
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1g |
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Ceanothus velutinus |
4-7' |
S |
X |
Evergreen shrub with
glossy green leaves. White |
10ci, 40ci |
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snowbrush ceanothus |
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flowers in pyramid
clusters. Nitrogen fixer. |
1g |
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Cercocarpus ledifolius |
6-15' |
S |
X |
Very drought tolerant
large shrub/small tree |
1g, 2g |
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curl-leaf mountain
mahogany |
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with rolled lvs, tailed
seeds;
from SE WA, Chelan Co. |
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Clematis ligusticifolia |
15-20' |
S, PSH |
X |
Vigorous, climbing vine
with small white |
10ci, 40ci |
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Western clematis |
climber |
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flowers in spring,
followed by fluffy seed heads |
1g |
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Cornus sericea |
8-10' |
S, PSH |
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Multi-stemmed shrub, red
bark, white flower clusters, |
10ci, 40ci |
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red osier dogwood |
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followed by white berries.
Fast-growing. |
1g |
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Dasiphora (Potentilla) fruticosa |
3-4' |
S, PSH |
X |
Bright yellow flowers for
several months, |
10ci, 40ci |
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shrubby cinquefoil |
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velvety leaves |
1g |
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Ericameria nauseosa |
3' |
S |
X |
Very drought tolerant,
fine grayish foliage, yellow |
10ci, 40ci |
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gray rabbitbrush |
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flowers in fall. Late
season nectar source butterflies. |
1g |
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Holodiscus discolor |
6-8' |
S, PSH |
X |
Loose, creamy flower
plumes May-June. Reddish fall |
10ci, 40ci |
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oceanspray |
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foliage. |
1g |
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Lonicera ciliosa |
15-25' |
PSH |
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Climbing vine with orange
tubular flowers, red fruits. |
40ci, 1 gal |
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orange honeysuckle |
climber |
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Hummingbird plant. Found
within pine forest. |
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Lonicera involucrata |
3-6' |
S, PSH |
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Deciduous. Yellow flowers
followed by shiny black |
10ci, 1gal |
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twinberry |
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"twinberries". Hummingbird
plant. From moist areas. |
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Mahonia aquifolium |
4-6' |
S, PSH |
X |
Shiny, evergreen foliage,
attractive yellow flower |
10ci, 40ci |
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tall mahonia |
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clusters, blue berries |
1g |
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Mahonia repens |
1' |
S, PSH |
X |
Low-growing evergreen
similar to tall mahonia, |
40ci, 1 gal |
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creeping mahonia |
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providing year round
interest. |
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Pachistima myrsinites |
2-3' |
PSH, SH |
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Dense evergreen shrub with
small leaves. |
40ci, 3.5" |
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mountain boxwood |
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Found under the forest
canopy. |
1 gal |
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Philadelphus lewisii |
6-8' |
S, PSH |
X |
Shrub with bright green
leaves, turn yellow in fall; |
10ci, 40ci |
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mockorange |
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large, showy fragrant
whiteflowers |
1g, 2g |
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Prunus emarginata
var. emarginata |
8-15' |
S, PSH |
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White flowers, pea-sized
bright red fruits good for |
10ci, 1 gal |
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bitter cherry |
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birds, other
wildlife. Shrubby Interior variety. |
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Prunus virginiana |
10-15' |
S, PSH |
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Large shrub or small tree;
pendant clusters of white |
10ci, 40ci |
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chokecherry |
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flowers, then purple-black
cherries. Wildlife food. |
1g, 2g |
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Purshia tridentata |
3-6' |
S |
X |
Semi-evergreen shrub, very
drought tolerant. |
10ci, 40ci |
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bitterbrush |
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Small yellow flowers in
spring |
1g |
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Rhus glabra
var. cismontane |
5-8' |
S |
X |
Fast-growing shrub with
showy red fruits and |
10ci, 40ci |
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smooth sumac |
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brilliant orange-red fall
color. Spreads to form clumps. |
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