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Shrubs
With Outstanding Foliage Color
Below
is a listing of shrubs that display outstanding
foliage color during all or part of the
year. Use them to add outstanding splashes
of color to your garden or landscape in
Zone 8.
Name:
Aucuba
'Gold Dust'
Botanical:
Aucuba
Size:
5'
H x 4-5' W
Exposure:
Shade
or afternoon shade
Bloom
Color:
Golden
speckled foliage
Bloom
Time:
None
Water:
Low
once established
Features:
Outstanding
gold speckled foliage tropical
in appearance. Nice contrast
in shade plantings. Very hardy
and can be used in shady foundation
plantings.
Companions:
The
bold foliage of this shrub contrasts
well with just about any other
shade plants.
Name:
Barberri
'Crimson Pigmy'
Botanical:
Berberis atropurpureum
'Nana'
Size:
2'
H x 3' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun
Bloom
Color:
Yellow
- inconspicuous
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Low - drought tolerant
Features:
Outstanding
maroon-red foliage on this low,
mounding shrub. Extremely drought
and heat tolerant.
Companions:
Indian
Hawthorne, Yucca, Juniper, Soft
Touch Holly, Abelias, Ornamental
Grasses, Stella de Oro Daylily,
Sedums, Crape Myrtles and other
drought tolerant plantsand trees.
Name:
Barberry
'Golden'
Botanical:
Berberis aurea
Size:
2'
H X 3' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun
Bloom
Color:
Bright
Yellow
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Outstanding
bright yellow foliage on this
low, mounding shrub. Very droughtand
heat tolerant.
Companions:
Indian
Hawthorne, Yucca, Abelias, Junipers,
rock garden perennials, and
many other drought tolerant
plants.
Name:
Barberry
'Rosy Glow'
Botanical:
Berberis atropurpurea
Size:
4'
H x 3' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun
Bloom
Color:
Yellow
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Outstanding
maroon-red foliage with pink
new growth throughout the season!
Very heat and drought tolerant.
Companions:
India
Hawthorne, Soft Touch Holly,
Ornamental Grasses, Yucca, Junipers,
sedums and other rock garden
perennials, and other heat and
drought tolerant plants.
Name:
Burning
Bush 'Dwarf'
Botanical:
Euonymus alatus 'Compacta'
Size:
5-6'
H x 5' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun or Partial Shade
Color:
Fire
red Fall foliage
Bloom
Time:
None
Water:
Low to moderate
Features:
Brilliant
red fall foliage is outstanding!
Handsome dark green foliage
on this upright vase shape shrub.
Group in islands or use as a
specimen.
Handsome
glossy evergreen foliage on
this upright rounded shrub.
New growth is red to orange.Excellent
foundation plant in or on the
corners, or under high windows.
Excellent as a small tree specimen.
Companions:
Dwarf
Yaupon, Junipers, Crimson Pigmy
Barberry, Soft Touch Holly,
Cotoneaster,Gold Mound Spirea,
and other small leaved shrubs.
Name:
Eleagnus
Botanical:
Eleagnus 'Fruitlandi'
Size:
8-10'
H x 8-10' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun or Part Shade
Foliage
Color:
Dark
green dusted with silver
Bloom
Time:
None
Water
Needs:
Low
Features:
A
densley branched, fast growing
evergreen shrub excellent to
create a quick screen, hedge,
or background. Dark green foliage
has attractive silver scale.
Companions:
Loropetalums,
Junipers, Carissa Holly, Barberries,
Ornamental Grasses, and many
more.
Name:
Euonymus
'Golden'
Botanical:
Euonymus japonica 'Aurea'
Size:
4-5'
H x 3-4' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun or Part Shade
Foliage
Color:
Bright
Yellow
Bloom
Time:
None
Water
Needs:
Low
Features:
The
variegated green and yellow
foliage is outstanding. Useful
as a hedge or specimen. A good
accent plant in foundation plantings.
Very showy.
Companions:
The
foliage of this plant contrasts
well with too many plants to
name. Soft Touch Holly, Barberries,
Loropetalums, and Junipers to
name a few.
Name:
Juniper
'Blue Point'
Botanical:
Juniperus chinensis
Size:
8-9'
H x 4-5' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun
Foliage
Color:
Blue
Bloom
Time:
None
Water
Needs:
Low
Features:
Handsome
blue evergreen foliage on this
upright pyramidal Juniper. Useful
as a cornerplant i foundation
plantings or between two windows,
or as a screen or specimen.
Good shrub to decorate for Christmas.
Companions:
Carissa
Holly, Indian Hawthorne, Barberries,
Spireas, Daisy Gardenia, Abelias,
Ornamental Grasses, and many
more.
Name:
Juniper
'Grey Owl'
Botanical:
Juniperus virginia
Size:
2'
H x 4-5' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun or Partial Shade
Foliage
Color:
Light
grey-blue
Spacing:
4-5'
apart
Water
Needs:
Low
Features:
Outstanding
silver foliage on this finely
textured juniper excellent for
planting on slopes, the borders
of islands, or as a foundation
plant.
Companions:
Hollies,
Barberries, Loropetalums, Abelias,
Ornamental Grasses, Abelias,
Spireas, Japanese Maples, and
many many more.
Name:
Ligustrum
'Jack Frost'
Botanical:
Ligustrum
Height
x Width:
3-4' H x 3-4'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White -fragrant
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Low
Features:
Outstanding
variegated green and creamy
white leaves on this attractive
evergreen shrub. Useful as a
foundation plant or low maintanence
hedge. Also good for planting
in groups on embankments.
Companions:
Junipers,
Soft Touch Holly, Cotoneaster,
Crimson Pigmy Barberry, Loropetalums,
Indian Hawthorne, Hollies, and
more.
Name:
Variegated
Privet - Ligustrum
Botanical:
Ligustrum sinensis
Height
x Width:
6-10' H x 6-8'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White - fragrant
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Low
Features:
Outstanding
variegated green and white foliage
on this fast growing shrub or
small tree. Excellent for screening.
Not a good foundation plant
except on, or in, the corners.
Companions:
Junipers,
Carissa Holly, Soft Touch Holly,
Loropetalums, and other various
shrubs that have dark foliage.
Name:
Loropetalums
Botanical:
Loroptelaum
Height
x Width:
4-15' H x 4-8'
W depending on variety
Exposure:
Full Sun is preferred but
will tolerate some shade
Bloom
Color:
Fuschia-Pink
Bloom
Time:
Spring and Fall!
Water:
Low
Features:
Deep
purple-red foliage contrasts
wonderfully with the fringe-like
fuschia-pink flowers in Spring
and Fall. An excellent foundation
or corner plant. Makes a nice
low maintenance hedge or tree-form
specimen too. 'Ruby', one of
the low growing varieties makes
an excellent substitute foe
Azaleas in full sun areas.
Companions:
Soft
Touch Holly, Dwarf Yaupon, Abelias,
Dwarf Spirea, Junipers, Indian
Hawthorne, Ornamental Grasses,
Daisy Gardenia, Lantanas, and
many more.
Name:
Nandina
'Compacta'
Botanical:
Nandina domestica
Height
x Width:
3-4' H x 3' W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Shade
Bloom
Color:
White followed by clusters
of red berries
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Low
Features:
Very adaptable
low maintanence evergreen shrub
similar in appearance to bamboo.
Useful in foundation plantings,
grouped in islands, or as a
specimen in the perennial garden.
Pretty white flower panicles
are followed by red berries.
Good screen for air conditioning
units or other ultilities. Red
to orange Winter foliage is
outstanding.
Companions:
Mahonia,
Azaleas, Hollies, Hydrangeas,
Junipers, Daisy Gardenia, Hosta
Lilies, Aucubas, Dogwoods, Red
Bud Trees, and many many other
plants and trees. Too many to
name!
Name:
Dwarf
Nandina 'Firepower'
Botanical:
Nandina nana
Height
x Width:
2-3' H x 2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
None - Bright red foliage
in winter
Bloom
Time:
Water:
Low
Features:
Global shaped
dwarf form known for it's outstanding
fire- red Winter foliage. Most
effective when grouped in islands,
foundation plantings, or on
embankments. Good drainage is
essential!
Companions:
All
Junipers, Ornamental Grasses,
Compacta Holly, Yucca, Rosy
Glow Barberry, and others.
Name:
Pittosporum
'Variegated'
Botanical:
Pittosporum
Height
x Width:
5-6' H x 6'+ W
Exposure:
FUll Sun or Afternoon Shade
Bloom
Color:
None
Bloom
Time:
Water:
Low
Features:
Very soft textured
shrub with appealing variegated
dusty grey-green and white foliage.
Useful in foundation plantings
under higher windows or in corners,
grouped in islands, or as a
low maintenance hedge.
Companions:
Hollies,
Junipers, Abelias, Barberries,
Loropetalums, Cotoneaster, Gardenias,
Nandinas, Mahonia, and many
more.
Name:
Spirea
'Gold Mound'
Botanical:
Spirea
Height
x Width:
2-3' H x 3' W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Pink
Bloom
Time:
Summer into Fall
Water:
Low
Features:
Low, mounding
shrub with outstanding bright
yellow foliage. Clusters of
light pink flowers are produced
in abundance during Summer.
Useful in foundation plantings,
on the borders of islands, on
embankments, and in the perennial
garden. Low maintanence &
drought tolerant.
Companions:
Other
Spireas, Hollies, Junipers,
Gardenias, Indian Hawthorne,
Loropetalums, Barberries, Japanese
Maples, Sedums, Dianthus and
many other shrubs, perennials,
and trees.