The Proper Plants

Shrubs
Common Name
Botanical Name
Acuba Acuba japonica
American Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis
American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
American Boxwood Buxus sempervirons
Barberry Berberris thunbergii
Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa
Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium
Chinese Holly Ilex cornuta
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana
Deutzia Deutzia scaba; D. gracilis
Eastern Arborvitae Thuja orientalis
English Boxwood Buxus sempervirons 'Suffruticosa'
Euonymus Euonymus japonica
False Arborvitae Hiba arborvitae
Firethorn Pyracantha (several species)
Flowering Quince Chaenomeles japonica
Forsythia Forsythia
Glossy Abelia Abelia x grandiflora
Hawthorne Rhaphiolepsis indica
Heavenly Bamboo Nandina domestica
Hummingbird Summersweet Clethra alnifolia
Inkberry Ilex glabra
Japanese Holly Ilex crenata
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Juniper Juniperis (many species)
Littleleaf Boxwood Buxus microphylla
Mahonia Mahonia bealei; m. aquifolia
Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia
Possumhaw Ilex decidua
Privet Ligustrum (several species)
Red Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia
Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius
Southern Arrowwood Vibernum dentatum
Southern Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
Spirea Spirea (several species)
Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica
Western Arborvitae Thuja plicata
Winterberry Ilex verticillata
Witch Hazel Hammelis virginiana
Yucca Yucca (several species)
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