Shrubs
Scientific name |
Common name |
| Amelanchier alnifolia ●N | Western serviceberry |
| Artemisia spp. N | Sagebrush/Wormwood |
| Berberis koreana ● | Korean barberry |
| Berberis thunbergii ● | Japanese barberry |
| Caragana arborescens | Siberian peashrub |
| Caryopteris x clandonensis ●@ | Blue spirea |
| Ceanothus velutinus N |
Snowbrush ceanothus |
| Cercocarpus montanus ●N | True mountain mahogany |
| Chaenomeles spp. ●@ | Flowering quince |
| Chamaebatiaria millefolium N | Fernbush |
| Cornus sericea N | Redosier dogwood |
| Cotoneaster apiculatus @ | Cranberry cotoneaster |
| Cotoneaster lucidus ●@ | Hedge cotoneaster |
| Daphne ×burkwoodii ● | Burkwood daphne |
| Dasiphora fruticosa N | Bush cinquefoil |
| Diervilla sessilifolia ● | Bush honeysuckle |
| Ericameria (Chrysothamnus) nauseosus N | Rabbitbrush |
| Euonymus alatus | Burning bush |
| Forsythia spp. | Forsythia |
| Holodiscus discolor ●N | Ocean spray |
| Hypericum spp. ● | Hypericum |
| Juniperus spp. N | Juniper |
| Kerria japonica ● | Japanese kerria |
| Kolkwitzia amabilis ● | Beauty bush |
| Lonicera xylosteum ● | Fly honeysuckle |
| Ligustrum obtusifolium | Border privet |
| Ligustrum vulgare ● | Common privet |
| Mahonia aquifolium ●N@ | Oregon grape |
| Paxistima myrsinites ●N | Oregon boxwood |
| Philadelphus lewisii ●N | Wild mockorange |
| Photinia pyrifolia (Aronia arbutifolia)● | Red chokeberry |
| Physocarpus capitatus ●N | Western ninebark |
| Physocarpus malvaceus ●N | Mallow ninebark |
| Picea abies 'Nidiformis' | Bird's nest spruce |
| Prunus laurocerasus ● | Cherry laurel |
| Pyracantha coccinea | Firethorn |
| Rhus trilobata N | Three leaf sumac |
| Ribes aureum N | Golden currant |
| Ribes sanguineum ●N | Winter currant |
| Rosa nutkana ●N | Nootka rose |
| Rosa rubrifolia ●@ | Redleaf rose |
| Rosa rugosa ● | Rugosa rose |
| Salix exigua N | Coyote willow |
| Spiraea betulifolia ●N@ | Birchleaf spirea |
| Spiraea japonica | Japanese spirea |
| Spiraea nipponica | Nippon spirea |
| Spiraea thunbergii | Thunberg spirea |
| Spiraea ×vanhouttei ● | Vanhoutte spirea |
| Symphoricarpos spp. ●N@ | Snowberry |
| Syringa spp. ● | Lilac |
| Syringa reticulata | Japanese tree lilac |
| Taxus spp. ●N | Yew |
| Viburnum ×burkwoodii ● | Burkwood viburnum |
| Viburnum ×carlcephalum | Fragrant snowball viburnum |
| Viburnum lantana ● | Wayfaring tree |
| Yucca spp. | Yucca |
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Scientific and common names are listed for each plant. Plants are listed in alphabetical order by scientific name.
If the scientific name has a link, it leads to a page with photos and cultural information. If the common name has a link, it leads to photos, but not to cultural information.
Key to symbols
spp. = More than one species is water-conserving
● = Suitable for dry shade; amount of shade varies
N = Native to Washington or Idaho
@ = May reseed or spread
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