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Burning Bush, "Red Cascade" (aka Spindle Tree)

Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'

This shrub's main features are its pink tassel flowers that bloom in late summer. In the fall these flowers give way to brilliant red seed pods and the leaves turn red as well. Hardy and disease resistant.

Mature Width:

8 - 10'

Mature Height:

8 - 10'

Plant Care:

•The berries are distasteful and poisonous to humans and pets (but fine for birds)

Caragana, "Fernleaf"

Caragana arborescens 'Lorbergii'

Small yellow flowers in spring lead to bean-shaped seed pods that are dropped in late August. Leaves are lime green and similar to the asparagus fern; they lay in a semi-weeping form. This eye-catching shrub is excellent centrepiece.

Mature Width:

10 - 15'

Mature Height:

10 - 15'

Plant Care:

•Plant in a sunny, dry area; does not do well in a soggy spot

Caragana, "Pygmy"

Caragana pygmaea

Pygmy Caragana is a compact, finely textured shrub. Its branches are thorny but graceful and spreading. It has yellow flowers in spring followed by small bean-shaped seed pods that drop in late August.

Mature Width:

3 - 5'

Mature Height:

3 - 5'

Plant Care:

•Needs a sunny, well-drained location

Caragana, "Sutherland"

Caragana arborescens 'Sutherland'

This is a narrow, upright selection of the common caragana used for hedging; and Sutherland can be used as a narrow hedge, but also has value as a feature or accent plant. Abundant yellow flowers in May turn into small "pea pods"; both are edible - the flowers are sweet and the pods are high in protein. The leaves usually lose their lustrous green in August and turn dull yellow in mid to late September.

Mature Width:

5 - 6'

Mature Height:

12 - 15'

Plant Care:

•Needs a sunny, well-drained location

Caragana, Common

Caragana arborescens

Excellent hedge or windbreak, with a high heat and drought resistance. Small yellow flowers in spring lead to small bean shaped seed pods that are dropped in late August. With a yellow fall color and a 40 - 50 year life span, this shrub is a good choice.

Mature Width:

10 - 15'

Mature Height:

10 - 15'

Plant Care:

•Plant in a dry and high area; does not do well in a soggy spot

Caragana, Globe

Caragana frutex 'Globosa'

A very small, dense shrub that makes an excellent foundation plant; it produces the freshest green leaves in spring with yellow flowers, and small seed pods in August. Works well as a substitute for Globe Cedar in a hot, dry, or windy location.

Mature Width:

2 - 3'

Mature Height:

2 - 3'

Plant Care:

•Prefers a well-drained, sunny location

Cherry, Cistena (Purple sandcherry)

Prunus x cistena

This red/purple-leafed shrub is beautifully contrasted by its light pink flowers in spring. Branch tips typically freeze in winter, but grows back from below the snow line.

Mature Width:

3 - 4'

Mature Height:

3 - 4'

Plant Care:

•To mitigate tip-freezing, prune every spring, which also helps to thicken the shrub

•A wind protected spot is best

•Needs well-drained soil

Cranberry, Highbush

Viburnum trilobum

This native shrub produces bright red fruit that is great for jams, jellies, juice or wine. Fruit ripens late summer. It is also considered an ornamental shrub because of the showy white blooms, maple shaped leaves and good red fall colour.

Mature Width:

6 - 7'

Mature Height:

6 - 8'

Plant Care:

•Requires two plants for pollination.

Elder, "Morden Golden Glow"

Sambucus racemosa 'Morden Golden Glow'

*This is a fast-growing shrub with lacy-textured golden leaves, large white flowers in late spring, and red clusters of fruit for the birds. The roots seem touchy - it can drown easily and freezes out if there is no snow cover.

Mature Width:

5 - 6'

Mature Height:

5 - 6'

Plant Care:

•Prefers a well-drained, wind-sheltered and sunny location

Forsythia, "Meadowlark" or "Northern Gold"

Forsythia x 'Meadowlark' or 'Northern Gold'

Forsythias are the first shrub to bloom in spring with bright yellow flowers, and these two varieties are the hardiest tall cultivars for the prairies, but still need a wind-sheltered area, and snow cover is helpful. Stems can be cut like the pussy willow even in late winter; the cuttings will bloom in a vase of water. Fall colour is burgundy. Growth rate is 2’ per year.

Mature Width:

6 - 8'

Mature Height:

6 - 8'

Plant Care:

•Plant in wind-sheltered area to prevent winter bud kill.

•Tolerate a wide range of soil moisture, but require full sun