Drought-tolerant Shrubs
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BOTANIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
DIA |
HGT |
COLOR |
TIME |
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Deciduous Shrubs - Large (8+ dia.): |
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acer grandidentatum |
wasatch maple |
15' |
22' |
none |
na |
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amalanchier alnifolia |
saskatoon serviceberry |
9' |
9' |
white |
? |
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forestiera neomexicana |
New Mexico privet |
11' |
15' |
none |
na |
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kolkwitzia amabilis |
beautybush |
13' |
12' |
pink |
May |
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lonicera korolkowii v floribunda |
blue velvet honeysuckle |
9' |
9 |
pink |
? |
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lonicera tatarica 'Arnold red' |
Arnold red honeysuckle |
9' |
9' |
red |
? |
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prunus americana |
American plum |
8' |
11' |
white |
? |
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prunus tomentosa |
nanking cherry |
11' |
11' |
white |
? |
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prunus virginiana melanocarpa |
green chokecherry |
10' |
17' |
? |
? |
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prunus virginiana 'Shubert' |
Canada red chokecherry |
16' |
25' |
white |
May |
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quercus gambelii |
gambel oak/scrub oak |
11' |
16' |
none |
na |
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rhus glabra |
smooth sumac |
9' |
15' |
none |
na |
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rhus typhina |
staghorn sumac |
11' |
20' |
none |
na |
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sheperdia argentea |
silver buffalo berry |
9' |
11' |
none |
na |
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syringa velgaris |
common lilac |
10' |
12' |
purple |
May |
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Deciduous Shrubs - Medium (5'7" dia.): |
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artimesia tridentata |
tall western sage |
7' |
7' |
? |
? |
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caragana arborescens |
Siberian peashrub |
7' |
13' |
yellow |
? |
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chamaebatiaria millefolium |
fernbush |
7' |
7' |
white |
? - August |
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cotoneaster lucidus |
hedge cotoneaster |
5' |
7' |
none |
na |
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berberis spp. |
barberry |
5' |
5' |
none |
na |
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jamesi americana |
Waxflower |
5' |
4' |
white |
May - June |
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philadelphus lewisii 'Cheyenne' |
Lewis mock orange |
6' |
8' |
white |
? |
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philadelphus spp. |
mockorange |
7' |
7' |
white |
? |
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physocarpus spp. |
ninebark |
7' |
7' |
white |
? |
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potentilla fruticosa var. davurica |
prairie snow potentilla |
5' |
2' |
white |
May - Oct. |
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rhus aromatica |
fragrant sumac |
7' |
7' |
yellow |
May |
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rhus aromatica 'gro-low' |
gro-low sumac |
8' |
3' |
yellow |
May |
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rhus glabra v cismontana |
Rocky Mountain sumac |
5' |
5' |
none |
na |
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rhus trilobatat |
three-leaf sumac |
6' |
6' |
none |
na |
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rhus typhina laciniata |
cutleaf sumac |
7' |
8' |
none |
na |
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ribes aureum |
golden currant |
5' |
5' |
yellow |
May - ? |
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rosa hugonis |
Father Hugo shrub rose |
7' |
5' |
yellow |
? |
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rubus deliciosus |
thimbleberry/Boulder raspberry |
5' |
5' |
white |
? |
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spiraeca x vanhouttei |
Vanhoutte spirea |
7' |
7' |
white |
? |
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viburnaum lentago |
nannyberry |
7' |
10' |
white |
Mar-May |
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Deciduous Shrubs - Small (4' - dia.): |
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amorpha cancscens |
leadplant |
3' |
3' |
purple |
June |
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berberis koreana |
Korean barberry |
3' |
3' |
none |
na |
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caragana pygmaea |
pygmy peashrub |
4' |
3' |
insignificant |
na |
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cercocarpos intricatus |
littleleaf mountain mahogany |
3' |
3' |
insignificant |
na |
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chamaebatiaria millifolium |
fernbush |
4' |
4' |
white |
May |
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chysothamnusn nauseosis |
rabbitbrush |
4' |
4' |
yellow |
Aug. - Oct. |
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chrysothamnus nauseosis 'tall blue' |
rabbitbrush |
6' |
5' |
yellow |
Sept. - Oct. |
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fallugia paradoxa |
Apache plume |
4' |
4' |
white |
Apr. - May |
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ephedra supp. |
Mormon tea |
4' |
4' |
yellow |
? |
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genista tinctoria 'royal gold' |
woadwaxen/common broom |
2' |
2' |
yellow |
July |
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physocarpus opulifolius nanus |
dwarf ninebark |
4' |
5' |
white |
? |
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potentilla fruticosa v purdomii |
forever gold potentilla |
3' |
2' |
yellow |
? |
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prunus besseyii 'Pawnee Buttes' |
creeping western sand cherry |
? |
? |
white |
? |
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ribes alpinum |
Alpine currant |
4' |
4' |
none |
na |
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symphoricarpos spp. |
coralberry/snowberry |
6' |
4' |
white |
? |
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Evergreen Shrubs - Large (8'+ dia.): |
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cercocarpus ledifolius |
curl-leaf mountain mahogany |
9' |
9' |
none |
na |
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juniperus chinensis 'Holbert' |
Holbert juniper |
10' |
3' |
none |
na |
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juniperus chinensis 'pfiteriana' |
Pfitzeriana juniper |
12' |
12' |
none |
na |
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juniperus chinensis 'sea green' |
sea green juniper |
8' |
8' |
none |
na |
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juniperus sabina 'tamariscifolia' |
tamarix juniper |
8' |
6' |
none |
na |
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juniperus scopulorum 'table top blue' |
table top blue juniper |
8' |
6' |
none |
na |
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pinus mugo |
mugo pine |
12' |
11' |
none |
na |
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Evergreen Shrubs - Medium (5'- 7' dia.): |
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cytisus purgans |
Spanish gold hardy broom |
6' |
4' |
yellow |
May - ? |
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juniperus chinensis 'Armstrong' |
Armstrong juniper |
5' |
4' |
none |
na |
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juniperus chinensis 'old gold' |
old gold juniper |
6' |
4' |
none |
na |
