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Best small shrub for shade in Basalt CO #868549
Asked May 15, 2024, 1:09 PM EDT
Eagle County Colorado
Expert Response
Here are some shrub options that are 3ft. or less at maturity, can tolerate partial shade and are well adapted to Basalt.
- Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) - broadleaved evergreen
- Panchito Manzanita (Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis) - broadleaved evergreen
- Three-leaf sumac (Rhus trilobata) - deciduous
- Gro-Low fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low') - deciduous
- Mountain lover (Paxistima myrsinites) - broadleaved evergreen
- Mountain ninebark (Physocarpus monogynus) - deciduous
- Hornibrookiana Austrian pine (Pinus nigra 'Hornibrookiana') - evergreen
- Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) - deciduous
- Briggs Moonlight Daphne (Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Briggs Moonlight’) - deciduous
- St. Mary's Broom dwarf spruce (Picea pungens 'St. Mary's Broom') - evergreen
- Little Joker Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Hoogi021') - deciduous
- Lemon Candy or Dart's Gold Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Lemon Candy' or 'Dart's Gold') - deciduous
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