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2BUFFALOBERRY, SILVER (Shepherdia argentea) Ht 10-15 ft, Spd 10-12 ft. Full sun, low water needs (xeric). Tree-like shrub with silvery foliage. The branch tips aregenerally thorny. Its small edible, orange-red berries can be used to make jelly or left as a treat for birds. Needs male and female plants to produce fruit.BURNING BUSH (Euonymus alatus) Ht 10-15 ft, Spd 10-12 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. This shrub has interesting winged stems with a dense form.Dark green leaves turn a radiant, show-stopping crimson in the fall. The fruits look like red popcorn and are showy throughout much of the winter. This is a favorite large accentplant that can be pruned into an interesting small tree. It is tough and disease resistant.BURNING BUSH, DWARF (Euonymus alata ‘Compactus’) Ht 5-6 ft, Spd 5-6 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. A more dwarf form of the species.Crimson fall foliage. Dark green leaves turning a radiant, show-stopping crimson in fall. Fruits look like red popcorn and are showy though much of the winter. Excellent use as ahedge specimen. Tough and disease resistant.BUTTERFLY BUSH (Buddleia davidii) Ht 5 ft, Spd 5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous grower with large flower spikes from Julythrough September. It is attractive to butterflies. Prune in the spring as flower clusters will bloom on new growth each year. Come in pink, purple, blue, red, and white flowers.BUTTERFLY BUSH, ATTRACTION (Buddleia davidii) Ht 5 ft, Spd 5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous grower with large red flowerspikes from July through September. Prefers a well-drained, moist, loamy type soil and tolerates heat and drought after it becomes well established. Will attract hoards of bees andbutterflies to your garden. Prune in the spring as flower clusters will bloom on new growth each year. The more you trim, the more it blooms. Best if cut back to 10” in the spring.BUTTERFLY BUSH, BLACK KNIGHT (Buddleia davidii) Ht 5 ft, Spd 5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous grower with large flowerspikes from July through September. It is attractive to butterflies. Tops can die back in northern areas, but will bloom on new wood each year.BUTTERFLY BUSH, DARK KNIGHT (Buddleia davidii) Ht 5 ft, Spd 5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous grower with large darkpurple flower spikes from July through September. It is attractive to butterflies. Tops can die back in northern areas, but will bloom on new wood each year.BUTTERFLY BUSH, BLUE (Buddleia davidii ‘Blue’) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 6 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous grower with large flowerspikes from July through September. Prefers a well-drained, moist, loamy type soil and tolerates heat and drought after it becomes well established. Will attract hoards of bees andbutterflies to your garden. Prune in the spring as flower clusters will bloom on new growth each year. The more you trim, the more it blooms. Best if cut back to 10” in the spring.BUTTERFLY BUSH, BOUQUET 3 IN 1 (Buddleia davidii ‘Bouquet’) Ht 5-8 ft, Spd 4-7 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This deciduous shrub has fragrant,midsummer blooms that flower in dense, slender clusters of multiple colors (white, pink, and purple). Best flower production in full sun. Remove dead flowers to promote repeatbloom. Prune back to ground in spring. Butterflies love this shrub!BUTTERFLY BUSH, ELLEN’S BLUE (Buddleia davidii ‘Ellen’s Blue’) Ht 3-5 ft, Spd 3-4ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous growerwith large flower spikes from July through September. It is attractive to butterflies. Tops can die back in northern areas, but will bloom on new wood each year. Silver greenfoliage with an electric blue flower.BUTTERFLY BUSH, NANHO BLUE (Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Blue’) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 5-6 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This deciduous shrub has fragrantlong tapering flowers all summer, often referred to as the summer lilac. Best flower production in full sun. Remove dead flowers to promote repeat bloom. More compact leafthen other varieties. Prune back to ground in spring. Butterflies love this shrub.BUTTERFLY BUSH, NANHO PURPLE (Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Purple’) Ht 2-3 ft, Spd 2-4 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This deciduous shrub hasfragrant long tapering flowers all summer. Best flower production in full sun. Remove dead flowers to promote repeat bloom. Prune back to ground in spring. Butterflies lovethis shrub.BUTTERFLY BUSH, PETITE BLUE HEAVEN (Buddleia davidii ‘Fly PT Blu Hvn PP22069’) Ht 24-30 in, Spd 24-30 in. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. Thisis more of a ground cover form of butterfly bush. It is great for embankments or places where a lower growing butterfly bush is wanted. The blue blossoms bloom well throughthe summer into fall. The leaves have a silver color to them. This plant is great for attracting humming birds and butterflies.BUTTERFLY BUSH, PETITE TUTI FRUITI (Buddleia davidii ‘Fly PT Tutifrti PPAF’) Ht 24-30 in, Spd 24-30 in. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This ismore of a ground cover form of butterfly bush. It is great for embankments or places where a lower growing butterfly bush is wanted. The pink blossoms will bloom well throughthe summer into fall. This plant is great for attracting humming birds and butterflies.BUTTERFLY BUSH, PINK DELIGHT (Buddleia davidii) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 6-8 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous grower with large pinkflower spikes. Large, fragrant flower clusters emit a delicate scent that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. Pink Delight Butterfly Bush blooms summer to fall;for best result cut back to 6-8" each spring.BUTTERFLY BUSH, PRINCETON PURPLE (Buddleia davidii ‘Princeton Purple’) Ht 5 ft, Spd 5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorousgrower with large flower spikes from July through September. It is attractive to butterflies. Prune in the spring as flower clusters will bloom on new growth each year.BUTTERFLY BUSH, PURPLE (Buddleia davidii) Ht 5 ft, Spd 5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous grower with large flower spikesfrom July through September. It is attractive to butterflies. Tops can die back in northern areas, but will bloom on new wood each year.BUTTERFLY BUSH, RED (Buddleia davidii) Ht 5 ft, Spd 5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous grower with large flower spikes fromJuly through September. It is attractive to butterflies. Tops can die back in northern areas, but will bloom on new wood each year.BUTTERFLY BUSH, ROYAL RED (Buddleia davidii) Ht 5 ft, Spd 5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is a vigorous grower with large flowerspikes from July through September. It is attractive to butterflies. Tops can die back in northern areas, but will bloom on new wood each year.BUTTERFLY BUSH, SILVER FOUNTAIN (Buddleia alternifolia ‘Argentea’) Ht 8-10 ft, Spd 6-8 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. A shrub that does well ina variety of soils and forms a striking vase-shaped mound. The twigs are long and thin, giving the plant a wide spreading and pendulous habit. The foliage is blue gray orsometimes silver, and finely textured. Fragrant early June flowers are a bright lilac and spiral along the previous year’s branches in candy-cane fashion. Very attractive tobutterflies. Plant Select winner 1998.BUTTERFLY BUSH, TRI-COLOR (Buddleia davidii ‘Tri-Color’) Ht 5 ft, Spd 5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This butterfly bush has white, pink, andpurple flowers.

3BUTTERFLY BUSH, WHITE PROFUSSION (Buddleia davidii ‘White Profusion’) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 6 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This shrub is avigorous grower with large flower spikes from July through September. Prefers a well-drained, moist, loamy type soil and tolerates heat and drought after it becomes wellestablished. Will attract hoards of bees and butterflies to your garden. Prune in the spring as flower clusters will bloom on new growth each year. The more you trim, the more itblooms. Best if cut back to 10” in the spring. The profuse blooms are white with a yellow center.CHERRY, CANADA RED (Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red’) Ht 20-25 ft, Spd 18-20 ft. Low to moderate water needs, full to part sun. New growth is bright green, turning toburgundy-red as the leaves mature. Fragrant white flowers in 3”-6” long drooping racemes appear in late April to early May. The tart but edible small fruit ripens to black in latesummer. An attractive, fast growing plant, great for a quick screen. May be trained into a tree.CHERRY, NANKING (Prunus tomentosa) Ht 8-10 ft, Spd 10-15 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. A densely branched large shrub with pubescent greenfoliage. Edible red fruit that attracts birds follows showy white spring flowers. The tan to red-brown bark is exfoliating. Interesting when used in mass plantings or pruned to asmall tree. A picturesque large shrub that should be used more.CHOKEBERRY, BLACK (Aronia melanocarpa) Ht 5-6 ft, Spd 5-6 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. Small white flowers in May followed by ¼” smallblack fruits that may persist into winter. Summer foliage is glossy green turning to a radiant red in fall.CHOKEBERRY, IROQUOIS BEAUTY BLACK (Aronia melanocarpa ‘Iroquois Beauty’) Ht 3-5 ft, Spd 3-5 ft. Tolerates full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs.This is a more compact form of the Black Chokeberry with great interest throughout the seasons. It has beautiful white flowers in the spring followed by an abundance of blackberries in the summer. The fall color is a beautiful wine-red. Plant can sucker for naturalized look, or can be pruned if growth needs to be restricted.CHOKEBERRY, PURPLE (Aronia x prunifolia) Ht 8-12 ft, Spd 6-10 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. A hybrid between A. arbutifolia and A. melanocarpathought to be naturally occurring. Displays hybrid vigor, as it grows taller than both its parents. White flowers bloom in terminal clusters in early May, followed by purple fruit infall. Outstanding red fall colorCHOKECHERRY, GREEN (Prunus virginiana) Ht 15-25 ft, Spd 15-20 ft. Tolerates full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. Large native shrub. Fragrant whiteflowers in pendulous racemes appear in early May, followed by edible black fruit that attracts birds. Fast growing plant that spreads by suckers. Useful as a quick screen.CHOKECHERRY, YELLOW FRUITED (Prunus virginiana ‘Yellow Fruited’) Ht 15-20 ft, Spd 15-20 ft. Low to moderate water needs, full sun. A green-leaved selection ofchokecherry having bright yellow edible fruits in late July and August that give the plant the appearance of a second bloom. This large hardy shrub was first discovered inWyoming and then rediscovered at the USDA Experimental Station in Cheyenne.CISTENA, PRUNUS (Prunus x cistena) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 6-8 ft. Low to moderate water needs, full to part sun. Can be a large multi-stemmed shrub. Denser and more compact thanNewport. Leaves are a brighter purple. An excellent shrub for our climate.CORALBERRY, HANCOCK (Symphoricarpos x chenaultii ‘Hancock’) Ht 2-3 ft, Spd 6-10 ft. Full sun to part shade. Low to moderate water needs. Light blue-green, finetextured foliage with small, pink spring flowers followed by red berries that hold into winter. The spreading habit creates an excellent groundcover for erosion control on banksand slopes. Benefits from aggressive rejuvenation pruning every few years.CORALBERRY, RED (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) Ht 3-4 ft, Spd 4-5 ft. Full sun to mostly shade, low to moderate water needs. Upright, arching growth habit with slenderbranches. Profusion of creamy white summer flowers. Heavily fruited with large clusters of ¼” coral red berries that last all winter. Good for erosion control, or groundcover.COTONEASTER, CORAL BEAUTY (Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty') Ht 1 ft, Spd 6-8 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. This low-growing shrub is agreat ground cover. It has long prostrate branches with dark green foliage and white flowers in the spring. Showy dark red berries add color in the fall and winter. This can beconsidered an evergreen.COTONEASTER, CRANBERRY (Cotoneaster apiculatus) Ht 2-3 ft, Spd 5-7 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. A cotoneaster with small glossy greenleaves on arching branches. Large red berries in late summer. Orange-red fall color. Has a fine texture when in leaf and a coarse silhouette in winter. Use in masses as a groundcover or as an accent plant.COTONEASTER, HEDGE (Cotoneaster lucidus) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 5-8 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. Large shrub with glossy dark green foliage andupright growth. Black fruits follow small inconspicuous pink spring flowers. Outstanding orange-red fall color. Tolerates shade well. Good screen or hard hedge that can be prunedfor a formal look.COTONEASTER, SPREADING (Cotoneaster divaricatus) Ht 5-6 ft, Spd 6-8 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. An ornamental shrub with arching branches.Summer leaf color is an attractive, glossy dark green. Fall color can be a striking combination of yellow, orange, and red. Small pink flowers appear in late spring but tend to behidden behind the leaves. The small bright red fruit ripens in September and persists into late fall. Useful as a screen or large hedge.COTONEASTER, SZECHUAN FIRE (Cotoneaster ignavus) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 4-6 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. An extremely hardy cotoneaster with darkred ¼” fruit. The leaves are heavily pubescent, giving them a blue cast. Yellow fall color. Selected from the USDA Experimental Station in Cheyenne, WY and a favorite of Mr.Howard who was a superintendent of the station. A great hardy cotoneaster.CREAMBUSH (Holodiscus discolor) Ht 5-7 ft, Spd 6-8 ft. Full sun, low water needs (xeric). Northwest native plant with creamy white flowers in panicles, blooming inmidsummer. Erect to arching basal stems with reddish brown exfoliating bark. Hairy leaves are light green, broadly ovate and coarsely toothed. Flowers have a sweet aromaticcream-like scent. Reddish tan seed heads in fall. The wood had many uses for the native peoples of the Northwest, as well as the flowers, which were used medicinally. Droughtresistant, but if given regular water may get larger that the listed size.CURRANT, ALPINE (Ribes alpinum) Ht 3-5 ft, Spd 3-5 ft. Tolerates full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. Compact rounded bush excellent for small hedges or asa backdrop for flowers. Requires very little shearing to maintain a neat, tidy appearance. Glossy dark green summer foliage.CURRANT, GOLDEN (Ribes aureum ) Ht 5-6 ft, Spd 5-6 ft. Full sun to part shade, low water needs (xeric). Cinnamon-scented, yellow flowers in May. Green, lobed leaves turnscarlet in fall. Makes a nice accent or hedge.CURRANT, HARDY RED FLOWERING (Ribes x gordonianum) Ht 5-6 ft, Spd 3-4 ft. Full sun to part shade, low water needs (xeric). A hardy red flowering currant bloomingin April with pendulous racemes up to 6” in length. Dark green leaves and fruitless.

4CURRANT, WAX (Ribes cereum) Ht 2-4 ft, Spd 2-4 ft. Full sun to part shade, low water needs (xeric). This is a densely branched native shrub with gray-green leaves. Thebright red fruit ripens in late summer and is prized by the bears. This selection of currant has minimal fall color but useful for mass plantings especially for naturalized areas. Ittolerates dry conditions well.DAPHNE, CAROL MACKIE (Daphne x burkwoodi ‘Carol Mackie’) Ht 3-5 ft, Spd 3-5 ft. Part shade to shade, low to moderate water needs. A densely branched, semievergreen shrub. Narrow medium green leaves are edged in cream white. Clusters of intensely fragrant, ½ “ tubular pink flowers bloom in April. Fruit is 1/3” red berry. Does notlike to be planted in hot-spots such as south or west exposures. Plant select 1997.DOGWOOD, BAILEY REDTWIG (Cornus sericea var. ‘baileyi’) Ht 8-10 ft, Spd 8-10 ft. Full sun to part shade, moderate water needs. A large shrub with medium greenfoliage and dense, upright growth. Blue-black fruits follow cream white late spring flowers. Stems turn a showy burgundy in winter. Burgundy-red fall color. Good screen or hardyhedge that can be clipped for a formal look.DOGWOOD, ISANTI (Cornus sericea ‘Isanti’) Ht 5-6 ft, Spd 8-10 ft. Full sun to part shade, moderate water needs. It is a denser and lower growing dogwood than the BaileyRedtwig with the same bright red stems in winter. Creamy white flowers bloom in late spring, followed by abundant white fruit. Fall color is a dark purple-red. This combinationmakes for a striking winter silhouette.DOGWOOD, IVORY HALO (Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’) Ht 5-6 ft, Spd 5-6 ft. Part Shade, moderate water needs. A selection of Variegated Dogwood with the same attractivevariegation and winter twig color but has a more compact form.DOGWOOD, YELLOWTWIG (Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd. 8-10 ft. Part shade, moderate water needs. Dogwood with bight yellow branches in winter. Clustersof white flowers in late spring followed by a white fruit. Summer foliage is dark glossy green turning reddish-purple in fall. Needs protection from winter sun.DOGWOOD, VARIEGATED (Cornus alba ‘Argenteo Marginata’) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 5-8 ft. Part shade to shade, moderate water needs. Dogwood with showy variegated green andwhite foliage. Stems turn blood red in winter. Creamy white flowers appear in late May to early June. Does best in moist shady areas or eastern exposures, does not tolerate fullsun well. All the red stemmed dogwoods require pruning of the oldest branches to ensure vibrant winter color.ELDERBERRY, BLACK BEAUTY (Sambucus nigra ‘Black Beauty’) Ht 8-12 ft, Spd 8-12 ft. Tolerates full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. This shrub hasintriguing black foliage and massive lemon scented pink flowers that appear in June. The flowers contrast wonderfully with the foliage. The dark purple berries emerge latesummer and are very attractive to birds.ELDERBERRY, BLACK LACE (Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’ (PP 15,575)) Ht 8-10 ft, Spd 8-10 ft. Tolerates full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. A totally new typeof Elderberry. The dark purple, finely cut foliage has an exotic appeal usually found only in Japanese Maples. Pink buds open to lacy white blossoms in May to June. Excellentspecimen plant and also attractive in large containers.ELDERBERRY, GOLDEN (Sambucus canadensis ‘Aurea’) Ht 8-12 ft, Spd 8-12 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. Rapidly growing shrub with bright goldenfoliage. Fragrant, white, flat-headed flower clusters in early summer, followed by black, juicy, edible fruits. Good shrub for fast screening and color contrast. Fruit is great for jelly,wine, and for wildlife but requires more than one plant for pollination and fruit set.ELDERBERRY, SUTHERLAND GOLDEN CUTLEAF (Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Golden’) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 6-8 ft. Tolerates full sun to part shade, low to moderatewater needs. This is a Golden Elder with deeply incised leaves creating a lacy texture. ‘Sutherland Golden’ is the most tolerant of bright sun suffering minimal scorching. It hasfragrant white flat-headed flower clusters that bloom in the early summer and are followed by bright red fruit. If there is another variety of elder planted nearby this is considered apollinator.FERNBUSH (Chamaebatiaria millefolium) Ht 4-6 ft, Spd 4-6 ft. Tolerates full sun, low water needs (XERIC). Small gray-green pinnately compound foliage gives a fine textureto this delicately aromatic, drought tolerant plant. Small white flower clusters in upright panicles appear throughout the summer. Blooms late into fall. During severe winters, maydie to snow line, but will quickly grow back.FORSYTHIA, KUMSON (Forsythia viridissima koreana ‘Kumson’) Ht 4-6 ft, Spd 3-5 ft. Full sun, low to moderate water needs. A new variegated forsythia with dark greenleaves that have white veins. This forsythia was discovered in Korea by Spring Meadow Nursery. The flower buds are not as hardy and the ‘Northern Gold’, but this plant is wortha try for its striking variegation.FORSYTHIA, NOTHERN GOLD (Forsythia x ‘Northern Gold’) Ht 6-8 ft, Spd 5-7 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. Upright form. Outstanding yellowflowers with excellent bud hardiness. Lower growing than other Forsythias.HONEYSUCKLE, ARNOLD RED (Lonicera tatarica ‘Arnold Red’) Ht 8-10 ft, Spd 6-8 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. Attractive, dark blue-greenfoliage on graceful branches. Profuse flower display of fragrant dark red blooms in May, followed by large bright red berries through June and July. Easily grown in any soil. Veryeffectively used for borders or informal hedges.HONEYSUCKLE, BLUE VELVET (Lonicera korolkowii ‘Floribunda’) Ht 8-10 ft, Spd 8-12 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. An experiment from theCheyenne station that is very, very hardy. Pubescent light blue foliage in spring matures to gray-green. Pale pink flowers bloom in profusion during May to early June. Plant selectwinner in 1999.HONEYSUCKLE, CHEYENNE PINK VELVET (Lonicera korolkowii ‘Cheyenne Pink Velve’) Ht 8-10 ft, Spd 8-12 ft. Full sun, low to moderate water needs. A seedling‘accidentally’ found while collecting cuttings of Blue Velvet honeysuckle at the Cheyenne station. It blooms with profuse medium pink flowers in the spring. An added bonus tothis honeysuckle is that it is resistant to the witches’ broom aphid. This excellent plant was originally referred to as ‘Brand X’ but is far superior to the normal generic brands.HONEYSUCKLE, CLAVEY’S DWARF (Lonicera x xylosteoides ‘Clavey’s Dwarf’) Ht 6 ft, Spd 4 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. Yellow flowers inMay, red berries in fall, good compact foliage. Makes a good hedge.HONEYSUCKLE, DWARF BUSH (Diervilla Ionicera) Ht 3-4 ft, Spd 3-4 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. Dwarf mounding shrub with handsome foliage.Throughout the season this is a multi-colored plant with the leaves emerging a reddish-purple, then turning green as they mature. No known insect or disease problems. Reddishpurple fall color. Small yellow flowers add additional interest during early summer. Excellent for mass planting and slopes.HONEYSUCKLE, EMERLAD MOUND (Lonicera xylosteum ‘Emerald Mound’) Ht 2-4 ft, Spd 4-6 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. Shrub with lowarching branches forming a compact mound. Insignificant pale yellow flowers are followed by attractive dark red berries in fall. Dark green leaves appear very early in spring. Nosignificant fall color. Excellent in foundations plantings or as a ground cover.

5HONEYSUCKLE, HONEYROSE (Lonicera ‘Honeyrose’) Ht 10 ft, Spd 8-10 ft. Full sun to part shade, low to moderate water needs. The honeyrose honeysuckle is a hardyshrub that is great for making hedges, screening, or windbreaks. It has an upright broad growth habit with a medium textured deep blue-green foliage. The flowers appear in springon old grow

ALMOND, DWARF RUSSIAN (Prunus tenella) Ht 5-6 ft, Spd 4-5 ft. Tolerates full sun, low to moderate water needs. Attractive upright shrub with masses of single rose-pink . BARBERRY, CONCORDE (Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde') Ht 1½-2 ft, Spd 2½-3 ft. Full sun, low to moderate water. The Concorde Barberry is a dwarf globe-shaped