Recommended Shrubs List

Choosing the right shrubs for your yard.

When assessing your yard, choosing shrubs does not have to be difficult. Select a shrub below to learn more.

Click Below to see the Shrubs Recommended in Each Category

<strong>Water Use: Very Low</strong>

Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata)	Four Wing Saltbrush (Atriplex canescens)
Rubber Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)

 

<strong>Water Use: Low</strong>

Serviceberry or Juneberry (Amelanchier species)	Ligustrum species /Privet
Chokeberry (Aronia species)	Lonicera tatarica /Tatarian Honeysuckle
Berberis species /Barberry	Mahonia aquifolium /Oregon Grape
Caragana species /Peashrub	Pinus mugo /Mugo Pine
Caryopteris x clandonensis /Blue Mist Spiraea	Prunus species /Bush Cherry
Chaenomeles speciosa /Flowering Quince	Pyracantha coccinea /Firethorn or Pyracantha
Cytisus species /Broom	Rhus species /Sumac
Elaeagnus commutata /Silverberry	Ribes aureum /Golden Currant
Euonymus species /Euonymus	Shepherdia argentea /Silver Buffaloberry
Forestiera neomexicana /New Mexico Privet	Symphoricarpos albus /Snowberry
Genista species /Dwarf Broom	Syringa vulgaris /Common Lilac
Hibiscus syriacus /Rose of Sharon	Yucca species /Yucca

<strong>Water Use: Moderate</strong>

Acer circinatum /Vine Maple	Kerria japonica /Kerria
Amorpha canescens /Leadplant	Kolkwitzia amabilis /Beautybush
Buddleia species /Butterfly Bush	Philadelphus virginalis /Mock Orange
Catalpa x Chilopsis /Chitalpa	Picea glauca var. albertiana ‘Conica’ /Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Ceratoides lanata /Winterfat	Pinus contorta ‘Latifolia’ /Lodgepole Pine
Cercocarpus ledifolius /Mt. Mahogany	Potentilla fructicosa /Shrubby Potentilla
Chamaebatiaria millifolium /Fernbush	Purshia tridentata /Bitterbrush
Chilopsis linearis /Desert or Flowering Willow	R. frangula ‘Asplenifolia’ /Fernleafed buckthorn
Cotoneaster species /Cotoneaster	R. frangula ‘Columnaris’ /Tall Hedge Buckthorn
Cowania mexicana /Cliffrose	Rhamnus frangulia /Sea buckthorn
Fallugia paradoxa /Apache Plume	Rosa species /Hardy Shrub Roses
Forsythia species /Forsythia	Spiraea species /Spiraea (Shrubs)
Hamamelis x intermedia /Witch Hazel	Symphoricarpa x chenaultii /Coralberry ‘Hancock’
Hesperaloe parviflora /Red Yucca	Thuja occidentalis /American Arborvitae
Juniperus chinensis /Sea Green Juniper	Viburnum species /Viburnum