Shrubs

A smaller, mounding shrub that favors edge habitats and poor, dry soil. Valuable to and highly sought after by many varieties of pollinators! Flowe...

REGIONALLY NATIVE: Closest wild occurrence is NE Ohio. Hardy in central Indiana. (Please plant it instead of Japanese barberry. We beg of you.) A s...

This adaptable large shrub has bright fall color and is one of the earliest spring flowering shrubs! Its delicate yellow flowers are an important f...

A robust wild hydrangea with large, showy leaves and blooms! Blooms on old wood, prune immediately after flowering if desired. Prefers rich, moist,...

A wild rose for dry soils! An adaptable plant that will accept many water levels so long as soil is well drained. Fragrant flowers are bright pink ...

A compact willow that can take slightly dry conditions! Tends towards a dense form and colonial habit, so has potential as a hedge. Like oaks (genu...

This naturally occurring hybrid between red and black chokeberries (variously called a variety or a hybrid species depending on the source, and usu...

A thornless raspberry with showy purple blooms! Leaves look more like a maple than a rose, and turn light yellow in the fall. A mounding form and c...

A striking shrub for moist soils! Berries are bright red and often remain on bushes through fall and into winter. Forms upright, multi stemmed bush...

A fast growing large shrub with showy red berries! Can take full sun with consistent moisture and tolerates bright shade, but prefers at least part...

A.k.a. red osier dogwood. A dogwood oft planted decoratively for its red bark! New growth has the brightest color bark, so established plants may b...

This distinctive shrub has a long bloom time and is generally adaptable. A small colony of plants may be dotted with blooms for multiple months! Pr...

An adaptable, fast growing shrub with showy yellow blooms! A prime candidate for short hedges and erosion control, even in poor soils. Flowers are ...

A small statured willow with soft, fuzzy leaves! The hairs on the leaves frequently give them a “blue/gray” color, excellent for adding variety to ...

A wild type of the common cultivar; broad flower heads are white to light green and ringed with sterile, large petaled flowers that attract insect ...

A cousin of the better known coralberry, with clusters of white berries and small pink flowers! Berries often last into the winter, so are valued f...

A pink blooming native spirea bush! Does best in moist soils in full sun. Can be pruned to encourage more blooms, and dead headed to encourage a se...

A flowering native rose with a caning habit similar to blackberry canes. Flowers are roughly the size of a silver dollar, light pink, and fragrant....

A cute runnering shrub with fern-like, fragrant leaves! Adaptable to most soils barring hardpan clay, but prefers slightly acidic, sandy soil. Indi...

A.k.a. Ozark witchhazel. A more southerly relative of the Common Witchhazel, this species blooms in early spring and has distinctive, rusty orange-...

A deciduous native holly with the red clusters of drupes (berries) hollies are famous for! Berries hold into the winter, and are easy to see on bar...