Xeriscape Plant Guide: Shrubs - Fargo, North Dakota

1. Xeriscape Plant Guide - Shrubs
Page 1 Sun Requirements Water Requirements Plant Size (Maturity)
Part. Growth Flower
Plant Name Sun Shade Shade Low Mod High Rate Color Foliage Fruit Height Width
Amur Maple Shrubforms / Acer ginnala 'Embers'
or 'Redwing' x x x med Y (FC-R-Y) 18' 18'
Juneberry / Amelanchier alnifolia x x x med W Gr 3-8' 6-8'
Glossy Black Chokeberry / Aronia melanocarpa
var. elata x x med W-Pk (FC-R) 3' 3'
Siberian Peashrub / Caragana arborescens x x x x med Y (FC-Y) Gr-Y 6-14' 6-12'
Dwarf Peashrub / Caragana aurantiaca x x x med Y Dark Gr 3' 3'
Globe Peashrub / Caragana frutex 'Globosa' x x x x med Y Gr 6-8' 3'
Pygmy Peashrub / Caragana pygmeae x x x med Y Dark Gr 3' 3'
Redosier dogwood / Cornus sericea x x x x fast W 7-10' 10-15'
Red-osier Dogwood / Cornus sericea 'Cardinal' x x x x x fast W (FC-P) 7-10' 10-15'
Wahoo Euonymus / Euonymus atropurpurea x x x med P-R (FC-R) 20' 15'
Northern Radiance Euonymus / Euonymus
bungeana 'Verona' x x x x med Y-Pk (FC-R) R 10-12' 8'
Maack Euonymus / Euonymus hamiltoniana var.
maackii x x x med Pr-Pk Dk-Gr 15' 10'
Meadowlark Forsythia / Forsythia x 'Meadowlark' x x x med-fast Y (FC-P-Y) 6-11' 6-11'
Amur Honeysuckle / Lonicera maackii x x x med (FC-P) 10-14' 10-14'
Arnold Red Honeysuckle / Lonicera tatarica
'Arnold Red' x x x x med R 10' 8'
Honey Rose Honeysuckle / Lonicera tatarica Pk-W
'Honey Rose' x x x x med (ES) O-R 10' 8'
Potentilla (Shrubby Cinquefoil) / Potentilla
fruticosa x x slow Y I 2-4' 2-5'
American Plum / Prunus americana x x x x med W (FC-Y-O) O-Pr 8-10' 8-10'
Nanking Cherry /Prunus tomentosa x x med W (FC-Y) R 6-10' 6-10'
Double Flowering Plum / Prunus triloba
'Multiplex' x x x med Pk Gr Pk 10' 8'
Chokecherry / Prunus virginiana x x x x med W (FC-R-Y) R-Pr 12-25' 10-20'
Alpine Currant / Ribes alpinum & cvs x x med Gr-Y (SP) R 6' 3'

2. Xeriscape Plant Guide - Shrubs
Page 2 Sun Requirements Water Requirements Plant Size (Maturity)
Part. Growth Flower
Plant Name Sun Shade Shade Low Mod High Rate Color Foliage Fruit Height Width
Dwarf Smooth Sumac / Rhus glabra 'Cismontana' x x x x slow R (FC-R) 5-15' 10-15'
Skunkbush Sumac / Rhus trilobata x x x med Y (FC-R-Y) 3-8' 4-10'
Staghorn Sumac / Rhus typhina x x x x med R (FC-R-O) R 10-15' 10-20'
Golden Currant / Ribes odoratum (syn. aurem) x x x med W (FC-Y) Pr-B 3-6' 3-6'
Redleaf Rose / Rosa rubrifolia x med 3-4' 3-4'
Rugosa Rose / Rosa rugosa 'Hansa' x x x med Pk-R (FC-Pr) R 4-6' 4-6'
Meadow Rose / Rosa x 'Blanda' x x med Pk-R (FC-Pr-Y) R 2-4' 2-4'
Morden Ruby Rose / Rosa x Morden hybrids cvs:
'William Baffin' 'Morden Centennial' Roses x x med Y-Pk-R (FC-P-Y) R 2-4' 2-4'
Silver Buffaloberry / Shepherdia argentea x x x med Y Sil 6' 6'
Fritsch Spirea / Spiraea fritschiana x x x med W 3' 3'
Japenese spirea / Spiraea japonica x x x med Pk-W 4' 3'
Three lobe Spirea / Spiraea trilobata x x x med W Gr 4' 3'
Bumalda Spirea / Spiraea x bumalda x x x med Pk-W 1' 3'
Vanhoutte Spirea / Spiraea x vanhouttei x x x med W (FC-P) I 4-8' 4-8'
Dwarf Korean Lilac / Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' x x x x med Lav 5-7' 8'
Korean Early Lilac / Syringa oblata var.dilatata x x x med P-Lil Gr 10' 10'
Miss Kim Lilac / Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' x X x med Lil Gr 5' 6'
Late Lilac / Syringa villosa x x med W-Pk 6-10' 5-10'
Common Lilac / Syringa vulgaris x x med W-Pk-P 8-12' 6-12'
Chinese Lilac / Syringa x chinensis x x x med P-Lil Gr 10' 10'
Wayfaring tree Viburnum / Viburnum lantana x x x med-fast W (E S) (FC-R) R-Bk 10' 10'
Nannyberry Viburnum / Viburnum lentago x x x med W (FC-Y-R) R-Pr 10-14' 8-12'
American Cranberrybush / Viburnum trilobum x x x x med W (FC-P-R) R 8-12' 8-12'
Bailey Compact Am. Cranberry Bush / Viburnum
trilobum 'Bailey Compact' x x x x med W (FC-P-R) R 6-7' 6-7'