Shrub Archives - Page 2 of 11 - Jersey-Friendly Yards

Purple and orange flowers are an important nectar source for native bees, butterflies and beneficial insects.

Oak Leaf Hydrangea is a flowering, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with oak-like, dark green leaves. Large flower clusters bloom May to July; flowers are white turning to pale pink and are good cut or dried.

Native Alternatives: Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa), Sandmyrtle (Leiophyllum buxifolium), New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)

Native Alternatives: Beach Plum (Prunus maritima), Northern Bayberry (Morella pensylvanica)

Native Alternative: Virginia Rose (Rosa virginiana)

Native Alternatives: Common Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis), Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum), Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), Spicebush (Lindera benzoin), Pinxterbloom azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides), Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum)

Native Alternatives: Common Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis), Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum), Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), Spicebush (Lindera benzoin), Pinxterbloom azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides), Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum)

Native Alternatives: Common Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis), Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum), Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), Spicebush (Lindera benzoin), Pinxterbloom azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides), Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum)

Native Alternatives: Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia), New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus), Sweetspire (Itea virginiana)

Native Alternatives: Dwarf Witchalder (Fothergilla gardenii), New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus), Sweetspire (Itea virginia), Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium), Northern Bayberry (Morella pensylvanica)