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Evergreen Shrubs





What You Need To Know About Evergreen Shrubs

When to Prune Evergreen Shrubs

Most evergreen bushes can be safely pruned in early spring before new growth emerges. However, flowering evergreen plants should be pruned after they are done flowering to avoid pruning off flower buds. Bushes used as hedges or privacy screens can be pruned in late spring after new growth has emerged; this affords you easy yearly pruning of a maintained hedge.

When to Plant Evergreen Shrubs

The best time to plant evergreen bushes is spring or fall, but this varies greatly depending on your location. In warmer locations avoid summer, but embrace winter planting! Cold climates should try to plant evergreens at least 6 weeks before the ground freezes or wait for spring.

Are There Flowering Evergreen Shrubs?

Warmer climates, from zone 7 and up, will have the best choices in evergreen flowering bushes with Loropetalums, Camellias, Gardenias and Azaleas. Several varieties of Azalea can actually grow in zone 6 as well. Pieris Mountain Fire and Delaware Valley Azalea are great blooming evergreens for colder climates down to USDA growing zone 5.

What are the Fastest Growing Evergreen Shrubs?

Wax Myrtles can grow 3 to 5 feet in one year. Nellie Stevens Holly, Oakland Holly, and Wavy Leaf Ligustrum can grow 2 to 3 feet per year. Some varieties of Nandina and Camellia can grow 1 to 2 feet per year.

What Evergreen Shrubs are Deer Resistant?

Boxwoods, Junipers, Mugo Pines, and most Holly bushes are all deer resistant evergreen shrubs. Deer also tend to avoid broadleaf flowering evergreen bushes, Distylium, Japanese Pieris, Ligustrum, and Camellia. Learn More about our Deer Resistant Evergreen Shrubs Here

What Evergreen Shrubs Grow Well in Shade?

Boxwoods, Camellias, Azaleas, Distylium, and many Hollies and Junipers can grow in part shade. For heavy to full shade loving evergreen bushes look to the Gold Dust Aucuba, Pieris Mountain Fire, Green Mountain Boxwood, Japanese Plum Yew, and the Hicks Yew. Learn More

 

Small (up to 3 feet tall)

Blue Pacific Juniper
Blue Rug Juniper
All Gold Shore Juniper
Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper
Purple Pixie Loropetalum
Nandina Flirt
White Gumpo Azalea
Dwarf English Boxwood
Soft Touch Holly
Autumn Fire Encore Azalea
Soft Touch Holly
Autumn Fire Encore Azalea
Firepower Nandina
Mr. Bowling Ball Arborvitae
Blue Star Juniper
Kleim's Hardy Gardenia
Wintergreen Boxwood
Crimson Fire™ Loropetalum
Wintergreen Boxwood
Crimson Fire™ Loropetalum
Autumn Angel Encore Azalea
Autumn Sunset Encore Azalea
Vintage Jade Distylium

Dwarf evergreens are great for groundcovers, mixed beds, mass plantings, and borders. These petite plants fit just about anywhere.

Medium (3 to 6 feet tall)

Frost Proof Gardenia
Gold Mop Cypress
Winter Gem Boxwood
Johanna Azalea
Baby Gem Boxwood
Sunshine Ligustrum
Baby Gem Boxwood
Golden Euonymus
Fire Chief Arborvitae
August Beauty Gardenia
Autumn Amethyst Encore Azalea
Grey Owl Juniper
Slowmound Mugo Pine
Green Mountain Boxwood
Hot Flash Camellia
Pieris Mountain Fire
Autumn Twist Encore Azalea
Shishi Gashira Camellia
Autumn Twist Encore Azalea
October Magic Dawn Camellia
Dwarf Burford Holly
Jazz Hands Variegated Loropetalum

These bushes are excellent for foundation and group plantings and hedges.

Large (over 6 feet tall)

American Boxwood
Dark Pink Kanjiro Camellia
Fragrant Tea Olive
Gold Dust Aucuba
Governor Mouton Camellia
Greensboro Red Camellia
Heavenly Bamboo Nandina
Hicks Yew
Howardi Ligustrum
Japanese Plum Yew
Howardi Ligustrum
Japanese Plum Yew
Marie Bracey Camellia
Mugo Pine
Nellie Stevens
Oakland Holly
Sky Pencil Holly
Steeds Holly
Wavy Leaf Ligustrum
Wax Myrtle
Yuletide Camellia

Evergreen bushes that grow 6 feet tall or larger are often called privacy shrubs. They make excellent privacy screens, windbreaks, and hedges.

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