Spring Flowering Shrubs GIW Portal
Snowmound Spirea Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound Full to Part Sun Needs regular watering 3-5ft tall and wide White Blooms
Vanhoutte Spirea Spiraea ×vanhouttei Deciduous Full Sun 8T X 10W White Blooms Medium Water
Weigela Weigela spp. Deciduous shrub Full Sun 10T-12W (some dwarf species available at 3’) Spring-Early Summer Blooms Pink, Red, and Pale pink bloom colors available.
Cherrylaurel Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken' Broadleaf evergreen Full to part sun 4T-6W Creamy White Bloom
Japanese Snowball Viburnum Viburnum plicatum Deciduous shrub Full Sun 8-15 ft Leaves opposite White Blooms photos: OSU
Forsythia Forsythia x intermedia Deciduous shrub Full Sun 8-10 ft T and 10-12 ft W Leaves opposite Yellow Blooms photos: OSU
Common Flowering Quince Chaenomeles speciosa Deciduous shrub Sun to Part Shade 6-10 ft Leaves alternate Red, Pink, White, Apricot Flowers Early Spring Blooms photos: OSU
Large Fothergilla Fothergilla major Deciduous shrub 6-10 ft Sun or part shade Adaptable, but best in acid, well-drained, moist, soil, with adequate organic matter. White Blooms Leaves alternate photos: OSU
Fragrant Daphne Daphne odora Broadleaf evergreen shrub Part-Shade Needs good drainage. Winter-Early Spring Bloom Leaves alternate Pale Pink Flowers photos: OSU
Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia Broadleaf deciduous shrub 10-20 ft tall Leaves opposite Sun or light shade Red Flowers photos: OSU
Pink-flowering (Chinese) Fringe-flower Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum Broadleaf evergreen shrub Sun to part shade. Wide range of sizes Acidic, well-drained soil Leaves alternate Pink Blooms photos: OSU
Slender Deutzia Deutzia gracilis Deciduous shrub 2-4 ft, low broad mound Sun to part shade Leaves opposite White Flowers photos: OSU
References Oregon State University, Department of Horticulture- Landscape Plants, Retrieved Jan 2014, from http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/garden-p.htm Lohr, Virginia L., Washington State University, Department of Horticulture, Retrieved Jan. 2014, http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/lohr/