native shrubs

MOUNTAIN MAPLE Acer spicatum

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist, Well drained
Height: 3 - 7 metres

Description: Bright red seeds in summer and orange foliage in fall - Host for Harvester and Tiger Swallowtail butterfly caterpillars.

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SPECKLED ALDER Alnus rugosa

Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Wet
Height: 2 - 4 metres
Bloom Time: April/May

Description: Birds love the seeds - Host for Harvester butterfly caterpillars.

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SASKATOON Amelanchier alnifolia

Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium, Well drained
Height: 3 - 4 metres
Bloom Time: May
Colour: White

Description: The purple fruit is great to eat fresh or for Saskatoon pie - Early to bloom and leaf out in spring - Golden fall colour - Deer Resistant.

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LEADPLANT Amorpha canescens

Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 90 cm
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Blue/Purple

Description: The glowing, blue/purple flower spikes attract butterflies for nectar - A rare shrub with grey-green leaves - Prefers sandier soil - A legume.

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INDIGO BUSH Amorpha fruiticosa

Sun: Sun
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 2 - 3 metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Dark Purple

Description: A rare shrub with gorgeous, dark purple flower spikes - Host to Alfalfa butterflies - A legume.

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DWARF FALSE INDIGO Amorpha nana

Sun: Sun
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 30 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Reddish Purple

Description: A small, rare shrub with fragrant flowers in spike like racemes - Attractive, fine textured leaves.

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RED OSIER DOGWOOD Cornus sericea ssp. sericea

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Wet
Height: 1 - 3 metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: White

Description: Red bark adds winter colour - White berries attract birds - Host of Spring Azure butterflies - Excellent for riverbanks.

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GREY DOGWOOD Cornus racemosa

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 2 metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: White

Description: Showy flowers and white berries, which birds love - Grey bark - Host for Spring Azure butterflies - Purple fall colour - Spreads gradually by underground roots.

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HAZELNUT Corylus americana

Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist, Well drained
Height: 1 - 3 metres
Bloom Time: May
Colour: Red, tiny

Description: Excellent, golden orange fall colour - Nuts can be roasted and eaten - Spreads to form dense clumps - Deer Resistant.

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HAWTHORN Crataegus chrysocarpa

Sun: Sun
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 2 - 4 metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: White

Description: A very attractive shrub with stout thorns - Loaded with beautiful, white flowers, followed by bright red fruit - Host for Harvester butterflies and Hairstreak butterflies - Deer Resistant.

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BUSH HONEYSUCKLE Diervilla lonicera

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Dry to Moist, Well drained
Height: 50 - 100 cm
Bloom Time: June/July
Colour: Yellow

Description: Great as a tall groundcover - Clusters of yellow, funnel shaped flowers - Spreads by roots - Red/gold fall colour.

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SILVERBERRY Eleagnus commutata

Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium, Well drained
Height: 2 - 4 metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Yellow

Description: Silver leaves - Thicket forming shrub spreads by roots - Also called Wolf Willow - Great for erosion control and wildlife - Deer Resistant.

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WILD PLUM Prunus americana

Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 3 - 5 metres
Bloom Time: May
Colour: White

Description: A mass of flowers cover the plant before the leaves emerge - Red or yellow plums - Host of Spring Azure and Swallowtail butterflies.

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PINCHERRY Prunus pensylvanica

Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Dry to Medium, Well drained
Height: 3 - 5 metres
Bloom Time: May
Colour: White

Description: Bright red, pea sized cherries make good jelly - Nice fall colour - Birds love the fruit - All prunus species host Spring Azure and Swallowtail butterflies.

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SMOOTH SUMAC Rhus glabra

Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 2 - 4 metres
Bloom Time:
Colour:

Description: Fast growing with showy, brilliant red leaves in fall - Spreads by roots - Cone shaped red fruit clusters attract wildlife.

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WILD BLACK CURRANT Ribes americanum

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Wet
Height: 90 - 120 cm
Bloom Time: May
Colour: Yellow

Description: A great shrub for shady, moist areas - Edible black berries - Birds love the fruit too - Fast growing.

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PRICKLY ROSE Rosa acicularis

Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 1 - 2 metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Pink

Description: Fragrant flowers produce red rose hips - Floral emblem of Alberta - Spreads by roots - Host for Hairstreak butterflies - Rusty orange fall colour.

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WILD RASPBERRY Rubus idaeus

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 1 - 2 metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: White

Description: Very tasty fruit, great for eating fresh or in jam or pies - Fresh or dried leaves make good tea - Spreads by roots.

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SHOWY MOUNTAIN ASH Sorbus decora

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 5- 8metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: White

Description: A very pretty small tree with flat clusters of flowers and big clusters of red berries in summer.

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NARROWLEAF MEADOWSWEET Spirea alba

Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 50 - 100 cm
Bloom Time: July
Colour: White

Description: Pyramidal clusters of fuzzy flowers - Host for Spring Azure butterflies - Great for low untrimmed hedges.

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SNOWBERRY Symphoricarpus alba

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 45 - 90 cm
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Pink/White

Description: Important food and cover source for many birds - Spreads by roots to form thickets - White berries are not edible.

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NANNYBERRY Viburnum lentago

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 3 - 4 metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: White

Description: Shiny leaves, flat clusters of flowers and navy blue berries - Bright red fall colour - Viburnums host Spring Azure butterflies.

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HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY Viburnum trilobum

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 2 - 4 metres
Bloom Time: June
Colour: White

Description: Showy flowers and bunches of red berries - Gorgeous red fall colour - Host for Hummingbird Clearwing Moth.

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WESTERN SANDCHERRY Prunus pumila besseyi

Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 15 - 40 cm
Bloom Time: May
Colour: White

Description: White flowers are followed by tart, purplish, edible cherries – Native to dry, sandy
prairies in the southwest parklands of Manitoba .

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