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Medium Shrubs Accent, hedge, patio privacy, central anchors to larger planting islands are uses that come to mind for these, the classic sized shrubs. Plant these where they have space to grow into their natural form and you will be rewarded with their true beauty, maximized flower production and minimized work from not pruning. In the suburban yard these are often useful for windbreak to increase your enjoyment of outdoor time and to protect floral and vegetable garden areas.  Boomerang Lilac (Syringa x 'Penda') 
New! Be the first ever to grow this recurrent blooming lillac! Most of us enjoy the sight and fragrance of lillacs but the show is over in only a few weeks - that is until now! Boomerang, like all lillacs, blooms in spring then recurrently throughout the growing season with fragrant lavender blooms (It will go through a rest period during the hottest part of summer). Because of its compact, mounded size, it fits easily into any landscape including perennial beds, foundation plantings or the mixed border.
 Center Glow Lilac
(Physocarpus opulifolius 'Center Glow')
New! Leaves emerge in spring with a unique yellow green color then a wonderful transition takes place as the leaves migrate to the brightest maroon color of any of the ninebarks. In June, expect clusters of creamy white flowers that contrast and compliment the maroon leaf color. Its upright arching habit and leaf color make this an excellent plant for a hedge or shrub border.
Cheyenne Mockorange (Philadelphus lewisii ‘Cheyenne’) Plant Select®2001 This is the only Mock Orange at the Experiment Station in Cheyenne that was prospering after years of neglect! Perhaps that is because this native western strain is suited to growth on alkaline soils (doesn’t get chlorotic) unlike many of the eastern or developed varieties. This tough but beautiful shrub named after Meriweather Lewis has dense racemes of 1-1.25 inch pure white flowers in early summer that provide sweet orange-blossom like fragrance. Use it where you will get to see and smell it but not where reflected heat will be a challenge.
 Dwarf Burning Bush
(Euonymus alatus 'Compacta') 
New! This one gets it's name for the truly show stopping change of it's leaves from a dark green to crimson in autumn. The fruit it produces looks like red popcorn and are showy throughout winter. Excellent for use as a hedge or for specimen use. Does not tolerate soggy clay soils.
This lilac was discovered by Frank N. Meyerin near Beijing, China in 1909 and has never been observed in the wild leading to the belief that it is a hybrid. Growth habit is full and evenly shaped from a young age with small, wavy, dark green leaves. Fragrant lavender flower clusters bloom in May (not early May) from establishment and annually onward. This lilac is not as xeric as some others, but it is such a handy size and blooms well with less than full sun that we recommend it heartily.
Plant Select 2006 Fine-textured, gray-green fern like foliage with a thick waxy coating gives rise to the name of this high desert aromatic plant. White flowers like a cluster of strawberry blooms top the stem from mid to late summer. Dr Crenshaw, CSU entomologist, says this plant is one of the best pollinator plants he’s come upon! Our friends at the Denver Botanical Garden recommend using it as an informal western hedge! Makes a great privacy screen for a hot patio or terrace!
Little Leaf Mountain Mahogany (Cerocarpus intricatus) A Rocky Mountain beauty for a small space or as an accent in a rock or alpine garden! A very dense and rounded shrub with stiff intertwining branches and tiny, almost needle-like evergreen leaves, evergreen! Very drought tolerant and slow growing.
 Mountain Ninebark
(Physcocarpus monogynus) 
New! This is a native to our mountains lower elevations usually found in canyons. This is a compact shrub with medium green foliage that turns a beautiful orange to red in autumn. In June expect a wonderful display of white flowers tinged with rose. A great shrub for massing and low hedging. So named 'Ninebark' because of its' exfoilating bark exposing multiple streaking. Does best in part shade.
New! This is another survivor from Cheyenne's Horticulture Field station. This potentilla has an erect habit. Pale yellow flowers open early with one of the longest and profuse bloom periods (May - late August) of any potentilla!
Height Width Shape Zone Watering Sun 2 to 3 feet 2 to 3 feet Upright 3 Full Sun
Size Cost 5 Gal $45.00
 Prairie Snow Potentilla
(Potentilla fruticosa var. 'davurica')
New! This is a survivor of the Cheyenne Horticulture Field Station where the parent plant is still alive at about 60 years of age! Bright green foliage gives it a lush look. When in bloom (May - August) it is a striking cloud of white flowers, truly one of the best white potentilla on the market.
Red Leaf Rose (Rosa glauca, R. Rubribifolia) New! Plant Select 2010! The single rose blossoms range from a pleasing pastel pink to white. But this rose is grown as much for the gorgeous red hips that persist much of the year, and its dark purple foliage color that provides a wonderful contrast to the silvers and greens that dominate the xeric garden. A hardy shrub does well just about anywhere, handling various soils with ease.
Redtwig Dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Baileyi') Large oval leaves with pointed tips are lush green, clothing bright red stems to form an upright rounded shrub. Small, flat topped clusters of tiny white flowers appear during late spring, followed by pearly white fruits in late summer.
 Ruby Voodoo Rose (Rosa x 'Ruby Voodoo') 
New! This is a 2012 PlantSelect introduction! We introduced a few last year in hopes of letting our customers see this extraordinary rose - but when they arrived in bloom, they were immediately snatched up! Why? The magenta to purple pink rose petals were by themselves an eye catcher, but the intense rose fragrance was simply too irresistible to pass up. In October '11 we got our name in early as the 2012 crop was released. Be but a handful of Wyomingite's to grow this outstanding rose! Ruby Voodoo blooms heavily in late May and moderately thereafter through summer. Handles just about any soil type - from clay to sand.
Silver Fountain Butterfly Bush (Buddleia alternifolia ‘Argentea’) This Plant Select® 1998 entry continues to thrill us. As the only Buddleia hardy in Zone 4, that alone is a real plus but the arching, thin pendulous branches covered in fine textured silvergray foliage are quietly graceful and when the fragrant lilac hued blooms twirl around last year’s growth like stripes on a candy cane. It is a stunning addition to the early summer garden. What a butterfly magnet! Windbreak.
 Summer Wine Mountain Ninebark
(Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Seward’)
Beautiful deep burgundy foliage all season long on arching stems with pinkish-white flower clusters in early summer provide a stunning accent in the sunny shrub border. Tolerates alkaline ground but not salt in its irrigation water.
Three Leaf Sumac (Rhus trilobata) A very hardy native found in the open on the foothills of our mountains and along upland streams. A personal favorite because of its ability to handle nearly any extreme! This multi stemmed shrub has unique 'oak like' leaves that turn a brilliant red to orange in fall.
Tiger Eyes’ Staghorn Sumac
(Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’) Chartreuse spring foliage matures into yellow leaf color above fuzzy rosy-pink stems in this form of Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac. In autumn the show gets even brighter as the leaves become a variegated yellow, orange and scarlet. The branches angle upward and the deeply cut leaflets drape downward creating a rather oriental look. An easy to grow accent plant with only one caution: protect the stems from buck deer damage.
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Dwarf Korean Lilac (Syringa meyeri ‘Palabin’)
Fern Bush
(Chamaebatiaria millefolium)
Forever Gold Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa var. 'purdomii') 
These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant death.
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