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A shrub or bush is a woody plant that has multiple stems from the ground or close to the ground. This is why shrubs and bushes are generally shorter than trees. The maximum height is about 3 to 4 metres (10 to 13 feet). Some say there is a difference between a shrub and a bush, but that difference is very small. That is why I use the terms "shrub" and "bush" interchangeably.

Ceanothus x delilianus Henri Desfossé, California lilac
Ceanothus x delilianus ‘Henri Desfossé’ (California lilac)

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Corylopsis pauciflora, buttercup winter hazel
Corylopsis pauciflora (Buttercup winter hazel)
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple, smoketree
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' (Smoketree)
Hibiscus syriacus Ardens, rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Ardens’ (Rose of Sharon)

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Hibiscus syriacus Red Heart, rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Heart’ (Rose of Sharon)

 

Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ (Smooth hydrangea)
Hydrangea macrophylla (Hydrangea)
Hydrangea macrophylla (Hydrangea)
Hypericum inodorum Magical Red, st John’s wort
Hypericum inodorum 'Magical Red' (St John’s wort)

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Hypericum inodorum Magical White, st John’s wort
Hypericum inodorum 'Magical White’ (St John’s wort)
Iberis sempervirens, candytuft
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft)
Jasminum humile Revolutum, Italian jasmine
Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ (Italian jasmine)

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Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum, golden privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Aureum’ (Golden privet)

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Rhododendron Catawbiense Grandiflorum, Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron ‘Catawbiense Grandiflorum’ (Catawba Rhododendron)
Rhododendron Scarlet Wonder
Rhododendron ‘Scarlet Wonder’
Rhododendron hybrid Chiwawa
Rhododendron hybrid ‘Chiwawa’
Rhododendron hybrid Orange Flirt
Rhododendron Hybrid ‘Orange Flirt’
Rhododendron yakushimanum Sneezy, yakushimanum Rhododendron
Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Sneezy' (Yakushimanum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron Cosmopolitan
Rhododendron ‘Cosmopolitan’
Rosa Ave Maria, rose
Rosa ‘Ave Maria’ (Rose)

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Rosa Bathsheba, rose
Rosa ‘Bathsheba’ (Rose)

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Rosa Indigoletta, rose
Rosa ‘Indigoletta’ (Rose)
Rosa Novalis, rose
Rosa ‘Novalis’ (Rose)

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Rosa Oranges and Lemons, rose
Rosa ‘Oranges and Lemons’ (Rose)
Rosa Our Last Summer, rose
Rosa ‘Our Last Summer’ (Rose)

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Rosa Rachel Louise Moran, rose
Rosa ‘Rachel Louise Moran’ (Rose)
Rosa Sympathie, rose
Rosa ‘Sympathie’ (Rose)
Rosa Valencia, rose
Rosa ‘Valencia’ (Rose)

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Rosa Westerland, rose
Rosa ‘Westerland’ (Rose)
Viburnum tinus, laurustinus
Viburnum Tinus (Laurustinus)

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