These are lists of some of the deciduous shrubs that have low and moderate water needs
and will grow well in Colorado.
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COMMON NAME |
Acer ginnala |
Amur Maple |
Acer ginnala ' Bailey Compact' |
Bailey Compact Amur Maple |
Acer ginnala ' Compactum' |
Compact Amur Maple |
Acer ginnala ' Emerald Elf' |
Emerald Elf Amur Maple |
Acer ginnala 'Flame' |
Flame Amur Maple |
Acer tataricum |
Tatarian Maple |
Amelanchier alnifolia |
Juneberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry |
Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent' |
Regent Serviceberry |
Amelanchier 'Autumn Brilliance' |
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry |
Amelanchier canadensis |
Shadblow Serviceberry |
Berberis mentorensis |
Mentor Barberry |
Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea' |
Red Leaf Barberry |
Berberis thunbergii ' Bagatelle' |
Bagatelle Barberry |
Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy' |
Crimson Pygmy Barberry |
Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' |
Rose Glow Barberry |
Buddleia davidii cultivars |
Butterfly Bush |
Chaenomeles spp. |
Flowering Quince |
Cotoneaster apiculatus |
Cranberry Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster apiculatus 'Tom Thumb' |
Tom Thumb Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' |
Coral Beauty Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster divaricatus |
Spreading Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster horizontalis |
Rock Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster horizontalis perpusillus |
Ground Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster lucidus |
Hedge Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster acutifolia |
Peking Cotoneaster |
Holodiscus dumosus |
Rock Spirea |
Lonicera involucrata |
Twinberry Honeysuckle |
Philadelphus lewisii |
Lewis Mockorange |
Physocarpus monogynus |
Mountain Ninebark |
Physocarpus opulifolius & cultivars |
Ninebark |
Potentilla fruticosa cultivars |
Potentilla |
Prunus fruticosa |
Ground Cherry |
Prunus tomentosa |
Nanking Cherry |
Prunus virginiana |
Native Chokecherry |
Prunus virginiana 'Schubert' |
Canada Red Chokecherry |
| Pyracantha coccinea
'Wyatti' |
Wyatt Firethorn |
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia' |
Fern-Leaf Buckthorn |
Rhamnus frangula 'Columnaris' |
Columnar Buckthorn |
Ribes alpinum |
Alpine Currant |
Ribes alpinum ' Green Mound' |
Green Mound Currant |
Ribes ' Red Lake ' |
Red Lake Currant |
Ribes 'Pixwell' |
Pixwell Gooseberry |
Ribes uva crispa 'Red Jacket' |
Red Jacket Gooseberry |
Rosa (All Shrub Roses) |
Shrub Rose |
Sibiraea laevigata |
Siberian Spirea |
Sorbaria sorbifolia |
Ash-Leaf False Spirea |
Symphoricarpos albus |
White Snowberry |
Symphoricarpos chenaultii 'Hancock' |
Hancock Coralberry |
Symphoricarpos doorenbosii 'Magic Berry' |
Magic Berry Coralberry |
Symphoricarpos doorenbosii 'White Hedge' |
White Hedge Snowberry |
Symphoricarpos occidentalis |
Western Snowberry |
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
Red Coralberry |
Symphoricarpos oreophilus |
Mountain Snowberry |
Syringa chinensis |
Chinese Lilac |
Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' |
Miss Kim Lilac |
Syringa villosa |
Late Lilac |
Viburnum lantana |
Wayfaringtree Viburnum |
Viburnum lantana 'Mohican' |
Mohican Viburnum |
Viburnum lentago |
Nannyberry Viburnum |
Viburnum rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' |
Alleghany Leatherleaf Viburnum |
Kolkwitzia amabilis |
Beautybush |
Ligustrum obtusifolium var. regelianum |
Regal Privet |
Ligustrum vulgare ' Cheyenne ' |
Cheyenne Privet |
Ligustrum vulgare 'Densiflorum' |
Upright Privet |
Ligustrum vulgare 'Lodense' |
Lodense Privet |
Lonicera 'Honeyrose' |
Honeyrose Honeysuckle |
Lonicera korolkowii var. floribunda 'Blue Velvet' |
Blue Velvet Honeysuckle |
Lonicera syringantha var. wolfii |
Lilac-Flowering Dwarf Honeysuckle |
Lonicera tatarica 'Arnold Red' |
Arnold Red Honeysuckle |
Lonicera xylosteoides 'Clavey's Dwarf' |
Clavey's Dwarf Honeysuckle |
Lonicera xylosteoides 'Miniglobe' |
Miniglobe Honeysuckle |
Perovskia atriplicifolia |
Russian-Sage
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Philadelphus microphyllus |
Littleleaf Mockorange |
Prunus americana |
American Plum |
Prunus besseyi |
Western Sandcherry |
Prunus besseyi 'Pawnee Buttes' |
Pawnee Buttes Western Sandcherry |
Prunus tenella |
Dwarf Russian Almond |
Purshia tridentata |
Antelope Brush |
Quercus gambelii |
Gambel Oak |
Quercus undulata |
Wavy Leaf Oak |
Rhamnus smithii |
Smith's Buckthorn |
Rhus aromatica |
Fragrant Sumac |
Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' |
Gro-Low Sumac |
Rhus glabra |
Smooth Sumac |
Rhus glabra var. cismontana |
Rocky Mountain Sumac |
Rhus trilobata |
Threeleaf Sumac |
Rhus typhina |
Staghorn Sumac |
Rhus typhina 'Laciniata' |
Cutleaf Sumac |
Ribes aureum |
Golden Currant |
Ribes cereum |
Wax Currant |
Rosa woodsii |
Wood's Rose |
Shepherdia argentea |
Silver Buffaloberry |
Shepherdia canadensis |
Russet Buffaloberry |
Shepherdia rotundifolia |
Round-leaf Buffaloberry |
Syringa hyacinthiflora (all cultivars) |
Early Lilac (all cultivars) |
Syringa prestoniae (all cultivars) |
Late Lilac (all cultivars) |
Syringa vulgaris (all cultivars) |
Common & French Lilac (all cultivars) |
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