Selected Shrubs
Adaptable to Dammeron Valley Utah
Explanations - Table Information
Height:
Approximate height at maturity. Some grow taller under ideal conditions or with age. Shrubby plants that are treed, generally grow taller than if left to grow naturally. VAR = height varies.Growth Rate:
R = rapid
M = moderate.Water:
Estimated water requirements after plant becomes established (after 1 to 3 years).
A = average (18-24" per yr.)
L = low (12-17" per yr.)
X = xeric (7-11" per yr.).
-D = indicates that the plant is somewhat to very drought tolerant.Fall Color: C = colorful fall foliage.
Flowers: F = flowers are attractive.
Native: N = native to Utah.
Deer Resistance:
D = nearly always deer resistant
d = often deer resistant
This may vary from season to season and region to region and depends somewhat on the availability of preferred foods. Some experimentation is advisable.Evergreen:
E = foliage remains on plant during coldest Dammeron winters
e = partly evergreen or semi-evergreen (loses some or all foliage when temperature gets cold enough).Sun:
f = full sun (6 hrs. or more daily)
p = part sun (morning sun with afternoon shade is best)
s = mostly shade or filtered sunFootnotes:
To minimize wind damage, stake and prune when young to develop strong framework. Hardiness varies. The hardiest cultivar is borderline for this area, withstanding cold to about -10 degrees F, so make sure to obtain the hardiest. Watch adaptability. Not all plants of this species are suitable for planting in Dammeron Valley.
| Plant Name | Height | Growth Rate | Water | Fall Color | Flower | Native | Deer Resis | Ever green | Sun | Foot Notes |
| Amorpha fruiticosa (False Indigo) | 8' | M | L-D | - | F | N | D | - | f | - |
| Artemesia abrotanum (Southern Wood) | 4' | M | X-D | - | - | - | D | - | f | - |
| A. absinthium (Common Wormwood) | 3' | M | X-D | - | - | - | D | - | f | - |
| A. arborescens (Tree Wormwood) | 2' | M | X-D | - | - | - | D | - | f | - |
| A. filifolia (Sand Sage) | 4' | M | X-D | - | - | N | D | E | f | - |
| A. pontica (Roman Wormwood) | 4' | M | X-D | - | - | - | D | - | f | - |
| A. tridentata (Big Sage) | 6' | M | X-D | - | - | N | D | E | f | - |
| Atriplex canescens (Four-Wing Saltbush) | 5' | M | X-D | - | - | N | D | E | f | - |
| Berberis mentorensis (Barberry) | 7' | M | A-D | C | F | - | D | e | fp | - |
| B. thunbergii (Japanese Barberry) | 5' | M | A-D | C | F | - | D | - | fp | - |
| B. t. "Atropurpurea" (Red-Leaf Japanese Barberry) | 5' | M | A-D | C | F | - | D | - | fp | - |
| Caryopteris clandonensis (Blue Mist) | 3' | R | A | - | F | - | D | - | fp | - |
| Ceanothus martinii (Martin Ceanothus) | 2' | M | L-D | - | F | N | d | - | f | - |
| Chaenomeles species (Flowering Quince) | VAR | M | A | - | F | - | d | - | f | - |
| E. multiflora | 6' | R | L-D | - | F | - | D | - | fp | - |
| Fallugia paradoxa (Apache Plume) | 4' | M | X-D | - | F | N | D | e | f | - |
| Forsythia species (Forsythia) | VAR | R | A-D | - | F | - | d | - | f | - |
| Genista hispanica (Spanish Broom) | 2' | R | L-D | - | F | - | d | - | f | - |
| G. pilosa (Broom) | 1' | R | L-D | - | F | - | d | - | f | - |
| G. sagittalis (Broom) | 1' | R | L-D | - | F | - | d | - | f | - |
| J. species, shrub types (Junipers) | VAR | M | L-D | - | - | - | D | E | fp | - |
| Kerria japonica (Kerria) | 8' | M | L | - | F | - | D | - | p | - |
| Kolkwitzia amabillis (Beauty Bush) | 10' | M | A | - | F | - | D | - | fp | - |
| Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape) | VAR | M | A-D | C | F | - | d | E | fps | - |
| Mahonia "Golden Abundance" (Oregon Grape) | 6' | M | A-D | C | F | - | d | E | fp | - |
| M. "repens"(Creeping Mahonia) | 3' | M | A-D | C | F | - | d | E | fp | - |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage) | 4' | M | X-D | - | F | - | D | - | f | - |
| Philadeiphus coronarius (Sweet Mock Orange) | 8' | R | A-D | - | F | - | d | - | fp | - |
| Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac) | VAR | R | X-D | C | F | - | D | - | fp | - |
| R. trilobata (Squawbush) | 4' | R | X-D | C | F | N | D | - | fp | - |
| Ribes aureum (Golden Current) | 5' | M | A-D | - | F | N | d | - | fp | - |
| Salvia dorrii (Purple Desert Sage) | 2' | M | X-D | - | F | N | D | E | f | - |
| Syringa chinensis (Chinese Lilac) | 12' | M | A-D | - | F | - | d | - | fp | - |
| S. josikea (Hungarian Lilac) | 10' | M | A-D | - | F | - | d | - | fp | - |
| S. laciniata (Persian Lilac) | 4' | M | A-D | - | F | - | d | - | fp | - |
| S. persica (Persian Lilac) | 6' | M | A-D | - | F | - | d | - | fp | - |
| S. Prostoniae (Lilac) | 12' | M | A-D | - | F | - | d | - | fp | - |
| S. vulgaris (Common Lilac) | 15' | M | A-D | - | F | - | d | - | fp | - |
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