6 to 10 feet - Page 4 of 13 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideCinnamon clethra
Clethra acuminataLarger in all respects than common sweet pepperbush ( Clethra alnifolia ), this sizable shrub or small understory tree grows 8 to 12 feet tall and wide.
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Plant GuideLittleleaf cordia
Cordia parvifoliaThough its leaves are small, this semi-deciduous shrub stands out in the landscape.
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Plant GuideSweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifoliaThis upright, suckering shrub has fragrant, white or pink terminal flower spikes in late summer.
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Plant Guide
White cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Heatherbun’This evergreen, coniferous tree has flattened sprays of scale-like adult leaves.
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Plant GuideCarolina allspice
Calycanthus floridus
This deciduous shrub has a dense, rounded habit, growing 6 to 9 feet tall and as wide.
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Plant GuideBlack chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpaBlack chokeberry is a medium-size shrub with multiple seasons of interest.
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Plant Guide
Red buckeye
Aesculus paviaThis conical shrub to small tree has palmate leaves and bears red (sometimes yellow-marked) flowers in 6-inch panicles in summer, followed by smooth-skinned fruit.
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Plant GuideAmerican aloe
Agave americanaThis plant has a rosette of broad sword-like, succulent, gray-green leaves.
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Plant Guide‘Maradco’ beautybush
Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Maradco'Anyone who has grown beautybush knows that it puts on a spectacular pink flower display in late spring and then it goes incognito the rest of the year.
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Plant GuideBlue rug juniper
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’This creeping shrub has a prostrate form and dense, steely blue foliage.
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