# Native Shrubs

> Understory and hedgerow shrubs for birds, pollinators and privacy.

Blue Whale Trees, a native tree nursery in the United States. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/shrubs/?moisture=wet&sun=full

190 native shrubs and ten small trees for hedgerows, the understory and wet corners: [spicebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spicebush/index.html.md), [winterberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winterberry/index.html.md), [black elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-elderberry/index.html.md), [ninebark](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ninebark/index.html.md), twelve viburnums, northern bayberry, mountain laurel, pinxterbloom azalea and more. They run from knee-high leadplant to small trees of 20 feet and over, hardy from USDA zone 2 to zone 10 depending on the species. Most [feed birds](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/native-trees-for-birds/index.html.md) or pollinators, many take wet ground, and several are rarely sold anywhere. All are offered as saplings and 194 of them as seed.

85 of 423 plants matching full sun, wet soil. Each plant links to its own Markdown page with the full facts, description and growing guide.

Columns: Zones are the USDA hardiness zones the plant takes, from the coldest to the warmest it is rated for (zone 2 is the coldest, 10 the warmest); Height is mature height in feet; Sun and Soil list every condition the plant takes; Grown from is what the nursery offers it as (saplings, or acorns, nuts or seed to sow); Price is the lowest price for sale, a plant size's first and a packet's apart, or Sold out for a priced plant with nothing for sale, or "ask" when the plant is not yet priced online (email captain@bluewhaletrees.com or join the waitlist on the web page).

This table accepts the shop's filters as query parameters on this address: size (shrub, small-tree, medium-tree, large-tree), sun (full, part, shade), moisture (dry, average, wet), zone (2 to 10), native (a state's two-letter code in capitals, such as PA: the plants native to that state by the USDA PLANTS records), want (a trait: flowers, fall-color, wildlife, honey, edible, evergreen, rare, drought, wet-tolerant, shade, early-bearing, screening, nitrogen-fixing, salt, winter-interest, street-tree, erosion-control; rare means uncommon in the wild or in nurseries, honey a nectar source for bees), as (acorns, seed, nuts, saplings) and q (a search word). Several values may be joined with commas.

| Plant | Botanical name | Group | Type | Height (ft) | Zones | Sun | Soil | Grown from | Price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Spicebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spicebush/index.html.md) | *Lindera benzoin* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 4–9 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sweet Pepperbush (Summersweet)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-pepperbush/index.html.md) | *Clethra alnifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–8 | 3–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Nannyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nannyberry/index.html.md) | *Viburnum lentago* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 12–18 | 2–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-elderberry/index.html.md) | *Sambucus canadensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Smooth Alder (Swamp Alder)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-alder/index.html.md) | *Alnus serrulata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Ninebark](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ninebark/index.html.md) | *Physocarpus opulifolius* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Indigobush (False Indigo)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha fruticosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Winterberry Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winterberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex verticillata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Swamp Doghobble](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-doghobble/index.html.md) | *Eubotrys racemosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–10 | 5–9 | Part, Shade, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-chokeberry/index.html.md) | *Aronia melanocarpa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Silky Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silky-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus amomum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Northern Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-bayberry/index.html.md) | *Morella pensylvanica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Gray Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus racemosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–10 | 4–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Arrowwood Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arrowwood-viburnum/index.html.md) | *Viburnum dentatum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 2–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Maleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/maleberry/index.html.md) | *Lyonia ligustrina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Wet, Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Devil's Walking Stick](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devils-walking-stick/index.html.md) | *Aralia spinosa* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 10–20 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Virginia Sweetspire](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/virginia-sweetspire/index.html.md) | *Itea virginica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 5–9 | Part, Full, Shade | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Seaside Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/seaside-alder/index.html.md) | *Alnus maritima* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 12–30 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Buckwheat Tree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buckwheat-tree/index.html.md) | *Cliftonia monophylla* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 12–18 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Ozark Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ozark-witch-hazel/index.html.md) | *Hamamelis vernalis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–10 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Snowbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-snowbell/index.html.md) | *Styrax americanus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–15 | 6–10 | Part, Full, Shade | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Titi](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/titi/index.html.md) | *Cyrilla racemiflora* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–30 | 5–10 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Honeycup](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/honeycup/index.html.md) | *Zenobia pulverulenta* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 6–9 | Part, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sweet Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-azalea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron arborescens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–20 | 4–8 | Part, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Swamp Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-azalea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron viscosum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–8 | 4–9 | Part, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Coastal Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/coastal-azalea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron atlanticum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 5–8 | Part, Full | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Possumhaw Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/possumhaw-viburnum/index.html.md) | *Viburnum nudum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–12 | 5–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Walter's Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/walter-viburnum/index.html.md) | *Viburnum obovatum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Roughleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roughleaf-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus drummondii* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–15 | 5–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Corkwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/corkwood/index.html.md) | *Leitneria floridana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–20 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Florida Anise](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-anise/index.html.md) | *Illicium floridanum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–10 | 6–10 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Dwarf Witch Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-witch-alder/index.html.md) | *Fothergilla gardenii* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–3 | 5–8 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bottlebrush Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bottlebrush-buckeye/index.html.md) | *Aesculus parviflora* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–12 | 4–9 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Possumhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/possumhaw/index.html.md) | *Ilex decidua* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 7–15 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Yaupon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yaupon/index.html.md) | *Ilex vomitoria* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 10–25 | 7–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sweetshrub](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetshrub/index.html.md) | *Calycanthus floridus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 4–9 | Part, Full, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Shining Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shining-indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha nitens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 7–9 | Part, Full | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Long-stalked Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/long-stalked-holly/index.html.md) | *Ilex collina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–13 | 5–7 | Part, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Smooth Winterberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-winterberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex laevigata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–10 | 5–8 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Myrtle Dahoon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/myrtle-dahoon/index.html.md) | *Ilex myrtifolia* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 15–25 | 7–10 | Full, Part, Shade | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Catberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/catberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex mucronata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Odorless Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/odorless-bayberry/index.html.md) | *Morella inodora* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [White Wicky](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-wicky/index.html.md) | *Kalmia cuneata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–5 | 8 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Carolina Bog Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-bog-laurel/index.html.md) | *Kalmia carolina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 5–8 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Woolly Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-huckleberry/index.html.md) | *Gaylussacia mosieri* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 8–9 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Rhodora](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rhodora/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron canadense* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 4–6 | Part, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Staggerbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staggerbush/index.html.md) | *Lyonia mariana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 5–9 | Part, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Virginia Spiraea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/virginia-spiraea/index.html.md) | *Spiraea virginiana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–13 | 6–7 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Florida Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-bully/index.html.md) | *Sideroxylon reclinatum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–15 | 8–10 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Alderleaf Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alderleaf-buckthorn/index.html.md) | *Rhamnus alnifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–5 | 3–7 | Part, Shade, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bog Spicebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bog-spicebush/index.html.md) | *Lindera subcoriacea* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–13 | 8–9 | Part, Full | Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Pondberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pondberry/index.html.md) | *Lindera melissifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 7–9 | Part, Shade, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Fly Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-fly-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | *Lonicera canadensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–7 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Squashberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/squashberry/index.html.md) | *Viburnum edule* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–7 | 2–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Florida Willow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-willow/index.html.md) | *Salix floridana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–20 | 8–10 | Part, Full | Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Yellow Anise](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-anise/index.html.md) | *Illicium parviflorum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 6–10 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Inkberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/inkberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex glabra* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 4–10 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Red Osier Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-osier-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus sericea* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 2–7 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Buttonbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buttonbush/index.html.md) | *Cephalanthus occidentalis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–12 | 4–10 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sweet Gale](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-gale/index.html.md) | *Myrica gale* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 2–6 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Labrador Tea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/labrador-tea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron groenlandicum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Green Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/green-alder/index.html.md) | *Alnus viridis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–14 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sheep Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sheep-laurel/index.html.md) | *Kalmia angustifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Large Cranberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/large-cranberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium macrocarpon* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 2–7 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Velvetleaf Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/velvetleaf-blueberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium myrtilloides* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–4 | 2–6 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Limber Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/limber-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | *Lonicera dioica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 3–7 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Mountain Fly Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-fly-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | *Lonicera villosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 3–6 | Part, Full, Shade | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bebb's Willow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bebb-willow/index.html.md) | *Salix bebbiana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–25 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings | ask |
| [Missouri River Willow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/missouri-river-willow/index.html.md) | *Salix eriocephala* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–20 | 3–9 | Full | Wet, Average | Saplings | ask |
| [Groundsel Bush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/groundsel-bush/index.html.md) | *Baccharis halimifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–12 | 5–10 | Full, Part | Wet, Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Needle Palm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/needle-palm/index.html.md) | *Rhapidophyllum hystrix* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 6–10 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Dwarf Palmetto](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-palmetto/index.html.md) | *Sabal minor* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–10 | 7–10 | Part, Full, Shade | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Saw Palmetto](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/saw-palmetto/index.html.md) | *Serenoa repens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–8 | 8–10 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Kalm's St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/kalm-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | *Hypericum kalmianum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–4 | 4–7 | Full, Part | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Evergreen Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/evergreen-bayberry/index.html.md) | *Morella caroliniensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–12 | 6–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Virginia Creeper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/virginia-creeper/index.html.md) | *Parthenocissus quinquefolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 30–50 | 3–10 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Trumpet Creeper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/trumpet-creeper/index.html.md) | *Campsis radicans* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 30–40 | 4–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Carolina Jessamine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-jessamine/index.html.md) | *Gelsemium sempervirens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 6–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Wisteria](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-wisteria/index.html.md) | *Wisteria frutescens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 15–30 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Crossvine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/crossvine/index.html.md) | *Bignonia capreolata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 30–50 | 5–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Georgia Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha georgiana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 8–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Smooth-bark St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-bark-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | *Hypericum lissophloeus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–10 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Chapman's St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chapman-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | *Hypericum chapmanii* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 7–13 | 8–9 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Carolina St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | *Hypericum nitidum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–15 | 8–9 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Dwarf Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-tupelo/index.html.md) | *Nyssa ursina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–16 | 6–10 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |