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Lilac - Korean
This deciduous shrub is especially urban tolerant. It is the most common cultivar of the species, valued for its even more compact habit (to 4-6”). The Dwarf Korean Lilac, Syringa meyeri 'palibin', is known as a compact but spreading, small-foliaged Lilac with showy late May lavender-purple flowers that are spread over the entire shrub canopy. It is widely used as a foundation, group planting, informal or formal hedge, or specimen shrub. Meyer, who introduced this species to the United States from Northern China in the early 20th century. N. Syringa translates from the Greek as "pipe", in reference to the hollow stems. Meyeri is named after F. ... more
Compact American Cranberrybush trilobum 'Alfredo', is native, hardy plant and has edible red fruits in fall, which are great for making jellies (and of course, for birds, too). The Compact American Cranberrybush, Viburnum. It has superb red orange fall color. This compact American Cranberrybush grows rounded and upright, to about 5 to 6 feet high. |
