Shrubs for Fall Color

By Lance Walheim

The following is a list of Lance’s colorful shrub recommendations in case you missed his radio feature on October 24 or were not able to put them down on paper:
  • Serviceberry, Amelanchier, especially A. grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'
  • Japanese barberry, Berberis thunbergii, especially B. t. 'Atropurpurea
  • Blueberries
  • Rock spray, Cotoneaster horizontalis
  • Enkianthus
  • Japanese witch hazel, Hamamelis japonica
  • Shrubby crape myrtles
  • Smooth Sumac, Rhus glabra, especially 'Red Autumn Lace'
  • Deciduous Viburnums, especially V. opulus
  • European craneberry bush

Others to add:
  • Euonymus alata
  • Fothergilla
  • Kerria japonica
  • Spiraea prunifolia