Ranging from 4 to 6 feet, medium shrubs can be used as hedges, screens, noise barriers, in mass plantings, or as focal points. They can be as tall as they are wide. Several provide flower color and attractive fruit, while others provide colorful fall foliage.
Barberry
Cherry Bomb Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Monomb’
Height: 3-4′
Spread: 3-4′
Golden Rocket Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Golden Rocket’
Height: 3-5′
Spread: 2-3′
Helmond Pillar Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Helmond Pillar’
Height: 3-4′
Spread: 1-2′
Lime Glow Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Lime Glow’
Height: 5′
Spread: 4′
Mentor Barberry
Berberis mentorensis
Height: 4-6′
Spread: 5-6′
Orange Rocket Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Orange Rocket’
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 2-3′
Rose Glow Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow’
Height: 5′
Spread: 4′
William Penn Barberry
Berberis x gladwynensis ‘William Penn’
Height: 4′
Spread: 4-6′
Butterfly Bush
Miss Molly Butterfly Bush
Buddleia ‘Miss Molly’
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 4-5′
Miss Pearl Butterfly Bush
Buddleia ‘Miss Pearl’
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 4-5′
Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush
Buddleia ‘Miss Ruby’
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 4-5′
Miss Violet Butterfly Bush
Buddleja x ‘Miss Violet’
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 4-5′
Chaste Tree
Blue Diddley Chaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus ‘SMVACBD’
Height: 3-5′
Spread: 3-5′
Currant
Alpine Currant
Ribes alpinum
Height: 3-5′
Spread: 3-5′
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 4-5′
Dogwood
Arctic Fire Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera ‘Farrow’
Height: 3-4′
Spread: 3-4′
Arctic Sun Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea ‘Cato’
Height: 3-4′
Spread: 3-4′
Creme de Mint Dogwood
Cornus alba ‘Crmizam’
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 4-5′
Red Rover Dogwood
Cornus obliqua ‘Powell Gardens’
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 4-5′
Zachary Dogwood
Height:
Spread:
Dwarf Burning Bush
Coles Compact Dwarf Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus ‘Cole’s Compact’
Height: 6-8′
Spread: 6-8′
Fireball Dwarf Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus ‘Select’
Height: 5-7′
Spread: 5-7′
Fernbush
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Height: 3-5′
Spread: 3-5′
Forsythia
Show Off Forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Mindor’
Height: 5-6′
Spread: 5-6′
Lilac
Bloomerang Dark Puple Lilac
Syringa x ‘SMSJBP7’
Height: 4-6′
Spread: 4-6′
Bloomerang Dwarf Pink Lilac
Dwarf Pink Syringa x ‘SMNJRPI’
Height: 3′
Spread: 3′
Bloomerang Purple Lilac
Syringa x ‘Penda’
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 4-5′
Bloomerang Scent & Sensibility Lilac
Syringa x ‘SMSXPM’
Height: 2-3′
Spread: 2-3′
Ninebark
Little Devil Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Donna May’
Height: 3-4′
Spread: 3-4′
Tiny Wine Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘SMPOTW’
Height: 3-5′
Spread: 3-4′
Tiny Wine Gold Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘SMNPOTWG’
Height: 3-4′
Spread: 3-4′
Pink Flowering Almond
Prunus glandulosa
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 3-4′
Privet
Lo Dense Privet
Ligustrum vulgare ‘Lodense’
Height: 4′
Spread: 4′