APPENDIX I WHATCOM COUNTY'S APPROVED PLANT LIST ...

Botanical Name Height Spread Fall Comment/Common Name in feet in feet Flowers Color NotesShrubsArctostaphylosManzanita2-15 20 variesbright redberriesShiny dark green leavesturn maroon in fall.Berberis verruculosa4 4-6Warty BarberryCalluna vulgarisLarge selection of cold3 3 variesScotch Heatherhardy varieties.Avoid larger speciesCamellia 1-15 1-10 varies evergreenover 15' in heighth.CaryopteruslavenderCut back nearly to3-8 2-5Blue Spirea or Bluebeardblueground in spring.Chamaecyparis obtusaSlender, soft, and3-20 4False Cypressdense.Cotoneaster 1-20 3-20 variesElaeagnus commutataSilverberryEuonymous alata 'Compacta'Compact Burning Bush*Euonymous japonicaEvergreen EuonymousForsynthia intermedia 'Karl Sax'Karl Sax ForsynthiaJuniperusJuniper*Kalmia latifoliaMountain Laurel*Kerria japonica 'Plentifolia'Plentifolia KerriaMahonia aquifoliumOregon Grape*Nandina domesticaHeavenly Bamboo*12 6-8tinyfragrantbranchesturn redsilveryberries4-6 4-6 vibrant red8 4-5Red to purple bark,many varieties, selectcorrect size for location.Extremely cold hardy.7 6 yellow Profuse spring bloom.1-10 3-15 evergreenSelect correct sizespecies for location.6-8 4 white Glossy, leathery leaves.8 6 yellow2-6 3Osmanthus 4-8 3-6Picea abies 'Nidiformis'Birdis Nest SprucePieris japonicaAndromedaPinus MugoSwiss Stone Pine or Mugo Pine*Potentilla froticosaCinquefoil*smallwhiteblueberriesDouble yellow roaselikeflowers, stems staygreen in winter.Very Hardy6-8 4 Excellent fall color.smallwhiteevergreenSelect cold hardyspecies only.3 3 Very Compact.8 44-10 3-64 3whiteclustersyellow orwhiteBushy, and can bedense.I-6