Cold-hardy shrubs offer a variety of possibilities for the Northern plains, mountains, or other Northern latitudes. The following is only a partial list of those available. Each listing includes the coldest Zone in which the shrub will thrive.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Kinnikinnick (Zone 2) Caragana arborescens - Siberian Peashrub (Zone 2) Clethra alnifolia - Summersweet (Zone 3) Cornus alba - Tartarian Dogwood (Zone 2) Genista tinctoria - Common Woadwaxen (Zone 2) Ilex glabra - Inkberry (Zone 3) Juniperus communis - Common Juniper (Zone 2) Juniperus horizontalis - Creeping Juniper (Zone 3) Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Redcedar (Zone 2) Lonicera tatarica - Tartarian Honeysuckle (Zone 5) Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry (Zone 5) Picea species - Spruces (Zone 2) Pinus mugo var. mugo - Dwarf Mountain Pine (Zone 2) Potentilla fruticosa - Bush Cinquefoil (Zone 2) Prunus x cistena - Purpleleaf Sand Cherry (Zone 2) Prunus tomentosa - Nanking Cherry - Manchu Cherry (Zone 2) Rhododendron canadense - Rhododendron (Zone 2) Rhododendron japponicum - Lapland Rhododendron (Zone 3) Rosa rubrifolia - Redleaf Rose (Zone 2) Rosa rugosa - Rugosa Rose, (Zone 2) Syringa vulgaris - Common Lilac (Zone 3) Tamarix ramosissima - Tamarisk (Zone 2) Thuja occidentalis - American Arborvitae (Zone 2) Viburnum trilobum - American Cranberrybush Viburnum (Zone 3)
