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queenbeez Brooklyn Park, MN(Zone 4a) Aug 01, 2010

looking for some shrubs to plant next to my home.zone 4 morning shade hot afternoon sun, and tall 10-15 ft.nothing to wide i only have 17ft before you hit the neighboors yard.i was thinking of putting some lilacs in,would they be okay planted 3ft next to the house?any other ideas my house gets so hot from the afternoon/evening sun.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Aug 02, 2010

Lilacs are good; viburnums may be even better. This group of shrubs can offer excellent flowering, foliage, fruiting, and fall color for your garden.

There are many in the size range you require, and quite a few that are perfectly hardy in your relatively frigid (to me) growing zone.

A few you might peruse include:

•Viburnum lantana and clones like 'Mohican'
•Viburnum dentatum and clones like Indian Summer™, Red Feather™
•Viburnum carlesii and clones like 'Spiced Bouquet'
•Viburnum sargentii and clones like 'Onondaga', 'Flavum'
•Viburnum trilobum and clones like 'Alfredo', 'Wentworth', 'Red Wing'
•Viburnum x 'Emerald Triumph'
•Viburnum prunifolium
•Viburnum lentago

Classic Viburnums (in NE), Bailey Nurseries (MN), and Johnson's Nursery (WI) are good places to review quality plants (even non-viburnums...) for northerly conditions. Additionally, check out plants growing at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for ideas about what you might have success with in your garden.

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 02, 2010

Hmmm, what's a good word for a plant-racist?......Genus-ist!

hehehe >:)

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Aug 02, 2010

It's liking chocolate...

You can try other sweets, but you just keep coming back to what's best.

And that wouldn't be Pyrus...

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 02, 2010

Well, when you put it that way, how can I fault you? But only if it's at least 65% cacao and that's pushing it. I say, the darker, the better.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Aug 02, 2010

Imagine 70% as the standard - in truffles, no less - and about 15 different flavorings...

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 03, 2010

You're killing me. And we have officially hijacked this post :)
The offerings in my chocolate drawer (yes, I said chocolate drawer) are looking rather unpromising now...

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Allison28 Aug 20, 2010

I love the fragrant viburnum-- koreanspice--it blooms in the spring and then gets red berries in the fall (and stays under 6 feet usually). Perhaps mix a few in with other viburnum that bloom later so you get two blooming cycles. Lilacs also will work, but can get pretty big.

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QuoiMerrie Bay Village, OH Sep 01, 2010

I have to agree with Allison28 that lilac can get large.

Huge even.

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