Common Name Botanical Name Height Spread Adaptability [1] BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SHRUBS: Tall (10 feet or more in height)
Holly, American Ilex opaca 12-15′ 8-10′ SC, P Holly, Yaupon Ilex vomitoria 10-15′ 8-10′ SC, P Magnolia, Southern Magnolia grandiflora 15-20′ 10-12′ SC, P
BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SHRUBS: Medium (between 7 and 10 feet in height)
Euonymus, Large-Leaf Euonymus kiautschovicus 6-8′ 8-10′ Hardy (Patens) Euonymus, ‘Manhattan’ Euonymus kiautschovicus 8-10′ 8-12′ Hardy (Patens) Mahonia, Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium 5-7′ 4-5′ Hardy Pyracantha, ‘Kasan’ Pyracantha coccinea 6-8′ 6-8′ X, P ‘Kasan’ Pyracantha, ‘Lalandii’ Pyracantha coccinea 5-10′ 8-10′ X, P ‘Lalandii’ Pyracantha, ‘Wyatti’ Pyracantha coccinea 6-8′ 6-8′ X, P ‘Wyatti’ Viburnum, Leatherleaf Viburnum rhytidophylium 8-12′ 8-12′ NC, P
BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SHRUBS: Small (between 4 and 6 feet in height)
Barberry, Wintergreen Berbaris juliana 4-6′ 3-5′ NC, P Euonymus, Dupont Euonymus kiautschovicus 5-6′ 4-6′ Hardy (Patens) Euonymus, ‘Emerald ’n’ Euonymus fortunei 4-5′ 4′ X, P Gold’ ‘vegetus’ Euonymus, ‘Jewel’ Euonymus kiautschovicus 5-6′ 4-6′ Hardy (Patens) Euonymus, Medium Leaf Euonymus kiautschovicus 5-6′ 4-6′ Hardy (Patens) Euonymus, ‘Sarcoxie’ Euonymus fortunei 4-5′ 4′ X, P ‘vegetus’ Holly, Dwarf Japanese Ilex crenata ‘compacta’ 4-5′ 4-5′ SC, P Holly, ‘Hellers’ Japanese Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’ 4′ 5′ SC, P Holly, Hetz Japanese Ilex crenata ‘Hetzii’ 4′ 5′ SC, P Holly, Dwarf Yaupon Ilex vomitoria ‘nana’ 4′ 5′ SC, P Nandina Nandina domestica 4-5′ 4′ SC, P Pyracantha, ‘Low Boy’ Pyracantha coccinea ‘Low 4-5′ 4-5′ X, P Boy’
BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SHRUBS: Dwarf (less than 4 feet in height)
Azalea, Kurume Rhododendron obtusum 3′ 2-3′ SC, P Azalea, Mollis Hybrid Rhododendron X kosterianum 3-4′ 3-4′ SC, P Boxwood, Edging Buxus sempervirens 2-3′ 2-3′ NC, P Boxwood, Wintergreen Buxus microphylus 4′ 5′ NC, P Euonymus, ‘Emerald Euonymus fortunei 3-4′ 3-4′ X, P Cushion’ ‘vegetus’ Euonymus, ‘Emerald Euonymus fortunei 3-4′ 2-3′ X, P Gaiety’ ‘vegetus’ Euonymus, Small Leaf Euonymus kiautschovicus 2-3′ 2-3′ Hardy (Patens) Euonymus, Vinca Leaf Euonymus kiautschovicus 3-4′ 3-4′ X, P ‘vincafolia’ Holly, Dwarf Burford Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordi 3-4′ 2-3′ Hardy nana’ Rhododendron Rhododendron catawbiense 4′ 4′ SC, P