HGTV Recommended Deciduous Shrubs for Zone 9 – Sacramento
Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora)
Anisacanthus, flame or Wright (Anisacanthus quadrifidus)
Aralia, Japanese (Fatsia)
Beautyberry, American (Callicarpa americana)
Buckthorn, Carolina (Rhamnus carolinianus)
Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)
Coral tree, cockspur coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli)
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia), compact types
Fig, common (Ficus carica)
Fringetree, white (Chionanthus virginicus)
Groundsel bush, Salt bush (Baccharis halimifolia)
Huckleberry, Elliott’s (Vaccinium elliottii)
Hydrangea, bigleaf (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Hydrangea, oakleaf (Hydrangea quercifolia)
Hydrangea, smooth (Hydrangea arborescens)
Jasmine, common white (Jasminum officinale) (semi-evergreen)
Jasmine, winter (Jasminum nudiflorum)
Kerria, Japanese (Kerria japonica)
Lantana (Lantana), semi-evergreen
Olive, Texas (Cordia boissieri)
Plum, Chickasaw (Prunus angustifolia)
Rusty blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum)
Senna, butterfly bush (Cassia) (semi-evergreen)
Serviceberry, downy (Amelanchier arborea)
Snowbell, bigleaf (Styrax grandifolius)
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Sumac, staghorn (Rhus hirta)
Summersweet clethra, sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
Sweetleaf, horse-sugar (Symplocos tinctoria)
Sweetshrub, also Carolina allspice, strawberry shrub, spicebush (Calycanthus floridus)
Sweetspire, Virginia (Itea virginica)
Variegated Tapioca (Manihot esculenta)
Viburnum, David (Viburnum davidii)
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
