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Adaptable Shrubs 

Golden Legacy Farms offers adaptable shrubs in Central Oregon selected for beauty, resilience, and lasting landscape value. Our shrubs are chosen to support privacy, seasonal interest, cut-stem production, and long-term performance in challenging growing conditions. Contact us to learn more.

Common Purple Lilac

Common Purple Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Description

Common Purple Lilac fills the spring garden with richly fragrant blooms that bring back memories of Grandma’s garden. Clusters of vibrant purple flowers contrast beautifully against blue-green foliage, creating a stunning display that attracts butterflies and other pollinators. Whether planted as a specimen shrub, flowering hedge, or privacy screen, this hardy, long-lived favorite provides exceptional beauty, fragrance, and timeless charm for generations to enjoy.

Quick Facts

  • Botanical Name: Syringa vulgaris
  • Plant Size: Young Plants
  • Mature Size: 10–12 ft. Tall × 10–12 ft. Wide
  • USDA Hardiness Zone: 2–7
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Soil Preference: Adaptable to Most Soils, including Heavy Clay; Prefers Well-Drained Soil
  • Water Needs: Moderate
  • Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Showtime® Willow

Showtime® Willow (Salix 'Showtime')

Description

Showtime® Willow is a vigorous, highly ornamental willow prized for its exceptional display of soft silver catkins in early spring. Its strong, upright stems and prolific catkin production make it one of the finest willows available for fresh and dried cut flower arrangements. As spring progresses, the catkins open into masses of bright yellow blooms that provide an early-season source of pollen for bees and other pollinators. This fast-growing hybrid reaches approximately 12 ft. tall × 5 ft. wide, making it an outstanding landscape specimen as well as one of the most productive cut-stem willows on the market.

Quick Facts

  • Botanical Name: Salix ‘Showtime’
  • Current Size: Varies
  • Mature Size: Up to 12 ft. Tall × 5 ft. Wide
  • USDA Hardiness Zone: 3A and Above
  • Growth Rate: Fast
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Soil Preference: Prefers Moist to Wet Soils; Adaptable to a Variety of Soil Types
  • Water Needs: Moderate to High
  • Flower Color: Silver Catkins Maturing to Bright Yellow
  • Pollinator Friendly: Yes
  • Best Uses: Cut Flower Production, Specimen Shrub, Privacy Screen, and Pollinator Gardens
  • Maintenance: Coppice to the Ground in Late Winter or Early Spring for Maximum Stem Production
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