Q. I’m looking for suggestions for deciduous, flowering, fragrant shrubs for a shaded and moist area in zone 5.
A. There are a few fragrant deciduous shrubs to try in a shady Zone 5 site.
A few suggestions:
Daphne ‘Carol Mackie’ — beautiful variegated foliage
Azaleas – ‘Northern lights’ series — Mandarin and Orchid are best
Philadephus (Mock Orange) — citrus scent, white spring blooms
Summersweet (Clethra) — will tolerate even full shade, native
Linda Hugli
Master Gardener
