Which plant is an evergreen shrub?

Which plant is an evergreen shrub?

• A. Mountain Laurel
• B. Pfitzer Juniper
• C. Peegee Hydrangea
• D. Fragrant viburnum

Answer: (A)

Evergreen shrubs keep their leaves year-round, instead of shedding them in winter. Mountain laurel fits this pattern as a broadleaf evergreen shrub with glossy leaves that stay on the plant through the colder months, giving it year‑round foliage and solid shrub form. Peegee hydrangea, while a large shrub, is deciduous and loses its leaves in winter. Fragrant viburnum is usually deciduous in colder climates, though some varieties can be semi‑evergreen; it’s not reliably evergreen like mountain laurel. Pfitzer juniper is evergreen, but it’s a conifer, not a broadleaf evergreen shrub, so the typical landscape category wouldn’t call it the same type of evergreen shrub as mountain laurel.

Evergreen shrubs keep their leaves year-round, instead of shedding them in winter. Mountain laurel fits this pattern as a broadleaf evergreen shrub with glossy leaves that stay on the plant through the colder months, giving it year‑round foliage and solid shrub form. Peegee hydrangea, while a large shrub, is deciduous and loses its leaves in winter. Fragrant viburnum is usually deciduous in colder climates, though some varieties can be semi‑evergreen; it’s not reliably evergreen like mountain laurel. Pfitzer juniper is evergreen, but it’s a conifer, not a broadleaf evergreen shrub, so the typical landscape category wouldn’t call it the same type of evergreen shrub as mountain laurel.