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25 Beautiful Flowering Shrubs - Best Flowering Bushes for Gardens

Flowering shrubs add an extra element of beauty to your garden. They not only boost curb appeal but also add reliable color, attract pollinators, and provide structure and privacy to your garden. Whether you have a large lot or a small patio, you can plant shrubs that bloom from spring to fall so you'll have color all season long. Many flowering shrubs also do well in containers to add color to a front porch, patio, or deck. Flowering bushes also are ideal for foundation plantings, along walkways, around pool areas, and as accents in a mixed border with evergreens.

What's the easiest flowering shrub to grow?

Shrubs are typically some of the easiest plants to grow. Most flowering shrubs will thrive if you follow some basics: For starters, read the plant tag or description so you'll know what it needs in terms of light. Most (but not all) flowering shrubs need full sun, or at least six hours of direct sunlight to bloom. Otherwise, they get leggy and offer few flowers. Also, don't forget to check if it can survive winters in your USDA hardiness zone (find yours here).

You should also pay attention to details such as the plant's mature height and width. It may look tiny now in its quart-sized pot, but when it reaches its full size in a few years, you don't want to have to hack it down because it's covering a window or crowding out other plantings. Finally, keep it watered the first season or two, especially during dry spells, so that it establishes a healthy root system.

What is the longest flowering shrub?

Every plant has a cycle of growth, blooming and dormancy, so there's not one type of shrub that flowers all year long. However, there are quite a few with extremely long bloom times or three-season interest, meaning they offer something to see in spring, summer and fall. A few that work in many different regions of the country include hydrangeas and butterfly bushes, along with new reblooming varieties of lilacs, azalea, spirea, and shrub roses.

Read on to learn about the 25 most beautiful flowering shrubs, along with a guide to when they bloom and landscaping ideas for how and where to plant them.

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Best Flowering Shrub for Fragrance: Daphne

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Daphne are pretty, appealing shrubs that aren't that well known, though they've become more popular in recent years. Plant near walkways where you can enjoy their ethereal scent.

USDA Zone: 6 to 10

Exposure: Full sun with afternoon shade in hot climates

Their fruity-scented blossoms of pink, white, or lavender bloom in late winter and early spring long before many other shrubs, and they maintain a nice compact shape without pruning.

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Best Flowering Shrub for Shade: Lily of the Valley Bush

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This gorgeous early spring bloomer, also called pieris, has cascading blooms that resemble the perennial flower lily of the valley.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8

Exposure: Part shade

Its glossy evergreen leaves offer year-round structure and interest to the garden. Plus, it's one of the few flowering shrubs that prefers part shade.

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Best Flowering Shrub for Fragrance: Korean Spice Viburnum

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Korean spice viburnum produces pale pink buds in early spring that bloom into white or pink clusters. Plant it where you can enjoy its heady scent.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8

Exposure: Part to full sun

It has a delicious spice cake fragrance that tells you spring has arrived. It's also deer resistant!

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Best Flowering Shrub for Long-Lasting Blooms: Ninebark

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Ninebark is a native shrub that's got it all: colorful foliage that's dark burgundy, chartreuse, or bronze all season long; fragrant white flowers that bloom in mid- to late spring; and a natural arching shape that doesn't need pruning. Look for new dwarf varieties for smaller gardens.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7

Exposure: Full sun

This shrub looks great most of the season and works equally well in mixed borders or beds or as an accent plant. It's also a pollinator magnet!

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Best Flowering Shrub for Adding Interest: Sweetshrub

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With unusual, large red or white flowers that can carry a spicy scent, this easy-to-grow flowering shrub also is known as Carolina allspice, spicebush, or strawberry bush. It's a very large shrub, maxing out at 10 feet tall, so plant it where it has plenty of space to spread.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

Exposure: Part to full sun

The interesting flowers last for weeks in early summer, blooming most of the season in moderate climates. It's also deer resistant.

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Best Flowering Shrub for Early Blooms: Mahonia

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Not particularly well known, this evergreen shrub blooms in late winter or early spring with bright yellow blooms that become handsome blue berries in fall. Place it along borders or as a backdrop to a mixed planting bed.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

Exposure: Part to full sun

Mahonia is an early bloomer and a great screening plant.

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Flowering Shrub with Most Unique Blooms: Witch Hazel

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The fun flowers on this shrub make it worth planting. This is a great plant to place along woodland borders.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8

Exposure: Part to full sun

The crazy, curly flowers appear in late fall and linger long after the colorful leaves have dropped. Some types also bloom in late winter.

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Best Classic Flowering Shrub: Azalea

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Known for their beautiful show at the Masters each April, these evergreen shrubs come in every color from peach to hot pink to pure white. They're lovely planted in masses or as foundation plantings.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9

Exposure: Part sun to sun

Why we love it: Classic Flowering Shrub

New varieties are more cold hardy and rebloom, offering a spring show and secondary blooms throughout the season.

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Best Low-Growing Flowering Shrub: Deutzia

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This lovely deciduous shrub has a natural arching shape and produces abundant clusters of small white or pink flowers in spring. Plant as a low hedge, in mixed borders along walkways, or on slopes for erosion control.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8

Exposure: Part sun to sun

The pretty blooms last for weeks, and it's deer resistant. It's also a low-maintenance shrub that rarely needs attention.

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Best Fast-Growing Flowering Shrub: Forsythia

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When forsythia blooms, it's a sure sign spring is starting. Look for newer varieties that are more compact and better behaved than old standards, which can become tall and unwieldy in small gardens. Plant as accents or in a mixed border.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8

Exposure: Full sun

The canary yellow blooms appear in early spring before the shrub even has leaves. The rest of the year, it's a handsome deciduous shrub. And it's a fast grower!

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Best Flowering Shrub for Old-Fashioned Scent: Lilac

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Plant this late spring flowering shrub where you can enjoy its old-fashioned fragrance and heart-shaped leaves. Many new varieties are more compact or rebloom in midsummer.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8

Exposure: Full sun

The sweet scent signals summer is around the corner, while the heart-shaped leaves offer charm the rest of the season.

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Best Low-Maintenance Flowering Shrub: Flowering Quince

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This deciduous shrub features beautiful vibrant flowers in shades of peach, scarlet, orange, or red in late winter or early spring.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

Exposure: Full sun

Flowering quince is a decidedly low-maintenance shrub that makes for an ideal hedge, screen, or barrier in front yards and backyards. New varieties are thornless.

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Best Evergreen Flowering Shrub: Rhododendron

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This flowering shrub with glossy green leaves boasts blooms in white, peach, pink, or shades of purple in late spring. It's an old favorite with many new varieties available.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8

Exposure: Part to full sun

Rhododendron makes for beautiful hedges and thrives under a canopy of trees. New varieties are more cold hardy.

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Best Flowering Shrub for Hummingbirds: Weigela

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This deciduous shrub comes in a wide range of foliage and flower colors. Plant weigela as a showy hedge, or use as an accent or in mixed borders. New types rebloom throughout the growing season.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8

Exposure: Full sun

The beautiful tubular blooms attract hummingbirds and butterflies from late spring to summer.

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Best Flowering Shrub with Berries: Beautyberry

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Although this deciduous shrub produces pretty flowers from late spring into summer, it's better known for its stunning clusters of purple berries that persist into winter. Group several plants for a colorful border, or plant as a focal point.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8

Exposure: Full sun

It's simply striking! It's also deer resistant and attractive to pollinators.

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Best Flowering Shrub for Butterflies: Butterfly Bush

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This deciduous shrub features masses of blossoms from summer to fall. It comes in an array of colors including pink, purple, red, and white. Use it to add color, texture, fragrance, and height at the back of beds or near patios and other outdoor living areas. New varieties are more compact, reaching just 2–3 feet tall and wide.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

Exposure: Full sun

This fast grower is in bloom from summer to first frost. As the name indicates, butterflies love it!

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Toughest Flowering Shrub: Potentilla

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Also known as cinquefoil, this hardy pink, white, or yellow flowering shrub features a long bloom time with some varieties flowering in late spring through early fall. It makes a beautiful addition to everything from small container gardens to mixed borders.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 2 to 7

Exposure: Full sun

Potentilla is a super-tough plant, standing up to both urban and coastal environments. It's also deer and rabbit resistant.

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Longest-Blooming Flowering Shrub: Hydrangea

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Hydrangeas works as a hedge, as an accent, or even in containers. They boasts three-season interest because the flowers, which emerge in early to midsummer, stay intact through fall and winter. Many new varieties have been introduced in the last decade, so shop for one sized to your garden (some max out at just 2–3 feet tall and wide).

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9

Exposure: Part to full sun, depending on the variety

No matter where you live, there's a hydrangea that will thrive in your environment. The papery blooms persist throughout the season and make excellent dried flowers.

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Best Late-Blooming Flowering Shrub: Rose of Sharon

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Rose of Sharon boasts large, lush flowers in every color from white to pale pink to deep chiffon blue in late summer. Plant as a hedge, either on its own or as a backdrop for lower shrubs or flowers.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

Exposure: Full sun

Just when the rest of your garden is fading in late summer, rose of Sharon begins to bloom.

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Easiest Flowering Shrub: Shrub Rose

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Shrub roses are hardy, disease resistant, and bloom from late spring to a hard freeze for long season color. Some also are fragrant. Plant shrub roses as screens, as hedges, or en masse on a hillside.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9

Exposure: Full sun

Why we love it: Easy-to-grow Flowering Shrub

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Lowest-Maintenance Flowering Shrub: Spirea

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Thanks to its long-lasting blooms throughout the summer, along with its versatility in beds or borders, spirea has become one of the most popular flowering shrubs. Many new varieties have been introduced with flower colors ranging from white to pink with deep green, gold, or chartreuse foliage.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8

Exposure: Full sun

This super-tough shrub attracts bees and butterflies but is resistant to deer.

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Best Native Flowering Shrub: Summersweet

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Summersweet has dense, upright branches with fragrant white flowers in mid- to late summer with dark green foliage that turns golden yellow in the fall. Plant en masse, in mixed borders, and along property lines.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9

Exposure: Part to full sun

This native shrub attracts both butterflies and hummingbirds, and deer tend to leave it alone.

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Best Flowering Shrub for Scent: Abelia

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This pretty shrub has lovely white or pink fragrant spring flowers. Plant as a hedge or screen, or mass along a slope or hillside for erosion control.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8

Exposure: Part to full sun

The jasmine-scented blooms attract pollinators, but it's deer and rabbit resistant.

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Best Blue Flowering Shrub: Caryopteris

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This woody flowering shrub features aromatic foliage and small blue flowers that bloom from late summer into autumn for late-season color. Try this small shrub in borders, repeated for full effect, or potted in containers.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

Exposure: Full sun

The deep blue flowers, which are not that common in the garden, are a pollinator favorite!

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Flowering Shrub with Most Beautiful Blooms: Camellia

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This evergreen flowering shrub blooms in winter through early spring and summer, depending on the variety. Plant in groups of three to five for a magnificent screen or hedge.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 to 10

Exposure: Part to full sun, depending on the variety

Its lovely rose-like blooms have rich color and beautiful form.

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16 Best Flowering Shrubs - Beautiful Bushes with Flowers

A seasonal guide to the best flowering bushes By Anne Balogh

Flowering shrubs provide color and structure and can be used as groundcovers, hedge plants or eye-catching focal points. You can fill your garden with ornamental shrubs that bloom from early spring through late fall and even into winter. Many flowering shrubs also perfume the air with their own signature fragrance.

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SPRING FLOWERING SHRUBS

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Bloomerang® Dark Purple reblooming lilac. Photo: Proven Winners.

LILAC (

Syringa spp. and hybrids)

Zones: 3-8 for most, a few hardy to Zone 2
Exposure: Full sun; will tolerate some light shade
Mature size: 5 to 15 feet tall and wide, depending on variety
Bloom time: Late April to May; again in summer for rebloomers.
Flower colors: Purple, pink, white

Throw open your windows on a warm day in May, and you’re apt to be greeted by the intoxicating, unmistakable fragrance of spring-blooming lilacs. Early-, mid- and late-season cultivars extend the bloom time for at least 6 weeks. Reblooming varieties bloom once in spring and again in summer through fall.

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RHODODENDRON & AZALEA (

Rhododendron spp. )

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Partial to dappled shade
Mature size: 18 inches to 20 feet tall, depending on variety
Bloom time: Peak bloom usually occurs mid-spring; however, some bloom as early as March, others as late as July.
Flower colors: Shades of pink, white, purple, crimson, and yellow

Prized for its spectacular spring flowers, many varieties are evergreen and can be enjoyed year-round. Their size and shape vary, from low-growing groundcovers to tall shrubs.

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FORSYTHIA (

Forsythia spp.)

Zones: 3-9
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade; flowers best in full sun
Mature size: 1 to 20 feet tall, 3 to 10 feet wide, depending on variety
Bloom time: Early to mid-spring
Flower colors: Bright yellow

The vibrant canary-yellow flowers of forsythia are like the first ray of sunshine after the dark days of winter, covering each arching branch with a profusion of blooms lasting one to two weeks. The welcome explosion of yellow flowers makes this shrub well worth planting, despite the short bloom time.

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KOREAN SPICE VIBURNUM (

Viburnum carlesii)

Zones: 4-8
Exposure: Partial to full sun
Mature size: 6 to 8 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: April
Flower colors: White, pink

This showy shrub produces clusters of pastel-pink buds in late March that open to domed clusters of white or pink-flushed flowers. However, it’s the heady fragrance, similar to spice cake, that makes this exceptional species a delightful addition to the garden.

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WEIGELA (

Weigela florida)

Zones: 4-8
Exposure: Full sun; will tolerate partial shade
Mature size: Varies; from 12 inches tall and 18 inches wide to 10 feet tall and 12 feet wide
Bloom time: Mid to late spring, with sparser rebloom in summer and fall
Flower colors: Shades of red, pink, white, and yellow

Gardeners love this popular shrub not only for its abundance of white or pink flowers on arching branches, but also for its unflappable nature and reliable performance. The trumpet-shaped flowers are a favorite of bees and hummingbirds, and often continue to bloom in scattered fashion from mid to late summer.

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FLOWERING QUINCE (

Chaenomeles speciosa)

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun
Mature size: 6 to 10 feet tall and wide; some compact cultivars to only 3 or 4 feet
Bloom time: Early to mid-spring
Flower colors: Shades of red, orange, coral, pink, and white

Flowering quince blooms earlier than other spring-flowering shrubs, appearing as early as late January in the South, and March in northern areas. Adaptable and easy to grow, quince is also tolerant of heat, dry conditions, and a wide range of soil types.

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SUMMER FLOWERING SHRUBS

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SHRUB ROSE (

Rosa spp.)

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun
Mature size: 1 to 4 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: Early summer through fall
Flower colors: Shades of red, pink, white, yellow, and peach

Shrub roses are quickly becoming the go-to darlings of the rose world, taking the best traits of the hardiest rose species and combining them with attributes of repeat blooming and minimal maintenance.

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LIMELIGHT HYDRANGEA (

Hydrangea paniculata)

Zones: 3-9
Exposure: Partial to full sun
Mature size: 6 to 8 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: Late summer through fall
Flower colors: Blooms green, then fades to white, then pink

Hydrangeas are one of the few flowering shrubs that produce spectacular blooms even in partial shade. One hydrangea that has become the superstar of the late-summer garden is 'Limelight'. This fast-growing, upright shrub produces large cone-shaped panicles in late July that change color as they mature, from lime-green to white and finally to a rosy pink.

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CINQUEFOIL (

Potentilla fruticosa)

Zones: 2-7
Exposure: Partial to full sun
Mature size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: June through September
Flower colors: Yellow, pink, orange, or white

Cinquefoil is also one of the easiest shrubs to grow, featuring good drought tolerance, excellent winter hardiness, and little need for aggressive pruning. Besides yellow, dozens of cultivars of cinquefoil are available in other hues, including white, pink, and tangerine.

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SPIREA (

Spirea japonica)

Zones: 4-8
Exposure: Full sun
Mature size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: June to August
Flower colors: Pink or purple

Summer-blooming Japanese spirea are a favorite of many gardeners because of their clusters of long-lasting summer flowers and good fall leaf color. Double Play® Candy Corn® is a popular, easy-care cultivar that produces showy dark purple bloom clusters surrounded by yellow and orange foliage.

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SUMMER LILAC (Butterfly Bush) (

Buddleia hybrids)

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun
Mature size: 2 to 10 feet tall and wide, depnding on variety
Bloom time: July to October
Flower colors: Shades of pink, purple, or white

Butterfly bushes have honey-scented blooms that are irresistible to butterflies and bees, and many gardeners as well. The lilac-like blossoms come in an array of pretty pastel colors, ranging from pink to deep purple, and continue from mid-summer into autumn.

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BUTTONBUSH (

Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Zones: 4-9
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Mature size: 6 to 12 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: June to September
Flower colors: White

Showy pincushion-like flowers attract butterflies, moths, and other beneficial insects. Native to much of the U.S., this sturdy carefree shrub makes a good substitute in areas where butterfly bush is invasive.

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ROSE OF SHARON (

Hibiscus syriacus)

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Mature size: 8 to 12 feet tall, 6 to 10 feet wide, depnding on variety
Bloom time: Mid-summer through October
Flower colors: Shades of white, pink, red, blue, or apricot

Despite its name, this old-fashioned shrub is not a rose at all but a member of the hibiscus family, producing luscious flowers from late summer through mid-autumn when few other shrubs are in bloom.

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SUMMERSWEET (

Clethra alnifolia)

Zones: 3-9
Exposure: Partial shade
Mature size: 3 to 8 feet tall, 3 to 6 feet wide, depnding on variety
Bloom time: Late July through August
Flower colors: White or pink

Summersweet is one of the rare flowering shrubs that will bloom in shady places, perfuming the air with a sweet-spicy fragrance attractive to butterflies and bees. The showy white flower spikes come in abundance for 4 to 6 weeks, set off by dark, glossy green leaves that turn attractive shades of yellow to golden brown in fall.

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FALL & WINTER FLOWERING SHRUBS

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ABELIA (

Abelia grandiflora)

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Mature size: 3 to 6 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: Late summer through fall
Flower colors: White, pink

Abelia is the perfect choice for gardeners who want an easy-care, somewhat shade-tolerant plant that provides late-season fragrance. From summer through fall, it produces a profusion of rose-tinged white flowers on graceful, arching branches. The trumpet-shaped blooms have a jasmine-like scent that are a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds.

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CAMELLIA (

Camellia )

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Partial to full shade
Mature size: 6 to 12 feel tall and wide
Bloom time: Depending on variety, from late fall through spring
Flower colors: Red, pink, white

Camellia is the standout of the winter garden, bearing showy rose-like blooms in shades of white, pink, or red when other shrubs are dormant. The glossy, green foliage of this broadleafed evergreen is also attractive year-round. The bloom season is long and by staggering plantings of early-, mid- and late-season varieties, you can have flowers from November through April or May.

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The most popular flowering shrubs are:

  • Rose
  • Hydrangea
  • Rhododendron
  • Rose of Sharon
  • Butterfly bush
  • Camellia
  • Forsythia
  • Viburnum
  • Lilac
  • Weigela
  • Spirea
  • Abelia
  • Cinquefoil
  • Summersweet

Last updated: May 12, 2021

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Flowering perennial shrubs: photo with names

Planting elegant flowering shrubs gives an excellent opportunity to transform the backyard. They help in zoning the territory, decorate the areas between the trees and recreation areas, and can become a real highlight of the site. Many of them, in addition to bewitching beauty, give a scent that delights the sense of smell.

Today, dear summer residents and farmers, we will look at the most popular flowering perennial shrubs - photo with names. From the options presented, you will definitely find what is right for you. Having successfully completed the selected type of shrub with other plants on the site, you can create a truly charming atmosphere.

Spring-summer flowering shrubs: photographs with names

Some ornamental shrubs begin to bloom from the beginning of spring. Consider the most famous representatives of this group.

Japanese quince

A lesser known name is chaenomeles. One of the brightest shrubs that bloom in spring. Flowers can be pink and red. Holds up well to frost. Small yellow fruits of chaenomeles are very useful.

Forsythia

These short, sunny shrubs with bright yellow flowers will fit particularly well in modest garden areas.

Magnolia

It is a small bush with charming white or pink flowers exuding a heady aroma. Only suitable for mild climates.

Pictured is a fabulous plant called magnolia

Rhododendron

This is a very beautiful plant, but it is not easy to grow in cold regions. For the winter, it must be moved indoors or securely covered. It is important to know that rhododendron loves shade and acidic soil.

Colquisition

Like gentle clouds, pale pink flowers of Colquis. No wonder its name is translated as "tender" or "sweet heart." In autumn, the leaves of the plant also have an attractive color.

Lilac

The beautiful lilac is not only a delight for the eyes, but also an unforgettable fragrance that spreads everywhere. By the way, no one is ever allergic to lilac.

Lilac has an indescribable aroma and does not cause allergies to anyone

Spiraea

Elegant spirea attracts with its sweet aroma not only people but also pollinating insects. Curved branches, completely covered with small white flowers, give the bush an exquisite delicacy. Spirea is one of the most undemanding shrubs.

See also: How to grow zinnia from seeds? When to plant and how to care?

Keriya

This forest shrub with sunny flowers is called the Japanese rose. It blooms early and continues to delight with lush flowering until mid-summer. Further, single flowers may appear.

Camellia

At the mention of this plant, many immediately recall the novel "The Lady of the Camellias". This is a very aristocratic plant, which, unfortunately, cannot stand Russian frosts. It needs to be hidden for the winter.

In the photo you see charming camellia flowers

Almonds

Almond bushes covered with delicate pink flowers cannot but enchant the owner and passers-by.

Jasmine

Before flowering, jasmine bushes are not of any interest in terms of decoration. But with the appearance of delicate white flowers, the picture changes dramatically, and the air is filled with a charming aroma. The petals can be harvested to flavor the tea.

The photo shows a shrub with a rare smell, called jasmine

Wolfberry

One of the leaders in terms of flowering. It pleases the owners with a magnificent aroma that spreads far beyond the site.

Canadian Irga

The plant has a special decorative effect not only in May, when it is covered with delicate white flower clusters. In autumn, the bush becomes crimson, which looks very impressive.

Viburnum, mountain ash, elderberry

These shrubs please with their appearance all season long, because beautiful flowers are replaced by no less attractive berries. These berry bushes not only complement country-style decor, but are also actively used for healing.

Summer-autumn flowering shrubs: photographs with names

The variety of bushes covered with flowers in summer is amazing. Let's plunge into the world of beautiful garden shrubs, pleasing to the eye during the summer heat.

Barberry

These ornamental bushes are covered with yellow flowers in summer, which are replaced by red berries in autumn. The barberry leaves, which have a burgundy color, will effectively smooth out.

Shrub roses

More known to us is this plant called wild rose. Red or pink lush flowers appear on prickly branches in early summer, and useful fruits in early autumn.

On the photo is a spray rose

Park roses

Bushes are covered with flowers at the beginning of summer, and such beauty lasts for about a month. Modern hybrids bloom much longer.

Weigela

The bush stands out among other ornamental plants with an extraordinary abundance of flowers. Their color is not bright, so the composition looks very gentle. The enchanting splendor lasts all May and June, and if you're lucky, the continuation will be in August.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea always attracts attention: the bushes are very beautiful and do not disappear almost all summer. Flowers, combined into large balls, are sometimes so many that green leaves are not visible behind them. Hydrangea paniculata and tree-like are considered frost-resistant. The plant tolerates partial shade well.

The photo shows a magnificent hydrangea

Honeysuckle

Has a decorative look not only during the flowering period. Flowers bell-shaped, white. Honeysuckle produces delicious fruits - blue berries, reminiscent of blueberries in taste.

Skumpia

Excellent shrub with an unusual flowering pattern. Instead of forming flowers, the plant increases the length of the peduncles, which are covered with fluff. In the photo you can see how unusual the skumpia looks like: like a big cloud.

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Delicate pink or white flowers cover the plant in the first half of summer. This guest from the east looks unusually elegant.

Syrian hibiscus

Blooms in August. Many species differ in color of flowers. There are a lot of flowers on the bush, but each of them fades in exactly one day.

The name of the shrub with the photo is hibiscus

Common heather

Continues flowering until late autumn, while it begins in mid-summer. The bush is very unusual with very small wintering leaves. Heather is often used as a medicine.

Cotoneaster

This shrub is often used as a hedge. An interesting feature of cotoneaster is its slow growth. Do not confuse this shrub with dogwood, which gives edible fruits.
Flowering perennial shrubs: photo with names - this was the topic of this article. As you can see, you have a wide choice. Choose to your taste and enjoy the beauty!

Pictured is a flowering cotoneaster with red berries

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The largest rose bush in the world grows in the USA / USA : Nature / Travel.ru

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The world's largest rose bush grows in Tombstone, Arizona, USA. Its trunk at the base has a girth of 4.09meters; the height of the bush itself is 2.75 meters - such data is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. The giant rose completely occupies the whole yard, since its crown is spread over 740 square meters. Causes respect and age - 119 years.

Tourists from all over the world come to look at the "Lady Banks", as this curiosity is called here. There are especially many of them in April, when the bush is covered with a hat of white flowers. Those who wish can buy a pot with a shoot from the famous bush and try to grow something similar at home, Echo of the Planet reports.

Banksia rose seedling arrived in Arizona in 1884 from Scotland. No one really expected that the plant would take root in the dry clay soil of Arizona. However, the bush grew and bloomed regularly every April. And neither the winds carrying sand from the desert nor the scorching summer sun of Arizona were an obstacle to him. Perhaps "Lady Banks" draws strength from the very spirit of the city, whose motto is the saying: "The city is too strong to die. "