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10 Best Flowering Shrubs for Your Yard



Perennials and annuals aren't the only plants that provide color in the garden. These flowering shrubs make wonderful flower displays.


1. Weigela



Weikela spp. • Zones 3 to 9


Plant weikela in your borders and flower beds for a beautiful shrub that will interest you from early spring to fall. For small flowering shrubs with dense pink flowers and burgundy fall foliage, try Fine Wine.


2. Viburnum


Viburnum spp. • Zones 2 to 9

Among the most popular of ornamental flowering shrubs and small trees, viburnum is sought after for three reasons: it's beautiful, it's versatile, and it's easy to grow. Also, there are three main features that contribute to viburnum's year-round beauty: flowers, leaves, and colorful fruits


3. Rhododendron and Azalea



Rhododendron spp. • Zones 4 to 9


Showy flowers – available in a wide range of colors – and a preference for partial shade have made these flowering shrubs very popular in the country. A natural fit in many settings, rhododendron and azalea shrubs are beautiful as a shrub in woodland gardens or small urban landscapes.




4. Nanking Cherry


Prunus tomentosa • Zones 2 to 7


Hardy and fast growing, Nanking cherry produces fragrant white flowers in spring. A large shrub or small ornamental tree, it grows 6 to 10 feet tall and wide. After the spring blooms, you'll notice the small fruits that many songbirds love. Use Nanking Cherry in the landscape for a hedge, border or specimen planting.


5. Hydrangea



Hydrangea spp. • Zones 4 to 10


The sight of one of these beauties is sure to evoke memories of grandma's flowers. The showy shrub has long been a favorite of gardeners looking for an easy-care plant that blooms even in partial shade. Bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) are suitable for temperate climates but generally do not bloom in areas with cold winters. In these areas, try the sevenpark hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) variety, which produces large spheres of densely packed white flowers.


6. Camellia


Camellia spp. • Zones 6 to 11


While most garden plants settle down for a well-earned rest, a camellia bush warms up. In fall, this evergreen displays pink, white, yellow, orange, and red flowers that last well into winter and early spring. With varieties ranging from 3 to 20 feet tall, camellias do best in partial shade protected from hot, dry air and cold, strong winds.



7. Daphne



Daphne spp. • Zones 4 to 10


Here's a flowering bush that looks almost better than it looks. Daphne is loved for the intoxicating scent of its delicate white, pink and purple flowers. Its compact habit and myriad varieties make it versatile, so try it as a ground cover, specimen or foundation planting.



8. French Lilac


Syringa vulgaris • Zones 3 to 8


Blooming lilac bushes are one of the most anticipated sights and smells of spring. A deciduous shrub that grows up to 22 feet tall and wide, pink is great in small groups or as a specimen plant.


9. Forsythia



Forsythia • Zones 3 to 9


When this flowering bush blooms, you can be sure that warmer weather is coming. Forsythia is one of the first plants to bloom in spring, and its bell-shaped golden flowers are a most welcome sight.


10. Rose of Sharon


Hibiscus syriacus • Zones 5 to 9


It's a late bloomer but, as many gardeners know, Rose of Sharon is worth the wait. A member of the hibiscus family, this deciduous shrub has beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom from late summer to mid-autumn. Roses of Sharon plants reach 10 feet tall and thrive in moist, well-drained soil.

 


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