Full Sun Small Flowering Shrubs
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Very compact evergreen shrub that s perfect for small gardens in cool damp climates.
Full sun small flowering shrubs. Up to 3 tall and wide. The cone shaped flowers are white when they open but they age to bright red pink. Why we love it. There is a lovely sheen to the silver grey foliage of these low growing full sun shrubs.
These blooms adorn this slender leaved specimen from late spring right through to late summer. Give this dwarf hydrangea four to six hours of full sun each day and it will bloom its head off every year. With its dark green leaves and pink flowers this small flowering shrub holds its own in the looks department and produces a sweet scent for added pleasure. It s mound shaped half hardy and flowers throughout the warmer months.
Bright blue needles add a cool calming effect to the garden. Look at those blooms. New dwarf varieties won t overtake your garden and newer types are not invasive. The blooms appear in similar colors purple lavender blue pink and white and are deliciously fragrant.
Will eventually reach about 5 tall and wide but a slow grower. Prune immediately after flowering. Up to 5 tall and wide. Sometimes called summer lilac this sturdy flowering shrub withstands drought blooms all season long and attracts pollinators.
Its foliage sets off the simple pure white funnel shaped flowers perfectly. Lantana is a common tropical flower that blooms year round in bright colors like red yellow orange white. Partial to full sun. Butterfly bush is like a summer flowering lilac.
Lilacs come in a variety of shapes and sizes from dwarf types that fit small entry gardens to tall varieties like mount baker and pocahontas pictured which reach 10 to 12 feet tall. Burning bush euonymus alata. From golden in the spring to chartreuse in the summer and yellows oranges and reds in the fall this shrub s foliage will hold your interest throughout the growing season. These shrubs perform best and open the most flowers in full sun.
From summer into autumn especially if you pinch off the old flower clusters as they start to fade. For many northern gardeners forsythia is the first shrub that blooms each spring almost as soon as the snow melts. Beautiful pentas flowers attract pollinators like bees hummingbirds and sunbirds due to the nectar. But this sun loving shrub is also known for its leaves.
Heat tolerant flowers 1. The spiraea genus is known for its flowering displays and the blooms of the gold mound cultivar do not disappoint. Forsythia is a great flowering shrub for very early season blooms in sunny locations though it can work in part shade as well. Hardy in zones 2 to 7.
Use them in borders or mass plantings. Happily butterfly bushes offer a longer bloom season than lilacs. The scent sensibility lilac prefers full sun but it is tolerant of partial shade too. Dwarf globe blue spruce.
It ll make your garden sing.