Small Colorful Bushes

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Small colorful bushes. A native plant mountain laurel kalmia latifolia has pink buds in spring that open to white cup shape flowers. Why we love it. 5 beautiful dwarf flowering shrubs for small gardens 1. 8 best small evergreen shrubs winter heath erica carnea mountain laurel kalmia latifolia minuet blue star juniper juniperus squamata blue star emerald n gold euonymus fortunei emerald n gold emerald gaiety euonymus fortunei emerald gaiety moonshadow euonymus fortunei.

Cotinus velvet cloak size. Ideal for back of the border locations smokebush shows off velvet purple foliage that turns a rich shade of orange red in the fall. Up to 5 tall and wide. Bright blue needles add a cool calming effect to the garden.

French hydrangea hydrangea macrophylla large colorful shrubs there are many different kinds of hydrangeas that it might be difficult to choose which one to plant in your garden. With deep green foliage camellia is a wonder shrub with flowers that come in colors like white red pink and even yellow. A compact panicle hydrangea that maxes out at just two to three feet tall and equally as wide this. Very compact evergreen shrub that s perfect for small gardens in cool damp climates.

Look at those blooms. They ll tolerate some shade. Dwarf globe blue spruce. The plant is quite easy to grow thriving in a wide range of soil types.

Partial to full sun. Camellia is a beautiful flowering small evergreen shrub known for large round flowers. The french hydrangea boasts large colorful flower heads that bloom in early summer and hang around until well past the first frost. Will eventually reach about 5 tall and wide but a slow grower.

Plant where you can enjoy the fragrance or as part of a shrub border. Mountain laurel is a stand out evergreen shrub because it tolerates shade although best flowering occurs in light shade. Viburnums are some of the toughest shrubs out there and these spring bloomers have pretty white to pinkish white blooms with a distinctively spicy scent and attractive reddish fall foliage. It also bears fluffy clusters of pink flowers in early summer.

Some varieties of this shrub are tall however dwarf ones are also available the choice depending on how much area you want covered. To 15 feet tall and wide zones.