Flowering Shrubs

Compared to a plain green landscape, some colors from flowering shrubs and bushes can greatly add color and interest to your landscape. Also, they make the place look beautiful, and can serve as a focal point in your landscape. However, selection of flowering shrubs should be done properly. If you mix the fall and spring flowering shrubs, then you will have a landscape which will always have some sort of flowers blooming in it. Here is a list of top 10 flowering shrubs and bushes.

Top 10 Flowering Shrubs

Here is an assortment of different flowering shrubs, some bloom in spring, some in fall. While some need full sun, while some can tolerate partial shade. So, you can make a selection of flowering shrubs which you like.

Mountain-Laurel / Spoonwood: Mountain laurels are good flowering shrubs for shade. They get extremely beautiful flowers, and grow from 6-8 feet. You can find mountain laurels in various color combinations like white-pink, white-blue, white-purple, etc.

Hydrangea: These shrubs get big thick clusters of flowers. They come in various colors, by growing them in different soils you can get different colors flowers. These serve good as a border around the house.

Japanese Kerrias: These are small flowering shrubs which do well in partial shade, they are beautiful plants and have bright yellow flowers. You can use them to form an ornamental border, or plant them in small groups to serve as focal points.

Hibiscus: These are excellent flowering shrubs for sun. These plants get big flowers, which can be in colors like pink, dark red, purple, yellow or white.

Azalea: These plants need full sun exposure. They bear beautiful and attractive flowers during spring season. They come in various colors, so you can choose the variety which color you like the most.

Lilac: These are one of the most popular flowering shrubs. You can use them as focal points, by planting a lilac here and there, or create an eye-catching border. These are hardy plants, that do well in sun. They can be pruned into any shape.

Gardenia: Gardenia are great as evergreen flowering shrubs. They need to be planted on a site which receives good amount of sunlight. These plants get pristine flowers which have the color of pearl, and the leaves are glossy and green. These two colors provide an excellent contrast. These are hardy plants, so good for novice gardeners.

Regent Serviceberry: Regent serviceberry is an excellent small flowering shrub. It has soft green colored leaves, and very small whitish flowers. It grows only 4-6 feet high. The expanse of this shrub is the similar as the height.

Annabelle: These are small shrubs, and if you are looking for some small flowering shrubs then consider these. You can prune them to maintain a small size. This plant grows in various kinds of soil and light conditions.

White Butterfly Bush: These are beautiful white flowering shrubs, and a good choice if you are looking for fall flowering shrubs. This bush grows 5 feet tall, and same in the width. It has panicles of fragrant white flowers. This plant attracts various butterflies, and other useful insects. If you don't want a white color flowering plant, then purple butterfly bush is an attractive option, that you can consider.

Some Other Beautiful Flowering Shrubs

Given above were the 10 best flowering shrubs, here are more flowering shrubs and bushes that you can consider.

• Purple Butterfly Bush
• Daphne Laurel
• Mountain Laurel
• Red Rum Honeysuckle
• Redosier Dogwood
• Privet
• Viburnums
• Glossy Abelia
• Fuchsia
• Berberis
• Vinca Minor Vines
• Bottlebrush Buckeye
• Kerria Japonica
• Skimmia

So, make a good selection of flowering shrubs. Make sure you follow the proper care instructions according to individual plants, to maintain and grow them. Good luck!