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At Perfect Plants, we have a flowering shrub for sale suitable for every growing zone, soil type, landscape, and season. Flowering shrubs provide color and texture to a landscape, and can be used as groundcovers, hedges, or as a focal point in your outdoor living space. You can grow ornamental shrubs that bloom from early spring through late fall and even into winter. Many flowering shrubs are fragrant, and will provide food and shelter for pollinators.
Types Of Flowering Shrubs
Flowering Shrubs For Full Sun vs. Shade
Some flowering shrubs need to be planted in a location that is in the direct sun for most of the day. If they don’t receive enough sunlight they will become leggy instead of full and bushy. The shrubs won’t produce many blooms either.
Some of the best flowering shrubs for full sun are crepe myrtle (dwarf or full size), butterfly bush, flowering quince, weigela, and viburnum.
If you don’t have a sunny location, don’t worry, many full sized and dwarf flowering shrubs thrive in a shady location. These shrubs can’t tolerate the heat that a full sun location would generate. Some of the most popular flowering shrubs for shade or partial shade are hydrangea, mountain laurel, camellia, serviceberry, and azaleas.
Flowering Shrub Zones
The United States Department of Agriculture divided the United States into 13 different growing zones. These zones are demarcated with each 10 degrees F change across the United States. The coldest location, USDA growing zone 1 is near the uppermost Canadian border and the warmest is (13) is located at the farthest tip of the state of Florida.
Flowering shrubs and other plants that thrive in the cold climate of zone 1 can’t survive in the humid heat of zone 13 in Florida. These growing zones help gardeners know which plant will grow best in which climate.
Flowering shrubs will thrive in a growing zone that is 2 numbers away in either direction. For example, if the shrub is recommended for USDA growing zone 7, it should also grow well in growing zones 5 through 9.
When To Prune Flowering Shrubs
Depending on when your flowering shrub blooms, there is a specific timeframe that is best to start the pruning process. Spring-blooming shrubs should be pruned after all of the flowers have died. Flowering shrubs that bloom in the summer or fall should be pruned during the winter.
What Flowering Shrubs Are Deer Resistant?
Many types of flowering shrubs are deer resistant. For example, planting Sweet Viburnum, Frost Proof Gardenia Shrubs, or Buddleia Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush will prevent deer from wandering by and eating your plants. Putting these flowering shrubs around your garden will prevent wandering animals from snacking on your plants.
What Are The Best Evergreen Flowering Shrubs?
Some of the most popular types of evergreen flowering shrubs are azaleas. Encore® Azaleas are one example of evergreen shrubs that will last for years. Azalea shrubs come with flowers of all shades of red, pink and while. Azaleas are relatively low maintenance and beautiful all year round, making them a popular choice of evergreen flowering shrub.
Large Flowering Shrubs vs. Small Flowering Shrubs
Both large and small flowering shrubs have their place in the landscape. Large shrubs are great to use as a specimen plant, to create a living privacy fence, or to designate a boundary.
Small flowering shrubs make ideal foundation plants and accent plants. A grouping of small shrubs makes a big statement in the landscape.
Spring Flowering Shrubs vs. Summer Flowering Shrubs
Spring flowering shrubs typically have a shorter bloom time than summer flowering shrubs simply because the season is shorter.
To keep the most color going in your landscape, plant both types. Spring and summer bloomers will also attract the most pollinators to your landscape.
Flowering Shrubs For Containers
Any variety of dwarf flowering shrubs are ideal for growing in a container. The shrub will remain small and compact while producing colorful blooms. Check the growing zone of the plant and whether it grows best in full sun or shade.
Some good flowering shrubs for containers include Bougainvillea, Anisodontea, Dwarf Spirea, and Dwarf Weigela.
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