Summer flowering - fragrant, pale yellow, blotched with deep yellow. Height and spread 1. Height 75cm 30in. Viburnum davidii AGM : e dark green ribbed leaves, tubular white flowers in flowerheads, late spring, followed by metallic-blue fruits on female plant if male pollinator present.
Height 15cm 6in. Spread 45cm 18in or more. Berberis thunbergii f. Height 30cm 1ft. Spread 40cm 16in. Spread indefinite. Spread 90cm 3ft or more. White flowers in spring and early summer. Height 25cm 10in. Spread 60cm 2ft. Rubus tricolor : spreading, arching shoots covered in red bristles, glossy dark green leaves, white hairy beneath. White flowers followed by raspberry-like edible fruits.
Height 60cm 2ft. Dark violet flowers over a long period spring to autumn. Height 45cm 18in. Vinca minor f. Profuse white flowers over a long period during spring to autumn. Height cm in. Red fruits follow. Azara microphylla AGM : e glossy dark green leaves and in late winter tiny scented greenish-yellow flowers. Berberis darwinii AGM : e small, glossy dark green leaves and during spring dark-orange flowers in pendent racemes then blue-black fruit.
Height Choisya ternata AGM : Mexican orange blossom e dark green leaflets, and in late spring fragrant white flowers, occasionally again in late summer and autumn. Height and spread Height and spread to 3m 10ft. Corylopsis sinensis var. Good bronze-purple colour in autumn. Itea ilicifolia AGM : e glossy dark green holly-like leaves and in midsummer to autumn highly fragrant, small, greenish-white flowers in pendent racemes to 30cm 1ft long.
Leycesteria formosa : Himalayan honeysuckle bamboo-like shoots and in summer to early autumn pendent spikes of white flowers amid dark purple-red bracts then purple-red berries. Nandina domestica : large leaves composed of mid-green leaflets, red when young and in autumn. In summer, conical panicles 40cm 16in long, of small star-shaped white flowers followed by bright red fruits persisting through winter. This eye-catching broadleaf evergreen gets its name from the lily-of-the-valleylike cascades of white or pink flowers it produces in spring.
It's a slow-growing shrub, but if you can be patient, it'll eventually become the centerpiece of your garden. Because lily-of-the-valley shrub prefers partial shade and slightly moist, acid soil, it makes a great companion for azaleas and camellias. One of the most versatile shrubs on the planet, yews come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and they can easily be sheared into hedges or screens.
Yews prefer partial sunlight but can also thrive in the shade or full sun, depending on the type. Use spreading varieties along a foundation or path and line up upright forms to create privacy around a patio or spa.
The plant's soft, dark green needles look terrific all year long. If you're looking for four-season interest, you can't go wrong with serviceberry , occasionally called shadblow. This amazing native tree has a shrublike form and produces masses of small white flowers in the early spring followed by edible blue-black berries in the summer.
In fall, the foliage turns bright red and when winter arrives, the plant's bark adds textural interest to the otherwise dormant landscape. Use serviceberry singly as a specimen tree or cluster several along a lot line or fence. Fragrance and color! That's what you'll get when you plant Clethra in your garden. Also called summersweet , this easy-care shrub bursts into bloom in the late summer , sporting spikes of richly scented white or pink flowers.
Plus, in the fall, the leaves turn bright yellow. Clethra is a native shrub that tolerates wet acid soil and salt spray. Use it in a foundation planting or in a mixed border. Hummingbirds love this shrub , so if you plant it, you'll start seeing them flit around your yard. Growing Conditions: Part shade or full sun in well-drained, consistently moist soil. Celebrate the return of spring with a colorful collection of azaleas.
These spectacular shrubs thrive in partially shady locations with rich, acidic soil. Azaleas, which are in the rhododendron family, come in a variety of colors and some newer varieties will even put on an extra flower show in the fall. Once established, azaleas will perform for decades, particularly in the southeastern part of the United States.
Growing Conditions: Part to full shade in slightly moist, well-drained soil. In general, rhododendrons are a bit bigger and bolder than their close cousins the azaleas. Its foliage is usually green, though some varieties feature purple leaves. Mulch the soil heavily to keep it moist. Coast Leucothoe produces urn-shaped bunches of small flowers that are similar to those on Pieris japonica ; in fact, the two bushes belong to the same family Ericaceae. This weeping evergreen shrub is native to the U.
Before planting, dig in a good amount of peat moss to a depth of 18 inches, which will provide acidity and improve moisture retention. You'll recognize Common Boxwood as the evergreen shrub often used for hedges and topiaries. English boxwood shrubs grow to about three feet, but their slow growth makes it easy to keep them pruned and looking pristine. Witch hazel is a tall shrub that will add fall color to your garden.
It's a very early-blooming plant, with fragrant flowers appearing as early as mid-March in most locations. A vase-shaped plant, it grows to tree height if not kept pruned. You can make extracts from the witch hazel shrub to harness the plant's astringent properties.
Dwarf fothergilla is a deciduous flowering shrub known for its fluffy flowers in spring and its fall leaf colors. In spring, this shrub is tipped with 1- to 3-inch-long flowers that look like bottlebrushes and smell a bit like licorice. The leaves are dark green on top, and bluish-gray on the bottom. In the colder hardiness zones, this plant may need to be wrapped with burlap in the winter to prevent windburn. You can attract hummingbirds with buckeye, also known as the firecracker plant.
It will grow in all textures of soil and can be maintained as a shrub or a tree. Red buckeye is especially desirable because of its bright flowers, textured bark, open structure, and appeal to all kinds of wildlife.
Red buckeye can be grown with multiple or single trunks. Buckeyes produce a toxic nut that can cause kidney failure in children and pets. The red tip photinia is an evergreen shrub that produces young red leaves, while its older leaves are green. If you prefer red leaves, you can simply trim new growth on a regular basis, and the plant will continue to produce new leaves all year long. While red tip photinia typically grows to about 10 feet tall, some cultivars can grow to 20 feet.
It is an excellent low-maintenance shrub for hedges and privacy screens, and can also be shaped as a small specimen tree. Japanese skimmia will produce red or white fruit if you have both a male and a female. It is a broadleaf evergreen with greenish bark, leathery green leaves, bright flowers and berries, and a pleasant fragrance. It grows slowly, topping out at about five feet tall and expanding to about six feet wide.
While pruning isn't essential, a light pruning during the dormant season can keep the plant neat. All parts of the skimmia plant are poisonous if ingested. California holly, also called tonyon or Christmas berry, is the shrub that some suppose gave Hollywood its name. All these qualities make it a favorite plant for California xeriscaping.
The tree peony is a deciduous sub-shrub that blooms in mid to late spring. It produces big, beautiful peony flowers in many different shades. Tree peonies are good borders or hedge plants, particularly because their foliage is nearly as attractive as their blooms. This is a different plant from Chinese peony Paeonia lactiflora , a perennial, although the two share certain traits. Tree peonies have modest water needs and react badly if they are overwatered.
Different species of viburnum can give your garden color in multiple seasons , not only because of their multi-colored flowers but also with their leaves and fruit. The arrowwood type is an excellent choice for shade. These flowering shrubs bloom with clusters of flowers in spring, and they produce both red fall foliage and blue berries in fall. They can grow up to 15 feet and are equally wide.
These shrubs will spread by suckers unless you remove them. Master Gardeners Association of BC. Is the yew really poisonous to you? J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. Red Buckeye. University of Kentucky, Department of Horticulture. Japanese Skimmia. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. The amount of shade a plant is growing under will directly affect the density of the foliage, as well as the flowering and fruiting characteristics.
In choosing plants, the level of light the plant will receive should be taken into consideration. To properly select plants suitable to your site, defining the level of shade or sun the plant will receive is helpful. For instance, heavy shade can be characterized as a site where no direct sunlight reaches the site such as that found at the base of a north-facing wall or below dense evergreens e.
Conversely a full sun site would receive full direct sunlight for at least six hours per day. Light shade sites are those exposed to partially filtered sun such as that found under open canopied trees e. Moderate shade sites could be defined as those receiving mostly reflected light found at the floor of a typical hardwood forest.
Planters should understand that generally, plants grown in shade will not be as dense as the same plants under full sunlight. Usually fewer flowers develop on plants in the shade. Frequently, fall color or unique foliage colors e.
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