What flowering bush does well in full sun?
What are your favorite flowering shrubs (not roses) that can handle full sun? Gaura, yarrow, salvia, profusion zinnia, autumn sedum, russian sage. Moon flower! More heat the bigger it gets. Any list of the best evergreen shrubs would be incomplete without gorgeous lavender. With scented silver-green foliage and lovely flowers in shades of purple, lilac and pink, this well-loved hardy shrub is attractive, versatile, deeply fragrant and acts as a magnet for bees and other pollinators.Popular choices include Photinia ‘Red Robin’, Camellia, Skimmia, Pittosporum, Hebe, Choisya, and Box (Buxus) — all reliable, low-maintenance shrubs that offer lasting texture and colour.
What flowering shrubs do well in pots?
These compact, easy-to-care-for plants grow beautifully in pots, bringing year-round interest to even the smallest spaces. Our collection includes versatile favourites such as Skimmia, Hebe, Camellia, Pieris, Dwarf Rhododendron, and Buxus — all chosen for their tidy growth, long-lasting foliage, and seasonal flowers. Camellia is the standout of the winter garden, bearing showy rose-like blooms in shades of white, pink, or red when other shrubs are dormant. The glossy, green foliage of this broadleafed evergreen is also attractive year-round.
What is the longest lasting flowering shrub?
Butterfly bush have one of the longest bloom times of all garden plants: they seem to never be without flowers from early summer through autumn. This makes them perhaps better called “continuous bloomers” over rebloomers, since they don’t really take a break like other plants on this list do. Geranium. Probably one of the longest flowering garden plants, hardy geraniums start flowering around May, and continue to October, depending on the variety. One of the longest flowering varieties is Geranium ‘Johnson’s blue’ (illustrated) which is also attractive to bees.