Blooming stunner from a species
These shrubs have interesting foliage, flowers, or growing habit to enhance their appeal There are few groups of plants more valuable in the garden than broadleaf foliage. They provide garden structure and interest when nothing else happens. This diverse group usually includes any woody plant that does not lose its leaves in fall or winter and is not a conifer with needles or scales (think pines, junipers, firs, or arborvidae). Broadleaf evergreens represent some of our most popular and useful shrubs: rhododendrons, camellias, hollies and boxwoods. These plants offer a variety of textures with their variegated foliage and can often be complemented with beautiful flowers and graceful growing habits.
A long blooming stunner from a species full of beauties
Colorfu Succulents That You should Grow
1. ‘Donation’ Camellia
One of my favorite varieties is the 'Gift' camellia, which does well in full sun to partial shade. This large shrub blooms itself and practically glows on a gray winter day. Its large, semi-double, bright pink flowers begin to open in late winter and continue into mid-winter. One of its best features is its tendency to drop its flowers once they begin to fade instead of hanging on to ugly brown blooms, as the more common C. japonica is likely to do so. 'Donation' can reach 6 to 7 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide in 10 years, with a final height of 10 to 12 feet. It can be enjoyed in its full beauty if given room to grow.
A lesser known, intensely scented evergreen
2. Burkwood's Sweet Olive
Another late winter to early spring bloomer is Burkwood's sweet olive. As the spring bulbs awaken, this shrub covers itself with small, tubular white flowers that are very sweet in fragrance and scent the entire garden. This adaptable shrub tolerates full sun and drought conditions. It can be clipped and clipped into tight hedges or allowed to grow freely and become a large shrub or a small versatile patio tree. A moderate grower, it reaches 6 to 7 feet tall in 10 years and becomes 12 to 15 feet tall and wide as an older plant.
Arranging Succulents With Drecena
A small shrub with big impact
3. 'Elf' mountain laurel
In particular, I appreciate smaller selections like 'Elf' mountain laurel. This slow-growing evergreen grows to about 3 feet tall and wide in 10 years and produces dense clusters of delicate, pink, balloon-like buds that open to sparkling white cup-shaped flowers in early summer. Mountain Laurel Rhododendrons (moist, well-drained, acid soil), but it tolerates more sun, making it an excellent bloomer.
Think of this guy as a miniature focal point
4. Columnar Japanese holly
A columnar shrub with a particularly interesting habit is the Japanese holly. Japanese hollies have clean, elegant and glossy dark green leaves, as well as none of the sharp spines associated with other hollies. Additionally, they are highly drought tolerant. The columnar form 'Mariesii' has stiff upright growth with short lateral branches forming a slightly irregular architectural tower. It grows slowly and reaches only 4 to 5 feet tall and 1 foot wide in 10 years.
You've never seen a privet like this before
5. Round leaf Japanese privet
Another hardy shrub with particularly distinctive and interesting branches is round-leaf Japanese privet. It has an upright and compact habit, as well as dense, bright, glossy green leaves. As this shrub grows, it has a billowing branching habit reminiscent of a rising thunder cloud. It grows more slowly than other cultivars, reaching 5 feet in 10 years and spreading 2 to 2-1/2 feet. Both of these reliable plants grow well in full sun to partial shade.
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