Shrubs decorating autumn

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- Fuchsia Magellana 'Gracilis' Fuchsia magellanica can hibernate in the ground (it needs a lining of leaves or needles).After a strong pruning in late autumn, the shrubs bounce strongly in spring.The flowers are purple-red in shade and develop from July to October. The stems and leaves have a similar color. Shrubs grow up to about 1 m, they feel best in slightly shaded, fertile positions.

- Potentilla fruticosa shrubby cinquefoil has a compact, dense habit which makes it an ideal ground cover or edge plant. The classic is the yellow variety, e.g.'Goldfinger', white, pink and red varieties are also available. Cinquefoil blooms from June to October.

- Barbula klandońska 'Grand Blue' Caryopteris clandonensis has deep blue flowers from August to October. This variety reaches 1 m, likes warm and sunny positions, and should be mulched in winter.In spring, the bushes should be carefully pruned so that they will sprout again as many flower shoots as possible

- The 'Blue Bird' hydrangea is a small shrub up to 1 meter high, suitable for sunny and semi-shaded locations.Blooms from summer to fall. The color of the flowers depends on the pH of the soil.There are flowers in shades from pink, through purple, to blue-violet (in acidic soil).

- Bouquet hydrangea 'Limelight' is a variety with large, compact, dense flowers, which change color during the season from light green (at the beginning of flowering) to white (autumn). Stems are stable and do not break even in heavy rain.Trim the bouquet hydrangea in spring.

- Perowskia Perovskia abrotanoides is classified as both a perennial and a woody plant. It is only partially woody and freezes in severe winters, but it bounces again in spring.Likes dry and sunny places.It blooms from July.

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