Flowering shrubs are a serious competition for traditional bedding ornamental perennials, such as delphinium or rudbeckia. Their undoubted advantages include attractive coloring, usually easy care and - which perennials lack - longevity.
OCertainly the most competitive for perennials are low-growing specimens, which, even without regular pruning, maintain a compact habit.Meet the most attractive of the small-flowering plants shrubs.
Shrubs flowering in a given season
Attractive flowering in spring
ŚwidośliwaAmelanchier pumila,quinceChaenomeles,hazelnut SkąpokwiatowyCorylopsis pauciflora,szczodrzeniecBeana Cytisus x beanii,wawrzynek wilczełykoDaphne mezereum, stringDeutzia calmiiflora, Gardena Fothergilla gardenia fotergilla,mahonia pospolitaMahonia aquifolium,peonyDrzewiastaPaeonia suffruticosa,Rhododendrons(various varieties),lilakMeyera Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' , Korean viburnum Viburnum carlesii.
Attractive flowering in summer
BarbulaCaryopteris,PrusznikCeanothus,St. John's Wort'Hidcote',jasminowiecPhiladelphus 'Belle Etoile',cinquefoil bushyPotentilla fruticosa,tawuła petiteBumalda spiraea, Weigela florida,hydrangea gardenHydrangea macrophylla.
Attractive coloring of leaves in autumn
Świdośliwa jajowataAmelanchier ovalis,hazelnut scanty-flowered Corylopsis pauciflora,Euonymus flankedEuonymus alatus 'Compactus',fotergilla GardenaFothergilla gardenia.
Attractive coloring of leaves in winter
OliveElaeagnus pungens 'Maculata',St. John's wort'Hidcote', Ilex crenata,mahonia,pieris'Forest Flame',laurowiśnia easternPrunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken',rhododendrons(various varieties),skimmia JapaneseSkimmia japonica.
