Decorative shrubs, blooming from spring to autumnwill make your garden beautiful and colorful throughout the gardening season. It is worth choosing especially thoselong-flowering shrubs for your garden, which are easy to grow , undemanding and work well in our climate. If you are looking for such plants, be sure to see our7 best ornamental shrubs blooming from spring to autumn , prepared by garden designer Joanna Sadowska.
Ornamental shrubs flowering from spring to autumn - shrubby cinquefoil
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1. Shrubby cinquefoil
Shrubby cinquefoil isan interesting ornamental shrub blooming from spring to autumnIts flowers appear in May and last until October! The many varieties of this branched shrub reach a height of 0.5 to 1.2 m. The flowers of the cinquefoil can be yellow, white, pink or red. The shrubby cinquefoil is a highly valued shrub mainly due to its abundant flowering. It can be planted singly or in groups, in flower beds in compositions with roses, sunflowers or junipers. The cinquefoil looks great in a sunny or slightly shaded position. It will withstand both acidic and slightly alkaline substrates.
2. Small-leaved lilac 'Superba'
A small shrub with dense, thin shoots, reaching a height and width of 1.5 m. Perfectly planted in small gardens, it is also resistant to urban conditions. Its leaves are small, oval. Flowers in buds - pink-red, while when developed - lilac-pink, fragrant, gathered in panicles.Thanks to them, lilac is abeautiful shrub, decorative from spring to autumn
The first abundant flowering occurs in May, and single flowers stay on the shrub until October! Small-leaved lilac prefers fertile, moderately moist, slightly alkaline to slightly acid soils. This ornamental shrub with a long flowering period is great for drought and hot weather.
3. Clematis large-flowered
Clematis is a beautiful climber for planting arbors, supports or places between shrubs. Clematis varieties such as' Betty Corning ',, Generał Sikorski', 'Emilia Plater', 'Gipsy Queen' or 'John Paul II' grow up to 3 m andbloom from spring to autumnFlowers appear from early June until October! These clematis require good lighting and strong pruning. The variety 'Betty Corning' has pink blue flowers, 'General Sikorski' - blue-violet, 'Emilia Plater' - light blue, 'Gipsy Queen' - dark purple-purple, and 'John Paul II' - white lobalast.
4. Henry's Honeysuckle
Henry's Honeysuckle is an evergreen shrubA climbing ornamental shrub that blooms from spring to autumnThis honeysuckle grows vigorously and shrubs strongly. Reaches up to 4 m in height, with annual length increments of up to 2 m! Its tubular, cream-yellow flowers appear from June to October. This plant likes soil that is not too dry, acidic.
Ornamental shrubs blooming from spring to autumn - Henry's Honeysuckle
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5. Hecrotta Honeysuckle
Hecrotta honeysuckle is a strong growing shruba long-flowering climbing ornamental shrub , growing up to 2-4 m. From spring to autumn it produces numerous purple flowers, slightly glandular, yellow inside that smell nice. Single flowers form a spiky inflorescence. They appear from June and bloom until September. The cultivar 'Goldflame', which is one of the most interesting varieties of this honeysuckle, grows vigorously and has very decorative, carmine red flowers.Hecrotta Honeysuckle is a very decorative climber, well tolerating planting even in very dry and hot places.
6. Garden hydrangea
The garden hydrangea grows up to 1.5 m in height and forms a bushy habit. Hydrangea is a magnificent ornamental shrub that blooms from spring to autumn, with flowers appearing from June to September. The color of the flowers depends largely on the pH value of the soil. Only strongly acidic soils, with a pH below 5.0, make the flowers intensely blue. The inflorescences, cut shortly after flowering, do not lose their color and are perfect for dry bouquets.
Decorative shrubs blooming from spring to autumn - hydrangea
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The flowers of a garden hydrangea develop at the ends of last year's shoots. Therefore, only faded inflorescences should be trimmed. Otherwise, there may be a situation in which the hydrangea will not bloom.The garden hydrangea feels best in a slightly shaded to semi-shaded position with high air humidity. Prefers light, well-drained soils rich in nutrients.
7. David's Budleja
David's budleja is called a butterfly bush. However, it attracts not only butterflies, but also many useful insects. It is a vigorous, branchyshrub that blooms long, , growing up to 5 m in height. However, if regularly pruned, budleja will remain up to 3 meters high and will fit even in small gardens.
Decorative shrubs blooming from spring to autumn - David's budleja
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Among the numerous varieties of budlei, you can find plants with white, purple, pink-blue and blue flowers, all of which smell intensely. The flowers are gathered in dense spike-shaped inflorescences growing at the ends of the shoots, 10-30 cm long.Budleja is aornamental shrub with a long flowering period , with the first flowers appearing in July and the last in September. Some varieties of budlei, such as 'Nike' and 'Sungold', will bloom until October.
All varieties of budlei are perfect for single planting in flower beds. Small panicle varieties such as 'Nanho Blue' and 'Nanho Purple' have a much more delicate habit. Budleja prefers a sunny position and is resistant to heat. Grows best in moderately dry to fresh, well-drained, slightly acidic to alkaline soil.
MSc Eng. Joanna Białowąs
