5 Shrubs That Look Great in April (Z: 8 - 11)

5 Shrubs That Look Great in April (Z: 8 - 11)

For some of us, the roses are about to bloom. For others, green shoots are holding the promise of greener days to come. Either way, we hope these five shrubs will give you a healthy spring color fix. Think of a spot that you wish had some color right about now. Then delve into these useful and really lovely colorful plants.

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Double Flowered Japanese Rose

Old fashioned fave! Plant in the back of shrub or perennial borders. It will stand out while blooming and recede lushly for the rest of the season. Partial shade to partial sun. Zone: 5 – 9

Blueberry Ruffles French Lavender

Blueberry Ruffles French Lavender

Charm alert! Compact mound of aromatic gray-green foliage with delightful ruffled violet-purple petals that flutter above  profuse fragrant spikes. Full sun. Zone: 8 – 10 (Spanish lavender also called “French” and also “Butterfly” lavender.)

Slim™ Bottlebrush

Slim™ Bottlebrush

Slender and carefree makes a great hedge plant for tight spaces. Prolific bloomer, covered with classic bottlebrush spring and early summer. Heat-loving, drought tolerant when established. Full sun. Zone: 8 – 11

Grand Duke Arabian Jasmine

Grand Duke Arabian Jasmine

Compact form, covered in wonderfully fragrant clusters of creamy-white, button-like double flowers. It produces vine-like stems, making it perfect for clipped hedge, small trellis or espalier specimen. Partial to full sun. Zone: 10 – 11

Petite Butterflies Sweet Pea Shrub

Petite Butterflies Sweet Pea Shrub

Masses of vibrant, purplish magenta, pea-like flowers adorn the compact mound of gray-green foliage for much of the year. A wonderful patio container plant or mixed into a perennial garden.Partial to full sun. Zone: 9 – 11

Bring them home!

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2018-04-04 01:52:00
leslie james
of the 5 shrubs recommended, four are for zone 8 or higher. not much help for us gardeners in zone 6! info tailored by zone would be more helpful
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Cindy Donahey
The French Huguenots grew the double kerria for the Sun King in particular. Whendhe died, these petals lost favor. In The Ohio. Some was eventually sent to Eastern Europe. The petals were strewn before him. And sometimes for a petal groundcover. The right time to pick them is just before they open. If you cut back after bloom and perhaps give a watering, a smaller rop forms in the fall. The British got them later. The petals last a couple of months.
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Judy Poston
Looking forward to seeing beautiful plants
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Pat keith
I would like to buy some Japanese Kerria
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Sarbani
Where can I get the Grand Duke Arabian Jasmin shrub?
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Patricia A Smith
I am disappointed in that your email to me, gives me varieties for mostly a warmer zone-7-10. I am in zone 6, very cold zone. I asked for this email and I guess I assumed you would send me suggestions based on my Zone. On top of that, the dogwood listed on here is NOT even available. Very disappointing.
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Genie
What do you suggest for a West bed with dappled shade all summer and when the nearby oaks drop their leaves sun in the winter?. Oh and we have lots of dear in the forest nearby.. I live in Chapel Hill, NC where summer temps are about 90.
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