Tall Flowering Evergreen Shrubs

This native typically grows 5 to 8 feet tall and wide. Learn more about this shrub s special virtues.

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Tall flowering evergreen shrubs

They provide structure all year interest and being very easy to look after are labour saving. Use blooms instead of fences to enclose your yard. Flowering evergreen shrubs blossom seasonally and then stay green all year long.

Their size and shape also vary from low growing groundcovers to tall shrubs. Mountain laurel is a stand out evergreen shrub because it tolerates shade although best flowering occurs in light shade. Medium evergreen shrubs or shrubs up to 6 feet tall offer screening foliage all year.

There are thousands of types of evergreen bushes in every imaginable height shape and color. Loropetalum chinense pipa s red 5 feet tall x 6 feet wide is a good choice for an evergreen flowering plant where winters aren t terribly harsh as it s listed for zones 7 to 9 partial to full sun. Evergreen shrubs form the backbone to a garden and whether large or small there is usually one to suit the space.

A native plant mountain laurel kalmia latifolia has pink buds in spring that open to white cup shape flowers. By keeping their leaves all winter these shrubs give you something other than bare branches to admire through your winter window. Some have beautiful flower displays or are highly scented in winter when little else is growing and some have variegated or colourful foliage a perfect foil for summer perennials and a feature in itself during the winter.

Evergreen shrubs can also serve a purpose creating natural privacy screens and fences. Its flowers are hot pink but it s best known for its burgundy tinged evergreen leaves and arching branches. Evergreen shrubs provide permanent structure in the garden and all year round interest.

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