Flowering Shrubs
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Months of bloom in a footprint a tree could never fit — flowering shrubs turn a single corner, border, or foundation line into the showpiece of the yard.
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Bellini® Grape Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Congrabel' PP 28,975
- Zones
- 5-9 outdoors
Grin and Tonic™ Reblooming Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Hokomagrito' USPP35207, CPBRAF
- Zones
- 5-9 outdoors
About Flowering Shrubs
A flowering shrub is the most color you can buy per square foot. Where a perennial fades in a season and a tree takes a decade, a good shrub returns bigger and more floriferous every year — hydrangea mopheads the size of a dinner plate, azaleas that bury their foliage in bloom, lilacs and viburnum that perfume an entire yard. They anchor a bed, soften a foundation, screen a fence line, and do it on a frame small enough for almost any garden.
There's a shrub for every spot and every season. Want spring? Lilac, forsythia, and azalea lead off. Summer belongs to hydrangea, rose of Sharon, and butterfly bush. Want something that holds its leaves through winter? Reach for an evergreen pick like camellia or a compact rhododendron. Match the shrub to your light and your zone first, then choose by bloom color and mature size — many modern varieties are bred compact, so you get full-size flowers on a plant that never outgrows its place.
What's in this collection
This collection gathers the flowering shrubs worth building a garden around — reliable, repeat-blooming, pollinator-friendly choices in a range of heights and colors, from low mounding forms for the front of a border to taller specimens that stand on their own. Most are easygoing. Give them the right light, a yearly feeding, and a well-drained spot, and prune at the right time for their bloom cycle — spring bloomers right after flowering, summer bloomers in late winter — and they'll reward you for years with almost no fuss.
Shipped to arrive healthy. Every shrub is grown in our nursery network, inspected, and hand-packed in protective, season-aware packaging — and we honor the state-by-state agricultural rules that govern where each plant can ship, so yours arrives ready to root in and bloom.
Common questions
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How much sun do flowering shrubs need?
It depends on the variety. Sun-lovers like rose of Sharon, butterfly bush, and lilac want 6 or more hours of direct light to bloom their best. Shade-tolerant shrubs like hydrangea, azalea, and camellia prefer morning sun with afternoon shade. Always match the shrub to the light your spot actually gets.
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When and how should I prune a flowering shrub?
Timing follows the bloom cycle. Shrubs that flower in spring (lilac, forsythia, azalea) set their buds the previous year, so prune them right after they finish blooming. Shrubs that flower in summer (most hydrangeas, rose of Sharon, butterfly bush) bloom on new growth, so prune them in late winter or early spring before they leaf out.
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How big will these shrubs get?
It varies widely by type, from compact 2-to-3-foot mounds to specimens 8 feet and up. Each plant lists its mature size — check it against your space before planting, and give roots room to spread. Many modern varieties are bred to stay compact, so you can get full-size flowers on a smaller frame.
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How soon will a new shrub bloom?
Many flowering shrubs bloom in their first season after planting, though the show gets fuller each year as the plant establishes. The classic rule is sleep, creep, leap: a quiet first year settling in, more growth the second, and a real flush by the third.
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Which states can flowering shrubs ship to?
Some plants carry agricultural shipping restrictions that vary by state. Those rules are built into fulfillment, so each shrub is only sent where it's allowed to go.