Flowering Shrubs

All shrubs produce blooms yet some are showier than others and add a splash of color in the landscape. Some shrubs have a long bloom period and can be encouraged to re-bloom faster if sheared after flowering, while others bloom once a year but are worth the wait. Plant flowering shrubs according to their light and temperature requirements, some are from more tropical climates and will not tolerate freezes (Hibiscus), while others will need some protection from the hot summer sun. Plan the planting of these shrubs so that there are blooms in different seasons.

• Alyogene huegelli
• Brunfelsia pauc. ‘Floribunda’
• Clerodendrum ugandense
• Duranta erecta
• Gardenia varieties
• Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
• Plumbago capensis ‘Royal Cape’
• Polygala x dalmaisiana
• Raphiolepis
• Solanum rantonnetti
• Tecoma stans
• Tecomaria capensis
• Tibouchina heteromalla
• Tibouchina urvilleana