21 BUSHES with FLOWERS - Names and Photos

Because flowers bring joy, here at Ecologista Verde we want to show you a selection of flowering shrubs so that you can add that touch of color to your garden.

In this article we show you 21 flowering bushes so that you are encouraged to use them. Perhaps many sound familiar to you and others may not, but the important thing is that you know in a simple way its main characteristics so that it is easier for you to decide on your future purchase. From its leaves, the color of its flowers and its flowering stage to some useful tips for its care, it will be the information that you will find below.

What are bushes

Flowering shrubs are a key element in parks and gardens. His great variety, flowering and aroma make them a unique reference in the private and urban landscape. In addition, they are usually very resistant plants, some even with specific properties, as is the case of aromatic plants.

Their easy maintenance makes these purely ornamental plants an added value when giving life to our garden. Here we leave you a list with some of the flowering bushes more colorful and used.

Camellia

Belongs to the family Teaceae, the camellia or Camellia japonica is an evergreen shrub that can bloom from fall to spring. Its solitary flowers with a wide range of colors that go from white to red, including bicolor, are very striking since, even when they detach from the stem, they remain intact for several days. It prefers humid environments and semi-shade.

Learn more about these shrubs in this other Green Ecologist article on How to care for camellias.

Cape jasmine

The Gardenia jasminoides, also known as cape jasmine, is an evergreen shrub that belongs to the family of the Rubiaceae. Of Asian origin, these shrubs with white flower scented has bright green leaves that further emphasize its spectacular flowering. Suitable for temperate climates, it requires humidity, sunlight but does not affect it directly and fertilizer rich in iron since they prefer slightly acidic soils.

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Hibiscus or Chinese rose

The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, are bushes with red flower, although there are different color gradients that go through orange and yellow, and that belong to the family Malvaceae. It is originally from China, hence it is known as China rose. Deciduous and flowering throughout the year, this evergreen shrub can reach up to five meters in height. Although it has a tropical climate, it has adapted perfectly to the Mediterranean climate. The soil should be rich in organic matter and it is good to ensure that it receives direct sunlight for much of the morning.

If you like sun plants like hibiscus, we advise you to take a look at these 16 garden plants with sun resistant flowers.

Chinese bell or golden bells

Commonly known as chinese bell and botanical name Forsythia x intermedia, this bush with yellow flowers It has an abundant and showy flowering, despite being deciduous. Belongs to the family Oleaceae and reaches up to two meters in height. Thanks to its vigor it is common to find it in parks and gardens, since it resists well the cold and the lack of water.

Grevillea

Belonging to the family Proteaceae, this straight shrub can reach almost three meters in height. Its flowering occurs throughout the year, although with greater intensity during spring and early summer. These bushes with pink flowers, whose scientific name is Grevillea juniperina, They can also take other colors ranging from yellow to red. Grevillea prefers deep, acidic soils. A trick to improve the substrate is to add a sand pruning with peat.

Spanish flag or lantana

This shrub produces inflorescences of various colors, although they can also have a single color such as yellow or red, and even white. The Lantana camara It is known colloquially as lantana, spanish flag, camará, ou i tomaca, confite, strawberry, supirrosa or cariaquito and belongs to the family Verbenaceae. This shrub is evergreen, very resistant and fast growing. In addition, it adapts without difficulty to any type of soil as long as it is well fertilized.

Here we detail the care of lantana.

Bird from paradise

Known as Strelitzia reginae, this evergreen shrub has alternating bright green leaves and a peculiar bright colored flower reminiscent of the tail of a tropical bird, hence its common name. They can grow to a little over a meter and a half. Although it usually blooms in spring, it can keep flowering until winter. It is recommended that it be kept in a humid ground and that it is protected from frost.

Hydrangeas

Hydrangea macrophylla belongs to the family of Hydrangeaceae and they come from the east. These bushes with pink flowers and deciduous, they reach almost two meters in height and present spectacular terminal corymbs with a continuous flowering from spring to autumn. It can also be grown in a pot to decorate interiors and its flowers, although some of the most seen are the pink ones, they can also be in other colors such as lilac, white or blue and all in various shades.

If you decide to have this plant in your garden, this practical guide from Green Ecologist on Pruning hydrangeas: how and when to do it will be very useful.

Spirea

The Spiraea arguta, name by which it is commonly known as Spirea, are shrubs with white flower that belong to the family Rosaceae and it is of an outdated type. Its maximum height is two meters and they have alternate and oval leaves of light green colors. Its white flowers are distributed in clusters and are abundantly blooming in spring. They are used to decorate gardens and parks to form hedges or isolated elements. Well-fertilized soil with good drainage is recommended.

Rosal La Sevillana

These bushes with red flower They are widely used for the formation of hedges or in isolation thanks to their abundant flowering. This type of rosebush maintains a closer resemblance to the canine rose, since the petals of its flowers are much more open. It is easy to plant and maintain, since it does not require a lot of water and adapts easily to almost all types of terrain.

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