Albuquerque Landscaping with Perennial Shrubs

Things to know about Perennials Scrubs

Shrubs are a diverse group of plants that provide privacy, color, and structure to your environment while also providing wildlife with shelter and food.

Here’s a selection of perennial shrubs to assist you in choosing the best plant that will serve your main purpose.

Spirea

Depending on the type, these perennial shrubs are very easy to grow. They grow from about four to ten feet tall and produce flowers in the summer or spring. Flowers cascade down arching stems on spring bloomers.

 Summer bloomers are short shrubs with flowers at the tips of their branches. Flowers come in a variety of colors, which are blue, white, and pink.

Azalea

Beautiful, well-loved azaleas are a must-have in any Southern garden. In the spring, these green perennial shrubs can reach a height of 15 feet, based on the type.

In the spring, these perennial shrubs bloom in, white, purple, or pink. They belong to the rhododendron family, and there are cultivars that may be grown in almost any climate.

 Hibiscus

These huge perennial shrubs reach heights of seven feet and produce stunning blooms of the dinner plates size throughout the summer period.

Hardy hibiscus resembles a delicate tropical plant, but it can withstand winters up to Zone 5.

Flowers are available in a variety of pastel colors, including pink, white, red, and yellow.

Rose of Sharon

This time-honored classic is coming back into fashion. It’s a tree-like plant that can reach a height of 12 feet and a width of 10 feet. These perennial shrubs, which are members of the hibiscus family, produce a plethora of white, red, pink, or purple blooms throughout the summer and into the spring.

Camellia

Based on the cultivar, this lovely evergreen shrub can reach a height of eight to fifteen feet. Depending on the variety, it has reddish, pinkish, or whitish rose-like blossoms. Camellias are a staple of old-fashioned southern gardens, blooming in the middle of the winter. They make a lovely cut flower, but they’re only hardy to Zone 6 in the winter.

Viburnum

Viburnum can reach a height of up to fifteen feet and yields beautiful white and pink flowers. There are over 100 species of this perennial blooming shrub. Some of these shrubs can withstand winter’s as cold as zone 3.

Birds love the tiny berries that this special variety of shrub produce. It is advisable to plant a viburnum at the end of a border in order to have a natural screen.

Mock Orange

Mock Orange is a low-maintenance shrub that grows within the range of 5 to 15 feet tall and a width of 6 feet, depending on the cultivar.

In the spring, the Mock orange plant produces white blooms with a lovely fragrance that can be smelled from a distance. They have a lanky appearance and make great screen plants.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea is one of the most popular perennial shrubs that produce large, spectacular clusters of flower on a plant that germinates anywhere from the height range of 3 to 20 feet, depending on the type.

Hydrangea prefers a shade of light, and they require a considerable amount of water. These shrubs come in a variety of colors, which are white, blue, purple-blue, and pink.