Flowering Shrubs for Color & Landscape Design

Flowering Shrubs

Bring seasonal color, texture and lasting interest to your landscape with quality flowering shrubs from Fanelli Landscape Supply. Explore beautiful choices for foundation plantings, borders, pollinator gardens and landscape focal points throughout Staten Island, New York and nearby New Jersey.

Choose the Right Shrub

Learn how sunlight, soil conditions, available space and mature plant size should guide your selection.

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Tree & Shrub Planting Guide

Follow the proper planting steps to encourage healthy roots and successful establishment.

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Watering New Shrubs

Learn how often and how deeply newly planted shrubs should be watered during establishment.

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Flowering shrubs bring seasonal blooms, attractive foliage and structure to residential and commercial landscapes. They can soften foundations, define garden beds, create colorful borders and provide eye-catching accents throughout a property.

Inventory changes throughout the growing season and may include hydrangeas, roses, azaleas, rhododendrons, butterfly bushes, weigela, spirea and other landscape favorites. Mature size, sunlight needs, bloom time and site tolerance can vary by species and cultivar.

Find Flowering Shrubs for Your Landscape

Select a category to explore flowering shrubs generally suited to our area. Availability, colors and sizes change throughout the growing season.

Spring-Flowering Shrubs

Welcome the growing season with colorful flowers for foundation beds, borders, entrances and mixed gardens.

Azalea
Bridal Wreath Spirea
Deutzia
Flowering Quince
Forsythia
Fothergilla
Korean Spice Viburnum
Lilac
Mountain Laurel
Ninebark
Rhododendron
Serviceberry
Virginia Sweetspire
Weigela

Many spring-flowering shrubs form flower buds on older growth. Confirm the proper pruning time before cutting them back.

Summer-Flowering Shrubs

Extend landscape color into summer with shrubs that flower after many spring bloomers have finished.

Abelia
Bluebeard
Butterfly Bush
Buttonbush
Crape Myrtle
Hydrangea
Potentilla
Rose of Sharon
Shrub Rose
Spirea
Summersweet
Virginia Sweetspire

Bloom time can shift with weather, cultivar and planting location.

Flowering Shrubs for Sunny Areas

These shrubs generally perform best in locations receiving at least six hours of direct sunlight per day.

Abelia
Bluebeard
Butterfly Bush
Crape Myrtle
Flowering Quince
Forsythia
Hydrangea Paniculata
Lilac
Ninebark
Potentilla
Rose of Sharon
Shrub Rose
Spirea
Summersweet
Weigela

Flowering Shrubs for Partial Shade

These shrubs can flower in morning sun, filtered light or partial shade when their other growing requirements are met.

Azalea
Buttonbush
Fothergilla
Hydrangea Arborescens
Hydrangea Macrophylla
Korean Spice Viburnum
Mountain Laurel
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Rhododendron
Serviceberry
Summersweet
Virginia Sweetspire

Partial Shade Is Not Complete Darkness

Most flowering shrubs need usable light to bloom well. Deep shade may produce fewer flowers and a more open growth habit.

Compact Shrubs for Smaller Spaces

Compact varieties can add flowers and foliage near entrances, walkways and smaller foundation beds without overwhelming the space.

Dwarf Abelia
Dwarf Azalea
Dwarf Deutzia
Dwarf Fothergilla
Dwarf Hydrangea
Dwarf Lilac
Dwarf Ninebark
Dwarf Spirea
Dwarf Weigela
Potentilla
Compact Shrub Rose

“Dwarf” does not mean miniature. Confirm the mature height and width of the specific cultivar before planting.

Pollinator-Friendly Flowering Shrubs

These flowering shrubs can provide nectar, pollen or habitat for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other beneficial wildlife.

Abelia
Bluebeard
Buttonbush
Butterfly Bush
Fothergilla
Ninebark
Rose of Sharon
Serviceberry
Shrub Rose
Summersweet
Virginia Sweetspire
Weigela

Include several plant types with overlapping bloom periods to provide a longer season of pollinator support.

Shrubs That Tolerate Moist Soil

These flowering shrubs can tolerate moist soil or occasional periods of poor drainage better than many common landscape plants.

Buttonbush
Red Chokeberry
Serviceberry
Summersweet
Virginia Sweetspire
Winterberry Holly

Moist Does Not Always Mean Flooded

Tolerance varies by species. Permanently standing water, severe compaction and damaged drainage should still be evaluated before planting.

Deer-Resistant Flowering Shrubs

These shrubs are generally less attractive to deer because of their fragrance, flavor, texture or natural compounds. No shrub is completely deer-proof.

Bluebeard
Butterfly Bush
Deutzia
Fothergilla
Mountain Laurel
Potentilla
Russian Sage
Spirea
Summersweet
Virginia Sweetspire

Deer-Resistant Does Not Mean Deer-Proof

Deer preferences vary by neighborhood, season and population pressure. Newly planted shrubs may still require repellent, netting or temporary protection.

These lists are general planning guides. Plant performance, bloom time and resistance can vary by species and cultivar. Confirm the specific shrub’s requirements before planting.

Choose Shrubs for Their Mature Size

Consider mature height and width—not only the shrub’s current container size. Proper selection and spacing reduce overcrowding, excessive pruning and future interference with windows, walkways and structures.

Sunlight, drainage, bloom time, wind, road salt, deer activity and watering needs should also guide your selection.

Popular Uses

Foundation plantings
Flowering borders and mixed shrub beds
Accent and specimen plantings
Pollinator-friendly gardens
Seasonal color and curb appeal
Residential and commercial landscapes

Protect Your New Plantings

Learn how to apply mulch around shrubs correctly while avoiding excessive depth and mulch piled against plant stems.

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Need Help Choosing Flowering Shrubs?

Tell us about your planting area, sunlight, available space and color preferences. The Fanelli team can help you narrow down suitable choices and confirm current availability.

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