They are extremely numerous. More than 2,000 species and varieties have been identified. This means that you can easily find those that meet any requirement, as well as decoration or soil or climate.
In our selection, we selected above all those who require little care and have no difficulty in cultivation or maintenance. This is the main quality of shrubs to provide a permanent decor without the need to deal with it. They are ideal for weekend or holiday gardens.
We have classified them according to their requirements, their dimensions, their silhouettes, the decorative element they constitute (colored foliage, flowering, ornamental fruits, etc.) and their use, so that you can easily find what you are looking for.
For clay soil
Aucuba, berberis, boxwood, cotoneaster, deutzia, charcoal, jasmine nudiflorum, mahonia, spirea and viburnum obier.
For wet ground
Sea buckthorn, aucuba, bamboo, dogwood (cornus florida), all the willows and some viburnum including viburnum obier.
For calcareous terrain
Althea, sea buckthorn, hawthorn, baguenaudier, berberis, bignone, buddleia, boxwood, caryopteris, honeysuckle, male dogwood, dogwood, cotinus, cotoneaster, forsythia, kerria (japan korria), ivy, mahonia, St. John's wort, hazel, polygonum, syringat , spirea, snowberry, privet and Virginia creeper.
For acidic terrain (especially in heather earth)
Japanese Andromeda (pieris), azalea, heather, camellia, hydrangea, kalmia, rhododendron and skimmia.
For all terrains
These shrubs are practically compatible with all soils, however in extreme situations, give preference to those indicated on the other hand: hawthorn, berberis, buddleia, dogwood, cotoneaster, deutzia, elsholtzia, escalonia, forsythia, broom of Spain , currant bush, cherry laurel, Ionicera nitida, kolkwitzia, lilac, mahonia, St. John 's wort, hazel, cinquefoil, prunus triloba, pyracantha (burning bush), Virginia sumade, syringe, spirea, snowberry, privet and viburnum.
For shady places
Azalea, berberis, heather, boxwood, dogwood, fuchsia, hydrangea, holly, ivy, mahonia, St. John's wort, periwinkle, rhodendron and skimmia. (Shaded places do not mean, however, total absence of sun and especially lack of air, especially for plants that give flowers, which are rarely as beautiful in the shade as in good exposure.)
Shrubs fearing full sun
Aucuba, azalea, choisya ternata, deutzia, Japanese maple, hydrangea and holly.
Shrubs remaining below one meter in height
Azalea, berberis linearifolia, heather, caryopteris, cotoneaster horizontalis, elsholtzia, lavender, St. John's wort, cinquefoil and spirea.
Shrub from 1 to 2 m high
Abelia, althea, andromeda, aucuba, berberis, buddleia, boxwood (very slow growth), choisya ternata, Japanese quince, dogwood, cotinus, cotoneaster, deutzia, elaeagnus, Japanese maple, forsythia, charcoal, Spanish broom, currant bush with flowers, hydrangea, kerria, kolwitzia, laurel Otto Luyken, laurel tin, Ionicera nitida, mahonia, prunus triloba, pyracantha, rosemary, skimmia, syringat, whitlow sumac, privet and viburnum.
Shrubs exceeding 2 m
Hawthorn, bamboo, snowball, holly, laurel cherry, Portugal laurel, lilac, hazelnut, tamarisk and some viburnum.
Shrubs with rounded silhouette
Azalea, some berberis, caryopteris, ceanoth, choosen ternata, elshotzia, hydrangea, kalmia, laurel Otto Luyken, lavender, mahonia, potentilla, rhododendron, rosemary, skimmia, spirea and viburnum carlesi.
Shrubbery shrubs
Heather, cotoneasters horizontalis and microphillus, and creeping rhododendron.
Arched silhouette shrubs
Althea, andromeda, hawthorn, aucuba, some berberis, boxwood, some cotoneasters, deutzia, forsythia, charcoal, currant bush, holly, cherry and Portugal laurel, lilac, hazelnut, osmanthus, whiteasury, privet, viburnum snowball and rhytidophyllum.
Shrubs on stem
Instead of being raised in bush, their natural form, some shrubs can be formed at the top of a small stem a meter or more. They have an unusual and more original look. This is the case for: althea, forsythia, flowering grosillary, glycine, lagerstroemia, lilac, tamaris and weigelia. You will find shrubs treated at your nursery.
Evergreen Shrubs
Abelia, andromeda, aucuba, azalea of Japan, bamboo, berbens, heather, boxwood, choisya ternata, cotoneaster franchetti, microphyllus and salicifolius, elaeagnus, charcoal, broom, holly, kalmia, laurel, lavender, Ionicera nitida, mahonia, St. John's wort, osmanthus, pyracantha, rhododendron, rosemary, skimmia, privet (semi-persistent depending on the varieties) and viburnum rhytidophyllum.
Shrub with colored or variegated foliage
Aucuba (evergreen, variegated with yellow), berberis (deciduous, purple), dogwood (deciduous, variegated with white or yellow), cotinus (deciduous, purple), elaeagnus (persistent, variegated with yellow), Japanese maple (deciduous, purple), charcoal (evergreen, variegated with yellow), holly (evergreen, variegated with yellow), purple hazel (deciduous, purple) and privet (semi-persistent, variegated with yellow).
Flowering shrubs by color
Blue (althea, buddleia, ceanothe and caryopteris, lavender, rosemary); red (azalea, bignone, buddleia, heather, camellia, clematis, Japanese quince, bushberry, hydrangea, lagerstroemia, rhododendron, tamaris, weigelia); rose (abelia, althea, azalea, bignone, buddleia, heather, camellia, ceanothe, clematis, quince, deutzia, wisteria, kalmia, kolkwitzia, oleander, lilac, rhododendron); yellow (azalea, berberis, forsythia, broom, jasmine nudiflorum, kerria, mahonia, St. John's Wort, cinquefoil); white (buddleia, choisya, hydrangea, white jasmine, lagerstroemia, lilac, syringat, spirea, viburnum).
Spring blooming shrubs
Abelia (June), azalea (April-May), camellia (March to May), quince of Japan (April-May), choisya (May-June), deutzia (May-June), forsythia (March-April), peony in tree (May), rhododendron (April-May), syringat (May-June), spirea (May), weigelia (May-June).
Summer blooming shrubs
Althea (August-October), Bignone (July-August), buddleia (July-September), caryopteris (August-October), ceanothe (July-October) desmodiu (August-September), hibiscus (July-September), hydrangea (June-September), lagerstroemia (July-September), oleander (July-September), St. John's wort (June-September), summer tamaris (July-August).
Shrubs that bloom late in the fall
Althea, caryopteris, ceanothe, osmanthus.
Winter blooming shrubs
Snow Heather (January-March), Smelly Chimananthus (December-January), Dogwood (February-March), Daphne (February-March), Hamamelis (January-February), Jasmine Naked (January-March), Viburnum winter (February-March, often since November).
Shrubs with a pleasant smell
In addition to rosebushes (those with fragrant flowers) and lilacs, remember: abelia, honeysuckle, chimonanthe, choisya, daphne, elsholtzia, white jasmine, osmanthus, syringat and viburnum (viburnum) carlesi.
Shrubs giving flowers to cut
Buddleia, chimonanthe, deutzia, forsythia, hamamelis, jasmine with naked flowers, lilacs, mimosa, prunus triloba, syringat and viburnum snowball.
Shrubs with colorful fruits in autumn and winter
Aucuba, berberis, callicarpa, Japanese quince, cotoneaster, holly, pyracanta, skimmia, snowberry, viburnum, as well as some varieties of roses. Note that in dioecious plants (notably aucuba and holly), only female plants bear fruit provided male feet are nearby to ensure fertilization of the flowers.
The colorful fruit shrubs give a cheerful note at a time when flowers are becoming rare in the garden.
