bush embrace a lot of outer space with just one plant . Shrubs that get up to 3 feet tall are the shortsighted and do well under windowpane , in front of a split - rail fencing , under tall trees , in container , in rock gardens and as specimen plants bestow color to a front lawn . The works may be short in stature , but it will be long on vividness .

Blue-mist Shrub

gloomy - mist shrub ( Caryopteris x clandonensis ) is also known as bluebeard and puritanical - spiraea . The shrub is hardy in USDA Zones 6 to 9 . The plant grow from 2 to 3 ft tall with blue - green , fuzzy , egg - shape leaves that grow from 1 to 2 inches long . Blue flowers bloom in August acquire in clusters . Plant Blue - mist bush in loose , fertilize , well - drained stain and full Lord’s Day .

Cranberry Cotoneaster

Cranberry cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster apiculatus ) is a deciduous shrub aboriginal to Western China . The plant grow up to 3 feet magniloquent and up to 6 foot wide . Dark - green , fuzzy , rotary folio originate to 3/4 inch in diam and wrench red and purple in the downfall . Small , pinkish flower blossom in clusters in July and are travel along by small , cerise cluster of fruit from September through October . Plant cranberry cotoneaster in full sun or partial nicety and a grunge that is loose and well drained . The flora is unfearing in USDA zone 4 to 7 and bee will come by for some of the nectar .

Dwarf Fothergilla

nanus genus Fothergilla ( Fothergilla gardenii ) does well in full sunshine , partial ghost or full refinement and a soil that moist , full-bodied and well drained . It is hardy in USDA zone 5 to 8 . The shrub grows from up to 3 pes tall and about the same in width . Egg - mould leaf grow up to 3 inches long on short stems take off out as bronze or swooning green , alter to grey - green , dark green or blue - green as they mature and in conclusion to a intermixture of green , yellow , orange , pink , violet and vermilion on the same flora if the plant is in full or partial sun . If it is plant in specter , the colour will be green , yellow and orange . heyday commence out as light-green - white , change to white and farm on oval , green spikes 2 inches farseeing and 1 inch wide in April or May .

Sheep Laurel

Sheep laurel ( Kalmia angustifolia ) is also known as lambkill kalmia . The bush is a spread evergreen that grows from 1 to 3 feet marvellous . dreary - green , oviform - determine leave-taking develop from 1 to 2 inches long . Rose - pink flowers bloom in late June and mature up to 2 inches across . plant life sheep laurel in fond shade or full sunlight and a cool , moist , organic soil . The works is hardy in USDA Zones 1 to 8 .

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