Flowers of Sweet Pepperbush

Sweet Pepperbush is a fast growing deciduous shrub and grows well in partial shade area and full sun area if there is enough moisture. As the name indicating, Sweet Pepperbush blooms spicy sweet fragrant white cluster flowers in summer and attracts bees and butterflies well. Sweet Pepperbush grows to 2.4m (8 feet) height and width. Sweet Pepperbush is native to USA.

Leaves of Japanese Fantail Willow

Japanese Fantail Willow is a deciduous shrub and grow 4.5m (15 feet) height and width (sometime become bigger). Japanese Fantail Willow prefers to grow in full sun or partial shade area and moist soil. Japanese Fantail Willow is often called as Dragon Willow.

Leaves of Harlequin Glory Bower

Harlequin Glory Bower is a deciduous shrub and reaches 4.5m (15 feet) height and width in the area of full sun or partial shade area. Harlequin Glory Bower has fragrant flowers in summer even though when I took this photo, this shrub didn’t bloom yet.

Harlequin Glory Bower is native to China and Japan.

Leaves of Goat Willow

Goat Willow is a common name of Salix Caprea and also known as Pussy Willow. Goat Willow is a deciduous shrub (or small tree) and one of very popular willow. This willow reaches 12m (40 feet) height and 9m (30 feet) width and prefers to grow in full sun or partial shade area. Goat Willow is native to Europe and Asia.

Chinese Crape Myrtle

Chinese Crape Myrtle is a deciduous shrub and reaches to 4.5m (15 feet) height and width. Chinese Crape Myrtle blooms flowers through late spring to autumn.

Flowers of Japanese Holly

These small flowers are Japanese Holly’s ones. These tiny flowers are not showy for human but they attract bees well. You can see red berries picture of Japanese Holly here.

Flowers of Hardy Pittosporum

Hardy Pittosporum is an evergreen shrub and has tolerance to salt so often used as a hedge or screen plant in coastal area. Pittosporum is popular shrub and more than 200 species are known in USA even though this plant is native to east Asia. Here you can see variegated foliage photo.

Flowers of Japanese Barberry

Japanese Barberry is an invasive deciduous shrub and grows full sun to shade area and grows on almost any type of soil. The red berries of Japanese Barberry are preferred by birds and the seeds are carried by them. Japanese Barberry reaches 1.2m (4 feet) height and width and forms colony. This shrub has numerous sharp spines on the branches.

Fruits of Leatherleaf Mahonia

These cluster fruits are young ones of Leatherleaf Mahonia. These green fruits will become purple color in autumn and will attract wild birds. Leatherleaf Mahonia is native to China evergreen shrub but available in USA. Here you can see flower picture of Leatherleaf Mahonia.

Flowers of Winged Euonymus

Flowers of Winged Euonymus are not showy but this deciduous shrub is planted for its fall foliage color and often called as burning bush. Winged Euonymus grows to 6m (20 feet) height and width and very easy care plant so even though Winged Euonymus is native to north-east Asia, this plant widely spread in east USA states.