Posts tagged: Sun

Flower of Pineapple Guava

Flower of Pineapple Guava

Flower of Pineapple Guava

Pineapple Guava is also known as Feijoa and cultivated in several areas of the world for it flowers and fruits even though Pineapple Guava is native South America. Pineapple Guava is ab evergreen shrub or small tree and grows 4.5m (15 feet) height and 3m (10 feet) width and prefers full sun or partial shade area. Pineapple Guava blooms late spring to early summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well.

Flowers of Japanese Spirea

Flowers of Japanese Spirea

Flowers of Japanese Spirea

Japanese Spirea is deciduous shrub and grows 1m (40 inches) height and width in full sun or partial shade area. Japanese Spirea has pink cluster flowers in late spring to summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well. Japanese Spirea is native to Japan.

Flowers of Henry’s Viburnum

Flowers of Henry's Viburnum

Cluster Flowers of Henry's Viburnum

Henry’s Viburnum is an evergreen shrub and grows 2.1m (7 feet) height and width in full sun or partial shade area. This shrub blooms fragrant white cluster flowers in late spring to early summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well.

Flowers of Bigleaf Hydrangea

Flowers of Bigleaf Hydrangea

Flowers of Bigleaf Hydrangea

Bigleaf Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub and grows rapidly 1.8m (6 feet ) height and width. There are many cultivated Hydrangeas and probably the Bigleaf Hydrangea is most popular Hydrangea in the world. Even though Bigleaf Hydrangea prefers full sun or partial shade area this plant can grow in shaded area too and blooms several different color flowers, which forms large round clusters, in summer. The colors of flower depend on type of soil where Bigleaf Hydrangeas are planted. Bigleaf Hydrangea is native to Japan.

Flowers of Red Crossvine

Flowers of Red Crossvine

Flowers of Red Crossvine

Red Crossvine is a perennial (semi-)evergreen vine and grows up to 15m (50 feet) height in full sun or partial shade area. Red Crossvine blooms showy fragrant red flowers in late spring to summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well. Red Crossvine is native East USA and very common in this area.

Flowers of Japanese Snowbell

Flowers of Japanese Snowbell

Flowers of Japanese Snowbell

Japanese Snowbell is a deciduous tree and blooms fragrant showy white or light pink flowers, which are hanging down from the branches, in early summer as you can see on the picture. Japanese Snowbell grows slowly and reaches 9m (30 feet) height and width and prefers full sun or partial shade area.

Flowers of Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne

Flowers of Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne

Flowers of Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne

Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne is evergreen hybrid shrub and grows 1.8m (6 feet) height and width. This shrub forms very dense mound foliage through year around. The flowers of Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne are white and produce small fruits which are fond by wild birds. This shrub prefers full sun or partial shade area.

Flower of Umbrella Magnolia

Flower of Umbrella Magnolia

Flower of Umbrella Magnolia

Umbrella Magnolia is a deciduous tree and reach 9m (30 feet) height and 6m (20 feet) width. The leaves of Umbrella Magnolia are huge and they form a shape which looks like umbrella. And in late spring to early summer Umbrella Magnolia has creamy white flowers at the center of “umbrella” as you can see on this picture. Umbrella Magnolia prefers full sun or partial shade area.

American Fringetree

American Fringetree

American Fringetree

American Fringetree, also called as Old Man’s Beard, is deciduous small tree and slowly grows up to 6m (20 feet) height and width (may a little bit smaller than Chinese Fringetree). This tree is easy to grow in almost all area of USA and prefers full sun or partial shade area. American Fringetree blooms beautifully in late spring all over the branches as you can see on the picture.

Flowers of Red Horsechestnut

Flowers of Red Horsechestnut

Flowers of Red Horsechestnut

This photo is cluster flowers of Red Horsechestnut. Red Horsechestnut blooms about 8 inches long cluster pink or red flowers (as you can see on this picture) in late spring to early summer. Red Horsechestnut is a deciduous tree and growing habit is round and reaches 12m (40 feet) height and width and prefers full sun or partial shade area. The flowers of this tree attract bees, butterflys and birds well.