DECIDUOUS SHRUB GALLERY PAGES

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Introduction

Deciduous Shrub Index
A, B, C, D, E,
F, G, H, I, J,
K, L, M, N, O,
P, Q, R, S, T,
U, V, W, XYZ

Blue,
White,
Yellow,
Green for Orange and Other Colours with
Red and Pink in one page (shown in the Colour Wheel as Red, Purple and Pink)
Flower Colours per Month in Colour Wheel below in this DECIDUOUS SHRUB Gallery

Click on Black or White box in Colour of Month.

SHRUB - DECIDUOUS GALLERY PAGES
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Introduction

FLOWER COLOUR
(o)Blue
Orange
(o)Other Colours
(o)Pink
(o)Red
(o)White
(o)Yellow

FOLIAGE COLOUR
Black
Blue
Brown
Bronze
(o)Green
(o)Grey
(o)Purple
(o)Red
Silver
Variegated White
Variegated Yellow
White
Yellow
(o)Autumn Colour
(o)4 Season Colour

FORM
Mat-forming
Prostrate
(o)Mound-forming
(o)Spreading
Clump-forming
(o)Upright
Climbing
(o)Arching

SHAPE
Columnar
Oval
(o)Rounded
Flattened
Narrow Conical
Broad Conical
Egg-shaped
Broad Ovoid
Narrow Vase-shape
Fan-shape
Broad Fan-shape
Narrow Weeping
Broad Weeping

FRUIT COLOUR
(o)Fruit

FLOWER BED PICTURES
Garden

Deciduous Shrub Height from Text Border

Brown =
0-12 inches
(0-30 cms)

Blue =
12-36 inches
(30-90 cms)

Green =
36-60 inches
(90-150 cms)

Red =
60-120 inches
(150-300 cms)

Black =
120+ inches
(300+ cms)

Deciduous Shrub Soil Moisture from Text Background

Wet Soil

Moist Soil

Dry Soil

The Plant Height Border in this Gallery has changed from :-
Blue = 0-2 feet (0-24 inches), Green = 2-6 feet (24-72 inches), Red = 6+ feet (72+ inches) to

• Brown = 0-12 inches (0-30 cms) for Prostrate Creeping Shrubs,
• Blue = 12-36 inches (30-90 cms) for Dwarf Shrubs,
• Green = 36-60 inches (90-150 cms) for Small Shrubs,
• Red = 60-120 inches (150-300 cms) for Medium Shrubs,
• Black = 120+ inches (300+ cms) for Large Shrubs.

Click on flower thumbnail to change page to the Plant Description Page of the Deciduous Shrub named in the Text box below that photo.
The Comments Row of that Deciduous Shrub Description Page details where that Deciduous Shrub is available from via an independant mail-order system.

Deciduous Shrub Name

Flower Colour

Flowering Months

Height x Spread in inches (cms)

Foliage Colour

Comments

Pruning Groups are detailed on Pruning Page

Use

A

Abelia
schumannii (Schumann abelia)
 

Rose-Purple and
White

July, August,
September
 

60 x 72
(150 x 180)
 

Bronze juvenile foliage. Dark Green in Summer.
Red, Orange in Autumn and Winter.

Arching shape. Pruning Group 6. The young twigs are purple and covered with downy hairs. Companion Plants of Juniperus scopulorum 'Sky Rocket' (Rocky Mountain juniper 'Skyrocket'), Taxus baccata (Common Yew), Viola riviniana (Common Dog Violet)

Suitable for training against a wall or between other shrubs for wind protection. Excellent for hedging in New Zealand.

Abutilon
suntense (Flowering Maple, Indian Mallow)

White to dark
Violet-Blue Flowers are long-stalked, pendent, to 6cm (2½in) across.

June, July
 

144 x 96
(360 x 240)

Grey-Green with stout, grey-felted shoots.
 

Upright form. Pruning Group 1. Fast growing. Non-poisonous. Bumblebees visit the flowers.

Can also be grown in a pot.

Acer palmatum
'Bloodgood'
(Japanese Maple)
 

Purple-Red
 

August
 

180 x 180
(450 x 450)
 

Forms a gracefully, branched, rounded crown. The young foliage is brilliant red, turning only slighter darker purplish-red throughout the season, then back to brilliant red in the autumn. The leaves are generally 5-lobed with slightly serrated edges.

Mulch the roots with compost or bark in the autumn to prevent them getting frozen during the winter. Protect from cold winds and late frosts, which kill the juvenile foliage.

Specimen/accent or group around the periphery of the border or rock garden. Multi-stemmed shrub form is effective in small groupings in shrub borders.
Many shrubs and flowers provide double duty as a companion plant to Japanese maples with the added bonus of attracting beneficial wildlife -- such as butterfly and hummingbirds -- to your garden. Sweet William (Dianthus) produces pleasantly fragrant blooms that attract butterflies that drink the sweet nectar. See Bee-pollinated plants.

Acer palmatum
'Burgundy Lace'
(Japanese Maple)
 

Purple-Red
 

August
 

144 x 180
(360 x 450)
 

Very deeply cut, 5-lobed, Dark Red-Purple foliage turns bronze then scarlet in autumn.

Plant in a sheltered area to protect from wind. Submerge pot in a bucket of water before planting. Water well during establishment. Add Osmocote type feed on planting and each spring. It does not require regular pruning but dead, damaged and crossing branches can be removed in April when the plant is in full growth.

Ideal small tree to grow in a tub and perfect for creating that Japanese feel in borders or rockeries. Plants that thrive in acidic soil tend to make good companion plants for Japanese maples. Begonias, gardenias and rhododendrons are a few acid-loving plants that you can plant next to your maple.

Acer palmatum
'Chitoseyama'
(Japanese Maple)
 

Purple-Red

 

August

 

72 x 120
(180 x 300)
 

Deeply cut, 7-lobed, Pale Crimson-Green foliage covered with a white pubescence. The entire tree is usually covered with an abundance of beautiful little red blooms. As temperatures warm and summer approaches the heavily textured leaves turn olive green complimented by the now ripe red samaras adorning the tree. This turns a traffic stopping bright red that literally glows in the autumn.

Grow in a moist but well-drained soil. Water in summer if necessary. Leaf colour is best in partial shade, although full sun can be tolerated. Leaf scorch can be caused by lack of soil moisture or excessive exposure.

Use as speciman, or Hedge/Screen.
When planted underneath Japanese maples, groundcovers surround the tree with a blanket of greenery instead of drab dirt. For example, planting purple sheep’s burr (Acaena inermis 'Purpurea') for a groundcover that produces brilliant purplish foliage with a scalloped edge will add a burst of color to the area.

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Atropurpureum'
(Japanese Maple)

Bronze-Red followed by red-winged fruit.
 

April
 

36 x 60
(90 x 150)

Bronze-Red in Spring, Purple in Summer, Red, Orange and Yellow in Autumn.

Mound-forming form. Pruning Group 1 from late Autumn to Midwinter. This is a slow-growing tree or shrub forming a compact dome of deeply cut red-purple leaves.

Its size makes it suitable for a small gardens as a hedge or as screening, or for growing in a large container. One of the most popular Acer varieties primarily for its autumn colour, when the foliage turns an eye-catching red. Hosta (Hosta) is a perennial that -- even though it produces showy blooms on tall spikes -- is grown for its attractive foliage. Depending on the cultivar, hosta is hardy in zones 3 through 9 and produces foliage in varying colors. Another option is Pelargonium, a perennial shrub that grows in zones 9 through 15. Pelargoniums produce tropical-like, showy blooms in various colors and shapes that make a striking companion for the Japanese maple.

Amelanchier
lamarckii
(Apple Serviceberry)

Delicate, star-shaped, White flowers followed by small red-black fruit. The berries are edible and can be used to make preserves and an alternative to sloe gin.
 

March, April
 

360 x 480
(900 x 1200)
 

Rounded leaves unfold Bronze, then mature Dark Green and followed by rich Red-Orange in the Autumn.

Upright-stemmed, Spreading form and often multi-stemmed.

This upright-stemmed shrub or tree is an ideal specimen plant for a shrub or mixed border in full sun or part-shade.
 If you're choosing species for a mixed native hedge, don't miss this one.
 

B

Berberis
thunbergii
atropurpurea
(Japanese barberry)
 

Small orange yellow flowers appear in spring and develop into elongated glossy red ‘Barberries’ in autumn that appear to drop from the prickly branches compl-ementing the red foliage.
 

April
 

The flowers provide pollen for early insects and the berries are a food source for birds.

24 x 30
(60 x 75)
 

Red-Purple turns Red in the Autumn.

Dense, rounded shape.

It forms a dense prickly barrier and is one of the best shrubs for a smaller security hedge. Purple Berberis hedges are planted 18 inches (45cm) apart .

Berberis
thunbergii
atropurpurea
'Dart's Red Lady'
 

Pale Yellow inconspicuous flowers from red buds in spring and bright red berries in autumn
 

April
 

This Berberis is avoided by deer

24 x 30
(60 x 75)
 

Red-Purple turns Bright
Orange- Red in Autumn.

Dense, rounded shape.

Suitable for low hedge.

Berberis
thunbergii atropurpurea
'Erecta'
(Japanese barberry)
 

Pale Yellow
 

April

60 x 60
(150 x 150)

Red-Purple stems with Light Green foliage

Upright shape when young, becoming open with age.

Suitable for low hedge.

Berberis
thunbergii
atropurpurea
'Atropurpurea Nana'
(Japanese barnberry)
 

Pale Yellow
 

April
 

24 x 30
(60 x 75)
 

Red-Purple in spring and summer. In autumn, the small, purple, spiky leaves turn a dazzling shade of red.

Dense, rounded shape.

Plant in full sun for best leaf color.

Suitable for rock garden and it is an ideal choice for a small garden, where it makes an attractive, low informal hedge for a sunny or partially shady site.
 

Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'
(Japanese barberry)

Pale Yellow
 

April
 

24 x 30
(60 x 75)

Red-Purple flecked with
White. Juvenile foliage has no variegation.

Dense, rounded shape. Berberis thunbergii is shade tolerant, and forms dense stands in a variety habitats ranging from closed canopy forests, to woodlands, wetlands, pastures, meadows and wasteland. It is readily dispersed by birds.

Suitable for low hedge.

Betula nana
(Arctic Birch)
 

Yellow-Brown
Male
Catkins

April
 

24 x 48
(60 x 120)

Mid-Green in Spring
and Summer, Yellow or Red in Autumn.
 

Spreading form.

A dwarf birch for the larger rock garden with small rounded deep green leaves.

Buddleja davidii
(Butterfly Bush)

Lilac to Purple

July, August,
September, October
Flower scent resembles smell of honey!

180 x 180
(450 x 450)
 

Grey-Green

Arching form.

It is ideal for positions in the garden, providing they are sunny and the soil is well-drained.
Prune hard in spring to keep plants within bounds. To propagate, take hardwood cuttings in winter.

The long, heavy flowering heads transform the bush and make a stunning display for 4 to 6 weeks, attracting clouds of butterflies.

C

Chamaecytisus purpureus
incarnatus
(Purple Broom)

Pale Pink to
Deep Lilac

June
 

18 x 24
(45 x 60)
 

Mid Green

Erect form. Pruning Group 3 or 10.

Chaenomeles
japonica
(Japanese Quince)

Bright orange-flame flowers stud the bare thorny stems for weeks.

April, May
 

36 x 72
(90 x 180)
 

Mid Green
 

Spreading form. Pruning Group 2, or 13 if wall-trained. Most flowering Japonicas are suitable for training against a wall. Japonica or Chaenomeles can also be grown into a spiky, but attractive hedge that will keep out unwanted neighbouring cats. Chaenomeles enjoy full sun but will also tolerate and survive in partial shade.

After flowering Japonica produces dark green leaves and small green or golden fruits in the autumn that can be used to make jelly and add extra flavours to apple pies.

Chaenomeles x superba
(Flowering Quince)

White, Pink or
Crimson flowers followe by Green Fruit

April, May,
June, July

60x 72
(150 x 180)

Mid Green

Vicious spines will also keep unwanted visitors out.

Rounded or Spherical form. Trim to shape after flowering, reducing last years growth by half, only cut back old wood if becoming overgrown / leggy.

Ideal as a wall shrub.
Chaenomeles x superba 'Knap Hill Scarlet' is available for a hedge from Hedge Nursery

Corokia
cotoneaster
(Wire-netting Bush)

It has starry yellow fragrant flowers followed by red fruits.

June
 

96 x 96
(240 x 240)

Dark Green

Rounded form with black stems.

Great for coastal and exposed gardens. Hardy. Soil must be well drained. Excellent hedge plant. Provides a lovely contrast against green.

Cotoneaster horizontalis
(Wall Cotoneaster)

Pinkish-White
 

May, June

18 x 60
(45 x 150)
 

Glossy Dark Green in
Spring and Summer, Orange in Autumn

Spreading form. Native plant. It is deciduous but it is in the winter that it has a herringbone pattern of stems which form a basketweave structure, dripping with berries on its dark wood. In spring, its tiny, neat leaves don't obscure the structure, and it develops nectar laden white/pink tinged flowers, followed in autumn by red berries.

Cotoneaster Horizontalis is a super plant to use where a hedge is required to cover a wall or fence and will grow upwards to a height of about 2m if trained upwards rather than horizontally.

Cytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom, Moroccan Broom)
 

Pineapple-
scented
Yellow

The flowers also bear a passing resemblance to a pineapple in shape

July, August
 

180 x 180
(450 x 450)

Silvery-Grey

Given a suitable spot, including coastal conditions, it will delight you with its silvery hairy foliage

In England, this plant is often trained on a wall—it thrives against the south or west side of a building. The pineapple broom is a lovely accent along the back of a mixed border, too.

Cytisus beanii
(Broom)

Arching sprays of pea-like, golden yellow flowers in clusters of 1 to 3

April, May
 

24 x 36
(60 x 90)

Mid Green

Arching form. One of the brooms that can tolerate alkaline soils.

Mat to hummock-forming shrub

Cytisus 'Lena'
(Lena Scotch Broom)

 

Dark Yellow with the backs of the standards and wings Bright Red

May, June
 

48 x 60
(120 x 150)
 

Mid Green
 

Spreading form. Pruning Group 1 or 3. Annual trimming prolongs the life of these short-lived shrubs. It can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

A dense bushy shrub which is smothered with small pea like flowers in late spring which in turn are smothered in bees. It even thrive in inner city environments.

Cytisus
scoparius
andreanus
(Scotch Broom)
 

Bright Yellow
with Red
splashed on the backs of the wings

May
 

60 x 60
(150 x 150)
 

Mid Green
 

Upright arching form. Pruning Group 1 or 3. Native UK plant. Can self-seed. May get different flower colours. Short-lived.

It will grow in poor dry soils in a sunny situation.

D

Deutzia scabra
'Pride of Rochester'

Heavy bunches of single, star shaped, Honey-scented, White tinged with
Pink flowers

June, July
 

The mass of white flowers is highly scented and popular with bees, butterflies and other insects.

120 x 72
(300 x 180)

Dark Green

Upright arching form. Pruning Group 2.
Rounded shrub with arching branches.

A beautiful addition to any space that can offer moist but well-drained soil in full or part sun

E

F

Forsythia
 

Yellow

April
 

84 x 72
(210 x 180)

Light Green

For the best blooms and to avoid your plant becoming a monster, cut back the branches that have flowered back to a pair of strong buds just after they have finished blooming.

Forsythia flowers precede their leaves. Border forsythias are fast-growing shrubs with an upright and arching form.

Fuchsia
'Abbey Farges'
 

Light Cerise semi-double flowers

June, July,
August,
September, October
 

18 x 18
(45 x 45)
 

Light Green

Upright form as bush or quarter standard. Pruning Group 6. Plant the base of the plant 2 inches below the soil surface and provide 4 inch deep winter mulch.

We need to keep the plants cool, not in full sun, but in a shaded position. Keep plants moist not wet, do not stand in water and only water when necessary. Fuchsias need feeding regularly and a good plant feed - such as NPK 18:18:18 + me + 2mg given at 1/4 of the recommended strength at each watering will be all that is required. Hot, dry, sunny conditions result in flower and leaf drop.

Fuchsia 'Flash'
 

Light Magenta

June, July,
August,
September, October
 

30 x 30
(75 x 75)
 

Light Green finely serrated

Upright form as bush. Pruning Group 6.

If you grow fuchsias in the ground or in pots or would like to try in the future, you are welcome to join." from The In Ground Fuchsia Group in Australia.

Fuchsia
'General Monk'
 

Cerise double flowers

June, July,
August,
September, October
 

24 x 24
(60 x 60)
 

Medium to Dark Green, serrated

Upright form as bush. Pruning Group 6.

On receipt of your new plants, they should be potted into 3.5 inch pots and kept in a warm, lightly shaded position for a few days (be careful not to over water). Use 75% potting compost and 25% Perlite and this will provide good drainage - (Do not remove the nets from the plugs). To produce lots of flowers and a nice bushy plant, pinch out the growing tips of the plants at least 2-3 times.

Fuchsia
'Lady Thumb'
 

Red-Crimson semi-double

June, July,
August,
September, October

12 x 12
(30 x 30)
 

Green

Upright form as bush. Pruning Group 6.
All the modern hybrids have inherited the dislike of a hot dry atmosphere.

G

Genista lydia
(Spanish Gorse)
 

It is a compact deciduous dwarf shrub with arching or trailing branches. Leaves small, flowers pea-like, bright yellow, in terminal clusters in early summer covering the bush

May, June
 

24 x 36
(60 x 90)
 

Blue-Green
 

Pruning Group 1.
The most popular Genistas grown in gardens are dwarf or compact varieties. This species is an outstanding dwarf shrub which makes a shapely rounded bush, with semi-prostrate main branches spreading and producing numerous slender upright shoots.

Reacts to more fertile soils by decreased flowering.

Genista pilosa
 

Bright Yellow

June, July
 

16 x 36
(39 x 90)

Dark Green.

Leaves alternate, simple, small (15 x 4 mm), deep green above, silvery pubescence below.
 

Prostrate form. Pruning Group 1. Native UK plant in poor, dry, sandy and stony soils, the prostrate phase often on cliffs.
A dwarf, slowly-spreading, mounding groundcover shrub

A bushy ascending shrub 40-150cm tall but usually represented in gardens by G.p. 'Procumbens', a flatly mat-forming variant 30-60cm in diameter and an excellent rock garden plant.

H

Hamamelis mollis
(Chinese Witch Hazel)

The Golden-Yellow blooms, spidery and arising directly from the shoots and branches, are sweetly fragrant and conspicuous.

February,
March

144 x 144
(360 x 360)

Mid-Green turns
yellow in autumn

Erect form. Pruning Group 1.

Good as specimen plant in lawns; or planted in groups in a shrub border or woodland. Particularly suits cottage style gardens and woodland planting schemes. Stems can be cut and brought indoors for flower arranging.

Hydrangea
macrophylla
(Common Hydrangea)

Blue (on soils with pH less than 5.5 - very acidic) or Pink (on soils above pH 5.5)

July, August
 

72x 96
(180 x 240)

Dark Green

Rounded form. Pruning Group 4.

Excellent as specimen plants or as group plantings in a border or in containers. Provide shelter from drying winds.

Hydrangea villosa
(Hydrangea Villosa Group)

Blue-Purple

August

The flowers are long-lasting and attractive to bees and butterflies.

96 x 96
(240 x 240)

Dark Green

Erect form. Pruning Group 1.
Hydrangeas do not like to dry out. In dry weather, soak the roots with a hose and the plant will usually recover.

Excellent as specimen plants or as group plantings in a border or in containers. Provide shelter from drying winds.

I

J

Jasminum
nudiflorum
(Winter Jasmine)

Bright Yellow before the foliage appears

January,
February, March, April

120 x 120
(300 x 300)
 

Dark Green
 

Arching form.

Unlike many other jasmines, winter jasmine does not twine, so will need tying-in if grown vertically.

Train on climber support system (vine-eyes and galvanized wire) against a wall for best results. Needs tying using natural twine - not wire or plastic string - to the external part of the support, which has a 2" air gap behind the support to prevent fungal disease.

K

Kerria japonica
(Jew's Mantle)

Golden-Yellow

April, May
 

72 x 96
(180 x 24)

Bright Green

Suckering Arching form. Pruning Group 3.
This shrub can look dismal, because it only flowers on fresh growth, but if properly pruned, it is one of the earliest and prettiest spring features.
Growing kerria is easy - This is the shrub to choose for that impossible shady corner. It is not fussy about soil either - neither clay nor lime will bother it. For the best results plant in a rich loam, though remember that it can be invasive. Pruning is important too, or it will soon look scruffy: remove the old shoots that die back after flowering, or cut out all the flowered branches as they fade, leaving room for the elegant new wands that will bear next year's flowers. You can be quite brutal; whether you cut it as low as the new shoots, or right down to the ground, it doesn't seem to mind.

Use in shrub border for vertical effect or an open position in a woodland garden.
Good companions - If you have reservations about yellow plants, grow kerria near white flowers to tone down the colour - perhaps at the back of some Daphne mezereum f. alba, Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White', snowdrops or white hellebores, whose flowering should coincide with the greeny-yellow bud phase of the kerria, and the start of its flowers. The kerria will outlast many of these plants, so you could try a second ensemble, maybe teaming it with crimson Paeonia delavayi and the large Dicentra spectabilis.

L

Leycesteria
formosa
(Himalayan honeysuckle, Pheasant Berry, Flowering nutmeg.)

White with
Red Bracts followed by red-purple berries.

July, August,
September

72 x 72
(180 x 180)

Dark Green

Upright thicket-forming form. Pruning Group 3. Protect from drying winds and mulch deeply in autumn where frosts can be severe.

Leycesteria formosa has long lasting, trailing white and claret flowers in mid to late summer. These lovely flowers are followed by dark purplish-black fruit in autumn, popular with wildlife and pheasants in particular.
Excellent as part of a low maintenance border or for planting in a woodland garden.

Lonicera caerulea
(Blue-berried Honeysuckle, Honeyberry)

Yellowish-
White flowers followed by blue berries.

April, May
 

72 x 72
(180 x 180)

Green

Spreading form. Ideally honeyberries should be planted in pairs or groups, as this will increase the rate of pollination and fruit production.

Use in woodland garden.
Very hardy, this produces edible blue fruit not unlike blueberries. Drought tolerant and ornamental.

Lonicera xylosteum
(Fly Honeysuckle)
 

Creamy-
White flowers followed by Red berries.

June, July
 

120 x 120
(300 x 300)

Grey-Green

Dense Rounded shape. It is a much-branched shrub. Most commonly it grows in lush woods on slopes and around fields. The red berries are bitter and poisonous. The wood is tough, durable, and viscous.

Use in Shrub border, or hedging or ground cover.

M,N,O

P

Paeonia delavayi
(Tree Peony)

Dark Red

June
 

72 x 48
(180 x 120)

Dark Green

Upright form, sparsley-branched. Pruning Group 1.
The older stems of tree peonies have a tendency to become brittle and snap, so cut these back to the ground in autumn every two or three years.

This magnificent tree peony is ideal for a sunny border, planted among shrubs that flower later in the summer. Plant spring bulbs around the base to prolong the season of interest.

Paeonia lutea
(Yellow Tree Peony, Tibetan Peony.)
 

Vivid Yellow

June
 

60 x 60
(150 x 150)
 

Dark Green

Upright form, sparsley-branched. Pruning Group 1.

Hybrids of Paeonia lutea hybrids have some characteristics that make them quite different from the Japanese, Chinese and French varieties belonging to the Moutan group: the yellow or variegated flowers of many varieties, their rapid growth, their remarkable vigor and their late flowering.

Paeonia
'Souvenir de
Maxine Cornu'
(Moutan, Tree Peony)
 

Fragrant Golden Yellow - the ruffled petal margins strongly suffused dull reddish orange

June
 

72 x 60
(180 x 150)
 

Mid Green

Upright form. Pruning Group 1.

Tree peonies need to be planted with the graft at least 10cm (4 inches) below the surface of the soil. In some areas the new buds may need to be protected from frost during early spring.

Paeonia
suffruticosa
(Tree Peony. Moutan)
 

Fragrant White,
Pink, Red
or Purple with Maroon marks at the bases

June
 

84 x 84
(210 x 210)
 

Dark Green
 

Upright form, sparsely branched. Pruning Group 1.
It's easy to grow but slow-growing. It displays dark green leaves that are blue-green beneath, and large, silken blossoms 6 to 12 inches across in late spring and early summer. The plants maintain a graceful branching structure throughout the winter.

It is possible to keep tree peonies in pots; however, it is important to note that the plant should be kept outside as much as possible, especially during the winter months so it has the opportunity to go dormant.  This process is crucial for bud formation.

Paeonia
suffruticosa
'Red Tree'
(Peony)

Rich Dark Red

June
 

84 x 84
(210 x 210)

Light Green

Upright form, sparsley-branched. Pruning Group 1.

It's lobed leaf structure will provide a foil in a flower arrangement.

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Plants Topic.

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7. When I do not have my own or ones from mail-order nursery photos , then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-

• Create and input all plants known by Amateur Gardening inserted into their Sanders' Encyclopaedia from their edition published in 1960 (originally published by them in 1895) into these
  • Stage 1 - Garden Style Index Gallery,
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  • Stage 2 - Infill Plants Index Gallery being the only gallery from these 7 with photos (from Wikimedia Commons) ,
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  • Stage 3 - All Plants Index Gallery with each plant species in its own Plant Type Page followed by choice from Stage 4a, 4b, 4c and/or 4d REMEMBERING THE CONSTRAINTS ON THE SELECTION FROM THE CHOICES MADE IN STAGES 1 AND 2
  • Stage 4a - 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery,
  • Stage 4b - 12 Foliage Colours per Month Index Gallery with
  • Stage 4c - Cultivation, Position, Use Index Gallery and
  • Stage 4d - Shape, Form Index Gallery
  • Unfortunately, if you want to have 100's of choices on selection of plants from 1000's of 1200 pixels wide by up to 16,300 pixels in length webpages, which you can jump to from almost any of the pages in these 7 galleries above, you have to put up with those links to those choices being on
    • the left topic menu table,
    • the header of the middle data table and on
    • the page/index menu table on the right of every page of those galleries.

I like reading and that is shown by the index in my Library, where I provide lists of books to take you between designing, maintaining or building a garden and the hierarchy of books on plants taking you from

• the coffee-table book where different blue primrose cultivars occur in the prose on pages 17, 90 and 202,
• to ones where there is a table of primrose cultivars with blue flowers on a single page,
• to what plants to associate with those blue primroses and
• companion plants for them.

STAGE 4C CULTIVATION, POSITION, USE GALLERY

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GARDEN STYLE INDEX GALLERY

Fragrant Plants adds the use of another of your 5 senses in your garden:-
Sense of Fragrance from Roy Genders

Fragrant Plants:-
Trees and Shrubs with Scented Flowers
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Trees and Shrubs with Scented Leaves
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Trees and Shrubs with Aromatic Bark
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Shrubs bearing Scented Flowers for an
Acid Soil
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Shrubs bearing Scented Flowers for a
Chalky or Limestone Soil
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Shrubs bearing Scented leaves for a
Sandy Soil
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Herbaceous Plants with Scented Flowers
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Herbaceous Plants with Scented Leaves
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Annual and Biennial Plants with Scented Flowers or Leaves
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Bulbs and Corms with Scented Flowers
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Scented Plants of Climbing and Trailing Habit
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Winter-flowering Plants with Scented Flowers
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Night-scented Flowering Plants
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Scented Aquatic Plants
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Plants with Scented Fruits
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Plants with Scented Roots
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Trees and Shrubs with Scented Wood
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STAGE 2
INFILL PLANT INDEX GALLERY 3

Fan-trained Shape

From Rhododendrons, boxwood, azaleas, clematis, novelties, bay trees, hardy plants, evergreens : novelties bulbs, cannas novelties, palms, araucarias, ferns, vines, orchids, flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses and trees book, via Wikimedia Commons

Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0) describes how to choose, plant and nurture over 500 high-performance climbing plants and wall shrubs, so that more can be made of your garden if you think not just laterally on the ground but use the vertical support structures including the house as well.

The Gardener's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Climbers & Wall Shrubs - A Guide to more than 2000 varieties including Roses, Clematis and Fruit Trees by Brian Davis. (ISBN 0-670-82929-3) provides the lists for 'Choosing the right Shrub or Climber' together with Average Height and Spread after 5 years, 10 years and 20 years.