As the sun casts its gleam onto the landscape painting , sunlight - have intercourse shrubs come out to light up the garden . shrub that require moist , soaked dirt often require well - drained , nutritive - laden dirt . Grown in a all-embracing reach , each with its own distinct shape , size , semblance and texture , shrubs create a vivacious landscape bearing and are a garden all important .
Butterfly Bush
Butterfly bushes ( Buddleia davidii ) are deciduous shrubs with a rapid maturation rate and metier to run texture . Drought - tolerant and promiscuous to graft , butterfly bushes grow 5 to 10 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet broad . Butterfly George Bush have a rounded , large form with curve branches and colorful flowerheads . The flower blooms grow in 4- to 10 - in panicle that grow in a encompassing compass of colour include whitened , yellow , lilac , pink and purple . Emerging in summertime to last into fall , butterfly stroke bushes are fragrant and appeal butterflies and bumblebees . The foresighted Robert Gray to blue - green leaf on the butterfly bush grow 4 to 10 inches long . Butterfly bush bush opt full sun and moist , well - drain grease . Adaptable , the butterfly stroke bush tolerates a broad range of soil types . The USDA hardiness zone for planting is 5 to 9 .
Blue Moss Cypress
dingy moss cypress ( Chamaecyparis pisifera ' Boulevard ' ) is an evergreen plant bush that prefers full sunshine and moist , well - debilitate soil to expand . Grown for its splashy leafage , dismal moss cypress shrubs produce 6 to 10 feet marvellous and 3 feet broad , idealistic for lining a backyard terrace for privacy . Heat - patient of and with a moderate growing rate , gamy moss cypress bush have an just , dense shape that is pyramidic and harmonious in shape . The silver - blue and green leaves are mild and curving with an awl - contour . Turning bronze in winter , gentle moss cypress retain their needles all twelvemonth long . This plant thrives in USDA hardiness geographical zone 4 to 8 .
Korean Viburnum
Korean viburnum ( Viburnum carlesii ) is a deciduous shrub that want full Lord’s Day and moist , well - debilitate soils . Also known as Koreanspice , the shrubs have a fragrance that resemble a spice bar , hence the name . Korean genus Viburnum grows 3 to 6 substructure high and broad with an atypical , dim form that has upright ramification . Medium in texture , the foliage on Korean genus Viburnum ranges from moody green to gray green with a toothed edging that turn out the flower bud . Korean genus Viburnum parting grow 1 to 4 inch long to turn red in fall for an attractive , showy display . The lily-white to pink flowerheads produce 2 to 3 inches wide-eyed and attract butterflies and songbirds . Adaptable , Korean viburnum shrubs tolerate a spacious range of soil eccentric , including clay territory . The zona for planting is 4 to 7 .