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Flowering shrubs

Roses, hibiscus, azaleas, camellias and hydrangeas.

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PomegranatePunica granatum A shrub with bright red flowers and a fruit full of edible seeds 🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Flowering shrub BlackthornPrunus spinosa A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower Dog roseRosa canina A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower Hydrangea Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub ElderSambucus nigra A tall shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark berries 🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Wildflower Plumeria Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree LantanaLantana camara A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub Guettarda speciosa A coastal shrub with fragrant white flowers found on tropical beaches 🇦🇺 Australia and 5 more · Wildflower Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix A pink-flowered heather of bogs and wet heaths in western Europe 🇵🇹 Portugal and 3 more · Wildflower Orange jasmineMurraya paniculata A fragrant shrub or small tree with white flowers and orange-red berries 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Beach naupakaScaevola taccada A salt-tolerant shrub with fan-shaped white flowers on tropical beaches 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Arabian jasmineJasminum sambac A small white jasmine with a strong, sweet scent, treasured in Asia for garlands and ceremonies 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub Pleroma urvilleanum A Brazilian shrub with large purple flowers and black stamens 🇧🇷 Brazil · Flowering shrub Strawberry-treeArbutus unedo An evergreen Mediterranean tree with white bell flowers and red, strawberry-like fruit 🇮🇹 Italy and 7 more · Flowering tree Hardy fuchsiaFuchsia magellanica A South American shrub with drooping red and purple flowers 🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Flowering shrub Brugmansia Tropical South American shrub with large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers Brugmansia · Garden flower Ixora Tropical evergreen shrubs with clusters of small, bright flowers 🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Garden flower Yellow oleanderCascabela thevetia A tropical shrub with funnel-shaped yellow flowers and toxic seeds 🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Flowering shrub Common GorseUlex europaeus A tough, spiny yellow-flowered shrub of Western Europe 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 6 more · Flowering shrub Sasanqua camelliaCamellia sasanqua An evergreen shrub with winter flowers and fragrant petals, native to southern Japan 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Flowering shrub Cape jasmineGardenia jasminoides A glossy-leaved shrub with large, fragrant white flowers from East Asia 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub Crape myrtleLagerstroemia indica A summer-flowering tree with crinkled blooms in white, pink, purple or red 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree NeelakurinjiStrobilanthes kunthiana A blue-purple shrub that blooms once every 12 years in South India's hills 🇮🇳 India · Wildflower Fuchsia Shrubs and small trees with pendulous, colourful flowers from the Americas and Pacific 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Mountain hydrangeaHydrangea serrata A compact shrub with blue or pink lacy flower clusters from Korea and Japan 🇯🇵 Japan · Flowering shrub Nyctanthes arbor-tristisपारिजात A fragrant night-flowering shrub with white and orange blossoms 🇮🇳 India and 5 more · Wildflower Epacris impressa A small Australian shrub with tubular red, pink or white flowers 🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower Bush clockvineThunbergia erecta A tropical African shrub with velvety blue or purple flowers and yellow centers 🇬🇦 Gabon and 8 more · Garden flower Sheep laurelKalmia angustifolia A low evergreen shrub with deep pink flowers and toxic leaves 🇬🇪 Georgia · Wildflower Hairpin banksiaBanksia spinulosa A shrub with hooked-style golden flower spikes from eastern Australia 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub TrochetiaBoucle d'Oreille Rare bell-shaped flowers from the Mascarene Islands, with coloured nectar 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Wildflower Witch-hazelHamamelis A winter-flowering shrub with strap-shaped yellow to red blooms 🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Flowering shrub Pinwheel flowerTabernaemontana divaricata A fragrant white-flowered shrub native to South and Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 more · Flowering shrub Calliandra Shrubs and small trees with fluffy, powder-puff-like flowers Calliandra · Wildflower Scarlet jungleflameIxora coccinea A dense evergreen shrub with year-round scarlet flower clusters 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering shrub Bigleaf HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla A Japanese shrub with large pink or blue flower heads that change colour with soil 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Garden flower

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