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Flowering shrubs

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RosemarySalvia rosmarinus A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub ElderSambucus A group of shrubs and small trees with clusters of white flowers and dark berries Sambucus · Wildflower Dog roseRosa canina A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower Rhododendron A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours 🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 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 LilacSyringa Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters Syringa · Flowering shrub Guelder-roseViburnum opulus A white-flowered shrub with red berries, rooted in Slavic and Ukrainian tradition 🇷🇺 Russia and 1 more · Flowering shrub 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 Arabian coffeeCoffea arabica The white-flowered shrub whose beans make most of the world’s coffee 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 more · Wildflower Chaste treeVitex agnus-castus A Mediterranean shrub with lavender summer spikes and aromatic leaves 🇬🇷 Greece and 3 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 Marguerite daisyArgyranthemum frutescens A bushy daisy shrub from the Canary Islands with white, yellow or pink blooms 🇪🇸 Spain and 3 more · Flowering shrub Magnolia sieboldii A summer-blooming magnolia with white, cup-shaped flowers from East Asia 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree Rosa moyesii A tall wild rose from western China with striking red or pink summer flowers 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower China roseRosa chinensis Shrub rose from China, key ancestor of modern garden roses 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower 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 BroomCytisus scoparius A yellow-flowered shrub found wild and grown in gardens, now invasive in many regions 🇮🇪 Ireland and 6 more · Flowering shrub 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 Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa A thorny rose shrub with apple-scented leaves and pink flowers 🇵🇹 Portugal and 4 more · Wildflower Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum A spreading shrub with bright yellow flowers, grown for ground cover and gardens 🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 1 more · Flowering shrub Hardy fuchsiaFuchsia magellanica A South American shrub with drooping red and purple flowers 🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Flowering shrub Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa A hardy yellow-flowered shrub found in cool northern regions 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub RockroseCistus Evergreen shrubs with papery flowers from the Mediterranean 🇪🇸 Spain and 3 more · Wildflower Brugmansia Tropical South American shrub with large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers Brugmansia · Garden flower Weigela Deciduous flowering shrubs from eastern Asia with pink, red, or white blooms 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · 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 Cape jasmineGardenia jasminoides A glossy-leaved shrub with large, fragrant white flowers from East Asia 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii A honey-scented shrub with lilac to purple flower spikes, loved by butterflies 🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Flowering shrub AlpenroseRhododendron ferrugineum A pink-flowered mountain shrub found in European highlands Rhododendron ferrugineum · Wildflower Crape myrtleLagerstroemia indica A summer-flowering tree with crinkled blooms in white, pink, purple or red 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree Pride of MadeiraEchium candicans A tall blue-flowered shrub native to Madeira, grown in gardens worldwide 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 more · Wildflower Fuchsia Shrubs and small trees with pendulous, colourful flowers from the Americas and Pacific 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Protea magnifica A mountain shrub from South Africa with large, showy flower heads 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower Mountain hydrangeaHydrangea serrata A compact shrub with blue or pink lacy flower clusters from Korea and Japan 🇯🇵 Japan · Flowering shrub Protea afra A variable shrub or small tree with pink to red flower heads from southern Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 6 more · Wildflower Rocket pincushionLeucospermum reflexum A South African shrub with striking orange or yellow downward-curving flowers 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower White rose of YorkRosa × alba A cold-hardy old garden rose with white or pink many-petalled blooms 🇸🇪 Sweden and 4 more · Flowering shrub Bush clockvineThunbergia erecta A tropical African shrub with velvety blue or purple flowers and yellow centers 🇬🇦 Gabon and 8 more · Garden flower
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