Think again if a plain green bush comes to mind when you picture a shrub.
Other shrubs have more subtle splashes of white, cream, or gold.
The shrub offers purple-black foliage that has a lacy texture.
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It’s also a fast grower and, once established, is essentially maintenance-free.
However, both take a backseat to the stunning foliage.
It also bears fluffy clusters of pink flowers in early summer.
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If you want to brighten your landscape, try Winecraft Gold smokebush, which features cheery chartreuse foliage.
Deer usually don’t eat thisweigelatype, which also holds up to drought.
Use these fringe flowers as a backdrop to draw attention to your favorite pink- or white-flowering perennials.
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The chartreuse foliage turns a lovely shade of yellow (flushed with bronze) come autumn.
It also has betterresistance to powdery mildewthan many purple-leaf varieties.
‘Sutherland Gold’ offers finely cut, ferny foliage in a stunning shade of chartreuse.
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It has a unique branching habit, too.
These colorful bushes offer white flowers in spring, but the foliage steals the show.
It develops the best color in a sunny spot.
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If it gets too much afternoon sun in hot-summer climates, though, the leaves may start to burn.
This shrub also puts on a fine display of colorful fall foliage.
Unfortunately, Spirea may be invasive in some areas; check for local restrictions before planting it.
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Its blue-green leaves are liberally dappled in pink and white, giving it an airy look.
Dappled willow is versatile, loving full sun or part shade and tolerating varioussoil conditions.
You’ll sometimes find this shrub sold as a standard (in a tree form).
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It’s equally beautiful as a shrub orsmall tree.
As its name suggests,gold dust plantbears rounded leaves heavily speckled in golden-yellow.
You may also enjoy the orange bell-shaped flowers.
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Put on a big show by growing this plant as anespalier against a fenceor wall.
They emerge reddish-pink and then fade to show cream, white, gray, and yellow spots.
It’s a slow grower for sunny areas.
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English holly may be considered invasive in some areas; check for local restrictions before planting it.
In the spring and summer, Ivory Halodogwoodis adorned by white-edged, blue-green leaves.
A few up the ante with pretty leaf colors, for example, Light-O-Day, with wonderfully variegated foliage.
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you’re able to enjoy this colorful bush even when it’s not blooming.
This variety is alacecap-punch in hydrangeathat producesbluish flowersin acidic soil and pinkish flowers in alkaline soil.
Name:Daphne burkwoodii’Carol Mackie'.
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It has a very compact habit, making it anexcellent edging plant.
But you’ll probably adore ‘Blue Shadow’ most for its silvery blue leaves.
Pair this beauty with blue-leavedhostasto brighten ashady corner of your landscape.
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The finely divided leaves resemble the plumage of a tropical bird.
In spring and early summer, it bears spikes of rusty-red flowers.
Northerners sometimes grow this striking shrub as an annual; it makes for an eye-catchingcontainer shrub.
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Name:Melianthus major’Antonow’s Blue'
Size:To 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide
Zones:7-11
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