Nine fairy-tale dreamy flowering shrubs, can you recognize one or two of them?

If you want to plant a particularly eye-catching flowering plant in your yard, you can refer to the nine flowering shrubs below. They are all very easy to grow, and after blooming they are as lovely as a fairy tale. These nine low-growing flowering shrubs are especially suitable for planting in courtyards and can grow in every corner. You can choose one or two of them according to your home environment.

1. Physocarpus opulifolius

Physocarpus opulifolius is an especially easy-to-care-for small flowering shrub. It is very drought-tolerant. This small flowering shrub does not need frequent watering; just give it a moderate amount of water during long periods of drought. It also does not need frequent fertilizing. Generally, giving it one or two applications of decomposed organic fertilizer in spring is enough. Its plant form is very compact and the plant is short, so it does not need frequent pruning.

2.Cleome hassleriana

Cleome hassleriana is a very fast-growing plant. It usually blooms in summer. It also has different varieties, including low-growing varieties and tall-growing varieties. The flower colors of Cleome hassleriana are generally pink, light purple, white, yellow or purple. When caring for it, you only need to water it regularly in the first year. Once it has grown large and strong, it needs little care and is especially drought-tolerant.

3. Caryopteris incana

This is a low-growing small shrub that does not need frequent maintenance, but it has very bright and enchanting blue flowers. Its care requires relatively plenty of direct light. It needs regular watering in the early stage, appropriate pruning in late winter, and regular fertilizing at ordinary times. It begins to bloom in late summer and early autumn. As long as this plant is planted, whether you manage it or not, it can keep blooming all year round.

4. Cotoneaster horizontalis

The genus Cotoneaster has different varieties, and their plant sizes are also different. You can choose different varieties according to your own yard. They all spread very easily, and none of them grow very tall. The planting location is very important. The planting location should have as much light as possible; it can also grow in partial shade. The soil must have good drainage, and the soil should be kept slightly moist during the growing season.

5. Spiraea x bumalda 'Goldflame'

Spiraea x bumalda 'Goldflame' is a very brilliantly colored small flowering shrub. Its leaves are golden yellow, and paired with small red flowers it is even more charming. However, its leaves can change color: in spring they are bronze, in summer yellow-green, and in autumn they turn orange-yellow. In addition, it can also produce small pink flowers in late spring and early summer, very brilliant.

6. Weigela florida

Weigela florida has very charming, brilliant flowers, and when it blooms it is especially splendid. It is a flowering shrub that likes plenty of light all year round. If there is not enough light, it will not bloom as vigorously. When caring for it, pay attention to regular pruning to maintain a good plant shape. Some low-growing varieties can be grown in flower pots and can still bloom.

7. Blue spruce

Blue spruce is an evergreen shrub plant with charming blue needles in all four seasons. However, when growing blue spruce, pay attention to regular watering. It is not very drought-tolerant and needs a thorough watering once a week. When grown outdoors and the weather is too hot, it needs even more frequent watering. The planting location should have as much light as possible, and it can also be grown in partial shade.

8. Fothergilla

This is a deciduous shrub in the witch-hazel family, genus Fothergilla. It does not need frequent management. If you want them to look even better, you need to give them a suitable environment. They like warm, humid environments, and the growing soil should be well-drained and rich in organic matter.

They can thrive without pruning. The planting location needs plenty of sunlight or partial shade. They do not need frequent watering and are very drought-tolerant.

9. Abelia

Abelia is a very popular flowering shrub. It has very colorful leaves, with golden markings along the leaf edges, and it can also produce pink flowers. Its flowers can bloom from spring all the way to autumn.

The planting location is best in an environment with appropriate sunlight, and the growing soil should be fertile, loose, well-drained and rich in organic matter.