The Growers Plantspo - May Shrubs

Ceanothus varieties

Flowers: May - June (depending on variety, varieties such as 'Puget Blue' start flowering in April, and others flower for longer than June)

 Position: Full sun

 Height: Up to 3m (depending on variety)

Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L, 5L, 10L, 20L + (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Convolvulus cneorum 

Flowers: May - July

 Position: Full sun

 Height: Up to 0.6m

 Soil: Poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L (subject to availability)

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Chaenomeles varieties such as 'Jet Trail, 'Crimson & Gold' & 'Nivalis'

Flowers: March - May

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 2.5m

 Soil: Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L, 3LD, 5L (subject to availability)

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Choisya varieties such as 'Aztec Pearl', 'Sundance' & 'White Dazzler'

Flowers: May (often have a second flush in summer)

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 2.5m

 Soil: Moderately fertile,well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L, 5L, 10L (subject to availability)

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Cornus varieties such as ' Sibirica', 'Aurea' & 'Flaviramea'

Flowers: May - June

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 2.5m

 Soil: Any moderately fertile soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L, 5L, 10L (subject to availability)

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Deutzia varieties like 'Mont Rose' and 'Rosea'

Flowers: April - June

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 1m

Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Euonymus varieties such as 'Emerald & Gold', 'Emerald Gaiety & 'Silver Queen'

Flowers: May- June

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 1m (depending on the variety)

Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L , 5L (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Exochorda x macrantha varieties such as 'The Bride' & 'Niagara'

Flowers: April - May

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 2m

Soil: Moist, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 5L (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

Flowers: March-May

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 2m

Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 10L (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Magnolia x soulangeana and the variety 'Susan'

Flowers: March-May

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 6m

Soil: Moist, well-drained, acidic soil

 Pot size: 3L, 5L 10L (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Osmanthus x burkwoodii & delavayi

Flowers: April-May

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 3m

Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L, 5L 10L (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Potentilla varieties such as 'Red Robin' 'Lovely pink' 'Goldfinger' 'Abbotswood' and 'Tangerine' 

Flowers: May - October

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 1m depending on the variety

Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L, 5L, 7.5L, 10L  (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Pyracantha 'Saphyr' varieties in 'Red', Yellow' & 'Orange'

Flowers: May

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 3m depending on the variety

Soil: any fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 3LD, 5L  (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Pieris varieties such as 'Flaming Silver' 'Forest Flame' and 'Little Heath'

Flowers:  April - May

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 3m depending on the variety

Soil: any fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L, 5L (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Rhododendron in variety 

Flowers:  May - June

 Position: Full sun -  Partial shade

 Height: Up to 2.5m depending on the variety

Soil:Moist, well-drained, humus-rich, acid soil or ericaceous compost

 Pot size: 3L, 5L, 7.5L (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Ribes sanguineum varieties such as 'King Edward', 'Pulborough Scarlet'

Flowers:  April - May

 Position: Full sun

 Height: Up to 3m depending on the variety

Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 2LD, 3L, 3LD, 5L, 10L  (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Rosmarinus officinalis and the variety 'Jessops Upright'

Flowers:  May-June

 Position: Full sun

 Height: Up to 2m depending on the variety

Soil:  well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L,  5L (depending on variety and subject to availability)

 

Syringa varieties 

Flowers: May-June

 Position: Full sun

 Height: Up to 4m depending on the variety

Soil: Fertile, moist, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L, 5L, 10L, 12L, 20L + (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Weigela varieties

Flowers: May-June

 Position: Full sun - partial shade

 Height: Up to 2.5m depending on the variety

Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil

 Pot size: 2L, 3L, 5L, 10L  (depending on variety and subject to availability)

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Posted 17th May 11:21am