summer flowering viburnum
Searching for the perfect summer flowering viburnum to add vibrancy and interest to your garden? Summer flowering viburnums are a must-have for New Zealand gardeners who appreciate a splash of elegant blooms outside of the usual spring bloom season. These hardy, versatile shrubs bring long-lasting clusters of white, cream, or sometimes pink-tinged flowers that look stunning against deep green foliage. Ideal for hedging, screens, or as specimen shrubs, summer flowering viburnums not only enhance your landscape during the warmer months but also attract pollinators, boosting your garden’s biodiversity.
Viburnum burkwoodii (Burkwood Viburnum)
Viburnum burkwoodii is an evergreen shrub that features lovely foliage and showy flowers. Pink flower buds open to reveal showy clusters of fragrant, white-pink flowers during spring. The glossy, green foliage provides a great backdrop to the flowers as it grows to 2.5 m tall and the same wide. Viburnum burkwoodii is commonly included in a mixed planting, used in coastal gardens, planted as a backdrop for smaller plants, or included anywhere the flowering can be appreciated.
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Brunfelsia Blue Moon (Yesterday Today and Tomorrow Flower)
Brunfelsia Blue Moon, commonly known as the Yesterday Today and Tomorrow Flower, features masses of sweetly fragrant, pansy like flowers are produced through spring and summer which literally transforms the plant. Most interestingly though, the flowers open blue-violet then fade to lavender before finally turning white. It grows as a rounded cushion of leathery, green leaves to about 1.2 m tall and 2 m wide. Brunfelsia Blue Moon is commonly grown as an informal hedge, added to a mixed planting, planted around outdoor living areas, used in cottage gardens, or mass planted alongside a path or on a bank.
