The most floriferous plants in the garden are the deciduous shrubs which include plants such as:

Bridal Wreath (Spiraea thunbergii)

Spiraea prunifolia ‘Plena’

Spiraea reevesiana

Spiraea japonica ‘Neon Flash’

Spiraea japonica ‘Goldflame’

Ogon Spiraea (Spiraea thunbergii ‘Ogon’)

Deutzia ‘Pink-a-Boo’

Hybrid Fuchsia (Fuchsia hybrida)

Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’

Dwarf Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia ‘Bostoniensis’)

Beauty Bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) with shredded bark.

Lady in Red Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Lady in Red’)

Diabolo Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’)

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Dart’s Gold’

Weigela florida ‘Variegata’

Weigela florida ‘Sunny Princess’

Weigela florida ‘Red Prince’

Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’)

Red Vein Enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)

Red Bells Enkianthus (Enkianthus ‘Red Bells’)

Double-File Viburnum (Viburnum plicatum tomentosum ‘Mariesii’)

Viburnum plicatum tomentosum ‘Molly Schroeder’

Lilac (Syringa vulgaris ‘Lavender Lady’)

Note: See other Lilacs in post ‘Lilacs’ on May 3, 2025

Ribes ‘White Icicle’

Pink Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum glutinosum)

Fuchsia-Flowering Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)

Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)

Russian Sage (Salvia yangii) formally Perovskia atriplicifolia

Deutsia gracilis ‘Nikko’

Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’

Hypericum ‘Gemo’

Golden Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’)

Mock Orange (Philadelphus lemoinei ‘Silver Showers’)

Peony (Paeonia)

Oak leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)

See post “Hydrangeas at Dawn Gardens” on this blog on July 22, 2018 for more Hydrangea photos.

Dwarf Fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenia)

Viburnum lentago

White Quince (Chaenomeles ‘Nivalis’)

Contorted Quince (Chaenomeles ‘Contorta Orange’

Kerria japonica

Leptodermis oblonga

Bluebeard (Caryopteris clandonensis ‘Worcester Gold’)

Orange Rocket Barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Orange Rocket’)

Crimson Pygmy Barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘crimson Pygmy’)

Beautyberry (Callicarpa bodinieri)

Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’) sometimes called “Burning Bush”

Winter Hazel (Corylopsis sinensis)

Buttercup Winter Hazel (Corylopsis pauciflora)

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis intermedia ‘Jelena’) flowers and fall color.

Stachyurus praecox ‘Morning Dew’

Disanthus cercidifolius