Which flowering trees bloom the longest

But there are other summer-blooming large shrubs and small trees that can contribute to the summer display. Here are a few. In gardening, flowers that are called blue often have a slight lavender tint or may be bluish purple. True blue flowers are few and far between. Such is the case with vitex Vitex agnus-castus. For about a month, this deciduous large shrub or small tree produces showy 5- to 7-inch spikes of small lavender-blue flowers from late May through June.

A second flush of flowers often appears in July or early August, especially if the old flower spikes are removed to prevent seeds from forming. Vitex is an attractive plant with star-shaped, aromatic leaves that are grayish green on top and gray underneath.

Mature height is about 10 to 15 feet with a spread of about 8 feet. Growth is rapid. Althea Hibiscus syriacus or rose of Sharon is a large-growing shrub that blooms most of the summer. July flowers. Althea Hibiscus syriacus is a species of hibiscus, which is fairly obvious if you look at the flowers carefully. Like crape myrtles, altheas have a long blooming season and come in a variety of colors. Flowering generally begins in May or early June and continues through the summer.

When grown in full sun, the redbud tree's blossoms begin to form in early March starting as purple-lavender buds, and remain on the tree through May finishing their season as pink-lavender flowers. As the flowers fall, they are replaced by heart shaped green foliage that turns red and yellow in the fall, adding another colorful season to the tree. The redbud tree's blossoms attract hummingbirds, butterflies, honeybees and birds. Growing to a final height of 15 feet tall and 15 feet wide, the redbud thrives in full sun to partial shade and does best in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 9.

The redbud is adaptable to most soil types, but prefers a moist, well-draining, rich soil. The crape myrtle Lagerstroemia indica is the longest blooming tree in existence. We will spread the word of making our environment a much better place for our grand kids to enjoy. Happy Digging everyone. We are so excited that our flowering trees have arrived. I immediately followed the instructions. They are all carefully planted and are already showing signs of growth.

I look forward to the day when they add color and beauty to our yard. I noticed that the trees were not tagged but are painted with colors. I could not find a color Key to indicate the type of tree. I may have thrown it out at this point. Is there a color key you could send to me? Thank you for the wonderful trees. We are excited to hear about your tree planting experience. Check out the tree wizard to see which trees are best for your area.

We live in the city, so we are looking for a tree for our back yard. We had a Japanese maple tree that actually died. I am looking for a pink or white flowering tree. What do you suggest? I lost the color chart and trees are all growing but it is difficult to identify trees.

I wonder if you could forward me a color chart. Hi Kenneth, check out the tree id sheets online. Hello, When are trees arrived we had in climate weather and were experiencing a medical situation.

So we planted all twelve trees with plans of moving to a better area of the yard. We are now six years later and we have two trees surviving. Definitely not in a good place as they are too close to one another and too close to our existing very old pine trees. One is definitely the American Redbud heart shaped leaves. It had a few blooms on a couple of the branches for the first time this year. The other is unknown.

It had a few white blossoms on the tip top of about four branches early summer. We thought Flowering Dogwood or Crabapple. If you live in a climate with four seasons, spring puts joy in your heart. In zones 9 and the warmest zones on the U. The dependable crape myrtle, a popular tree all over the South, starts blooming in June and puts on a color show all summer long, often right up until frost.

The flowers form erect ,cone-shaped clusters in shades that range from white and pale pink to deep crimson. Crape myrtle surely ranks as one of the longest blooming flowering trees.