Red foliage is undeniably attention-grabbing in any garden. It's a great accent color that can add vibrancy to your outdoor space. But, can you keep your garden red all year?
Get ready for year-round red-hot appeal in your garden! Our handpicked list of 8 gorgeous shrubs will keep your landscape looking stunning. Don't miss out on adding these beauties to your collection.
Meet Spiraea shrubs: each unique in its own way. The vibrant red leaves of Spiraea Double Play Big Bang will keep your landscape looking beautiful all year. Add to that, its cute pink blooms in the summer.
Make a statement with this striking shrub! Its purplish-red foliage provides year-round interest, but watch out for thorns. Grows up to 4 feet and loves full sun and well-drained soil.
Meet Smokebush: the show-stopping deciduous shrub with purplish-red plumes and hazy purple leaves. Growing 10-15 feet in height and width, it loves full sun and well-draining soil. Drought-tolerant and viable in USDA hardiness zones 4-9.
Introducing the Diablo Ninebark shrub! With dark reddish-purple leaves and texturized bark, it grows up to 10 feet tall and wide, thriving in USDA plant hardiness zones 3-7 with well-draining soil and moderate water.
Add year-round color with an evergreen shrub featuring red and green foliage. Perfect for hedges and privacy screens, it grows up to 18 feet tall and blooms cream and white flowers in spring.
This contorted shrub grows up to 7 feet tall and wide, with deep burgundy crinkly leaves and no rounded features. Plant in well-draining soil and partial to full sun for optimal growth. It prefers slightly alkaline soil, but can tolerate other types.
Chinese Fringe Flower: striking reddish-purple leaves year-round, bright pink flowers in spring. Grows 4-5ft tall, 4ft wide. Prefers full to partial sun, partial shade ok. Regular watering, fertilize 3x/yr for best results.
Plum Leaf Sand Cherry is an ornamental shrub with purplish foliage and beautiful whitish-pink blooms. It thrives in USDA zones 2-8 with full to partial sun and well-draining soil.