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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Posted by Craig Sailor @ 08:05:52 am

White is a common flower color for shrubs. And why shouldn't it be? It goes with everything. Well, black goes with everything but there's not a lot of black flowers out there.

These two shrubs are a couple of my favorites and they are in bloom now.

This viburnum (Shasta, I think) is a perfect example of what I love about this group. While viburnums come in a variety of different looks the one characteristic I really admire is the way that some hold their blossoms above their branches. This is a plant that says, "Look at my flowers. Are they not beautiful?"

There a several kinds of choisyas out there as well but this is my favorite: Aztec Pearl. There's a home in the North End that has a hedge row of these and it's quite stunning right now. I only have one and I love it. This is an evergreen plant that says, "Forget about my leaves. It's flowers all the time, baby!" (At least for a few weeks a year.)

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