Hyrdrangeas are popular landscaping plants that produce large and showy flower heads . These shrub originate 5 to 22 feet tall bet on the cultivar . There are several shrub that are similar to the hydrangea , producing large showy blooms on likewise sized bush . For variety , gardeners may prefer to institute other bush that mirror the hydrangea but volunteer additional colors as well as different texture and shapes .
Snowball Bush
Viburnum opulus , also know as the snowball bush , resemble a hydrangea plant in that it produces a big globe - like blossom in mid - spring and summer . According to the American Horticultural Society ’s " Great Plant Guide , " snowball shrub provide bright autumn color and ruby-red berries in the fall . They get roughly 15 feet magniloquent and 12 metrical unit wide at matureness . The snowball blossom is clean and standardized in sizing and shape . Specifically , the snowball bush resemble the paniculata hydrangea , which grows 10 to 22 feet in acme and produces large livid blossom . Snowball bushes will tolerate most soil types and opt full Sunday .
Lilac
The syringa vulgaris , or coarse lilac , create a similar - molded bush with large purple blooms . Like the snowball bush and the hydrangea , lilac bloom are comprised of small cluster of oval - mould petals . The lilac heyday are more cone - shaped than the earth shapes of the snowball and hydrangea . According to the United States Department of Agriculture , lilac bushes bloom in late spring and can grow to 20 foot at full maturity . Although the most vulgar lilac bush is a disconsolate purple colour , there are two other cultivars , the Katherine Havemeyer , which is a light lavender gloss , and the Madame Lemoine , which has double white flowers . Lilac President Bush prefer well - drained hoummos rich grime and full sun .
Peony
Paeonia suffruticosa , or peony tree , is a perennial that produces large flower in the spring . The peony blossom consists of a large petal bunch alternatively of several small clump such as the hydrangea , lilac and snowball . However , the paeony is similar in overall sizing and shape . According to Fine horticulture , an online horticulture resource , peonies typically produce 4 to 10 feet marvellous . Peonies often are appealing because they come in a all-embracing variety of colors , including pink , climb up , Battle of Magenta , red , scarlet , yellowish , blanched and pick . peony expand in well - drain soil and full sun .
Butterfly Bush
Butterfly Bush , or Buddleja Davidii , is a fast - growing perennial that amount in a variety of colors and , as the name implies , attracts butterfly stroke . This bush grows to approximately 10 feet tall and bloom in the summer , grant to the American Horticultural Society ’s " Great Plant Guide . " The butterfly bush resemble a hydrangea in that the blossom are a clump of small petals , but they generally are shaft - shaped as opposed to earth . The butterfly stroke bush will tolerate a wide mountain range of soil type but choose full sun .
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