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Large flowering dramatic shrub?

robin 435robin 435 Posts: 54
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Hello

I have a small bed in the front lawn and am looking for a large flowering shrub that will create a centre piece. It can be evergreen or deciduous, but ideally with a long flowering period. The position is full sun. Do you have any suggestions please?

Thanks
Robin 
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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    A shrub rose?
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    Woody salvia. I might be a bit biassed.. 😁
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Fuchsia magellanica
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • blacksweetrollsblacksweetrolls Posts: 16
    It depends on whether you want evergreen or deciduous, but for full sun and a long flowering period, I think Anthuriums, Camellias, Magnolia, and Roses would all work great! They'll make a stunning centrepiece, as long as you trim them carefully!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    A large shrub in a small bed … 🤔… how small is small … and how large were you thinking of?

    Cornus kousa springs to mind if the soil is moisture retentive. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • robairdmacraignilrobairdmacraignil Posts: 782
    Maybe Abelia?

    Happy gardening!
    https://www.youtube.com/user/sustainableveg/videos
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I was just about to suggest that Cornus @Dovefromabove ;)
    A real statement plant. 
    The size of the space, and the bed, are very important though.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited June 2023
    You will get a list of our favourites.  But much better if you look around and make your own decision.  Visit gardens with labels:  NT, RHS, Gardens Open.  Speak to locals.  Read books and magazines, watch Gardeners' World ...
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Should the flowers themselves be large?
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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