Small flowering evergreen shrub for part shade??

raeyn

I have a long strip in my yard about 3 feet wide where I would like to plant 7 of the same type of small shrub. These plants would get between 3-6 hours of sun (depending on placement and time of year) in zone 5. Any suggestions? I would love for them to be evergreen and/or have attractive flowers. I am considering boxwood or euonymus, but I was wondering if there is anything more interesting or more appropriate for this space.

MMP

Maybe camellias or rhododendron. You could put some knockout roses in front of them (they are not everygreen) or flowers so you have color all summer.

joeysgirl2008

Gardenia might work there. I have mine in part shade and it does beautifully!

raeyn

Thanks for the suggestions. Unless there is a hardier variety I'm not familiar with, I don't think camellias or gardenias would winter well in my area. Rhodos are definitely a possibility, particularly since we're hoping to buy something before this weekend and they are one of the few things already widely available. Any other ideas?

kylara111

Mountain Laurels have the prettiest blooms and are something a little different from the usual azaleas and rhododendrons.  The work in full shade but are supposed to flower better in part shade.

 

FoxinFiji

Check out PJM Rhododendron for evergreen rhododendron hardy to zone 4.  There are varieties small enough for your space and they have nice fall foliage color to boot.  

MMP

Look into the many kinds of pieris, as well.

Pamela05

kylara111:

Mountain Laurels have the prettiest blooms and are something a little different from the usual azaleas and rhododendrons.  The work in full shade but are supposed to flower better in part shade.

 

That's interesting.  Around here Mountain Laurels have these flowers and are more of tree. 

raeyn

Thanks for all the suggestions! I ended up buying PJM rhodos. They seemed to encompass everything I was looking for and they were on sale.