Filling a yard with beautiful flowers, shrubs and trees can make for a wonderful array of color and foliage. However waiting for the maturity of all those plants can be difficult when trying to plan out the way the garden will eventually look. Planting fast growing shrubs can get to that mature level quicker and with evergreens the gardener will not lose that wonderful foliage.
The cut-leaf philodendron is a perennial evergreen that is fast growing and shade tolerant. It is botanically known as Philodendron bipinnatidfidum from the arum family. Leaves are large and glossy with a tall purple-red inflorescence of flowers. The entire plant will grow 15 feet high and 15 feet wide. For best results, plant it in moist well drained soil with partial shade. USDA hardiness ranges for the cut-leaf philodendron are 9 through 11. Propagate the plant via cuttings.
Clerodendrum ugandense, the blue butterfly bush, is from the verbena family and is an evergreen fast growing perennial shrub. It has flowers that look like blue butterflies and egg shaped leaves are 3 to 4 inches long. It can grow 10 feet high and 10 feet wide. Planting conditions should be partial shade and any soil. It will be hardy in USDA hardiness zones of 10 and 11 with propagation of the plant being from cuttings and from suckers.
The fatshedera shrub is from the ginseng family and is called Fatzhedera x lizei botanically. It is an evergreen, fast growing, and easy to grow. The shrub is hardy in the USDA hardiness zones of 8 through 11. The leaves are 8 to 10 inches wide and shiny while the stems are hairy when new and woody when aged. The flowers are white and in clusters. Plant a fatshedera in partial to full shade with regular watering. Propagate via stem tip cuttings.
Savannah Holly
Ilex x attenuate ‘Savannah’, otherwise known as the Savannah holly, is a fast growing shrub that is evergreen and attractive to songbirds. With gray bark and red berries it also has typical holly leaves. Plant this shrub in the shade for an open growth and in full sun for a tight compacted form, with well drained soil that is moist. It is hardy in USDA hardiness zones of 7 through 9. Propagate via cuttings.
These shrubs are great ways to get a landscape to that full lush look quicker than traditional shrubs. With the proper growing conditions, the yard can be a paradise of foliage.
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Floridata: Fast Growing Plants
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