Flowering hedges: 12 hardy hedges with flowers

Hedges with flowers are much more attractive as privacy screens than bare fences and walls. We present you the top 12 hardy flowering hedges for the garden.

When you think of hedges, you often have the image in mind of neatly trimmed, green hedge plants. No wonder, after all, classics like Lebensbaum (Thuja) or cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) to date among the most popular hedges. But if you don't feel like the same green hedges over and over again, you don't have to do without privacy protection entirely: flowering hedges are great eye-catchers in the garden. Especially their changeability, with which they present themselves anew from season to season, offers the variety that many gardeners miss with evergreen hedges. In addition, flowering hedges are also an enrichment for the biodiversity in the garden. So the flowers often pull numerous beneficials while birds like to use the hedges as a retreat. We have summarized our twelve favorite hardy hedge plants with flowers in this list for you.

1. bubble spar

If you don't feel like boring green hedges, you should definitely check out the bubble spars (Physocarpus opulifolius) look at. For example, the 'Diabolo' bladder sparrow with its blood-red leaves, which appear almost black in the sunlight, is an eye-catcher. Especially from May to June, the flowering hedge forms a dramatic highlight when the creamy white flowers open. The red-leaved 'Diable d'Or' or the yellow-leaved variety 'Dart's Gold' also impress with their flowers and foliage colour. The bubble spar is also particularly popular because of its absolutely easy-care nature: the flowering hedge is not only hardy, but also very robust and, with a height of up to three meters, forms a reliable privacy screen in the garden Summer.

2. blood currant

Thanks to its robust nature, the blood currant (Ribes sanguineum) especially for a free-growing flowering hedge. The plant requires little maintenance other than regular watering. In addition, the red currant is particularly hardy as a flowering hedge. Thanks to its dense branching and a growth height of up to two meters, the plant is also suitable as a privacy screen. The pretty red flowers of the plant appear from April to May and not only attract everyone's attention, but also magically attract insects. As an ornamental form, the blood currant produces only sparsely edible fruits, which have a very sour taste and are therefore very unpopular with humans. Birds, on the other hand, are happy about the berries and like to use the hedge as a source of food.

3. Boxleaf barberry

It is probably one of the best-known flowering hedge plants: the box-leaved barberry (Berberis buxifolia 'Nana') has become increasingly popular, especially in recent times, because it is considered a good and robust substitute for boxwood. The barberry is particularly suitable for smaller hedges, as it is considered to be very hardy and tolerates pruning. In May, when the evergreen, blooming hedge shows its golden yellow flowers, it even trumps the boxwood: the flowers are real insect magnets that attract beneficial insects of all kinds. The spherical, black-blue berries, on the other hand, are often eaten by birds.

4. Chinese winter blossom

A flowering hedge in winter? In fact, this is not a dream, but rather the Chinese winter blossom (Chimonanthus praecox). As early as January - in milder winters even before Christmas - the flowering hedge plant shows all its splendor and opens its yellow starry flowers. The exotic plant is not only a glimmer of hope for people in winter: mild curls temperatures beneficial insects from their quarters, they will find a welcome one in the Chinese winter blossom food dispenser. With a height of up to three meters and a sparse growth, the winter blossom is particularly suitable for mixed flowering hedges. However, it needs winter protection in the first few years. However, as soon as the Chinese winter blossom has established itself as a flowering hedge, it lasts Temperatures down to -10° C withstood and is therefore valid in most regions of Germany as hardy.

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5. lilac

With its intense smell, the lilac (Syringa vulgaris) a welcome guest in many gardens that not only flatters the nose. As soon as the shrub shows its blue-violet flowers in May, the plant also turns into a real feast for the eyes. If you are looking for an easy-care flowering hedge, you have made the right choice with the uncomplicated and hardy lilac.

6. Common mock orange

A strong scent of jasmine and an impressive abundance of flowers - no wonder that the mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius) also bears the name false jasmine. The intense scent of the white flowers, which appear from May to June, makes the flowering hedge a popular garden dweller. Beneficial insects also love the common chanterelle tree - it's not one of them for nothing bee-friendly shrubs. As part of a blooming hedge for privacy protection, the mock orange tree is well suited: it can grow to a stately size in a relatively short time Reach heights of up to four meters and has a special effect with its slightly overhanging growth and the matt, deciduous leaves attractive.

7. Kolkwitzie

Between May and June the Kolkwitzie (Kolkwitzia amabilis) with its light pink, slightly shimmering flower. The romantic luster of its pastel-colored flowers even gave the blooming hedge the pretty nickname "mother-of-pearl shrub". But the Kolkwitzia is not only a treat for the eyes - when the hedge blooms, it gives off a pleasant smell in the garden, which also attracts numerous beneficial insects. Thanks to their rapid growth, which can be around 30 centimeters a year, and their special robust beings, the blooming hedge is ideal in summer as it is quicker and easier to care for privacy screen. In winter, on the other hand, it is less suitable as a privacy screen, because the flowering hedge is hardy, but slowly loses its leaves in autumn after a pretty fall coloration.

8. mayflower bush

If you want to talk about flowering hedges, you come to the May flower bush (Deutzia gracilis) not over. As the name already suggests, the mayflower bush shows a lush pile of star-shaped, small flowers from May to June. During this time, the white blossoming hedge fills the garden with a pleasantly sweet scent, which also attracts numerous bees. With a maximum height of one meter and its robust nature, the deciduous plant is particularly suitable for creating a small, flowering hedge.

9. rose

roses (pink) are a must for many people in the garden. Few people know that roses can also be wonderfully integrated as privacy screens in the garden. In fact, flowering hedges are off wild roses, such as the potato rose (Rosa rugosa) or the sand rose (Pink mollies) a great alternative to ordinary hedges. The numerous flowers, the flowering time of which can vary greatly depending on the variety, attract not only people but also numerous insects. In fact, wild roses offer a good food base for all kinds of beneficial insects - right in the In contrast to the common cultivated roses, which are often useless for insects due to their double flowers are. In late summer, the flowering hedge will also delight you with the healthy ones rosehips, which people, but also many bird species, like.

10. blackthorn

Those who value not only a pretty privacy screen, but also practical benefits, come when choosing their hedge at the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) not over. the sloe, as the flowering hedge is also called, not only impresses with its numerous flowers from March to April, but is also considered to be extremely insect-friendly. In addition, the white flowering hedge exudes a pleasant, sweet smell. From late autumn, edible drupes appear on the blackthorn, which can be harvested after the first frost. People particularly like liqueurs or jams made from the tart, aromatic fruit, while birds like to steal the berries directly from the tree. The deciduous blackthorn is particularly popular in gardens that are close to nature, as it is not only an important bee nutrient bird protection tree, but thanks to a height of up to 5 meters and a dense growth a reliable privacy screen offers.

11. Perennial Hibiscus

He is considered a real insider tip among the flowering hedge plants: the perennial hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) impresses with huge bell-shaped flowers from July to October. The white, pink or red flowering hedge not only attracts people's attention, but also attracts numerous insects. Thanks to its bushy growth, the evergreen flowering hedge is perfect as a privacy screen for balconies and gardens. In contrast to others Hibiscus Varieties it is particularly hardy: an established perennial hibiscus can endure temperatures down to -30°C. Only young plants need some protection from the weather in winter.

12. weigela

Hardly any flowering hedge plant is as popular as the weigela (Weigela florida): The indestructible perennial bloomer is considered to be particularly easy to care for and is one of the few hedges that almost all Annual flowering: The white to pale pink flowers open from the end of April and continue to bloom until June tireless. But even in July and even until the first frost, there are always isolated after-blooms. With a height of up to three meters, the weigela is wonderfully suited as a privacy screen - but you have to cutting weigela, preferably regularly, otherwise she tends to age.

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