Flowing arching stems smothered in colorful blooms - that's the magic of weeping flowering shrubs! With their easy-going, waterfall-like growth, these romantic landscape plants transform ordinary hedges, borders, and foundation plantings into something enchanting.
Looking to add curb appeal, pollinator-friendly flowers, and cascading textures to your garden design? Explore these weeping shrubs for borders, foundation plantings, erosion control, and container gardening - all available at Nature Hills!
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Nature Hills Top Weeping Flowering Shrubs
- 10. Purple Pixie® Weeping Fringe Flower
- 9. Sacramento Weeping Crape Myrtle
- 8. Crispleaf Stephanandra Lace Shrub
- 7. Dream Catcher® Beauty Bush
- 6. Blue Cascade® Evergreen Distylium
- 5. Emerald Beauty™ Cotoneaster
- 4. Summer Wine® Ninebark
- 3. Fairytrail Bride® Cascade Hydrangea®
- 2. Old-Fashioned Spireas
- 1. Cascade Butterfly Bushes (Buddleia hybrids)
- Honorable Mention
- Gorgeous Weeping Landscape Spillers!
Nature Hills Top Weeping Flowering Shrubs
Add that fairytale effect to the garden with a specimen planting, grouping, or long winding row of these deciduous flowering bushes!
10. Purple Pixie® Weeping Fringe Flower (Loropetalum chinense 'Peack')
This dwarf broadleaf evergreen dazzles with deep burgundy foliage all year and tassel-like hot pink flowers that keep Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees buzzing throughout the season. Compact at just 2 feet tall but 4-5 feet wide, its arching branches spill like a fountain over walls, containers, and as facer plants.
- Year-round burgundy foliage
- Hot pink tassel-like blooms, sporadic all season
- Dwarf but wide-spreading habit
- Evergreen, deer-resistant, rabbit-resistant
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-10
9. Sacramento Weeping Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Sacramento')
A dwarf, weeping form of the beloved Crape Myrtle family! Big clusters of crinkled, papery rose-pink blooms droop gracefully on arching stems from summer into fall. Just 1-2 feet tall with a 2-3 foot spread, but it doesn't skimp on any of the traits so beloved in its larger cousins. It’s perfect for heat-loving gardens, containers, and edging shrubs.
- Papery rose-pink flowers
- Long, arching stems
- Summer-to-fall blooms
- Loves heat and humidity
- Hardy in zones 6-10
8. Crispleaf Stephanandra Lace Shrub (Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa')
Known for its arching, groundcover habit, this shrub roots wherever its stems touch soil, creating a living mulch effect. Maple-like leaves blaze yellow and orange in fall, while spring brings delicate yellow blooms. Perfect for erosion control and large areas needing coverage.
- Green, deeply incised leaves
- Yellow spring flowers
- Waterfall-like arching habit
- Bright fall foliage
- Hardy in zones 4-7
7. Dream Catcher® Beauty Bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Maradco')
This deer-resistant flowering shrub glows with ever-changing foliage - copper in spring, chartreuse in summer, golden-orange in fall. Early spring clusters of trumpet-shaped pink flowers line its arching stems, attracting pollinators.
- Pink trumpet-shaped flowers
- Fountain-like growth
- Dramatic fall color
- Deciduous shrub for privacy, hedges, or accents
- Hardy in zones 4-9
6. Blue Cascade® Evergreen Distylium (Distylium 'PIIDIST-II')
A Witch Hazel relative, this underused gem offers blue-green leaves that emerge coppery-red, shifting to burgundy in fall. Winter brings reddish-maroon tufted flowers. Evergreen, pest-free, and a great alternative to Boxwood shrubs.
- Blue-green broadleaf evergreen foliage with seasonal color shifts
- Cascading, layered branching
- Winter-spring reddish flowers
- Great for hedges and planters
- Hardy in zones 6-9
5. Emerald Beauty™ Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster suecicus 'OSUCOT2')
Dark glossy green leaves host tiny white pollinator-friendly flowers in spring, followed by bright orange-red berries adored by birds in fall. Developed for disease resistance, this evergreen grows 2 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide.
- Petite white flowers
- Bird-attracting berries
- Broadleaf evergreen
- Drought-tolerant, erosion control groundcover shrub
- Hardy in zones 5-9
4. Summer Wine® Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward')
A Proven Winners® favorite, this cold-hardy shrub flaunts wine-red foliage and clusters of pinkish-white flowers. Exfoliating bark adds winter interest. Arching stems sweep dramatically to the ground.
- Burgundy-purple foliage
- Rosy flower clusters
- Gorgeous wine-red fall color
- Exfoliating bark
- Hardy in zones 3-7
3. Fairytrail Bride® Cascade Hydrangea® (Hydrangea x 'USHYD0405')
America’s first weeping Hydrangea! Its lacy, scalloped white flowers (tinged pink as they age) spill romantically over borders and containers. A compact, showy shrub perfect for foundation plantings.
- Lacecap white blooms with pink tints
- Elegant spilling stems
- Great in containers and groupings
- Hardy in zones 6-9
2. Old-Fashioned Spireas
Classic and timeless, these cascading shrubs (Snowmound, Bridalwreath Spirea, Renaissance Spirea, or Vanhouttei Spirea) produce masses of snow-white spring flowers along arching stems. Their fine-textured foliage and longevity make them a landscape staple.
- Snowy white flower drifts
- Entire stems bloom
- Easy to prune and grow
- Large-scale cascading effect
- Hardy in zones 4-8
1. Cascade Butterfly Bushes (Buddleia hybrids)
With pastel blooms in pink, lavender, or purple, Cascade Butterfly Bushes are pollinator magnets. Their aromatic gray-green foliage and fragrant flower panicles form colorful fountains that last all season. The soft Pink Cascade Butterfly Bush, light Lavender Cascade Butterfly Bush, and pastel purple Grand Cascade Butterfly Bush all have huge blooms and arching stems that form fountains of colorful and fragrant heavily drooping blossoms!
- Fragrant, nectar-rich blooms
- Huge drooping panicles
- Aromatic foliage
- Fountain-like habit
- Hardy in zones 5-10
Honorable Mention
Bushel & Berry® Sapphire Cascade® Blueberry
The container-sized and fruitful Sapphire Cascade® Blueberry bush has arching, trailing branches that droop more when laden with dark sapphire, juicy, and sweet fruit after the showy white flowers are pollinated. Then in the fall, the fiery red fall foliage shows off big time!
Gorgeous Weeping Landscape Spillers!
Include these highly ornamental shrubs in your landscape and enjoy the many perks each brings to your world! Fall color, spring blooms, pollinators, and even fruit, arching and trailing showy bushes will bring another level of beauty to your home and garden!
Check out all these beautiful plants to boost your curb appeal and transform the mundane into a romantic fairytale status!
Happy Planting!
