Red Leaf Bush
This 8- to 10-foot-tall bush produces tiny white and pink flowers.
Red leaf bush. I guess the ultimate shrub in this category would be the various dwarf forms of Japanese maple but because they are just hardy to zone 5b and thus borderline hardy for most. Each leaf is different like a miniature masterpiece of nature. Other attractive shrubs with red foliage include two varieties of smoke bush Cotinus Coggygria Royal Purple and Cotinus Grace.
One of the prettiest South Florida shrubs is copper plant - or copperleaf - with its striking brightly-colored leaves. In part 1 of Hardy Deciduous Shrubs for Colorful Foliage I discussed the merits of those shrubs with yellow foliagePart 2 of this 3 part series will discuss the best red to purple-foliaged shrubs for zones 5b and colder. It is a time for leaf maturity but the death of the foliage is presaged by a gloriously painted landscape for several months.
Bush Honeysuckle Lonicera species Shrub multi-stemmed at base Simple opposite leaves Leaf entire oval shaped or oval with pointed ends Bark is light brown to yellowish brown Old stems and branches are hollow in center Berries are red to orange Leaves 2 in. Full sun to part shade. You also have to observe the attachment point of the stem with the base to figure out the actual shape of the leaf base.
Popular shrubs with red leaves include Japanese maple Heuchera fire Alarm Panacle Hydrangea sand cherry bush Fothergilla Beauty Berry and of course Crape Myrtle. Best Red Crape Myrtle Tree with Red Flowers. Auricoma height and width of 2 m 65 ft rounded leaves bright red autumn-orange-red.
A deciduous shrub which typically grows in a mound to 10 tall wa slightly larger spread though it can. The red is a rusty mix. Peking cotoneaster Cotoneaster acutifolius grows sprawling branches covered with dark-green leaves that turn red in the fall.
Its garden centers that offer this type of shrub. Red colored tree leaves provide a startling contrast to many of the more common colors in nature. Purpurea is a very vigorous.