Shrub Quotes

“Copper-cups

Meaning: My surrender
Pileanthus vernicosus | Western Australia

Slender woody shrub found in coastal heathlands, sand dunes and plains. Magnificent flowers ranging from red to orange and yellow. Flowering occurs in spring, on twiggy branchlets densely covered in small hardy leaves. Young floral buds bear a glossy oily coating.”
― Holly Ringland, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

“The gardener kept the planting of wintersweet against the southern wall, tucked behind an ell, out of sight of the drive or the front entrance. It caught the sun there, he said, and though it was a dull plant when it wasn't in flower, it was useful for perfuming soap. Morwen loved the yellow, waxy blossoms that bloomed when everything else in the garden had gone dormant for the winter.”
― Louisa Morgan, A Secret History of Witches

“Touchrue," he muttered in disgust as he glared at the offending shrub.”
― Linda Sue Park, Beast of Stone

“Viburnum: A flowering shrub or tree in the moschatel family with showy clusters of white or pink-tinged blooms whose spicy, almondy, vanilla scent stirs transformation”
― Meg Donohue, The Memory Gardener

“Rock rose: A hearty, flowering shrub profusely laden with papery blossoms whose warm, amber scent strengthens resilience”
― Meg Donohue, The Memory Gardener