That purple one looks like it could be a Rhododendron.

It would help to know the location and time of year of these pictures. The white one could be a Kousa dogwood.

Thanks for the quick response. The location is Ontario, Canada. I believe we are in zone 6a.

Your photobucket links aren't working. They may or may not help us make a distance and distance ID, esp as we don't know when the picture was taken. But few other shrubs look like that purple rhodie. And I may agree with the dogwood guess, if those are 4-petaled bracts.

Dan

I'm not sure why the photobucket links aren't working. The picture would have been in taken in July or August.

Are Rhododendron and Kousa dogwoods shade tolerant? I want to achieve the same look as in the photos, the area I will be planting is heavly shaded by large spruce trees.

I will be planting hostas and ferns, however, I was aslo looking for shrubs with color.

Thanks

Too far away for definite ID. esh_ga is likely right but the only way to know for certain would be a close up.

I agree with the others that they look like a Rhodie and Kousa, but the timing is wrong if the pics were taken in July and August. Bloom time for the Rhodie should be mid May to early June perhaps and bloom time for the Kousa would be mid June in my zone 5. Zone 6 would be a little earlier.

Are Rhododendron and Kousa dogwoods shade tolerant? I want to achieve the same look as in the photos, the area I will be planting is heavily shaded by large spruce trees.

Heavily shaded sounds bad. If there was a way you could actually figure out the number of hours of sun (both morning and afternoon) that hits the spot you want to plant in.

I think the Rhodo probably wants 4-5 hours and the Kousa would only flower that well in 5-6 hours (my opinion). While both of those appear to be shaded in the picture, I'm guessing they are getting good amounts of sun, perhaps in the morning.

Mapleleaf viburnum is a good shade tolerant bloomer. And I think that Cornus florida is more shade tolerant than Cornus kousa.