Abstract: With the development of urban construction, colored leaf trees have attracted the attention of professionals and all sectors of society. The introduction and application of colored leaf trees have become a new research hot spot. This paper evaluates the cultivation characters and ornamental of 24 kinds of colored leaf shrubs introduced in Suzhou. The results show that the scores of these 24 kinds of colored leaf shrubs are more than 80, indicating that these colored leaf shrubs have good cultivation performance in Suzhou and are suitable for landscaping application and popularization.