San Marcos Growers

http://www.smgrowers.com/index.asp

The website is made by a plant nursary in Califonia. Most of the plants in this website is common is Califonia. However, there a still some overlap between the plants in Califonia with the plants in Vancouver because of the coastal climate.

The tree species in the website is limited but there are more shrub and grass. The pictures are clear. The maintaince of a plant is also elaborate.

Plant Lust

http://plantlust.com/genus_index/A/

There are photos and description by different people for each plants, which is very helpful to me to learn the most outstanding characristic of the plant.

Plant type, growing conditions and features are shown in the website, although very concise. Useful cultivars are also shown in the website, but most of them don’t have pictures.

R.G. Hosie, Native TREES of Canada

The native plants which are hard to find elsewhere is easily found in this book. It has the picture and description of the pictures for each plants. The features of the plants are clearly shown from the pictures. The diagrams of distribution are also very helpful, because it shows the preferred climate of the plant intuitively.

1. Aucuba japonica

Common name: spotted laurel

Family name: Garryaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Mr. Goldstrike’

USDA Hardiness Zone:

Mature height and spread: 3m/3m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: drought tolerant

Soil requirements: adapatable if plantd in shade

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): tiny purple flowers in spring

Limitations: must be planted in shade.

Suitable uses: ground cover, shrub border

Quick ID description: 1. pointy buds 2. large teeth on the top half of the leaves. 3. leaves 4*15 cm

Photographs:

2.Berberis julianae

Common name: Chinese barberry

Family name: Berberidaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Compactum’ ,’Spring Glory’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread:  6-8 feet/4-6 feet

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: long shoot shrot shoot/alternate

Fall colour: green, red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): yellow small showy flowers in May. Fruits: black blue berry.

Limitations: toough

Suitable uses: barrier

Quick ID description: 1.  1 bud, 3spines,3-4 leaves at a node. 2. leaves 1-2 cm *4-5 cm, fine teeth

Photographs:

3. Berberis nervosa (N)

Common name:  Oregon-grape

Family name: Berberidaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘pursh’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 1m/1m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: low to medum

Soil requirements:  well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternete

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): yellow flowers, blue fruits with wax coating

Limitations:  slow growing

Suitable uses: hedge, ground cover

Quick ID description: 1. long compound leaves 30-50cm

Photographs:

4. Camellia japonica

Common name: Camellia

Family name: Theaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8

Mature height and spread: 2m/2m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: drought tolerant

Soil requirements: good in drought, compactive, soil and shade

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): big, showy flowers in summer. white, pink

Limitations:  Summer cannot be too hot or too cool.

Suitable uses: flowering shrub

Quick ID description: 1. convex leaves 2. dark green leaves 3*6cm

Photographs:

5. Euonymus fortunei var. radicans

Common name: winter creeper, wulong creeper

Family name:Celastraceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Variegatus’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: ground cover and climber

Form: ev. cl.

Water use: low

Soil requirements: tough, adaptable

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruit 1.5 cm

Limitations: Poisonous, can kill trees

Suitable uses: groundcover

Quick ID description: two kinds of leaves

Photographs:

6. Gaultheria shallon (N)

Common name:  salal, shallon

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8

Mature height and spread: 1.2 m (4ft) / 1 m (3ft 3in)

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): hairy white flowers, hairy black fruits

Limitations: horizontal roots

Suitable uses: ground cover

Quick ID description: 1. zigzag branches 2. leathery leaves

Photographs:

7. Lonicera acuminata

Common name:  evergreen honeysuckle

Family name: Caprifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: Lonicera affinis var. angustifolia

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread:  height: 3m

Form: ev. cl.

Water use:  low to medium

Soil requirements: easy to grow

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): dark-red funnel-shaped flowers

Limitations: 1.can smother trees

Suitable uses: climber

Quick ID description: 1. twining climber 2. acuminate leaves 3*6 cm 3. red branches 4. hairon the leaves, branches, petioles

Photographs:

8. Nandina domestica

Common name: heavenly bamboo

Family name: Berberidaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 0.8m/0.8m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red fruits 0 .8 cm

Limitations:

Suitable uses: winter colour

Quick ID description: tripinnately compound leaves

Photographs:

9. Pieris japonica

Common name: lily of valley shrub

Family name:   Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Purity’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 9-12ft/6-8ft

Form: ev.sh

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: woodland soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): opper coloured, sometimes red

Limitations:

Suitable uses:

Quick ID description: small serration on the upper half of the leaf

Photographs:

10. Rhododendron augustinii

Common name:

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone:

Mature height and spread: 2m, 2m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: acid

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour:green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): purple blue flowers

Limitations: need cool soil

Suitable uses: rhododendron garden, floweing shrub

Quick ID description: 1. soft green leaves and bark 2. thin leaves 3*8 cm 3. yellow brown branches

Photographs:

11. Rhododendron yakushimanum

Common name:

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 1.5m

Form: ev.sh.

Water use: tolerate summer drought

Soil requirements: some shade

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): pink flowers

Limitations:

Suitable uses: rhododendron garden

Quick ID description: 1. recurved leaves 2.back of the leaves like sponge

Photographs:

12. Salvia officinalis

Common name: common sage

Family name: Lamiaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 0.2m

Form: ev.sh.

Water use: low

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): purple

Limitations: need good drainage

Suitable uses: flower border

Quick ID description: 1. tiny bumps over the leaves.

Photographs:

13. Sarcococca confusa

Common name: sweet box

Family name:  Buxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 1m/2m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained, woodland

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red and black fruits

Limitations: need shade

Suitable uses: shrub border

Quick ID description: S. rucifolia  rucifolia always red fruit. confusa black. rucifolia dies below zone 8.(6 degree)

Photographs:

14. Sasa veitchii

Common name: Veitch’s bamboo

Family name: Poaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Sachaliensis‘

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: <1m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: need moisture

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): no

Limitations: need to be planted in containers

Suitable uses: 1. ground cover 2. container

Quick ID description: 1. edge of the leaves die out in the second year.

Photographs:

15. Skimmia japonica

Common name: Japanese Skimmia

Family name: Rutaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Rubella’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 2-5 ft/ 3-5 ft

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: Needs regular watering

Soil requirements:  well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): large clusters of fragrant, white flowers.

Limitations:  must be planted in shade and cool areas

Suitable uses: border, hedge, flowering shrub

Quick ID description: 1. leaves 3*10 cm 2. red fruits  1 cm

Photographs:

16. Trachycarpus fortunei

Common name: Chinese windmill palm ,Chusan palm,hemp palm  ,Nepalese fan,palm  ,windmill palm

Family name: Arecaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Wagnerianus‘

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8

Mature height and spread: 12m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: regular watering

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruits in clusters, yellow to black

Limitations: need high temperature

Suitable uses: Specimen Plant/Focal Point

Quick ID description: fan-like leaves

Photographs:

 

17. Trochodendron aralioides

Common name: wheel tree

Family name: Trochodendraceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 10-20ft/10-15ft

Form: ev. sh

Water use: medium

Soil requirements:  moist but well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruits like wheel. 0,8 cm in diameter

Limitations: need to be planted in shade, can not tolerate dry winds

Suitable uses: tropical looking shrub

Quick ID description: leaves 4*8cm to 6*18cm, serrated on top half of the leaves

Photographs:

18. Viburnum cinnamomifolium

Common name:  cinnamon viburnum

Family name: Adoxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: large shrub 2-3m tall

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): clusters of white flowers

Limitations: large scale

Suitable uses: industrial landscapes

Quick ID description: 1. longer internode length. 2. red petioles

Photographs:

19. Viburnum davidii

Common name: David viburnum

Family name: Adoxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 1-1.5m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: meidum

Soil requirements: well-drained, shade and grought tolerant

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): clusters of small white flowers and blue berries

Limitations: resistant to disease

Suitable uses: border

Quick ID description: 1. shorter internode length

Photographs:

20. Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Common name:leatherleaf viburnum

Family name: Adoxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 5m/5m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: low to medium

Soil requirements:  can grow in hot, dry, shafy area

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): showy white flowers

Limitations: detachable fur on the back of the leaves

Suitable uses: large scale shrub in industrial landscapes

Quick ID description: 1. leathery leaves 2. fur on the back

Photographs:

 

1. Abelia‘Edward Goucher’

Common name: abelia

Family name: Caprifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Edward Goucher’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Mature height and spread: Height 1.5-2.5 metres1.5-2.5 metres

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: Sand, Chalk, Loam, moist but well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall color: Red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): pink, white showy tubular flowers

Limitations: Generally pest and disease free

Suitable uses: floweing shrub in spring

Quick ID description: 1. papery leaves 2. leaves 1.5*3 cm. 3. short petioles

 

2. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (N)

Common name: Bearberry

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Vancouver Jade’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2-6

Mature height and spread: height: 0..8m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red fruits 0.5 cm, white/pink flowers

Limitations: slow growing

Suitable uses: groundcover

Quick ID description: 1. upright leaves 2. leaves 1*2 cm

Photographs:

3. Cistus x hybridus

Common name: white rockrose

Family name: Cistaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: gold prize

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: low to medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite, decussate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): covered in flowers in July, distingctive flowers. looks like little fried eggs.

Limitations: short lived

Suitable uses: rock garden

Quick ID description: 1. rough texture 2. decussate leaves

Photographs:

4. Cotoneaster horizontalis

Common name: rockspray cotoneaster

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Perpusillus’, ‘Tom Thumb‘, ‘Variegatus’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: Height: 1.00 to 2.50 feet Spread: 5.00 to 8.00 feet

Form: de. Sh.

Water use: Medium

Soil requirements: adaptable, tough

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternata

Fall color: green with red fruits

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): showy pink flower, showy red fruits

Limitations: Susceptible to fireblight, leaf spot and canker. Dense foliage can present maintenance problems because of the difficulty of cleaning dead leaves and trash from the interior of a planting.

Suitable uses: ground cover

Quick ID description: red showy fruits. Horizontal branches like fish bones

photos:

5. Fatsia japonica

Common name: fatsia

Family name: Araliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8

Mature height and spread: Height 3 metres1.5-2.5 metres

Form: Shrub – Evergreen

Water use: Moist but well-draine

Soil requirements: well-drained, half shade to shade

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall color: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  4 cm light green to yellow flowers

Limitations: not tough

Suitable uses: plant in shady and warm area

Quick ID description:9-lobed leaves 30-40cm long

6. Forsythia x intermedia  ‘Lynnwood’

Common name: border forsythia

Family name: Oleaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Lynnwood’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8

Mature height and spread: 1.5-2.5 m/1.5-2.5 m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: Meidum

Soil requirements: well-drianed

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): showy yellow flowers

Limitations: no

Suitable uses: flowering shrub

Quick ID description: upright branches. opposite leaves

Photographs:

7. Hedera hibernica

Common name: evergreen climbing vine

Family name: Araliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Arborescens’‘Baltica’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 20-30m high. 4-8m wide

Form: ev. cl.

Water use: low

Soil requirements: adapatable

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white flowers, black berries

Limitations: very invasive

Suitable uses: N/A (invasive)

Quick ID description:  1. five lobed leaves 2.juvenile phase to mature phase. lobes start to disappear.

Photographs:

8. Ilex  aquifolium

Common name: English holly

Family name: Aquifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Silver Queen’ ‘Silver Milkboy‘

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 30.00-50.00 ft / 15.00- 25.00 ft

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moisture

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: shinny green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red friuts 0.8 cm

Limitations: invasive plants

Suitable uses: invasive plants.

Quick ID description: 1. hard and spiny leaves 3*5 cm 2. some leaves don’t have teeth 3. fruits 0.8 cm in diameter

Photographs:

9. Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata

Common name: privet honeysuckle

Family name: Caprifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘RoyalCarpet‘ ‘SilverLining‘ ‘Variegata’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 2ft/8ft

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained, full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour:green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): black fruits 0.7 cm, tubular flowers. white.

Limitations: tough

Suitable uses: groundcover, hedge，butterfly garden

Quick ID description: 1.small tidy leaves, 1*2 cm

Photographs:

10. Osmanthus x burkwoodii

Common name: burkwood osmanthus

Family name: Oleaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 2.5-4m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium, sun to part shade

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite, decussate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): wihte flowers smell good, April

Limitations: need irrigation in summer, attractive to insects, vulnerable to cold weather

Suitable uses: hedge

Quick ID description: leaves 1*3 cm with fine teeth

Photographs:

11. Osmanthus delavayi

Common name: Delavay osmanthus

Family name: Oleaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: H: 5-20 feet / W:7-20 feet

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: meidum

Soil requirements: moist, well-drained soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): small, white,  fragrant flowers in clusters

Limitations:

Suitable uses: hedge, screen

Quick ID description: 1. sharply serrated leaves  0.8*1.2cm 2. yellowish branches

Photographs:

12. Photinia x fraseri

Common name:  Fraser’s photinia

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: Photinia × fraseri ‘Red Robin‘

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 10 ft tall. 8-10ft wide.

Form: ev.sh.

Water use: medium, need summer moisture

Soil requirements: moist but well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green and red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): showy white flowers in May

Limitations: need summer moisture

Suitable uses: hedge, large shrub

Quick ID description:1. red bud, 2. leaves 4*10cm 3. fruits 0.6 cm, red

Photographs:

13. Prunus lusitanica

Common name: cherry bay

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 12m/8m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: low to medium, can tolerate summer drought

Soil requirements: adaptable

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green, red, orange

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): small white flowers in summer

Limitations:  powdery mildews

Suitable uses:  hedge, sreen

Quick ID description: 1. serrated leaves 5*10 cm 2. darker above than below 3. red buds and small branches

Photographs:

14. Pyrus calleryana

Common name: callery pear

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘ Aristocrat’,‘Chanticleer’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 25-35 ft

Form: de. tr.

Water use: low to medium

Soil requirements: adaptible, full sun

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: red, orange, green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): showy white flowers in spring.

Limitations: fast growing, easily break

Suitable uses: flowering tree, street tree

Quick ID description: 1. oval, finely serrated leaves 4*6 cm

Photographs:

15. Quercus robur

Common name: English oak

Family name: Fagaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 40-70 ft/ 40-70 ft

Form: de.sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: brown

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): insignificant

Limitations: oak slug

Suitable uses: street tree

Quick ID description: shallow lobe

Photographs:

16. Rhododendron kiusianum hybrids

Common name: Kiusianum Hybrid Azalea 

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Komo Kulshan’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread:  0.5-1m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: acid

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): flowers produced in all branches tips. many colours available, pink, white.flowers on every branches tip.

Limitations: open, sunny site

Suitable uses: flowering shrub, ground cover, rhododendron garden

Quick ID description: 1. yellow, red leaf tips 2. hair on the leaves 3. leaves 1*1.5 cm

Photographs:

17. Rhododendron  ‘Vulcan’

Common name: Vulcan rhododendron

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Vulcan’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: Height: 2.5m  Spread: 3m

Form: ev. Sh.

Water use: frequent to regular watering

Soil requirements: acid

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall color: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):red flowers in late may. (late flowering)

Limitations: slow-growing

Suitable uses: flowering shrub, rhododendron garden

Quick ID description: 1. The leaves are smaller than R. ‘Unique’ 2. The leaves are 3*8cm

photographs:

18. Rhododendron  ‘Unique’

Common name:

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Unique’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 1-2m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: acid

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white flowers. five lobes. flowers are around the tip of the branches.

Limitations:

Suitable uses: rhododendron garden

Quick ID description: 1. leaves 4*8cm, 2. pointy buds 3. coffee stain on the back of the leaf

Photographs:

19. Stranvaesia davidiana

Common name: common stranvaesia

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Palet’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 10-15 ft/ 8-10 ft

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: moisture in summer

Soil requirements: well-drained soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: red and green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): showy white flowers in clusters in May to June. ren berries 1cm

Limitations: can not tolerate dry summer

Suitable uses: hedge

Quick ID description: 1. new growth pinky brown 2. no teeth

Photographs:

20. Syringa vulgaris

Common name: lilac

Family name: Oleaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Belle de Nancy’‘Pres. Grevy’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  4

Mature height and spread: 5-7m/4-5m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: moisture in summer

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): pink, purple fragrant flowers in May

Limitations: pests

Suitable uses: hedge, screening

Quick ID description: heart-shaped leaves

Photographs:

 

These are the plants I know:

https://plantmaterials.wordpress.com/portfolio/phyllostachys-aurea/

The website is probably done by UBC student. The lists are in accordance with the list we learn. I find it especiallt useful because it has all the information needed for the blog. Howerver, photos are a little bit limited.

The most interesting thing is search by types/ leaf arrangement/ zone. I think it’ll be useful for the final exam.

Bean’s trees and shrubs:

http://www.beanstreesandshrubs.org/advanced-search/

can search plants in three ways:“Search type select Main names to search for Bean’s and modern names, Include synonyms to search for Bean’s synonyms as well, and Common names to search common names only”

Leon Gray, Flowering plants

The book only frocuses on common flowering plants, so only some of the plants we learn are covered in the book.

Howerver, since it’s autumn now, a lot of important flowering plants are not blooming in this time of the year, this book helps me know what their flowers are like.

ordered in family name, easy to find plants. The pictures are clear and nice.

 

01 Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow’

 

02 Brachyglottis ‘SunshineShrub – De.

06 Cotinus coggygria

 

• Common name: Smoke tree, smoke bush
• Family name:  Anacardiaceae
• Quick ID description:  flower and fruit on the shrub like smoke

 

 

1. Acer platanoides

 

• Common name: Norway maple
• Family name: Sapindaceae
• Quick ID description:
  180 degree samaras, 15cm big leaf, the lobes has hair tip point, flat leaf base
• Useful cultivars and selections: Acer platanoides Princeton Gold = ‘Prigo’ (PBR)
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 6
• Mature height and spread: 12m 8m
• Form: Spreading / Branched
• Water use: Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
• Soil requirements: Chalk, Clay, Sand, Loam
• Leaf arrangement/Foliage: Opposite
• Fall color: Bright yellow, orange or brown
• Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  yellow flowers. 180 degree samaras.
• Limitations: Out compete w/other trees. Bad reputation.
• Suitable uses: Shade trees.

2 Acer platanoides ‘Crimsom King’

 

07 Clematis armandii

08 Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-Marginata’

 

09 Cotoneaster salicifolius

 

13 Parthenocissus tricuspidata

 

15 Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’

 

16 Quercus frainetto