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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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