Plant Class

10.11.2012

Vaccinium ovatum

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Evergreen blueberry - Evergreen huckleberry -  Ericaceae - broadleaf evergreen shrub - edible glossy blue black berries September Octob...
9.09.2012

Saxifraga stolonifera 'Autumn moon'

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Strawberry saxifrage - Saxifragaceae - stolons like strawberry - hardy evergreen groundcover - can be an indoor plant - looks good in heav...

Kirengeshoma palmata

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 Yellow wax bells -  Hydrangeaceae - deep rich moist but not too wet - one of most valuable herbaceous perennials for Vancouver area - ca...

Dactylicapnos scanders

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Climbing bleeding heart - Papaveraceae - part shade - woodland - China - delicate - climber - light airy foliage - yellow heart blooms - h...

Macleaya microcarpa

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 Plume poppy -  Papaveraceae  - rhizomatous spreading - herbaceous perennial - 3m tall - bright yellow orange sap - self seeding - sun par...

Calycanthus chinensis

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Chinese sweetshrub - Calycanthaceae - zone 6-9 - China - thick waxy blooms - May to July blooms - 3m x 3m - part shade shade - deciduous s...

Centaurea cyanus

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Bachelor buttons - Cornflower -  Asteraceae - well drained - sun part shade - edible flowers - annual - weedy - wild one is blue - Europe ...

Anemone hupehensis

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Japanese anemone - Ranunculaceae - zone 4-8 - Central China - sun part shade - August September blooms - herbaceous perennial - well drain...

Clematis heracleifolia var. davidiana

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Clematis -  Ranunculaceae - fragrant sweet flowers hyacinth like flowers - lilac flowers roll back - compound trifoliate leaf - July to Se...

Filipendula x purpurea 'Nana'

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Meadowsweet -  Rosaceae - sun part shade - zone 5-9 - tiny white flowers white red stamens = looks pink purple - long lived - spreading - ...

Kniphofia nelsonii

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Torch lilies - Red hot pokers -   Xanthorrhoeaceae  -  South Africa - full sun - bulb - container - red orange red flowers - rhizomatous -...

Buddleja loricata

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Popcorn buddleja  -  Scrophulariaceae - South Africa - evergreen dwarf shrub - opposite course dark green leaves silvery beneath - fragran...

Zantedeschia jucunda

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Pink calla lily  -  Araceae  - yellow spathe yellow spadix - semi erect spotted green leaves - 40cm tall - sun part shade - rhizomatous tu...

Zantedeschia rehmannii

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Pink calla lily - Araceae - rose purple spathe yellow spadix - semi erect green leaves - 40cm tall - sun part shade - rhizomatous tuber - ...

Phygelius capensis

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Cape fuchsia -  Scrophulariaceae - South Africa - nodding tubular flowers sometimes point back at stem - orange pink flowers yellow centre...

Crocosmia masoniorum

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Swan Crocosmia  -  Iridaceae  - 60-90cm tall - herbaceous perennial - full sun part shade - red flowers on horizontally branched stem - mo...

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Lucifer'

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Lucifer's Crocosmia -  Iridaceae - 60-90cm tall - herbaceous perennial - full sun part shade - red flowers on horizontally branched st...
9.08.2012

Epilobium canum

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California fuchsia -   Zauschneria -  Onagraceae - hummingbird bee love - full sun - dry slopes chaparral - Western North America Califor...

Cistus laurifolius

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Laurel leaf Cistus - Cistaceae - reliable evergreen shrub in Vancouver - people make hedges out of it - 1-2m tall - reddish bark - lanceol...

Callistemon citrinus

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Crimson bottlebrush - Myrtaceae - evergreen sub shrub - borderline hardy - long flowering - hummingbird love - Australia - woody seed ca...
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