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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