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Fothergilla fortuneii 'Mount Airy', Mount Airy witch alder, Hamamelidaceae |
Key ID: Blueish foliage, alternate, oblique leaf, woody shrub, bottle brush inflorescence Uses & limitations: Foliage, wet soils, requires moisture |
Woody shrub |
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Ajuga reptans, bugleweed, Lamiaceae |
Key ID: purple-green foliage, herbaceous, evergreen, stoloniferous, spreading Uses & limitations: groundcover, in between rocks, moist-wet soils required, attracts slugs, can be weedy |
Slugs, wet soils, groundcover |
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Leymus arenarius, blue lyme grass, Poaceae |
Key ID: - cool season grass - blue - silver/gold inflorescence - aggressive, spreads rhizomatously Uses & limitations: - Coastal exposed area - Dry sun - Must be contained (not for gardens) - Tolerant of ocean salt spray, sand dunes, flooding |
Why can't it be put in a garden? |
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Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea', Japanese barberry, Berberidaceae |
Key ID: - vase form - suckering - deciduous barberry - purple foliage - bad smelling yellow April flowers - thorns Uses & limitations: - thorns for security - thorns catch leaves and garbage - not tolerant of poor drainage - dry, poor soils - many colours due to many cultivars |
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Salix purpurea 'Nana', arctic willow, Salicaceae |
Key ID: silver-green linear foliage, round form, fine texture USES: wet sites, hedge, shrubby groundcover LIMITATIONS: gall wasp, best in moisture |
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Malus x domestica, apple, Rosaceae |
Fruit type: pome Key ID: - short shoots (fruit spurs) - longer vegetative shoots - leaves are downy on underside - young shoots pubescent Pruning: - prune to produce spur assemblies on long vegetative shoots |
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Spiraea japonica, Japanese spirea, Rosaceae |
Key ID: - strawberry ice cream pink flowers - mounding shrub - bright chartreuse/orange red growth USES: - shrubby groundcover - commercial site LIMITATIONS: - will tolerate dry soils to a point |
shrub? |
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Styrax japonicus, Japanese snowbell, Styraceae |
KEY ID: zig zag stems, pendulous white fragrant May flowers, wide form, upright leaf posture USES: residential tree, fragrance LIMITATIONS: requires irrigation |
Zig zag, May, fragrance |
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Thuja 'Green Giant', Green Giant cedar, Cupressaceae |
Key ID: - very pyramidal cedar USES: - hedge - parks - institutional site LIMITATIONS: - competitive roots - will inhibit growth of other plants (allelopathy) |
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Tilia cordata, small-leafed lime, Malvaceae |
key ID: ambiguous ovate leaf, oblique with acute apex, oval form, sweet, fragrant flowers in June-July, pendulous fruit with single large bract to assist with flight, ascending decurrent branch habit USES & LIMITATIONS: parks, street tree (bad), aphids, honeydew, sooty mold |
Look aphids! I can fly! |
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Salvia nemarosa, woodland sage, Lamiaceae |
Key ID: herbaceous perennial, caulescent USES: sun, dry soils, group plantings, aggressive, herbaceous groundcover LIMITATIONS: will outcompete less aggressive plants |
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Katsura, Cercidiphyllaceae |
Key ID: - round leaf - sub opposite bud arrangement - sweet aromatic foliage in early fall - red buds are claw-like - distinct fissured bark - vase form USES & LIMITATIONS: - moist site - park - requires moisture - defoliates in summer if too dry |
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Rubus idaeus, raspberry, Rosaceae |
Fruit type: aggregate of drupes Key ID: - aggressively suckering habit - young shoots are reddish in cold weather- small prickles - trifoliate leaves - everbearing (fruit on new and old wood) Pruning: - late winter - remove old floricanes, weak suckers |
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Cortederia selloria, pampas grass, Poaceae |
Key ID: warm season grass, large (tall) finely serrated leaf edges inflorescence: white, fluffy, feather-duster vigorous, clumping USES/LIMITATIONS: - dry soils - large accent plant, ornamental - does not tolerate wet soils |
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Camellia japonica, Japanese camellia, Theaceae |
KEY ID: - broadleaf evergreen - thick, lustrous leaf - march flowers USES & LIMITATIONS: - shade, dry shade - early flower - foundation plant - scale - sooty mold |
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Symphytum officinale, comfrey, Boraginaceae |
KEY ID: - leaves coarse with small hairs - clumping - deep tuberous root USES: - pollinators (bees) - medicinal uses, but may cause liver toxicity LIMITATIONS: - difficult to eradicate due to roots |
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Symphytum officinale, comfrey, Boraginaceae |
KEY ID: - leaves coarse with small hairs - clumping - deep tuberous root USES: - pollinators (bees) - medicinal uses, but may cause liver toxicity LIMITATIONS: - difficult to eradicate due to roots |
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Fragaria x ananassa, garden strawberry, Rosaceae |
KEY ID: - trifoliate serrated leaf - stoloniferous habit - accessory fruit, many small achenes LIMITATIONS: - prone to slugs and disease |
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Symphytum officinale, comfrey, Boraginaceae |
KEY ID: - leaves coarse with small hairs - clumping - deep tuberous root USES: - pollinators (bees) - medicinal uses, but may cause liver toxicity LIMITATIONS: - difficult to eradicate due to roots |
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Fragaria x ananassa, garden strawberry, Rosaceae |
KEY ID: - trifoliate serrated leaf - stoloniferous habit - accessory fruit, many small achenes LIMITATIONS: - prone to slugs and disease |
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Actinidia deliciosa, common kiwi, Actinidiaceae |
KEY ID: - prominent leaf scars, circular - bulbously swollen stems at nodes - extremely vigorous - large orbicular leaves PRUNING: - aggressively prune, preserve small laterals |
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Symphytum officinale, comfrey, Boraginaceae |
KEY ID: - leaves coarse with small hairs - clumping - deep tuberous root USES: - pollinators (bees) - medicinal uses, but may cause liver toxicity LIMITATIONS: - difficult to eradicate due to roots |
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Fragaria x ananassa, garden strawberry, Rosaceae |
KEY ID: - trifoliate serrated leaf - stoloniferous habit - accessory fruit, many small achenes LIMITATIONS: - prone to slugs and disease |
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Actinidia deliciosa, common kiwi, Actinidiaceae |
KEY ID: - prominent leaf scars, circular - bulbously swollen stems at nodes - extremely vigorous - large orbicular leaves PRUNING: - aggressively prune, preserve small laterals |
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Amorphophallus konjac, konjac, Areaceae |
KEY ID: - herbaceous tender perennial - speckled stem - huge corm, bulbotuber, stem tuber - large, single, deeply divided leaf with trunk-like petiole - huge stinky spathe USES/LIMITATIONS: - greenhouse pet, curiosity, display - hardiness |
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Prunus lusitanica, Portuguese laurel, Rosaceae |
KEY ID: broadleaf evergreen Lauroid, glossy, almond scented, red petioles USES/LIMITATIONS: hedge, dry shade, broadleaf evergreen tree, invasive |
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Parrotia persica, Persian ironwood, Hamamelidaceae |
KEY ID: open decurrent and ascending branch habit, scaffold branches have a limited secondary lateral development, oblique leaves w undulating margin, dark red flowers in January, distinct petals. USES/LIMITATIONS: tolerates dry soils, commercial, park, wide form |
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Platanus x hispanica, London planetree, Platanaceae |
KEY ID: exfoliating bark in winter, maple-like palmate leaf, opposite arrangement, robust buds, round-pointed, smooth & red in winter USES/LIMITATIONS: overused in many cities, tolerates compaction and dry soils, parks, very large, breathing problems from hairs on leaves and petioles |
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Rheum rhubarbarum, rhubarb, Polygonaceae |
KEY ID: oblique, glabrous leaves with white hairs on veins, reddish pink petioles eaten, same family as Japanese knotweed |
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Artemisia 'Powis Castle', Asteraceae |
KEY ID: Lacey, deeply divided silver foliage, subshrub USES/LIMITATIONS: xeriscape, shrubland planting, requires winter drainage, leggy |
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Ginkgo bilobia |
Key ID: deciduous tree, alternate leaf arrangement, distinctive leaf, parallel venation USES/LIMITATIONS: open growth habit navigates power lines, tolerant of pollution, fall colour, females produce stinky fruit |
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Pyrus communis, Rosaceae |
Fruit type: pome Key ID: dark green leathery & smooth leaves, short shoots, vegetative shoots vertical growth, pear trellis rust Pruning: prune to produce spur assemblies, cut to 3 nodes, thinnspur assemblies |
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Ruscus aculeatus, Asparagaceae |
Key ID: bud in middle of leaf like structure (phylloclade), spreading subshrub USES/LIMITATIONS: xeriscape, dry semi shade, spreading ground cover, unattractive dieback, requires drainage |
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Ruscus aculeatus, Asparagaceae |
Key ID: bud in middle of leaf like structure (phylloclade), spreading subshrub USES/LIMITATIONS: xeriscape, dry semi shade, spreading ground cover, unattractive dieback, requires drainage |
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Rudibeckia fulgida, Asteraceae |
Key ID: herbaceous perennial, acaulescent, clumping USES/LIMITATIONS: late season, easy to grow, outcompetes neighbouring plants |
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Hydrangea macrophylla, bigleaf hydrangea, Hydrangeaceae |
Key ID: deciduous shrub, suckering habit, opposite leaf arrangement, mop head flowers, terminal flowers on new wood USES/LIMITATIONS: easy shrub, summer flowers, best in sun and moisture, requires annual pruning in march |
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Cynara cardunculus, Asteraceae |
Key ID: large thistle like inflorescence, capitulum - only disc florets, acaulescent with a basal rosette of large leaves USES/LIMITATIONS: xeriscape, lean mineral soil, requires sun and drainage |
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Pachysandra terminalis, Buxaceae |
Key ID: broadleaf evergreen groundcover, spreading habit, leaves radially around stem USES/LIMITATIONS: groundcover for shade, requires irrigation, does not tolerate sunny exposure |
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Hosta sp. Asparagaceae |
Key ID: acaulescent herbaceous perennial, deep lineal venation (substance) USES/LIMITATIONS: herbaceous groundcover, tolerates deep shade, dry soil, prone to slugs |
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Phlox paniculata, Polemoniaceae |
Key ID: herbaceous, caulescent, opposite bud arrangement, distinct fragrance, white, mauve summer panicles USES/LIMITATIONS: rich moist soils, powdery mildew (bad when drought/heat stressed), needs staking, shear in early spring |
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Aralia elata 'Variegata', Araliaceae |
Key ID: bipinnately compound leaves, prickles on stems and petioles, massive leaf scars on stems, distinctive buds, clasping petioles at base USES/LIMITATIONS: dry soil, variegated interest, tropical aesthetic, weedy |
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Ficus carica, Moraceae |
Key ID: large deeply lobed leaves, thick vigorous shoots, produces two crops of fruit (one on new, and one on old) Pruning: prime in spring |
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