Best Practical Horticulture Level 2 - 2015

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Abelia x grandiflora

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Dark pink bracts, light pink trumpet flowers

Semi-evergreen

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Acanthus spinosus

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[Bears britches]

Herbaceous perennial

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Acer griseum

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[Paperbark maple]

Decorative peeling bark and red leaves in autumn.

Tree

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Achillea millefolium

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[Yarrow]

Wild flower and weed. Grows on thin, dry chalky soils. Good in dry situations (fine crinkly leaves)

Herbaceous perennial

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Actaea simplex

(Atropurpurea Group)

'Brunette'

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Herbaceous perennial

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Alcea rosea 'Nigra' or 'Single Mix'

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[Hollyhock]

Likes well-drained soil. e.g. gravel paths.

Herbaceous perennial

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Seed

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Allium seeds

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Little lumps of coal

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Alnus glutinosa

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[Alder]

Grows on river banks. Exudes sticky stuff from buds.

Tree

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Anemone hupehensis 'Hadspen Abundance'

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[Japanese anemone]

Herbaceous perennial

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Arbutus unedo

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[Strawberry Tree]

Evergreen shrub

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Artemisia ludoviciana

'Silver Queen'

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[Absinthe, Wormwood]

Small grey leaves. Good in sun/dry.

Herbaceous perennial

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Begonia Rex Cultorum Group

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Attractive foliage, some with snail-type pattern.

Houseplant

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Berberis thunbergii

f. atropurpurea

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[Japanese barbery]

Hedge or specimen. Insignificant flowers. Red berries.

Deciduous shrub

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Seed

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Beta vulgaris seed

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[Beetroot]

Seeds look like mini granola (clumps of several seeds)

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Disorder

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Calcium deficiency in apples

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[Bitter pit]

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Seed

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Brassica oleracea seed

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[Kale, cabbage, sprouts, broccoli]

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Buddleja davidii

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[Butterfly bush]

A pioneer plant.

Deciduous shrub

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Cardamine hirsuta

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[Hairy bittercress]

Ephemeral. Explosive seed pods sensitive to touch. Control=hoe, mulch

Weed

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Carex buchananii

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Bronze ornamental grass

Comb-out dead leaves. Lift and break in Spring every 3 years.

Herbaceous perennial

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Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

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Propagate by division

Herbaceous

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Caryopteris x clandonensis

'Heavenly blue'

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Deciduous shrub

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Ceratostigma willmottianum

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Lanceolate leaves to 5cm in length, turning red in autumn. Flowers 2.5cm in width, rich blue.

Deciduous shrub

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Chamaecyparis pisifera

'Boulevard'

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[Sawara cypres]

A conical shrub to 8m, with soft, silvery blue-grey foliage.

Evergreen conifer

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Chlorophytum 'variegatum' or 'vittatum'

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[Spider plant]

Houseplant

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Cirsium arvense

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[Wild thistle]

Weed

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Clematis tangutica

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Lantern-shaped single, yellow flowers 4cm long in early summer and autumn, followed by fluffy seed heads

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Clematis viticella 'Black Prince'

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4 petals, purple or violet

Deciduous climber

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Convolvulus arvensis

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[Field bindweed]

Grows on chalk land

Weed

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Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’

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[Pampas grass]

Serrated leaves. Difficult to dig up.

Evergreen

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Corylus avellana

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[Common Hazel]

Monoecious. Traditional coppicing for wattle.

Deciduous Tree

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Corylus maxima f. 'purpurea'

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[Filbert]

Edible nuts inhibited by coppicing.

Deciduous Tree

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Cosmos bipinnatus

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Half-hardy annual. Finely divided mid-green leaves

Herbaceous

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Cryptomeria japonica Elegans Group

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[Japanese Cedar]

Green/Bronze/Red foliage with temperature

Evergreen

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Seed

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Cucurbit Seed

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Rolled-edge flat seed

(Cucumber, Squash, Marrow etc)

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Cyclamen hederifolium

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[Ivy-leaved cyclamen, cyclamen neapolitanum]

Seeds smell of baby ants

Tuberous perennial

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Seed

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Daucus carota seed

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Stripey seed. Looks like a beetle with no legs or head. Honest.

Seed

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Dracaena marginata

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[Dragon plant]

Stick with leaves. Like in Ikea.

Houseplant

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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

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Petals lean backwards slightly. Long-stalked daisy flowers.

Herbaceous perennial

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Echinops ritro

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[Globe Thistle]

OK in dry soils (small & grey leaves)

e.g. Veitch's Blue

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Eryngium bourgatii 'picos blue'

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[Picos]

Stunning plant. Should get one. Dry situations. Grey, small leaves.

Herbaceous perennial

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Eucalyptus gunnii

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[Cider gum]

Prefer shelter. Quick-growing. May be coppiced.

Tree

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Euphorbia pulcherrima

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[Poinsetta]

Red or white bracts. Susceptible to drafts and overwatering.

Houseplant

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Ficus elastica

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[Rubber Plant]

Houseplant

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Fuchsia magellanica

'Riccartonii'

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Hardy deciduous shrub

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Gallium aparine

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[Stickybuds, goosegrass]

Tangly weedy thing

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Gaura lindheimeri

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Delicate 4-petal pinky flowers

Herbaceous perennial

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Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'

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Adventitious roots

Evergreen climber

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Hedera helix 'goldheart' or 'jubilee'

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[Common Ivy]

Adventitious roots. Grows in reduced light

Evergreen climber

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Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'

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[Sunflower]

Herbaceous perennial

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Helleborus niger

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[Christmas rose, black hellebore]

Dark leaves = woodland plant, flowers tend to look down.

Evergreen

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Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

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Deciduous shrub

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Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group

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Soft, felty leaves

Deciduous shrub

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Ilex aquifolium

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[Common holly]

Dioecious. Female has berries. Grows in reduced light

Evergreen

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Iris foetidissima

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[Stinking iris]

Smells of decaying flesh and attracts flies. Reduced light

Evergreen perennial

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Jasminum nudiflorum

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[Winter jasmin]

Long, scandant green stems. Flowers on 2nd year growth. Nudiflorum = flowers without leaf

Deciduous shrub

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Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

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Bushy evergreen succulent perennial

Houseplant

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Kniphofia 'Flamenco'

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[Red hot poker]

Pollinated by wasps in the native southern hemisphere, or wasps in the northern hemisphere.

Perennial

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Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' or 'Pink Pewter'

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[Dead nettle]

Stoloniferous. Mat-forming. Grows in reduced light.

Evergreen perennial

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Lathyrus latifolius

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[Everlasting sweet pea]

Winged stems

Herbaceous perennial

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Seed

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Latuca seeds

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Look for little straitions

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Lavatera x clementii 'Barnsley' or 'Kew Rose' or 'Burgundy Wine'

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Deciduous

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Liriope muscari

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Evergreen

Tuberous

Herbaceous

Perennial

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Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'

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Brilliant blue flowers

Alpine

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Lobelia cardinalis

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Genus not to be confused with blue/purple trailing things. Species name literally means deep or vivid red

Aquatic

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Mahonia aquifolium

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[Oregon grape]

Flowers January. Apically dominant --> scandant. Drops leaves late spring. Deep shade.

Evergreen shrub

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Nerine bowdenii ‘Alba’

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white or pink

From bulb

perennial

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Nymphaea

‘James Brydon’, ‘Chromatella’, ‘Attraction’

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[Water lily]

Aquatic

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Ophiopogon planiscapus

‘Nigrescens’

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[Black Grass, Black Dragon]

Lily

Herbaceous perennial

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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[Virginia creeper]

5 leaflets

Deciduous climber

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Seed

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Pastinaca seed

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[Parsnip]

Seed with little lines on it

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Peperomia caperata

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Fantastically crinkly leaves

Houseplant

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Perovskia 'Blue Spire'

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Deciduous shrub

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Seed

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Phaseolus coccineus seed

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[Runner bean]

Seed

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Phlox paniculata 'White Admiral'

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Herbaceous perennial

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Phygelius x rectus ‘African Queen’

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Tubular dangling red flowers

Evergreen herbaceous

perennial

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Picea abies

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[Norway spruce]

Conifer

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Seed

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Pisum sativum

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[Pea seeds]

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Plantago major

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[The greater plantain]

Can be a host for mildew

Weed

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Poa annua

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[Annual meadow grass]

Ephemeral (has babies in a single season)

Weed

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300 years...

to grow

to live

to die

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Quercus robur

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[Pedunculate Oak]

Deciduous Tree

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Ranunculus repens

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[Creeping buttercup]

Weed

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Raphanus sativus

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[Radish seed]

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Rosa glauca

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Glaucous blue-green to copper-purple leaves

Deciduous shrub

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Rosa rugosa

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Deciduous shrub

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Rosa rambler group ‘Alberic Barbier’ (white) or 'Albertine' (pink)

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Deciduous climber

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Salvia officinalis 'Purpurescens'

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[(purple) sage]

Good in sun/dry - stomata in grooved leaves.

Semi-evergreen perennial

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Sambucus nigra

f. porphyrophylla

'Eva' or 'Black Lace'

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[Ornamental elderberry]

Deciduous shrub

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Sansevieria trifasciata

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[Mother-in-law's tongue]

Extremely robust and tolerant

Houseplant

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Sarcococca confusa

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[Christmas box]

White tubular flowers - pollinated by moths - scent at night. Dry soil, dark position.

Evergreen shrub

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Sedum Herbstfreude Group

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Solanum pseudocapsicum

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Poisonous fruits

Houseplant

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Strelitzia reginae

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[Bird of paradise]

Bird-pollinated plant

Exotic Houseplant

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Streptocarpus e.g. ‘Crystal Ice’ (bottom left)

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Trumpet flowers with extended lower leaf

Houseplant

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Teucrium x lucidrys (chamaedrys)

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Herbaceous perennial

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Thuja plicata ‘Atrovirens’

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[Western Red Cedar]

Conifer

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Verbascum bombyciferum

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[Mullein]

Full sun. Dry conditions. Grey & hairy foliage.

Herbaceous perennial

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Viburnum davidii

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Metallic irridescent berries

Evergreen shrub

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Viburnum opulus

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[The Gelder Rose]

cv 'sterile'=snow bush

White flower, red berries

Deciduous woody shrub

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Viola x wittrockiana ‘Fire Blaze’ or ‘Ultima mixed’

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[Pansy]

Flowers in winter

Herbaceous perennial

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Seed

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Zea mays seed

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[Maize]

Seed

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Pest

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Caterpillar damage

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Disease

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Rose Rust

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Disorder

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Bolting

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Disease of apples, plums and pears

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Brown rot (fungus)

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Promptly remove and dispose of all damaged fruit

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Disease

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Fungal canker (apple)

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Disease

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Bacterial canker

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Disease

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Tar Spot (Acer)

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Disease

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Mosaic virus

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Cucumber, tomato, and their leaves.

Virus

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Disease (rose)

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Black spot

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Disease

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Apple scab

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Note hexagonal lesions

Fungal

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Scale insect

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If you get these then give up.