Latin Name: Miscanthus sinensis (var. floridulus)
Common Name: Chinese feathergrass
Family: Poaceae
Origin: Eastern Asia
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves: Green blades
Flowers: Large yellowish plumes
Cultural Requirements: Dry soil adapted, well drained soil, lean soil, full sun
Notes: Begins growth in May
Latin Name: Festuca glauca
Common Name: blue fescue
Family: Poaceae
Origin: Europe
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves: Bluish/white blades
Flowers: Plumes of yellowish flowers on long stalks
Cultural Requirements: Lean, dry, well-drained soil in full sun
Notes: Will sustain mechanical damage easily, can grow to 1ft. high
Latin Name: Helictotrichon sempervirens
Common Name: blue oat grass
Family: Poaceae
Origin: Europe
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves: Bluish/white blades
Flowers: Drooping flowers on long stalks
Cultural Requirements: Dry, lean, well-drained soil, can take a bit of shade
Notes: 12-18in high
Latin Name: Pennisetum alopecuroides
Common Name: fountain grass
Family: Poaceae
Origin: East Asia
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves: Green blades
Flowers: Short, thin, yellowish plumes
Cultural Requirements: Hardy, easy to grow
Common Name: feather reed grass
Family: Poaceae
Origin: Europe
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves: Light green blades
Flowers: Long, thin yellowish plumes
Cultural Requirements: Prefers wetter soils
Notes: Susceptible to rust
Common Name: Japanese forest grass
Family: Poaceae
Origin: Galapagos Islands..... no, Japan. Yeah, Japan.
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves: Yellow leaves
Flowers: Pannicle, not showy
Cultural Requirements: Prefers shade
Common Name: Japanese sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Origin: Japan
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves:Yellow/green blades
Cultural Requirements: Full sun to semi shade, wet soil
Notes: Triangular stems
Common Name: bronze sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Origin: New Zealand
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves: Bronze blades, also a green form
Cultural Requirements: Full sun, wet soil
Common Name: black mondo grass
Family: Asparagaceae
Origin: Japan
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves: Black leaves
Fruit: Black berries
Cultural Requirements: Moist, organic soil
Common Name: liriope, blue lily turf
Family: Asparagaceae
Origin: East Asia
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Ornamental grass
Leaves: Green blades
Flowers: Purple spikes
Cultural Requirements: Moist organic soil
Latin Name: Berberis (Mahonia) x media 'Charity'
Common Name: winter barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Origin: Garden origin, from China and Japan
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Upright, compact
Habit: Multi-stemmed from base
Buds: Whorled
Leaves: Compound, opposite leaflets, broadly triangular, spiny
Flowers: Pannicles of yellow florets
Stem/Bark: Brown bark with vertical striations
Cultural Requirements: Dry soil, full sun, but can tolerate average soil in shade
Landscape Uses: Winter interest
Notes: Flowers in late fall/early winter
Latin Name: Taxus x media 'Hicksii'
Common Name: Hicks yew
Family: Taxaceae
Origin: Garden origin, from Japanese and English yew
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Coniferous tree
Form: Pruned into hedges
Habit: Dense, compact
Buds: Whorled
Leaves: Needles, 2 faint lines of stomata on back
Fruit: Red arils
Stem/Bark: Brown platy bark
Cultural Requirements: Drier, well drained soil, full sun to partial shade
Landscape Uses: Hedging
Notes: Don't eat the arils
Latin Name: Garrya elliptica
Common Name: silk tassel bush
Family: Garryaceae
Origin: Coastal California
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Upright, rounded
Habit: Multi stemmed from base
Buds: Opposite
Leaves: Ovate, glabrous
Flowers: Male and female catkins
Stem/Bark: Grey-brown bark, reddish new shoots
Cultural Requirements: No water requirements, full sun, needs wind protection
Landscape Uses: Will grow large, needs a large area
Notes: This plant will spread through suckering
Latin Name: Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
Common Name: bodnant viburnum
Family: Adoxaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous shrub
Form: Vaselike or thicket, based on pruning
Habit: Multi stemmed from base, arching
Buds: Opposite
Leaves: Ovate, acute apex, serrated margin
Flowers: Pink white flowers which bloom throughout winter
Stem/Bark: Brown bark with striations
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drain soil, full sun to partial shade
Landscape Uses: Winter interest
Notes: Isn't susceptible to viburnum leaf beetle, very fragrant
Latin Name: Choisya ternata
Common Name: Mexican mock-orange
Family: Rutaceae
Origin: SW US to Mexico
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Upright, rounded
Habit: Multi-stemmed from base
Buds: Opposite
Leaves: Trifoliately compound, deccusately arranged, rounded apex, lightly serrated
Flowers: White flowers, 5 petals, flower in June
Stem/Bark: Light brown bark
Cultural Requirements: Full sun to semi-shade, sensitive to cold wind dessication
Landscape Uses: Garden shrub, winter interest
Notes: Can be 10ft high, but can be aggressively pruned into old wood
Latin Name: Callicarpa bodinieri
Common Name: beauty berry
Family: Lamiaceae
Origin: West and Central China
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous shrub
Form: Spreading up and outwards
Habit: Multi-stemmed from base
Buds: Opposite
Leaves: Ovate, medium greed
Flowers: Small lilac coloured flowers
Fruit: Clusters of showy purple berries
Stem/Bark: Light brown bark
Cultural Requirements: Will grow in most situations, prefers full sun
Landscape Uses: Winter colour from purple berries
Notes: Berries are bitter and not attractive to wildlife unless there is no other food
Latin Name: Kalmia latifolia
Common Name: mountain laurel
Family: Ericaceae
Origin: Eastern US
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Upright, generally rounded
Habit: Multi-stemmed from base
Buds: Whorled
Leaves: Ovate, entire margin, acute apex
Flowers: "Icing gun" flowers, white to pink
Stem/Bark: Brown bark with vertical striations
Cultural Requirements: Full sun, moist to dry, acidic, well-drained soil
Landscape Uses: Winter interest, texture
Notes: These can grow quite large in optimal conditions
Latin Name: Pieris japonica
Common Name: Japanese pieris
Family: Ericaceae
Origin: East Asia
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Upright, rounded
Habit: Multi-stemmed from base
Buds: Whorled
Leaves: Ovate, serrated margin, acute apex, glabrous
Flowers: Pannicles
Stem/Bark: Brown, striated, peeling bark
Cultural Requirements: Partial shade, moist, well drained, acidic, organic soil
Landscape Uses: Winter interest
Notes: Susceptible to andromeda lace bug
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