Module 4 - Week 6 (Final Entry!)

Latin Name: Brunnera macrophylla
Common Name: Siberian bugloss
Family: Boraginaceae
Origin: Russia
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial  
Form: Mounded
Habit: Clump forming
Buds: Alternate
Leaves: Large, puckered, mealy
Flowers: Blue, "forget-me-not" style flowers
Cultural Requirements: Wet soil, full sun to semi shade
Landscape Uses: Ground cover
Notes: Flowers in April, semi-evergreen

Latin Name: Magnolia ‘Galaxy’
Common Name: Galaxy magnolia
Family: Magnoliaceae
Origin: Garden origin  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous tree 
Form: Arborescent
Habit: Broad
Leaves: Typical magnolia shape/size
Flowers: Light pink colour, many petals
Cultural Requirements: Moist, organic, well drained soil, full sun  
Landscape Uses: Large space for a deciduous tree

Latin Name: Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’
Common Name: kerria  
Family: Rosaceae
Origin: Garden origin  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous shrub
Form: Rounded
Habit: Sprawling
Leaves: Broadly triangular, sharply serrated, acute apex
Flowers: Solitary, yellow, many petals
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well-drained soil, full sun to partials shade
Landscape Uses: Colourful deciduous shrub blooming in April

Latin Name: Erythronium oregonum
Common Name: giant white fawn lily  
Family: Liliaceae
Origin: Oregon
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Flowering stalks with basal leaves
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Basal, oblanceolate, green-purple snake-skin pattern
Flowers: Pendulous, 6 white petals, yellow stamens
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drained soil, partial shade
Landscape Uses: Used for unique interest on an ideal site with low impact

Latin Name: Erythronium revolutum
Common Name: pink fawn lily
Family: Liliaceae  
Origin: Western North America
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Flowering stalks with basal leaves
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Basal, oblanceolate, green-purple snake-skin pattern
Flowers: Pendulous, 6 purple petals, yellow stamens
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drained soil, partial shade
Landscape Uses: Used for unique interest on an ideal site with low impact

Latin Name: Sedum spathulifolium
Common Name: broadleaf stonecrop  
Family: Crassulaceae
Origin: Western North America
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Prostrate
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Juicy, succulent, delicious tasting green gobules of goodness, great in salads or on rice
Flowers: Little yellow guys, 5 petals, some sepals, goes great in a carrot soup
Cultural Requirements: Mix 2 cups cold glacial water with 1 cup of dry, nutrient poor soil. Put into a preheated full sun oven for 30 years.  
Landscape Uses: Adds flavour to any plain dishes. Goes well in a goat curry.

Latin Name: Oxalis oregana
Common Name: Oregon oxalis  
Family: Oxalidaceae
Origin: Oregon  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial 
Form: Low, matlike
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Compoundly tri-foliate, leaflet bi-lobed, heart shaped, leaves basal
Flowers: Small, 5 white petals with light purple inner ring, yellow stamens
Cultural Requirements: Moist, average, well drained soil, full sun to partial shade  
Landscape Uses: Groundcover

Latin Name: Aubrieta x cultorum
Common Name: aubrieta  
Family: Brassicaceae  
Origin: Garden origin  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Low, mounded
Habit: Matlike, spreading
Leaves: Broadly ovate, toothed, acute apex, pale green
Flowers: Purple petals with yellow stamens
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drained soil, full sun to partial shade  
Landscape Uses: Groundcover

Latin Name: Berberis darwinii  
Common Name: Darwin's barberry  
Family: Berberidaceae
Origin: Southern Chile and Argentina 
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Oh, ya know, pretty crazy. Mounding with scary spikes.
Habit: Spreading all over the place, AHHH!
Leaves: Broadly triangular, spiny, deep green
Flowers: Cute little pendulous guys held on an infloresence of some kind
Cultural Requirements: Dry, shitty soil, somewhere that nobody cares about or ever tends to
Landscape Uses: A pokey thing to keep people away from somewhere

Latin Name: Narcissus bulbocodium
Common Name: hoop petticoat daffodil  
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Origin: France, Portugal, Spain  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Flowering stalks with basal leaves
Habit: Clump forming
Leaves: Basal, thin, linear
Flowers: Yellow, large inner whorl forming a cone, small sepals surrounding
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well-drained, organic soil in full sun to partial shade  
Landscape Uses: Later spring blooming daffodil for display bed

Latin Name: Chrysosplenium davidianum
Common Name: golden saxifrage  
Family: Saxifragaceae
Origin: East Asia  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Low, matlike
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Round leaves, serrated margin
Flowers: Yellow flowers, radially symmetric
Cultural Requirements: Wet soil, shade to semi-shade
Landscape Uses: Groundcover in a wet area

Latin Name: Dicentra formosa
Common Name: bleeding heart  
Family: Papaveraceae
Origin: Western North America 
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Low, matlike
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Deeply divided leaves, divided multiple times
Flowers: Bilaterally symmetric pink pendulous flowers
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drained soil in woodland light conditions
Landscape Uses: Groundcover and early spring flowers in a cool area

Latin Name: Lysichiton camtschatcense
Common Name: asian skunk cabbage  
Family: Araceae
Origin: Western North America
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Basal flower stalks and shoots
Habit: Cascading from centre
Leaves: Very large, obovate
Flowers: White spathe, spadix begins green then flowers white, male florets above females
Cultural Requirements: Very wet anaerobic conditions, shade to partial shade
Landscape Uses: Native interest in wet areas
Notes: Doesn't really stink that bad

Latin Name: Magnolia stellata
Common Name: star magnolia  
Family: Magnoliaceae
Origin: Japan
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous shrub 
Form: Shrubby
Habit: Broad
Leaves: Typical magnolia shape/size
Flowers: White colour, about 16 tepals
Cultural Requirements: Moist, organic, well drained soil, full sun  
Landscape Uses: Medium sized space for a larger shrub

Latin Name: Maianthemum dilatatum
Common Name: false lily of the valley
Family: Asparagaceae  
Origin: Western North America  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Low, matlike
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Chordate shape, arcuate veins, basal
Flowers: Smal, white, 3 petals
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drained soil in woodland conditions
Landscape Uses: Groundcover in cool, shady area

Latin Name: Narcissus poeticus
Common Name: poet's daffodil  
Family: Amaryllidaceae  
Origin: Europe
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Flowering stalks with basal leaves
Habit: Clump forming
Leaves: Basal, thin, linear
Flowers: Dull yellow tepals, short fringed vibrant orange corona
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well-drained, organic soil in full sun to partial shade  
Landscape Uses: Later spring blooming daffodil for display bed

Latin Name: Prunus ‘Tai-haku’
Common Name: Tai-haku cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Origin: Garden origin  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous tree
Form: Upright, arborescent
Habit: Broad
Leaves: Typical cherry leaves, ovate, serrated, acute apex
Flowers: Large white flowers with slight pinkish blush
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drained soil, full sun, good air drainage
Landscape Uses: Tree for a large space

Latin Name: Symphytum ibericum
Common Name: dwarf comfrey
Family: Boraginaceae
Origin: Iberia  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Low, matlike
Habit: Spreading aggressively
Leaves: Ovate, pointed apex, basal
Flowers: White tubular flowers
Cultural Requirements: Dry, well drained soil, partial sun
Landscape Uses: Groundcover, but be careful where it may spread

Latin Name: Trachystemon orientalis
Common Name: Oriental borage  
Family: Boraginaceae
Origin: Eastern Europe  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Basal leaves with flowering stalks
Habit: Spreading clumps
Leaves: Basal, large, ovate, chordate base, broadly acute tip
Flowers: They look like little blue/white insect heads
Cultural Requirements: Will survive in dry shade under cedar
Landscape Uses: Herbaceous planting in dry shade

Latin Name: Trillium ovatum
Common Name: pacific trillium  
Family: Trilliaceae
Origin: Western North America  
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Stalks with leaves and terminal flowers
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Trifoliate leaflets which clasp the stem
Flowers: 3 white triangular petals, 3 green sepals, 6 yellow stamens
Cultural Requirements: Shade, some sun, well drained, moist, organic soil
Landscape Uses: Herbaceous planting

Module 4 - Week 5

Latin Name: Hyacinthus orientalis
Common Name: common hyacinth
Family: Asparagaceae
Origin: Southwestern Asia
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Basal leaves with flowering stalks
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Basal around flower stalk, irregular margin
Flowers: Radially arranged racemes of purple trumpets
Cultural Requirements: Sensitive to wet soil, needs drainage and aeration
Landscape Uses: Spring colour
Notes: Powerful sweet fragrance

Latin Name: Magnolia ‘Susan’
Common Name: magnolia Susan
Family: Magnoliaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous tree
Form: Dwarf tree
Habit: Rounded branching
Leaves: Typical magnolia leaf
Flowers: Flowers profusely, white fornt side of tepals, pink underside, lanceolate tepals
Cultural Requirements: Moist, acidic, well drained soil, full sun
Landscape Uses: Dwarf flowering tree for smaller spaces
Notes: Grows to 4m tall

Latin Name: Prunus × yedoensis 'Somei-Yoshino'
Common Name: Somei-Yoshino cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous tree
Form: Rounded branching on single main trunk
Habit: Dense
Leaves: Ovate, pointed tip, serrated margin
Flowers: 5 pinkish-white sepals, coymb
Cultural Requirements: Among best cherries suited to typical Vancouver conditions
Landscape Uses: Space for large flowering tree
Notes: Propagates easily, is not grafted

Latin Name: Scilla siberica
Common Name: Siberian squill
Family: Asparagaceae
Origin: Caucasus
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial 
Form: Basal leaves and flowering stalks
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Basal, radial, thick lanceolate, pointed tip
Flowers: Purple racemes of pendulous florets, 6 petals, blue anthers
Cultural Requirements: Average, medium, well-drained soil, full sun to part shade
Landscape Uses: Spring bulb colour
Notes: Can spread somewhat aggressively

Latin Name: Rhododendron ‘PJM’
Common Name: rhododendron PJM
Family: Ericaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Rounded
Habit: Densely branched, tight
Leaves: Small ovate leaves, purple/brown in winter, green in summer
Flowers: Small pink flower
Cultural Requirements: Moist but well drained organic soil, shade or sun
Landscape Uses: Where an flowering evergreen shrub is needed, institutions
Notes: Will flower in shade or sun

Latin Name: Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'
Common Name: Thundercloud cherry-plum
Family: Rosaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous tree
Form: Vaselike
Habit: Diffuse branching without a leader
Leaves: Ovate, pointed tip, serrated margin
Flowers: Solitary, 5 pink petals
Cultural Requirements: Moist, acidic soil, well drained, full sun
Landscape Uses: Medium sized flowering tree 
Notes: Solitary flowers distinguish from cherries

Latin Name: Berberis verruculosa
Common Name: warty barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Origin: Western China
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Mounded
Habit: Reaching stems which arch with age
Leaves: Triangular, spiny margin, whorled at nodes, white underside
Flowers: Yellow floret, small, blooming at end of April
Stem/Bark: Light brown stem with thorns 
Cultural Requirements: Lean soil, full sun, will withstand abusive conditions
Landscape Uses: Barrier shrub
Notes: Dark blue fruit

Latin Name: Prunus ‘Accolade’
Common Name: Accolade cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous tree
Form: Broad
Habit: Upward arching branches
Leaves: Ovate, pointed tip, serrated
Flowers: Double flowers, pinkish-white petals, white inner circle
Cultural Requirements: Moist, acid, well drain soil, full sun
Landscape Uses: Large space for flowering tree
Notes:Needs good air circulation and full sun to avoid disease

Latin Name: Muscari neglecta
Common Name: grape hyacinth
Family: Asparagaceae
Origin: Southern Europe, NW Africa, SW Asia
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Basal leaves with flowering stalks
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Linear, basal, acute apex
Flowers: Purple racemes, white rim around edge of petals
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drained soil, full sun to partial shade
Landscape Uses: You probably shouldn't use it - it's pretty weedy
Notes: Weedy, produces a lot of seed

Latin Name: Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’
Common Name: magnolia Merrill
Family: Magnoliaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous tree
Form: Arbourescent
Habit: Upward arching branches
Leaves: Typical magnolia leaves
Flowers: White flowers, 6 tepals
Cultural Requirements: Moist, acidic, organic, well drained soil in full sun
Landscape Uses: Larger space for tallish tree
Notes: Grows to 10m

Latin Name: Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’
Common Name: magnolia Leonard Messel
Family: Magnoliaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous shrub/tree
Form: Mounded, shrubby
Habit: Multi-stemmed
Leaves: Typical magnolia leaves
Flowers: Whiteish-pink, 12 tepals
Cultural Requirements: Moist, acidic, organic, well drained soil in full sun
Landscape Uses: Space for a large shrub/borderline tree
Notes: Grows to 4-5m tall, slower growing and more expensive than Merrill