Module 4 - Week 3

Latin Name: Magnolia sprengeri var. diva
Common Name: sprengeri diva
Family: Magnoliaceae
Origin: China
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous tree
Form: Single trunk, no leader
Habit: Diffuse branching, rounded
Leaves: Oval, thick, typical Magnolia sp. leaves
Flowers: Dark outer tepals, paler inner tepals
Cultural Requirements: Well drained moist soil, full sun to partial shade
Landscape Uses: Large deciduous garden tree, adds colour in early spring
Notes: This tree is grafted and this produces a dwarfing effect

Latin Name: Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum
Common Name: bishop's hat
Family: Berberidaceae
Origin: Northern Iran
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Low groundcover with flowering shoots
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Basal leaves from rhizomes, compoundly trifoliate, serrated, spiny margin, triangular
Flowers: Yellow racemes, 4 sepals, petals modified into nectaries
Cultural Requirements: Will thrive in dry shade
Landscape Uses: Groundcover in dry shade conditions
Notes: Pollinated primarily by butterflies

Latin Name: Saxifraga stolonifera
Common Name: strawberry begonia
Family: Saxifragaceae
Origin: Asia
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous evergreen
Form: Low groundcover
Habit: Spreading
Leaves: Circular, basal, serrated margin, patterned veination
Flowers: White flowering spikes
Cultural Requirements: Wet soil in shady woodland conditions
Landscape Uses: Groundcover in a wet area
Notes: Spreads with stolons

Latin Name: Primula denticulata
Common Name: drumstick primula
Family: Primulaceae
Origin: Alpine areas of Asia
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Basal foliage with flowering stalks
Habit: Clump forming
Leaves: Lanceolate, denticulate margin
Flowers: 5 purple petals, yellow centre, globose infloresense
Cultural Requirements: Wetter soils, partial shade but need some sun
Landscape Uses: Early spring colour in wet areas
Notes: Can trigger allergies in some people

Latin Name: Rhododendron thomsonii
Common Name: Thomson's rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae
Origin: India, Nepal, China
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Evergreen shrub
Form: Long primary trunks with reaching secondary branching
Habit: Reaching towards sunlight
Leaves: Mid sized leaf, round shape, bluish tinge
Flowers:Terminal clusters of red florets with black anthers
Stem/Bark: Peeling reddish bark 
Cultural Requirements: Partial shade, moist, organic, well drained soil
Landscape Uses: Good in large sized spaces in woodland conditions
Notes: Susceptible to powdery mildew

Latin Name: Narcissus ‘King Alfred’
Common Name: King Alfred daffodil
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Upright with drooping head
Habit: Clump forming
Leaves: Linear, dark green, basal
Flowers: Large flower head, pale yellow sepals with a deeper yellow corona
Cultural Requirements: Full sun, moist, well drained, moderately rich soil
Landscape Uses: Early spring colour
Notes: This is the most common daffodil in the trade

Latin Name: Narcissus 'Tete-a-tete'
Common Name: Tete-a-tete daffodil
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Upright with drooping head, dwarf form
Habit: Clump forming
Leaves: Linear, dark green, basal
Flowers: Pale yellow sepals with a deeper yellow corona
Cultural Requirements: Full sun, moist, well drained, moderately rich soil
Landscape Uses: Early spring colour

Latin Name: Heuchera americana hybrids
Common Name: coral bells
Family: Saxifragaceae
Origin: North America
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Low, basal
Habit: Spreading, planted in clumps
Leaves: Basal, many lobes, come in many different colours and shades
Flowers: Racemes of white flowers
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drained soil in full sun to partial shade
Landscape Uses: Used as a disposable bedding plant
Notes: Susceptible to weevil damage

Latin Name: Viola x wittrockiana
Common Name: pansy
Family: Violaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Herbaceous perennial
Form: Low mounds
Habit: Clump forming
Leaves: Oval shaped, basal
Flowers: 5 irregularly sized petals (2 upper, 2 side and one bottom) of varying colours
Cultural Requirements: Moist, well drained soil in full sun
Landscape Uses: Short term bedding plant
Notes: Grows well from seed

Latin Name: Stachyurus praecox
Common Name: early stachyurus
Family: Stachyuraceae
Origin: Japan
Tree/Shrub/Herb: Deciduous shrub
Form: Densely branched
Habit: Climbing diagonally up through trees
Leaves: Ovate, 13-15cm long, dull/dark green colour
Flowers: Pendulous racemes of yellow florets
Stem/Bark: Pale brown/reddish bark 
Cultural Requirements: Light, acidic, moist, well drained soil in full sun to light shade
Landscape Uses: Early spring interest
Notes: Smells funky