Deciduous Shrubs 1 Flashcards
Early Amethyst Beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Early Amethyst’
Lamiaceae
Kew Blue Spiraea
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Kew Blue’
Lamiaceae
The Bride Pearlbush
Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’
Rosaceae
Ottawa Early Forsythia
Forsythia ovata ‘Ottawa’
Oleaceae
Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborscens ‘Annabelle’
Hydrangeaceae
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangeaceae
Limelight Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
Hydrangeaceae
Oak Leaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Diabolo Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’
Rosaceae
Goldfinger Bush Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’
Rosaceae
Tiger Eyes Sumac
Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’
Family: Anacardiaceae
Pailbin Dwarf Korean Lilac
Syringa meyeri ‘Pailbin’
Family: Oleaceae
Mariesii Japanese Snowball
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Mariesii’
Family: Adoxaceae
Bristol Ruby Weigela
Weigela florida ‘Bristol Ruby’
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Dwarf fothergilla
Fothergilla gardenii
Family: Hamamelidaceae
American Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
Family: Staphyleaceae
Staphylea trifolia
American Bladdernut
Family: Staphyleaceae
Fothergilla gardenii
Dwarf fothergilla
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Weigela florida ‘Bristol Ruby’
Bristol Ruby Weigela
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Mariesii’
Mariesii Japanese Snowball
Family: Adoxaceae
Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’
Pailbin Dwarf Korean Lilac
Family: Oleaceae
Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’
Tiger Eyes Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Goldfinger
Goldfinger Bush Cinquefoil
Rosaceae
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’
Diabolo Ninebark
Rosaceae
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oak Leaf Hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
Limelight Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea macrophylla
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborscens ‘Annabelle
Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Forsythia ovata ‘Ottawa’
Ottawa Early Forsythia
Oleaceae
Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’
The Bride Pearlbush
Rosaceae
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Kew Blue’
Kew Blue Spiraea
Lamiaceae
Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Early Amethyst’
Early Amethyst Beautyberry
Lamiaceae
early amethyst beautyberry Botanical family grow size form culture nat hab maintenance id fall pests
Botanical: Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Early Amethyst’
Family: Lamiaceae
Grow: medium
Size: med shrub
Form: round, multi stemmed
Culture: full sun- part shade
- Branches droop if too much shade
- Acidic, med moisture can handle some drought and basic soils
- Urban and pollutant tolerant
Maintenance: prune early spring at bud break
Natural Habitat: HO
ID: - arching branches
-simple ovate glossy leaves
-glossy amethyst fruit
-clusters pink- lavender flowers summer (June- August) amethyst fruit in fall
Fall:yellow – brown leaves, purple fruit
Hort Use: best as masses, container, hedge
-multiseason
Pests: none major ; leaf spot, stem disease, black mould, dieback
Kew Blue Spiraea Botanical family grow size x form culture nat hab x maintenance id fall x pests x
Botanical: Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Kew Blue’ Family: Lamiaceae Size: Growfast: Form: mound Culture: well drained, loose, chalk - full sun Natural Habitat: ID: - blue flowers in August – fragrant - Silvery grey foliage - Opposite, simple ovate Maintenance: minor pruning spring after shoots emerge Fall: Hort Use: best massed, attract hummingbirds Pests:
The bride pearlbush Botanical family grow size x form culture nat hab maintenance id fall pests hort use
Botanical: Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’ Family: Rosaceae Size: Grow:medium Form: compact weeping Culture: most soil typesm full- part sun Natural Habitat: HO ID: -small white 5 petal flowers -star shaped fruit, stays over winter Fall: negligible Maintenance: little, miner pruning Hort Use: early bloomer, focal plant, hedge Pests: none
Ottawa Early Forsythia Botanical family grow size form culture x nat hab maintenance id fall pests x
Botanical: Forsythia ovata ‘Ottawa’ Family: Oleaceae Size: short- med height Grow:medium Form: compact Culture: Natural Habitat:HO ID: - bright yellow flowers first to emerge in spring -bark rough and grey- brown -ovate- oblong leaves, opposite Fall:yellow – green, purple
Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea Botanical family growx sizex formx culturex nat habx maintenancex id fallx pests x
Botanical: Hydrangea arborscens ‘Annabelle’
Family: Hydrangeaceae
ID: - white blooms late summer (august
Bigleaf Hydrangea Botanical family grow size form culture nat hab x maintenance x id fall pests
Botanical: Hydrangea macrophylla
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Size: med
Grow:fast
Form: compact
Culture: high alkaline soils
-salt resistant
-blue flower acidic soil, pink and alkaline
-large opposite leaves with serrated edge
Natural Habitat: high rainfall, forest and coastal
ID: - big round flowers June- August
Fall:yellow
Hort Use: multiseasonality
-border and cut flowers
Pests: flower bud injury, leaf spot, powd mildew, scales and mites
Limelight Panicle hydrangea Botanical family grow size x form culture x nat hab maintenance x id fall pests x
Botanical: Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Family: Hydrangeaceae Size: Grow:fast Form: rounded- upright mounding Culture: Natural Habitat: HO ID: - lime green flowers turning green and then burgundy , stay on stems in winter Fall:yellow leaves, burgundy flowers
Oak Leaf Hydrangea Botanical family grow size x form culture nat hab maintenance id fall pests hort use
Botanical: Hydrangea quercifolia Family: Hydrangeaceae Size: Grow:medium Form:broad spreading Culture: in ON climate needs to be in part shade and protected from winter wind Natural Habitat: woodlands ID: - oak leaf, opposite -white panicle July- August -exfoliating bark Fall: red Hort Use: multiseasonality -mass or specimen Pests: few, wilt, vascular collapse
Diabolo Ninebark Botanical family grow size x form culture nat hab maintenance id fall pests x hort use
Botanical: Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’ Family: Rosaceae Size: Grow:fast Form: upright arching Culture: moist, acidic well drained -full to part sun Natural Habitat: HO ID: -exfoliating bark, brown and white- tan in colour -3- 5 lobed broad leaf, dark purple -red fruit -clustered pink- white flowers May- June Fall: yellow bronze Hort Use: flower beds, border, specimen Pests:
Goldfinger Bush Cinquefoil Botanical family grow size form culture nat hab maintenance id fall hort use pests
Botanical: Potentilla fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’
Family: Rosaceae
Size: small
Grow:fast
Form: globe shape
Culture: - hardy, tolerant of variety soil
-small animal, deer and insect resistant
Natural Habitat:
ID: - buttercup yellow flower last all season
-pinnate leaves
Fall:
Hort Use: attracts bees, butterflies, birds
Pests: spider mites in dry conditions
Tiger Eyes Sumac Botanical family grow size form x culture nat hab maintenance id fall hort use pests
Botanical: Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’
Family: Anacardiaceae
Size: small- medium
Grow:medium
Form:
Culture: drought, urban tolerant
-best infertile, dry, well drained but adaptable
-full part sun , nest in full
Natural Habitat: HO
ID: - leaves first emerge bronze yellow , chartreuse- yellow summer pinnately compound, alt dissected foliage
-furry pink rachis and petioles
-red cone shapped fruits – attract birds, winter fall interest
Fall:orange red yellow
Maintenace: can prune but beware suckers
Hort Use: specimen, mass planting
Pests: disease free, sometimes vet. Wilt, powdery mildew, rust, cankers, mites, aphids, scale and mites
Pailbin Dwarf Korean Lilac Botanical family grow size x form culture nat hab maintenance id fall x pests x
Botanical: Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ Family: Oleaceae Size: Grow:slow Form: bushy, compact Culture: dry- med, well drained -full sun Natural Habitat: HO ID: - light pink fragrant flowers april- may terminal clusters Fall: Hort Use: border screen hedge Pests:
Mariesii Japanese Snowball Botanical family grow size form culture nat hab maintenance id fall pests hort use
Botanical: Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Mariesii’
Family: Adoxaceae
Size: large
Grow:medium
Form: wide spreading, bushy
Culture: full sun to part shade
-mod fertile, humus rich, well drained soil
Natural Habitat: HO
ID: - dainty spherical inflorescences of white lace- cap flowers may- june
-horizontal branching covered in masses flat topped flowers
Fall: purple red
Hort Use: high back borders, pots
Pests: leaf spot
Bristol Ruby Weigela Botanical family grow size x form culture nat hab maintenance id fall x pests x hort use x
Botanical: Weigela florida ‘Bristol Ruby’ Family: Caprifoliaceae Size: Grow:fast Form: upright Culture: well drained , tolerant most soil, drought -full sun Natural Habitat:HO ID: - dark red flowers April- June Maintenace: free Fall: Hort Use: Pests:
Dwarf Fothergilla Botanical family grow size form culture nat hab maintenance id fall pests hort use
Botanical: Fothergilla gardenii
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Size:
Grow:slow
Form: round, multistem
Culture: moist, well drained and acidic soil
-bets full sun, can tolerate shade
Natural Habitat: - ridge tops, river banks and dry slopes
ID: - honey scented flowers- april , petaless; vegetative and flora buds
-denate margin starting half way up leaf
Maintenance: minimal
Fall:yellow orange red
Hort Use: border or screen
Pests: none
American Bladdernut Botanical family grow size x form x culture nat hab maintenance id fall pests x hort use
Botanical: Staphylea trifolia Family: Staphyleaceae Size: Grow:fast Form: Culture: moist well drained soil Natural Habitat: ID: - trifoliate leaf -large bladder like fruit light grey bark with irregular whitish grey markings -opposite in arrangement, compound pinnate with 3 leaflettes Fall:yellow Hort Use:limited, naturalization Pests:
