key plant 2nd 25 Flashcards
Aucuba japonica
Evergreen shrub 4m x 4m medium habit rounded
Moderate grower
Thick glossy green leaves
Small flowers in spring red berries late summer
Frost hardy tough plant
Light shade
Protect from wind
Moist well drained soil
Specimen plant
Informal hedge/shady corners
Buxus sempervirens
Large evergreen shrub/small tree
8m x 8m commonly 1.8m x 1.8m
Large bushy evergreen shrub
Moderate growth
Very hardy
Wide range of soils
Moist well drained soil
Scorched by sun and wind
Dense evergreen leaves
Formal hedges, topiary
Specimen plant, container plant
Very Shade tolerant
Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group
Large confer tree
Evergreen, conical when young/broad with age
Rapid growth when young
30m+
Specimen tree
Long term parklands
Full sun moist well drained soil
Moderate cool climate
Cedrus deodara
Large coniferous tree
50m x 50m in wild 30m usually
Conical first then Broad crowned
Fast growing when young
Evergreen
Red brown bark
Soft needles to 6cm
Pendent branches
Cones to 14cm
Full sun, moist well drained soil
Tolerant of very dry
Frost hardy except for severe winters
Huge specimen tree
Middle of a large lawn/parks
Arboretum
Little pruning
Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’
Deciduous shrub
2.5m x 2.5m
Copiced up to 1.2m
Dense thickets
Moist well drained soil
Partial shade and sun
Hardy
Winter interest yellow bark
Thicket forming
Copicing for flower arranging
Architectural interest
Parks and urban planting
Back of herbaceous border
Heading
Great to contrast with other coloured stems
Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’
Deciduous shrub
4m x 4m Bushy slow growing
Unique twisted stems
Winter interest male catkins
Yellow pollen
Large green leaves turn yellow in autumn year round interest
Moist well drained soil
Full sun partial shade
Ideal for chalky soils
Very hardy
Specimen plant
Architectural interest
Rain garden type planting
Tolerant of climate change
Crocus tommasinianus
Perennial bulb herbaceous
Upto 10cm tall clump forming
Slow growing
Lavender to purple flowers
Slender white tube
Appears in late winter
Very frost hardy
Easily grown
Best in a cold area
Moist well drained soil
Full sun or partial shade
Rockery
Naturalised in lawns
Under trees
In pots
Urban planting in parks
Cyclamen coum
Herbaceous perennial
Deciduous corm
10cm high 30cm across
Unique flowers - 5 usually pink or white
Unique leaves - round cordate
Likes sun or part shade
Not too dry, we’ll drained soil
Under trees
Rock gardens
Hardy
Winter interest
For flowers and silvery leaves
Eucalyptus gunnii
Evergreen tree
24m x 8m columnar upright
Very vigorous grower
Bright silver blue foliage
Light brownish bark peels to reveal new white bark
Small cream flowers in spring
Leaves have scent
All year round interest
Sunny aspect
We’ll drained and warm site
Tolerant of climate change
Hardy
Watch wind
Will dry the area around it
Specimen tree
Coppiced bush
Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald n Gold’
Evergreen shrub variegated
Dwarf bushy shrub
Low growing
1m x 1.5m
Medium grower
Year round interest - yellow gold leaves turn pinkish in winter
Frost hardy
Moist well drained soil
Partial shade or full sun
Likely Tolerant of climate change
Great ground cover
Urban and park landscaping
Hedging
Garden paths and walkways
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’
Medium/large shrub
Vigorous growth
Upright
2.5 x 2.5
Silver bark in winter
Good yellow flowers in spring for a month
Sun or partial shade
Hardy
Moist well drained soil
Specimen shrub in borders
Needs regular pruning
Urban and park planting
Galanthus nivalis
Deciduous perennial bulb
15cm x 2.5 cm
Clump forming, naturalising
Scented flower in late winter
Winter interest
Very frost hardy
Moist well drained soil
Part shade
If really cold ok in full sun
Woodland setting in parks
In grass for gardens
Rockery
Hamamelis mollis
Large deciduous winter flowering shrub
4m x 4m
Sun or partial shade
Needs shelter from winds
Moist well drained soil
Loamy acid
Excellent flowers in winter
Beautiful scent
Borders
Pathways for fragrance
For winter interest
Helleborus argutifolius
Evergreen perennial
Rhizomatous
Clump forming habit
1m x 1m
Neutral to alkaline soil
Partial shade ideal
Can tolerate full sun
Needs shelter from wind
Moist well drained soil
Hardy
Winter interest
Poisonous!
Earliest flowering hellebore
Evergreen large glossy leaves
5cm green flowers
Under trees and in corners of borders
Woodland type environmentals
Laurus nobilis
Evergreen tree or large shrub
12m x 9m
Pyramidal in habit
Slow medium grower
Glossy dark green leathery leaves
Small yellow followers in late spring
Scent
Purple/black berries in winter
All year round interest, attracts wildlife
Moist well drained soil
Sun or partial shade
Can be damaged by frost in colder areas but largely hardy
Thrives in coastal areas
Topiary
Container plant
Formal hedge
Herb gardens, patios, formal paths
Used for cooking
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Evergreen bushy shrub/small tree
Semi evergreen in really cold areas
Vigorous grower if kept clipped
8m x 4m unclipped
Columnar upright habit
Sun or part shade
Moist well drained soils
Roots are greedy so may make other plants struggle beside other plants
Fairly hardy
Hedging - parkland, urban and gardens
Pathways and door entrances
Game cover for hedge and scrub birds
Magnolia stellata
Medium sized deciduous shrub/small tree
2.5m x 4m
Rounded habit
Slow growing
Wide range of soil
Moist well drained soil
Very hardy
Early shade and full sun later in the day
Specimen Shrub in a mixed border
Amazing flowers in spring
15cm pure white tepals
Fuzzy grey buds
Requires little maintenance
Pinus mugo
4 needle
Large shrub/tree
Evergreen
Vigorous when young
Spreading bushy habit
4m x 1.5m
Dark green needles in pairs
Moist well drained soil
Full sun
Range of soils
Hardy
Rock garden
Back of borders
Excellent with heathers
Scree planting
Pinus sylvestris
Large evergreen tree
Columnar habit
30m x 8m
Moist well drained
Poor sandy soil
Needs full sun
Very hardy
Doesn’t like completely dry conditions
Needles in pairs
Orange red bark at top of tree
Cones to 7.5cm
Natural planting
Rewinding
Woodland and large parks
Prunus laurocerasus
Large evergreen bushy shrub
Spreading habit
15m x 15 without shaping
Toughest evergreens
Wide range of soils
Moist well drained soils
Full sun to partial shade
Hardy
Shiny large green leaves
Spring sprays of small scented white flowers
Red berries in autumn
All year interest
Attracts wildlife
Large hedges
Parkways and urban planting
Attractive specimen in right place
Can cause neighbour disputes if left unchecked.
Quercus ilex
Large evergreen tree
Massive round dense crown
27m x 27m unchecked
Tolerates clipping
Attractive bark
Leaves dark green and downy underneath
June yellow catkins
Slow medium grower
We’ll in exposed areas
Coastal
Avoid coldest regions
Moist well drained soil
Full sun or partial shade
Described as Most attractive evergreen tree
Specimen tree
Good windbreak
Parklands
Rubus tricolor
Evergreen sub shrub
Prostrate Mat forming
0.5m x 2.5m spread
Vigorous grower
Frost hardy
Moist well drained soil
Sun to full shade
Most soil conditions
Long trailing red stems
Cordate leaves dark glossy green
White felted beneath tricolor
Flowers in July
Berries later
All year round interest
Attracts wildlife
Excellent ground cover
Especially in shady places
Dense carpet under a mature beech tree
Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Large evergreen shrub
Tall spreading habit
4m x 4m
Medium grower
Distinctive leaves glossy dark green
White hairy underneath
Large flower heads in spring/summer
Branches from the base
Tough robust plant
Happy in all but very wet soils
Full sun to full shade
Very hardy
Back of border
Urban park planting
Viburnum tinus
Large evergreen shrub
Bushy
4m x 4m if unclipped
Wide range of soils
Tolerant of coastal
Not very permanent wet
Moist well drained soil
Fully hardy
Full sun to full shade
White flowers in summer
Blue black berries
Dark green leaves
All year round interest
Attracts wildlife
Most popular winter flowering shrub in Britain
Free standing shrub
Informal hedges
Trimmed hedge
Mass ground cover urban, parks
Vinca difformis
Evergreen prostrate sun shrub
50cm x 1.5m
Prostrate Mat forming
Invasive and will climb as well as spread
Very vigorous
Fully hardy
All soil types except driest
Likes shelter
Flowers best in full sun
Very useful for shady areas
Winter interest
Flowers purple to white from autumn to spring
Ovate evergreen leaves
In shade spots - borders under a tree, parks and urban
