week 2 Flashcards
Abelia x grandiflora
perennial half hardy shrub
small tubular flowers dark pink/ pale white on a red end stem in Summer and Autumn
glossy semi evergreen leaves
interspecies hybrid- a cross between two different species of plants
Sunny border sites
Wisteria sinensis ‘Longissima’
Chinese wisteria the stem corkscrews clockwise
Prolific strong, consistent growth can damage and become dominant
Long panacles of purple pea shaped flowers - Fabacea family
flowers in spring, then foliage which needs sun
Woody deciduous perennial, hardy
Leaves are pinnate, opposite paired with an apex leaflet, entire margin with a wobble
Phormium tenax
New Zealand flax
tubular dark flower turns to sickle shaped pod
Large structural plant in boder, colour, Winter interest, herbaceous, evergreen, hardy perennial
monocot- don’t cut edges, each leaf won’t regenerate, take out leaves at root.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn redwood/ wet
deciduous conifer in Cupressaceae family
Narrow, conical shape, really hard fibrous bark.
Likes to be in wet conditions or feet in water permanently
feathery bipinnate needle with buds and stems at 90 degrees, pairs of nodes
Forsythia x intermedia
Olaceae (Olive)
covered with lenticels on stems
elder like leaves in opposite pairs, oval, green serrated margin
Flowers have 4 petals bell shaped
Woody deciduous shrub, hardy perennial
NOT for tip pruning. Thin by 1/3 cut from base, flowers on 1 year growth
Corylus avellana
Common Hazel
Golden stems, multi stemmed can be coppiced for charcoal, hurdles etc
corkscrew variety
Wobbly leaves with soft hairs both sides, double serrate margin
Deciduous perennial small tree
Spring golden catkins before leaves, little pink alien female flowers create cobs or hazlenuts. Squirrel issues.
Berberis darwinii
pronged spikes and leaves alternately arranged close together in 3s, vicious plant carefully, hedging plant
Hardy perennial
Evergreen with acid orange spring flowers
Gorgeous variety- Berberis thunbergii ‘Orange sunrise’ (PBR)
Arbutus unedo (one eat cos bitter fruit)
Strawberry tree
Ericaceae family (heathers/ rhodedendrons likes acidic soil)
Small bell like white flowers in clusters at end
Native to Mediterranean
Waxy evergreen leaves with red stems
Fruits and flowers at same time Sept- Nov
Needs some shelter, hardy perennial long lived
Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse chestnut
saponins in leaves and conkers- poisonous and soapy
Sticky buds
Leaf scars are horseshoe shape
(Leaf mining moth can cause damage)
Acer griseum
Paperbark maple
Palmate three lobed leaves in pairs
Deciduous wiht bright red Autumn colour
Peeling coppery red/brown bark
Small tree needs shelter and protection
Ornamental
