Category Archives: H226 WK1

Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’

BOTANICAL NAME:            Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’ FAMILY: Anacardiaceae COMMON NAME(S):            Cut Leaf Staghorn Sumac HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA:  4-8 Sunset:  1-10, 14-17   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, compound pinnate, 13-27 leaflets each leaf, each leaflet 2-5″ long, 1-2″ wide, deeply cut, serrate, hairy petiole   … Continue reading

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Platanus x acerifolia

BOTANICAL NAME:            Platanus x acerifolia FAMILY: Platanaceae COMMON NAME(S):            London Plane Tree HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA:  4-8 Sunset:  2-24 FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, 3-5 lobed, 4-10″ wide,  truncate base, sparingly toothed lobes, petiole 2-3″ long and wrapped around new bud. FLOWERS:                                                   April, not … Continue reading

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia

BOTANICAL NAME:            Parthenocissus quinquefolia  FAMILY:  Vitaceae COMMON NAME (S):            Virginia Creeper HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA:  4-9 Sunset:  all zones   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, compound-palmate, divided into three to five separate 6-inch leaflets with saw-toothed edges.  Superb and dependable fall leaf color, orange to … Continue reading

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Acer palmatum

BOTANICAL NAME:            Acer palmatum      FAMILY: Aceraceae COMMON NAME(S):               Japanese Maple HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA:  5-8 Sunset:  1-9, 14-24 FOLIAGE:                                                      simple, opposite 2-4″ long leaves, palmate, 5-9 sharply, doubly serrated lobes, spring emerge reddish, summer green leaves, fall color, yellow-orange, deciduous. FLOWERS:                                                   … Continue reading

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Parthenocissus henryana

BOTANICAL NAME:            Parthenocissus henryana FAMILY:  Vitaceae COMMON NAME (S):            Silvervein Creeper HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA :  6 Sunset :  4-9, 14-17   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, compound-palmate, formed by five to seven leaflets, coarsely toothed, each 1-2.5 inches long, which open purplish, turn dark bronzy green … Continue reading

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Clerodendrum trichotomum

BOTANICAL NAME: Clerodendrum trichotomum FAMILY: Verbenaceae COMMON NAME(S):            Harlequin Glorybower, Peanut Butter Bush HARDINESS/ZONE: USDA:  7-9 Sunset:  5-6, 15-17, 20-24   FOLIAGE:                                                      opposite (or sub), simple, 5″ long, acuminate, tomentose, ruddy green, smells like peanut butter when crushed, entire or … Continue reading

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Acer palmatum var. dissectum

BOTANICAL NAME:            Acer palmatum var. dissectum FAMILY: Aceraceae COMMON NAME(S):            Cut Leaf Japanese Maple or Lace Leaf Japanese Maple HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA:  5-8 Sunset:  1-9, 14-24   FOLIAGE:                                                      simple, opposite, deciduous, leaves cut to point of attachment, 2-4″ long leaves, palmate, … Continue reading

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Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’

BOTANICAL NAME:            Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’   FAMILY: Aceraceae COMMON NAME(S):               Bloodgood Japanese Maple HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA:  4 Sunset:  A3, 2-10, 12, 14-24   FOLIAGE:                                                      simple, opposite 2-4″ long leaves, palmate, 5-9 sharply, doubly serrated lobes, reddish-purple in spring & summer, may … Continue reading

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