Category Archives: H226 WK10

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ FAMILY: Poaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Maiden Grass, Chinese Silver Grass Japanese Silver Grass   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5-9 Sunset:  all zones   FOLIAGE:                                                      mostly basal blades, 3′-4′ long, 3/8″ wide, sharply serrate, tapered to a slender tip, … Continue reading →

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Nandina domestica

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:                        Nandina domestica FAMILY: Berberidaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Heavenly Bamboo   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  6-9 Sunset:  5-24 (looses leaves at 10°F, killed to the ground at 5°F).   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, tripinnately compound, leaflets 1-2″ long, entire, pointed, new leaves pinkish/bronzy/red on … Continue reading →

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Phyllostachys aurea

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Phyllostachys aurea FAMILY: Poaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Golden Bamboo   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5 (for leaf hardiness)   FOLIAGE:                                          yellowish green, dense, evergreen   FLOWERS:   FRUIT:   STEM:                                    2” diameter, large woody stems (culms) divided into sections (internodes); green … Continue reading →

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Arbutus unedo

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:               Arbutus unedo                      FAMILY:  Ericaceae   COMMON NAME(S):                                   Strawberry Tree   HARDINESS ZONE:                                   USDA:  7-9 Sunset:  4-24 (damage in severe winter in zones 4-7)   FOLIAGE:                                                                              alternate, simple, evergreen, oblong, 2-4″ long, serrulate, dark green … Continue reading →

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Buxus sempervirens

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Buxus sempervirens  FAMILY: Buxaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Common Boxwood (English Boxwood)   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  6-8 Sunset:  3-6, 15-17   FOLIAGE:                                                      opposite, simple, oval dark green leaves about, 1″ long, dense, notched apex, entire, lighter green beneath, glabrous, wide mid-vein … Continue reading →

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Fatsia japonica

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:             Fatsia japonica         FAMILY: Araliaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Japanese Aralia   HARDINESS/ZONE:           UDSA:  8-10 Sunset:  4-9, 13-24   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, evergreen, up to 16″ leaves, deeply lobed – palmately, 7-9 lobes, cordate, serrate, shiny dark green above, paler … Continue reading →

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Ilex aquifolium

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Ilex aquifolium          FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae COMMON NAME(S):           English Holly   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  6-7 Sunset:  4-9, 14-24   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, glossy, wavy  leaf ,margin (aquifolium), spines on leaf margins, 2″ plus long, 1/2 as wide, dark green, thick, leathery, … Continue reading →

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Ilex crenata

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:                                    Ilex crenata                FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Japanese Holly   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5-6 (8) Sunset:  2-9,  14-24     FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, narrow apex finely toothed, 1/2- 1″ long, shiny green, lighter green beneath, medium green new growth, unscented … Continue reading →

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Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Ilex crenata ‘Convexa‘ FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae   COMMON NAME(S):           Convex-leaved Japanese Holly   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5-6 (8) Sunset:  2-9, 14-24     FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, 1/2″ long, cupped downward, convex leaf margins, finely toothed at apex, shiny green, lighter … Continue reading →

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