Category Archives: Week 9

Lonicera sempervirens

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:              Lonicera sempervirens FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae COMMON NAME (S):          Trumpet Honeysuckle HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  4 Sunset:  3-24     FOLIAGE:                                                      semi-evergreen in mild winters, opposite, simple, oblong 1-3″, 2″ wide, leaf pairs under flowers are connected, red-purple on new growth … Continue reading →

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Rhaphiolepis indica

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Rhaphiolepis indica FAMILY: Rosaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Indian Hawthorn   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  8 Sunset:  8-10, 12-24, H1, H2   FOLIAGE:                                                      leaves evergreen, alternate, 2-3” long, glossy, dark green, elliptic to lanceolate, acute, serrated; new growth is bronzy   FLOWERS:                                                   … Continue reading →

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Rosa rugosa

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Rosa rugosa FAMILY: Rosaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Turkestan Rose (Rugosa Rose)   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  2 Sunset:  all zones FOLIAGE:                                                      deciduous, alternate, compound, impressed veins, deep green, petioles tomentose & bristly, leaves pubescent beneath     FLOWERS:                                                   fragrant, 3-4 ” … Continue reading →

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Vinca minor

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Vinca minor FAMILY: Apocynaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Dwarf Periwinkle, Vinca HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  4 Sunset:  all   (1-3, 7, 10-13 shade only)   FOLIAGE:                                                      opposite, simple, evergreen, entire, lanceolate – ovate, lustrous dark green above, light green beneath, 1.5″ long, 0.5″ … Continue reading →

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Chionanthus virginicus

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Chionanthus virginicus FAMILY:  Oleaceae COMMON NAME (S):          White Fringetree HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  4 Sunset:  1-6, 15-17 FOLIAGE:                                                      opposite to subopposite, simple, narrow, elliptic to oblong or obovate-oblong (seedlings are variable), entire, medium to dark green, glabrous, pubescent on veins … Continue reading →

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Clematis

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:                                                            Clematis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae COMMON NAME (S):          Clematis HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  varies by species (from 2 to 7)   FOLIAGE:                                                      opposite, odd pinnately compound, ovate, entire or lobed   FLOWERS:                                                   at least 4 showy sepals, single to double, 2-6″ white, … Continue reading →

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Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ FAMILY:  Anacardiaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Purple Smoke Tree   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  4 Sunset:  all zones   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, oval to obovate, 1″ – 3″ long, entire, parallel lateral veins, leaves emerge rich maroon-red and … Continue reading →

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Crataegus phaenopyrum

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Crataegus phaenopyrum FAMILY: Rosaceae COMMON NAME (S):          Washington Hawthorn HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  3 Sunset:  1-12, 14-17     FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, broad to triangular-ovate, 1-3″ long, 1-2″ wide, 3-5 sharply pointed lobes, sharply serrate, 1″ petiole, emerges reddish-purple, turning … Continue reading →

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Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Sunburst’

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis FAMILY: Fabaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Thornless Honey Locust HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  3 Sunset:  1-16, 18-20   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, even pinnately or bipinnately compound, 6-8 “ long, petiole swollen-enclosing bud, forms open airy canopy   FLOWERS:                                                   2″ … Continue reading →

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Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ FAMILY: Ericaceae COMMON NAME (S):          Rainbow Leucothoe HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  4 Sunset:  4-7, 15-17 (1 – 3 borderline)     FOLIAGE:                                                      evergreen, alternate, simple, lanceolate, 2+” long x 1-1.5″ wide, long acuminate tip, broad cuneate base, … Continue reading →

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