Category Archives: Week 5

Wisteria sinensis not covered

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Wisteria sinensis FAMILY: Fabaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Chinese Wisteria HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5 Sunset:  all zones (may have some flower bud loss in coldest winters in zone 1)   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, pinnately compound, 12” long leaves divided into 7-13 leaflets, … Continue reading →

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Wisteria floribunda

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Wisteria floribunda FAMILY: Fabaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Japanese Wisteria HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5-9 Sunset:  all zones   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, pinnately compound, entire, 15-19 leaflets, light to medium green, 12-16″ long leaf, before flowers, emerge bronzy   FLOWERS:                                                   18″ clusters, hanging, … Continue reading →

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Fothergilla major

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Fothergilla major FAMILY:  Hamamelidaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Large Fothergilla HARDINESS/ZONE:           3-9, 14-17   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, oval or obovate, cordate or truncate base, 2-4″ long, from two thirds as wide; coarsely crenate, dentate, glabrous & dark green above, pubescent … Continue reading →

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Bergenia crassifolia *

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME: Bergenia crassifolia FAMILY: Saxifragaceae COMMON NAME(S): Winter Blooming Bergenia; Pigsqueak HARDINESS/ZONE: USDA: 3 Sunset: 1-9, 14-24 FOLIAGE: alternate, basal, shallowly dentate, more or less evergreen, large, obovate, green, thick and fleshy leaves, leaves 8″ + across (ping-pong paddles), … Continue reading →

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Choisya ternata *

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME: Choisya ternata FAMILY: Rutaceae COMMON NAME(S): Mexican Orange HARDINESS/ZONE: USDA: 7 Sunset: borderline 4-5, good in 6-9 & 14-24 FOLIAGE: opposite, trifoliate, evergreen, yellow-green leaves, divided like fans at branch, 3 leaflets, to 3″ long, elliptic, to oblanceolate … Continue reading →

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Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum *

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Katie

Botanic Name:         Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum Family:  Hamamelidaceae Common Name (s): Pink Chinese Fringe-flower Hardiness zone:       USDA:  7 6 – 9, 14 – 24 Foliage:                      alternate, simple, evergreen, ovate-rounded, 1 to 2 ½” long, ½ as wide, oblique base, finely … Continue reading →

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Cornus nuttallii *

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Cornus nuttallii FAMILY:  Cornaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Pacific Dogwood HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  7-9 Sunset:  2-9, 14-20 FOLIAGE:                                                      opposite leaves, simple, entire, 3 – 5″, green above, grayish beneath, yellow/red fall, 5 – 6 pair of veins FLOWERS:                                                   white (creamy) bracts, … Continue reading →

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Cornus florida *

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:              Cornus florida FAMILY:  Cornaceae   COMMON NAME(S):            (Eastern) Flowering Dogwood HARDINESS/ZONE:              USDA:  6 Sunset:  1-9, 14-16 FOLIAGE:                               opposite, simple, entire leaf margin, elliptic to oval, bowed venation, 6-7 pair of veins, 2-6″ long, 2-3″ across, upper bright shiny … Continue reading →

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Akebia quinata *

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Katie

BOTANICAL NAME:            Akebia quinata FAMILY: Lardizabalaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Fiveleaf Akebia HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5-8 Sunset:  all zones   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, compound, entire, leaflets: 3-5, on 5″ stalks, 1.5″ – 3″ long, obovate or elliptic, notched (emarginate) at tip, cuneate at … Continue reading →

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