Tag Archives: deciduous

Weigela

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Weigela florida ‘Burgundy Baby’ – A very compact Weigela with deep rose flower buds opening to blooms with pink throats, these are borne from from mid to late spring and attract hummingbirds. ‘Burgundy Baby’ also has attractive burgundy-bronze foliage and … Continue reading →

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Magnolias II

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Magnolia x soulangiana ‘Alexandrina’ – An old-fashioned Saucer Magnolia that provides the typical tulip-shaped blooms (purplish-pink base with shell pink tips, near white inside) from March through April. This deciduous trees carries its large pussy-willow-like flower buds through winter – … Continue reading →

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Deciduous Azaleas

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Rhododendron ‘Irene Koster’ (Occidentale Hybrid) – This RHS Award of Garden Merit winner features interesting striped buds that open to sweetly fragrant light rose-pink flowers (funnel-shaped) with a prominent yellow blotch in May. Bred by Koster & Co. in 1925, … Continue reading →

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French Lilacs / Syringa vulgaris

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Syringa vulgaris ‘Monge’ (Lemoine 1913) – One of the most highly sought after French lilacs with large fragrant clusters of deep reddish-purple single flowers from April into May. ‘Monge’ is a consistent bloomer from year to year and has dark … Continue reading →

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Acer palmatum II / Upright Japanese Maples

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Acer palmatum ‘Trompenburg’ – A Dutch cultivar with 7 to 9 thin leaf lobes that emerge a glossy reddish-purple in spring, forming slightly cupped leaves. The leaf colour lasts into summer, then turns a bit greenish, shifting to orange-red tones … Continue reading →

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Daphne

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Daphne mezereum – February Daphne is a small deciduous shrub that bears intensely fragrant purplish-pink blooms on bare stems, before the leaves emerge. As the name implies, these can be borne as early as late winter and are followed by … Continue reading →

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Witch Hazels II / Hamamelis

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold’s Promise’ – This hybrid witch hazel originates from the Arnold Arboretum and features fragrant, bright yellow blooms from January through to March. This cultivar is particularly floriferous, with even young specimens flowering quite heavily. ‘Arnold’s Promise’ … Continue reading →

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Alba Garden Shrubs

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Philadelphus x ‘Snowbelle’ – A dwarf form of Mockorange which bears very fragrant double white blooms in late spring. It forms a compact, mounded deciduous shrub which is much more suited to urban gardens than the taller old-fashioned cultivars. ‘Snowbelle’ … Continue reading →

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Unusual Shade Trees

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Manglietia insignis (syn. Magnolia insignis) – The Red Lotus Tree is native to southeast Asia and is closely related to Magnolia. It blooms in early summer with erect reddish-pink buds (composed of 9 petals) that open to pale pink and … Continue reading →

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Shrubs with Burgundy-Red Foliage

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Corylus avellana ‘Red Majestic’ – A new option in contorted Hazelnut or Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick with leaves that emerge burgundy-red and mature to green – which makes this deciduous shrub entirely burgundy in spring and somewhat two-toned in summer. … Continue reading →

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