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Variegated Vines
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ‘Elegans’ – A self-clinging deciduous vine with highly attractive deep green leaves, heavily mottled with white and pink (especially new growth). This variegated form of Porcelain Vine prefers part to full sun and also features contrasting rose-pink petioles. … Continue reading
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Running Bamboo
Semiarundinaria fastuosa – Narihira or Temple Bamboo makes a good informal hedge or screen due to its density and averages about 20-25′ tall at maturity in coastal gardens. The young culms (1.5″ diameter) are deep green, turning reddish as they … Continue reading
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Unusual Shade Trees
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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Woodland Perennials
Uvularia grandiflora – Woodland Merrybells is native to eastern North America and an important pollen source to wild bees (Mason, Bumblebees). The pendulous bright yellow flowers (1.5-2″ long) with slightly twisted petals appear mid to late spring, but usually go … Continue reading
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Tagged berries, foliar plant, perennial, shade plant, variegation, winter-flowering, woodland garden
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Ornamental Edible Plants
Beta vulgaris var. cicla ‘Bright Lights’ – A colourful selection of Swiss Chard which looks as good in the garden as it does on the plate – featuring stems of red, yellow, orange, pink and white. This colour often extends … Continue reading
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Tagged attracts birds, berries, container plant, deciduous, edible fruit, fragrant, fruit, spring-flowering, trees, variegation, vegetable
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Athyrium / Lady & Painted Ferns
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum – Japanese Painted Fern is a welcome change in the shade garden with its olive green fronds overlaid with silver highlights and purple stems. This herbaceous fern can be a bit slow to establish here in … Continue reading
Vines with Fall Colour
Vitis ‘Brant’ – A spectacular dual-purpose vine which is highly ornamental and produces edible fruit. The leaves emerge a bright green, turning shades of rich orange to red in fall with residual pale green or yellow veining. These are accompanied … Continue reading
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Rhododendrons / Medium to Large-Sized
Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ (unknown) – A very old hybrid that was introduced before 1867, it remains popular much in part to the huge trusses of pure white flowers (mauve in bud) with a starkly contrasting blackish-purple blotch. These are held above … Continue reading
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Tagged broadleaf evergreen, deer-resistant, evergreen, fragrant, spring-flowering, variegation
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Angels’ Trumpet / Brugmansia & Datura
Brugmansia x candida ‘Pink’ – This Brugmansia aurea x arborea hybrid of garden origin also comes in white, soft yellow and apricot, in single and double forms. The up to 12″ long trumpet flowers are night scented, contrasting nicely against … Continue reading
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Abutilon / Flowering Maple
Abutilon x hybridum ‘Bella Mix’ – These seed-grown bedding plants have large (3″ wide) outward facing (instead of nodding) flowers that come in shades of white, yellow, orange, red and rose – with colours getting darker in cooler temperatures. The … Continue reading
