Winter-Flowering Shrubs

Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' - Japanese Flowering Cherry

Winter-Flowering Shrubs (928 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.04 2007 on 10:26:46 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Gardeners, plant collectors, horticulturists, and landscape designers will find a valuable resource in this carefully selected plant directory of best performing winter-flowering shrubs. Readers will find daphnes, viburnums, witch hazels, and camellias to suit every taste and garden situation, as well as information about how to help their choice winter-flowering shrubs flourish from November to March. ...

Witch Hazels (787 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.04 2007 on 10:38:01 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Royal Horticultural Society Plant Collector Guide | Once discovered, witch hazels capture the hearts of gardeners who rank them among the best of all winter-flowering shrubs. Shrugging off several degrees of frost and a heavy weight of snow, their distinctive flowers held on bare branches cannot fail to light up a garden in the depths of winter. Yet, despite their attributes, only a small number are widely grown outside the gardens of enthusiasts. This book promises to change all that by turning ...

Euonymus alata 'Fire Ball' - Dwarf Burning Bush (1060 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.07 2007 on 08:13:38 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

FIRE BALL® has the brilliant red fall color to be expected of burning bush. Plant it among spring and summer flowering shrubs for a jolt of color in the fall. Also makes an unusual bonsai! Euonymus alatus Select ...

Rhododendron ponticum 'Variegatum' - rhododendron (1453 readers)

Contributed by havlis 02.04 2008 on 14:36:43 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Rhododendrons are reliable, beautifully flowering, evergreen shrubs of variable origin: S.W. China, Himalayas, Northern America, and even Europe. The original species were hybridized several times for better performance so in the 1950´s there were more than 10,000 cultivars registered, and the number keeps increasing. ...

Rhododendron 'Golden Gate' - rhododendron (1584 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.04 2008 on 21:13:06 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Compact hybrid | Rhododendrons are reliable, beautifully flowering, evergreen shrubs of variable origin: S.W. China, Himalayas, Northern America, and even Europe. The original species were hybridized several times for better performance so in the 1950´s there were more than 10,000 cultivars registered, and the number keeps increasing. “Goledn Gate” is quite unique. It has small, funnel shaped flowers of pink and orange flower with soft reddish flare. It likes summer sun, but not in winter or spr ...

Azalea japonica 'Snow' - Japanese azalea (1596 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:51:37 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Japanese azaleas are very popular features of our gardens. In their home climate they grow to relatively substantial shrubs, as opposed to limited sizes in our continental, dry climate. Azaleas are very floriferous, maintenance-free shrubs that bloom from end April until end May. Snow is a pure white variety with large, scented flowers. It grows moderately fast into an irregular-shaped shrub. ...

Pyracantha coccinea 'Orange Glow' - Orange Firethorn (2348 readers)

Contributed by abies 07.12 2007 on 12:45:25 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Evergreen, dense, fast growing shrub of regular round habit and small oval dark green leaves. Grown for its dense inflorescences of small white flowers and masses of brightly coloured ball-shaped small fruits which surround the young branches all along their length. In case of Orange Glow variety they are bright orange. They appear as green in Summer, change to orange in Autumn and remain on branches untill eaten by birds in Winter. ...

Pyracantha coccinea 'Soleil d´Or' - Golden Firethorn (1188 readers)

Contributed by abies 16.10 2007 on 09:57:40 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Evergreen, dense, fast growing shrub of regular round habit and small oval dark green leaves. Grown for its dense inflorescences of small white flowers and masses of brightly coloured ball-shaped small fruits which surround the young branches all along their length. In case of Soleil d´Or variety they are bright yellow. They appear as green in Summer, change to yellow in Autumn and remain on branches untill eaten by birds in Winter. ...

Many uses for groundcovers (1) (1175 readers)

Contributed by pph 11.04 2007 on 20:26:16 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Groundcovers are low-growing plants that form a sod as they develop in a horizontal direction. Some varieties are evergreen and some are even reasonably tolerant of being walked on. An advantage of using groundcovers is that their closely-knit carpet of leaves gives weeds down. ...

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey' - Golden Oakleaf Hydrangea (1657 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 13:32:05 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Little Honey Oakleaf Hydrangea ; Hydrangea is a fascinating genus of plants with remarkable diversity. It includes vines, shrubs, trees and semi-herbaceous plants, many with outstanding ornamental features. The Showiest Oakleaf Yet! Golden spring leaves, white blooms, scarlet fall foliage, and even bright red stems -- what DOESNT Little Honey have? The most beautiful and distinctive Oakleaf Hydrangea Ive ever had the pleasure of seeing, Little Honey adds a whole new look to this family of multi- ...

Azalea japonica 'Johanna' - Japanese azalea (3473 readers)

Contributed by havlis 15.02 2008 on 08:33:56 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Japanese azaleas are very popular features of our gardens. In their home climate they grow to relatively substantial shrubs, as opposed to limited sizes in our continental, dry climate. ...

Magnolia 'Yellow River' - Yellow River magnolia (1932 readers)

Contributed by havlis 16.02 2008 on 19:20:43 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

This magnolia variety has only recently been imported from China, under the name Fei Huang. It is a sensational plant with large yellow flowers. It belongs to magnolia denudata (Yulan magnolia) group, however, we have not been able to search for the exact breeding details. The Chinese probably keep it top confidential against the spies from the West… ...

Helleborus orientalis 'Blue Lady' - Blue Lady Lenten Rose (899 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.07 2007 on 10:17:26 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Stories about Lenten Roses are countless. In medieval times, it was considered a weapon against witches, madness and evil spirits. Lenten Roses deserve a place in every garden, not only because of their supposed power, but because they bloom for a long time, early in winter, when the weather is cool and most other flowers are still dormant. They like moist loamy soil with lime and leaf mold. We like them as ground covers for deciduous shrubs, conifers, or broad-leafed evergreens, and when possib ...

Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates (868 readers)

Contributed by amazon 13.04 2007 on 08:44:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

An Illustrated Encyclopedia | Following the phenomenal success of Dirrs Hardy Trees and Shrubs, written for gardeners in the climates of USDA zones 3–6, this companion volume is a superlative photographic encyclopedia of trees, shrubs, and vines for warm temperate zones. In North America, these areas (zones 7–11) stretch from the Mid-Atlantic states to the South, include most of Texas and the Southwest, and encompass the entire West Coast, up to western Canada. Many parts of the British Isles, A ...

Helleborus 'Mrs. Betty Ranicar' - Hellebore (861 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.07 2007 on 14:25:52 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Helleborus Mrs Betty Ranicar is named after a fine Tasmanian plantswoman, and is an orientalis hybrid that produces crowds of fantastic, heavily double, snowy white blooms that will be a delight amongst vivid spring bulbs in the shady border. Be one of the first to grow such a top quality double Helleborus from seed! ...

Many uses for groundcovers (3) - Evergreen shrubs (3674 readers)

Contributed by pph 11.04 2007 on 20:33:12 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Cotoneaster dammeri Mooncreeper, Hedera helix, Sarcococca hookeriana var. humulis Cotoneaster dammeri Mooncreeper The distinctive characteristic of this evergreen Cotoneaster is its habit: it grows flatly against the ground to create a kind of sod. Its leaves are small, slightly lustrous, and bright green in colour. Small red fruits are borne in late summer. Due to its habit, this beautiful groundcover requires no maintenance. The plants grow well in any type of garden soil but prefer a sandy s ...

Buxus sempervirens 'Aureovariegata' - English box (1654 readers)

Contributed by havlis 05.03 2008 on 12:56:47 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

English box is a well-known and popular evergreen shrub, used in both town and country gardens. Unless you grow it for trimming into a certain shape it is absolutely maintenance-free and a reliable feature. Leaves of Aureovariegata have creamy-yellow margins, some of them may be completely yellow, others entirely green. It is ideal to light up dark corners or highlight borders with other evergreen shrubs of only green colour. It mixes well with broadleaves as well as conifers. ...

Steps to rose gardening success (2034 readers)

Contributed by flower-gardening-m-e 25.09 2006 on 08:55:14 Topic: Plants / Roses Match on Article's text

Rose gardening has its own special mystique. Few perennials or flowering shrubs give you so many wonderful blooms soon after planting or have as long a period of bloom. And, best of all, hardy roses will come back year after year. Gardeners the world over are smitten by the allure of roses, but many people think of roses as elegant but demanding, and hard-to-grow garden prima donnas. ...

Euphorbia obesa - Baseball Plant (813 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.06 2007 on 10:27:22 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Article's text

Euphorbia obesa is a peculiar, almost ball shaped dwarf succulent plant that resembles a stone. It can grow to 8 in height with a diameter of 4. It is a single-stemmed, unbranched, firm-bodied plant. The stem is usually 8-angled and grooved. Younger plants have a rounded sea urchin-like shape. The rotund stem is mottled grey-green in colour with dull purple transverse bands. ...

Dryopteris filix mas - Common Male Fern (1117 readers)

Contributed by abies 15.02 2008 on 10:59:06 Topic: Plants / Ferns Match on Article's text

Dryopteris filix-mas (Common Male Fern or Male Fern) is one of the most common ferns of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. It is deciduous or semi-evergreen and can grow to 1.2 metres in height and 1metre in diameter. ...