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Lycium chinense - Chinese Matrimony (1451 readers)
Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 09:42:33 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Also known as: Gow kee, Go qi zi, Chinese Wolfberry, Duke of Argylls Tea Tree. Small 3-foot shrub with edible red berries. Fruits are consumed fresh or dried like raisins. They are also used as an ophthalmic herbal medicine in China and were included more recently in some dietary supplements. The dried berries taste somewhat like cranberries and have a very high content of beta carotene. ...

Rhus aromatica - Fragrant Sumac (1243 readers)
Contributed by amazon 05.09 2007 on 08:57:08 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Rhus aromatica - Fragrant Sumac Family: Anacardiaceae - (Rhus: ancient Greek name, aromatica: aromatic) A low spreader with glossy green foliage and superb orange-red fall color. A low maintenance groundcover introduced by Synnestvedt Nursery. ...

Arum italicum - lords and ladies (5455 readers)
Contributed by havlis 20.04 2008 on 21:24:42 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Lords-and-ladies is an old favourite among tuberous plants. And as you can tell by the Latin name, it does not come from Bangladesh though it looks rather exotic. The arrow-shaped leaves are very attractive, marbled green with conspicuous creamy white or yellowish veins. They are popular for flower bouquets. New leaves rise in early autumn in the first phase, and overwinter until the following year. The second phase of new leaves comes in early spring. They die out in mid summer when the plant u ...

Taxus x media 'Hicksii' - yew tree (8302 readers)
Contributed by havlis 21.11 2007 on 11:57:07 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Article's text

Lustrous dark green needles and red fruits make this yew a very attractive shrub, although quite common in moderate climate. “Hicksii” is a successful cross between the Irish yew tree and the regular yew tree. As a female plant, it produces red berries which are poisonous just like the whole plant. It responds very well to pruning if you want to maintain a certain shape. But even without it this evergreen can keep quite a compact, dense habit. It can grow in any type of soil, in sun or shade. ...

Panax ginseng - Asian ginseng (1185 readers)
Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 20:49:16 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Korean Ginseng is part of the Araliaceae family and is also known as Panax, Asian, or Chinese ginseng. It is the original ginseng, and is the one revered most by the Chinese. It is very rare in the wild, and most sold today is cultivated commercially. Peeled roots are steamed before drying, and produce Red Ginseng. White Ginseng is produced by sun-drying the roots. Most Korean Ginseng is sold as Red Ginseng. ...

Ilex aquifolium - Common Holly (3808 readers)
Contributed by abies 29.10 2007 on 08:24:49 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Common holly is a useful evergreen shrub or small tree that can be grown as a specimen tree, clipped bushes or as a hedge. If unpruned it can reach height of 15m and spread 8m. It lives on wide range of soil types - from calcerous to poor and acid but preferably dry, well-drained / light. ...

Many uses for groundcovers (5) - Deciduous shrubs (966 readers)
Contributed by pph 11.04 2007 on 20:47:30 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Cornus canadensis Cornus canadensis is a creeping species that does not exceed 20 cm. in height. Its leaves display an exceptionally beautiful shape and are bright green in colour. Like almost all members of this genus, the slightly arched veins in its leaves are easily visible. ...

Nandina domestica - Heavenly Bamboo (3022 readers)
Contributed by amazon 14.09 2007 on 08:56:39 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Commonly called Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina can be used in virtually any part of the landscape and is especially useful in full or part sun, where the foliage color is superb. The new growth is often bronze to rose in color, becoming green with age. In the fall and winter, the growth takes on autumn leaf colors: red, orange, bronze and pink. The plant has added value in that it provides cut branches for use in floral arrangements year round. As the plant matures, late summer and early fall flowers ...

Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' - Japanese Aucuba (2982 readers)
Contributed by abies 11.03 2009 on 14:18:16 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Aucuba japonica Variegata is a great choice for even the shadiest of landscapes because it is extremely shade tolerant. It also grows well in partial sun. It grows to a form of a rounded, evergreen shrub. It has large, elliptic, glossy, yellow spotted, leathery leaves. Under dense trees, its roots compete successfully with other roots. ...

Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' - flowering curran (2430 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:26:34 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Flowering currant is one of the most beautiful and easy-to-grow plants with early spring flowering. The flowers are formed in short, pending racemes. Their colour is bright pinkish-red and they come out gradually for about 3 weeks as the racemes grow. Deciduous leaves are palmate, lobed, mid green and turn yellow, orange and pink in autumn. Fruits are small berries that are edible but not very tasteful. ...

Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii' - Boston Ivy (3834 readers)
Contributed by abies 22.10 2007 on 10:56:09 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

This variety of Boston ivy has shallow-lobed leaves, creating a jagged appearance. It is an excellent clinging deciduous vine which is most well-known for its amazing autumn foliage colours. Rich and intense hues of scarlet, fiery purplish red, yellow and orange light up with the onset of autumn. After the leaves fall, the dark blue berries remain decorative until they fall. Will tolerate the dust, pollution and exhaust fumes of a city environment very well, making it an ideal choice for a wall ...

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' - European Cranberrybush (7267 readers)
Contributed by abies 28.10 2007 on 10:09:08 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Deciduous shrub cultivated since the 16th century with dense mound habit and upright, spreading, arching branches. Big, showy, sterile snowball like inflorescences cover the plant in May emerging light-green and changing to white, and some pink (rose, hence ‘Roseum’). ...

Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' - Asparagus Fern (2331 readers)
Contributed by amazon 20.05 2007 on 19:15:04 Topic: Plants / Ferns Match on Article's text

Form: mounding, spreading or trailing clump with delicate appearance Seasonality: evergreen perennial Size: 12-24in, spread to 3ft; rapid growth Leaves: delicate needlelike leaves, ferny; tiny thorns present despite soft appearance of plant; foliage is bright green or yellow green Flowers: small waxy white flowers scattered throughout plant; not conspicuous; sporadic blooming Fruit: small red berries, 1/4in in diameter Stems/Trunks: green branches, arching or cascading appearance; sprawls Range/ ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel'® - blue holly, Meserve holly (4306 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.04 2008 on 14:21:51 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Blue Angel ® is a favourite female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. It needs a male pollinator e.g. Blue Prince®. Leaves are very glossy, larger than other blue’s, deep green, young ones are almost violet-blue. The leaves have crinkled edges as a result of further crossing with ilex aquifolium. This variety is slow growing. ...

Amelanchier lamarckii - muchovník lamarckov (2813 readers)
Contributed by abies 21.11 2007 on 11:49:59 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

A very beautiful, small, North American bush or tree that is attractive in all seasons, even in winter when its spreading crown of fine shoots makes a satisfying, dense, shrubby shape. In March the branches erupt with a froth of delicate star-shaped white flowers in lax conical heads, just as the coppery pink young leaves unfold. They are silky and first bronze, then maturing to dark green and finally turn orange, scarlet and crimson in autumn. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess' - blue holly, Meserve holly (8647 readers)
Contributed by havlis 21.02 2008 on 08:56:49 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Blue Princess is probably the most popular female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. To produce fruits it needs a male pollinator e.g. Blue Prince® or Casanova. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Casanova' - blue holly, Meserve holly (2764 readers)
Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:24:57 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

We are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in 2006 introduced at the international nurseries fair in Essen, Germany. ...

Many uses for groundcovers (3) - Evergreen shrubs (8746 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 ...

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