Plant Identification

Horticulture Level 2

Plant Name: Hazel

Latin Name: Corylus avellana

Description: Broad leaf with a pointed tip, doubly serrate margins, producing yellow catkins in late winter and edible hazelnuts.

Plant Name: Japanese Quince

Latin Name: Chaenomeles japonica

Description: Spiny deciduous shrub with glossy obovate serrate leaves and clusters of bright red to orange flowers blooming in early spring.

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Plant Name: Bridal Wreath

Latin Name: Spiraea arguta

Description: Deciduous shrub with gracefully arching stems covered in profuse clusters of small white flowers in spring.

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Plant Name: Smoke Bush

Latin Name: Cotinus coggygria

Description: Deciduous shrub noted for its billowy, smoke-like pinkish-purple flower plumes and vibrant autumn foliage.

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Plant Name: St John's Wort / Rose of Sharon

Latin Name: Hypericum calycinum

Description: Low-growing evergreen shrub with large, bright yellow 5-petaled flowers featuring prominent bushy stamens.

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Plant Name: Pseudo Acacia / Black Locust 'Frisia'

Latin Name: Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'

Description: Medium-sized tree with golden-yellow pinnate leaves, sharp stipular spines, and hanging clusters of fragrant white pea-like flowers.

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Plant Name: Globe Artichoke

Latin Name: Cynara cardunculus

Description: Robust perennial with deeply lobed silver-green leaves and large edible flower heads that bloom into bright purple thistle flowers.

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Plant Name: Scots Pine

Latin Name: c

Description: Coniferous evergreen tree featuring blue-green twisted needles in pairs, distinctive orange-red upper bark, and small woody cones.

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Plant Name: Californian Lilac

Latin Name: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Description: Evergreen shrub with small glossy dark green leaves and dense clusters of vibrant blue flowers in spring.

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Plant Name: Forsythia

Latin Name: Forsythia × intermedia

Description: Deciduous shrub recognized by its abundant bright yellow 4-petaled flowers blooming on bare stems in early spring.

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Plant Name: Cherry Laurel

Latin Name: Prunus laurocerasus

Description: Large evergreen shrub with thick, glossy dark green leaves and erect spikes of small white flowers followed by black cherry-like berries.

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Plant Name: Tree Germander

Latin Name: Teucrium fruticans

Description: Evergreen shrub with aromatic grey-green foliage, silvery-white undersides, and pale blue-violet two-lipped flowers.

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Plant Name: Barberry

Latin Name: Berberis darwinii

Description: Spiny evergreen shrub featuring small, dark green holly-like leaves and drooping clusters of rich orange-yellow flowers.

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Plant Name: White Cedar 'Rheingold'

Latin Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'

Description: Compact evergreen conifer with soft, scale-like foliage displaying bright golden-yellow tones in summer and bronze in winter.

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Plant Name: Spindle Tree 'Emerald 'n' Gold'

Latin Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald ’n’ Gold'

Description: Low-growing evergreen shrub with bright green leaves broadly edged in vivid yellow, turning pinkish in winter.