Plant ID Weeks 3 &4

“Crocus” Bulb.

Crocus spp. & cvs.

Full sun to part shade.

Leave the leaves as they die back (yellow) so energy goes back to bulb.

“Hart’s tongue fern”

Asplenium scolopendrium evergreen perennial.

Part to full shade; fades out or burns with too much sun.

Remove old fronds in the spring (leave fronds until new growth comes, as old leaves protect the crown). Root rot if not, well drained.

“Wandering Chilean iris”

Libertia peregrinans. Evergreen perennial.

Full sun for best colour, but can take part/bright shade.

Mulch to protect roots against frost damage and water loss in harder winters.

“Black bamboo”

Phyllostachys nigra Evergreen perennial

full sun best, to part shade

Install a barrier in the ground so the plant’s rhizomes don’t spread, or plant in containers.

“Licorice fern”

Polypodium glycyrrhiza. Evergreen perennial fern

dappled to full shade; will go dormant earlier in more sun and without adequate moisture.

Native to PNW and deer and rabbit resistant

“Spotted laurel”

Aucuba japonica “Aucuba”. Evergreen shrub.

not a sun plant; semi to deeper shade; variegated forms will burn more easily, and turn black.

Often a dioecious plant, so both male and female are required to get berries.

“Sweet bay”

Laurus nobilis. Evergreen shrub

Best in full sun, but can take part shade.

Can be pruned back hard. AGM winner.

“Butcher’s broom”

Ruscus aculeatus. Evergreen sub-shrub.

Part shade best to full shade; tolerant of dry shade.

Genus is dioecious but also hermaphrodite, so both male and female plants are recommended in order to produce berries.

Medicinal value, especially in roots.

“Japanese skimmia”

Skimmia japonica. Evergreen shrub.

Part to full shade; will pale in the sun (chlorotic).

Minimal pruning required, but can be pruned hard. Hide your cuts in last year’s growth after berries go.

“Nootka cypress”

Callitropsis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’. Evergreen tree

Sun to partial shade.

Little to no maintenance required with well draining, moist soil; prune only from bottom and green branchlets if required.

“Kinnikinnick”

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. evergreen shrub.

Full sun, to part shade.

Space plants and prune to improve air circulation; best without overhead watering. Can be pruned, but won’t grow from old wood.

“Greater woodrush”

Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’ Evergreen perennial.

Part to full shade; can be grown in more sun with constant moisture.

Spreads slowly by stolons. Species can be grown from seed. ‘Aurea’ best by division. Divide in spring or early fall.

“Monkey-puzzle tree”

Araucaria araucana. Evergreen tree; conifer.

Full sun to part shade.

Native to the Andes in Chile and Argentina; endangered in the wild from over-logging and fire.

“Yucca”

Yucca filamentosa. Evergreen shrub

Full sun.

Remove suckers and offsets/basal shoots in spring. Groom old leaves out. Remove flowered stock to the base.

“Tasmanian podocarp”

Podocarpus lawrencei. Evergreen shrub; conifer.

Full sun is best- to part to light, dappled shade.

size is best reduced by regular removal of terminal, whip branches. Can be sheared. Can be pruned as a small hedge.

“False holly”

Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’. Evergreen shrub.

Full sun to part shade; can grow in more shade but will have fewer flowers and is likely to grow even slower.

Blooms on new wood, so prune in spring.

“Dog hobble”

Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ Evergreen shrub.

Part to semi shade. Can grow in full shade but usually won’t flower as well. Colour also less intense with less sun (green with less shade and red hues with full sun).

Low maintenance. Little pruning. Best to remove old stems from ground. Can be tipped to increase thickness, but don’t wreck the form.

“Winter heather”

Erica carnea. Evergreen shrub

Full sun.

Sheer lightly after blooming; do not cut into old wood. If you cut into wood, it will not regrow so lift the plant and remove under.

“Corsican hellebore”

Helleborus argutifolius. Evergreen perennial.

semi shade is best to sun. Can handle more sun and drought than other hellebores.

Biennial flowering stems, so stems grow one year and flower the next. Wear gloves as sap can irritate. Remove flowered stems to the base when finished.

“Wormwood”

Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’. Evergreen perennial sub-shrub.

Full sun to slight shade.

A tough, no fuss Plant. Only prune to about 30cm from ground (not to the ground.) can be sheared to keep tight form.