Week 9 Plant ID

Taraxacum officinale “Dandelion” ​Perennial weed.

Full sun to part shade.

Each plant can produce up to 20,000 seeds- pappuso

Hyacinthus orientalis hybrids & cvs.  “Hyacinth” Bulb

Full sun to part shade

Plants are mildly toxic; can cause skin irritation.

Leucojum aestivum  “Summer snowflake” Bulb  

Sun to part shade; too much shade= fewer flowers  

Deer resistant    

Epimedium spp. and cvs.   “Bishop’s Hat” Evergreen and herbaceous, rhizomatous perennial

Tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions from full sun to dry shade but must have well-drained site.

Leaves make a good ground cover.

Trillium ovatum “Western trillium” “Trinity flower” Herbaceous perennial

Semi- deeper shade

Allow to go to seed, (spread by ants) and to die back naturally

Veronica umbrosa ‘Georgia Blue’  “Creeping speedwell”      Herbaceous perennial (semi Evergreen in Victoria)

Full sun to part shade

If sheared back, can re-bloom later in the summer

Camellia japonica ​“Japanese camellia” “Common camellia”​Evergreen Shrub.

Part shade ideal. Best with morning sun only or part to filtered shade but too much shade= fewer flowers

Thousands of cultivars!

Corylopsis spicata “Winter hazel” Deciduous shrub

Semi-shade best- more water if in full sun

Slow to grow.

Iberis sempervirens   “Candytuft”​ Evergreen sub-shrub

Full sun to slight shade

The petals are scissor shaped; the outer two petals are longer than the inner two. Flowers can turn pink as they age  

Chaenomeles spps. & cvs.  “Flowering quince” Deciduous shrub

All best in full sun

rare to see straight species- many cvs.