Name | Banana Tree |
Genus/Species | Musa |
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Genus/Species | Acanthus mollis |
Family | Acanthaceae |
Type | Perennial |
Origin | Mediterranean and southern Europe |
General | Grown for splendid leaves, tough plant, invasive |
Use | Good filler, landscaping plant |
Zones | 5-24 |
Sun | Full sun, partial sun in hotter areas, plant will 'melt' but recover easily |
Water | Moderate to average, drooping will let you know it needs more |
Soil | Average |
Size | to 6' by 6' |
Leaf | Wide, dark green deeply lobed |
Flower | Tall stalks of white to purple tubular flowers |
Bloom | Late spring and early summer |
Seeds | Not yet |
Feed | Standard |
Prune | Remove deadened leaves |
Prop | Division, early spring and fall advised |
Notes: | Roots run under ground and become invasive |
Hack away, you can't kill an established plant | |
Deep watering beneficial in hot weather | |
Pests | Snail and slugs are large problem, bait regularly |
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Genus/Species | Pandorea jasminoides 'rosea' |
Family | Bignoniaceae |
Type | Evergreen vine |
Origin | Australia |
Aka | Bignonoa jasminoides, Tecoma jasminoides |
General | Delicate looking vine |
Use | Trellis, |
Zones | 16-24 |
Sun | Full sun or part shade in the hottest areas |
Water | Average, do not over water |
Soil | Average |
Size | Fast growth to 20 or more feet |
Leaf | Pointed oval, 5-7 per leaflet |
Flower | Fragile looking light pink trumpet with darker throat, unscented |
Bloom | Spring to summer |
Seeds | Not yet |
Feed | Standard |
Prune | Immediately after flowering, this will flower on last year's growth |
Prop | Cuttings, layering |
Continual freeze will kill this | |
Protect from winds | |
Notes: | Darker pink variety is scented |
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Name | Bunchberry |
Genus/Species | Cornus canadensis |
Family | Cornaceae |
Type | Deciduous carpet (herbaceous?) |
Aka | Dogwood Vine |
Origin | North CA and Alaska |
General | Great forest ground cover |
Use | Ground cover |
Zones | 1-7, difficult but not impossible in zones 8, 9, 14-16 |
Sun | Shade |
Water | Plenty |
Soil | Acid soil with plenty of rotten wood or humus |
Size | 6" to 9" tall, 12" to 24" trailing |
Plant | When established a lush cover |
Leaf | 1-2 inch heart shaped, rich dark green |
Flower | Small white dogwood flowers, yellow stamen stalk |
Bloom | Late spring to summer |
Seeds | Does produce seeds, bright red fruit |
Growth | Slow |
Feed | None |
Prune | Rare |
Prop | Rootstock, division |
Seeds have not been successful yet | |
Notes: | Considered hard to transplant |
I do everything I can to encourage its growth | |
Mine is a slow grower but doing well in heavy clay soil | |
This is questionable a bunchberry. | |
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Genus/Species | Buddleia davidii |
Family | Buddlejaceae |
Type | Semi evergreen to deciduous bush |
Aka | Summer Lilac |
Origin | China and Japan |
General | Landscaping standard for butterfly garden |
Use | Central focus |
Zones | 2-24 |
Sun | Full sun, light shade |
Water | Average |
Soil | Well drained |
Plant | Large, full bush with arching stems |
Size | to 10 feet by 10 feet |
Leaf | Elongated taper, gray green |
Flower | 6-12 inch stalks of tiny flowers, extremely fragrant, smells like honey |
Bloom | Spring thru fall |
Seeds | Teensy, if left to mature |
Feed | Standard |
Prune | Trim dead flowers for rebloom |
Prune back to a few feet before spring growth | |
Prop | Cuttings and seeds |
Notes: | Cuttings are easy |
Many colours available, white, pink, lavender, red, purple | |
Extended freeze will kill off the tops, but roots regrow in spring | |
Too deep a shade causes death | |
I have grown and trimmed these to be 'weeping' butterfly bushes | |
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