Seasonal Interest and Blooming GuideNOTE: Numbers in this guide refer to the numbers in the map above; clicking most numbers in the guide will take you to a page about the garden the plant can be found in.
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January
- Corylus avellana 'Contorta' - "Corkscrew hazel"
- branch structure and form - #11, #22
- Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' - "Witch hazel"
- fragrant, golden yellow spider-like flowers - #11
- Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' - "Dragon-claw willow" - #11
- Salix 'Flame'
- brilliant orange-red stems - #28
- Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
- noted for intense fragrance - #11
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February
- Eranthis hyemalis - "Winter aconite"
- a true winter tough with bright yellow flowers - #11
- Helleborus argutifolius, H. foetidus
- over-wintering, bold cut foliage, cymes of chartreuse flowers mid-winter to mid-spring - #11
- Lonicera fragrantissima - "Winter honeysuckle" - #11
- Polystichum setiferum - "Softshield fern" - #6
- Viburnum farrerii
- fragrant flowers on bare branches
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March
- Heather Collection: Erica calluna, E. carnea, E.cinerea, and E. x darleyensis and more - #12
- Cornus mas "Cornelian cherry"
- bright yellow flowers late winter-early spring, bright red berries in fall #2, #11
- Garrya elliptica "Silk Tassel bush" & Ribes sanguineum "Flowering currant"
- natives to the Pacific NW - #4
- Anemanthele lessoniana syn Stipa arundinacea - "Pheasant's tail grass"
- used very effectively to edge borders - #11, #30
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April
- Erythronium oregonum - "White fawn lily"
- The symbol of the HCP - #4, #11
- Rheum palmatum 'Atrosanguineum' - "Purple ornamental rhubarb" - #22
- Viburnum x burkwoodii
- semi-evergreen with very fragrant flowers -#2
- Robinia - "Twisty Baby"
- all season tree, branch structure, attractive leaves, drought tolerant -#1
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May
- Amelanchier alnifolia
- showy, fragrant white flowers fall colour - #11
- Polygonatum biflorum - "Solomon's seal" -#2 #11
- Rhododendron 'Sir Charles Lemon'
- dark green leaves w/ cinnamon undersides one of the best! - #6
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June
- Cardiocrinum giganteum - "Himalayan lily"
- up to 20 fragrant white flowers on stems 4'-8' high, 7 years from seed to flower - #11
- Phlomis russeliana - "Sticky Jerusalem sage"
- unique hooded yellow flowers, great seed pods -#1, #30
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July
- Lily Collection, Lilium spp. - #28
- Datisca cannabina-unique foliage & seed heads - #30
- Dierama pulcherrimum - "Angel's fishing rod"
- tubular bell shaped pink flowers - #13
- Miscanthus giganteus
- up to 12' in a season; cut down in late winter and use for fencing - #7
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August
- Arundo donax - "Giant reed"
- great summer 'fencing' - #30
- Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon'
- vigorous grower-moves from colour to colour with the season - #24
- Romneya coulteri - "Matilija poppy"
- spectacular, paper-like white flowers -#3
- Tamarix ramosissima
- dense clouds of pink flowers -#20
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September
- Cyclamen hederifolium
- heart-shaped leaves in winter
- pink or white flowers in late summer - #11
- Miscanthus sinensis & cultivars
- colour, shape & form - #13
- Nerine bowdenii
- lily-like flowers in shades of pink - #11
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October
- Aronia melanocarpa
- multi-seasonal interest with flowers, berries and fall colour - #30
- Callicarpa bodinieri
- brilliant purple berries -#2
- Clematis rehderiana
- bell-shaped fragrant flowers - #11
- Drimys lanceolata
- from Tasmania; red stems, glossy dark green leaves-sheltered woodland conditions - #11
- Helenium 'Butterpat'
- rich yellow flowers - #30
- Parrotia persica "Persian ironwood"
- brilliant fall colour, interesting branch structure and bark - #11, #25
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November
- Acer griseum - "Paperbark Maple"
- highly ornamental peeling orange/brown bark - #11
- Asplenium scolopendrium - "Hart's tongue fern" - #6, #11
- Bupleurum fruticosum
- evergreen leaves, black seed heads for winter interest - #30
- Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea'
- deciduous shrub with yellow stems in winter - #11
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December
- Arbutus unedo 'Compacta'- "Strawberry tree"
- glossy green evergreen, small white flowers & large, orange-red fruit
- Jasminum nudiflorum
- deciduous shrub with arching shoots, produces bright yellow flowers - #11
- Mahonia x media 'Charity'
- sharp toothed dark green leaves with bright yellow, fragrant flowers - #2, #11
- Rubus cockburnianus 'Aurea' - "Ghost bramble"
- white stems, golden variegated foliage in the summer - #11
- Sarcococca ruscifolia - "Christmas box"
- evergreen, glossy green leaves, sweet-smelling white flowers followed by black berries - #11
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