Garden Map and Blooming Guide

Seasonal Interest and Blooming Guide

NOTE: 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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