Sunday, 29 June 2014

Aconitum orientale


Adiantum aleuticum




Family: Pteridaceae


Common Name: western maidenhair fern 
More info: The fronds grow to 15-110 cm high and are fan-shaped. The plant needs moist soil in rock crevices near streams, from sea level in the stems. The color is light to medium green with dark brown to black stems.





Thursday, 26 June 2014

Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'



Family name: Woodsiaceae
Common name: pictum lady fern/ Japanese painted fern
More info: Grass will back., great grass for dry bank. Water in fall, Info: easy to move around. It easily grown in humusy, organically rich, meidum, moisture, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade.

Houttuynia cordata ‘Chameleon’ -






Family: Saururaceae
Common Name: lizard plant
More info: It is a herbaceous perennial plant and easily grown in humusy, consistently moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Variegated cultivars develop best foliage color in full sun. 
Water use: moderate
It has medicinal use, It has orange-like scent when crushed
Leaf: heart-shaped, brightly variegated pink, green, alternate


Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Miscanthus sinensis ‘cosmopolitan'





Family: Poaceae
Common Name: maiden grass
More info: This is an upright, clump forming ornamental grass with greean and white striped foliage.
Needs well-drained and moist soil
Habit: erect, upright
Flowers: pinkish-silver
Water use: moderate
Landscape uses: borders, beds, hedges, screen
Other feature: deer resistant, low-maintenance, It can tolerate salt condition


Allium christophii



Family: Amaryllidaceae
Common Name: star of Persia
More info: This perennial is ornamentally grown for its spring bloom of large, spherical, pale lavender flowerheads. Each flowerhead is packed with up to 100 individual flowers. This plant is native to Iran, Turkey and Asia. 

Veronica austriaca





Family: Plantaginaceae 
Common Name: saw-leaved speedwell


Dianthus caryophyllus




Family: Caryophyllaceae
Common Name: carnation
More info: This herbaceous perennial plant require well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil and full sun. Carnations are often worn on special occasions, especially Mother's day and weddings.


Lupinus russell hybrid


Family: Fabaceae
Common Name: Lupine
More info: The perennial herbaceous plant with stout stems growing to 1.5m tall. It has palmately compound leaf, flowers are produced on a tall spike, each about 1-1.5cm.

Nigella damascena




Family: Ranunculaceae
Common Name: love-in-a- mist
More info: This plant is a popular cool weather annual that features solitary blue flowers
Flowers: blue with cultivars in white pink, rose, purple
It needs low-maintenance and there is no serious insect or disease problem
Landscape uses: mixed beds and borders, cottage gardens and containers



leucanthemum x superbum



Family: Asteraceae
Common Name: shasta daisy
More info: The plant tolerates light shade in hot climate. Promote additional bloom by removing the flower heads.This plant is characterized by a distinct odor which some find unpleasant, which makes them unusal amongst flowers.

Santolina chamaecyparissus



Family: Asteraceae
Common Name: lavender cotton
More info: This plant like regular moisture during the first year. Plants tolerate poor dry soils. (Avoid rich and wet soils).
Habit: broad, dense mound
Flower: showy, button-shaped yellow flower
Water use: medium, low
Soil: dry to moist but well-drained
Exposure: sun
This plant is an annual herbaceous perennial and has a pinnate leaves, whitish tomentose, aromatic, silvery grey-green leaves


Digitalis purpurea



Family: Plantaginaceae
Common Name: foxglove 
More info: The leaves and seeds are poisonous
Landscape uses: perennial border, woodland margins
Flowers: showy, white, pink, purple
Leaf: dark-green leaf
Water use: low
Soil: well-drained, humus rich
Exposure: semi-shade, shade