Garden Inventory

This list is a compendium of the plants that reside within Teza’s Garden. All are noted using the correct Botanical Latin taxonomy as of 01 March 2010. As time permits I will include growing habits and requirements as observed within my gardens experience, as well as a  photograph. [from my garden when opportunity allows]
Alphabetical by Botanical Latin

Scan10Acanthus mollis is a wonderful architectural specimen that thrives in well draining but very lean soils in full sun to part shade. Its wonderful spiky inflorescens with purple flowers and delightful pinkish white bracts is sure to be a conversation piece within the garden! Very attractive, deeply lobed foliage persists all season long.  Full sun to part shade. 1.5m. Zone 6 with winter protection. [Acanthaceae]

 

 

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 Aconitum arendsii is one of the more popular species cultivated in the garden. Its beguiling helmet shaped blue-purple flowers are held in loose racemes atop stalks that can reach1.25m in height. Handsome lobed foliage takes on a lustrous appearance. Well draining soil is a necessity for successful cultivation. All parts of this plant are highly toxic if ingested! 1.5m. Full sun to part shade. Zone 4 [ Ranunculaceae]
  
 Aconitum carmichaelii [Wilsonii Group]
  
AconitumAconitum ‘Eleonora’ is a more delicate member of the species, with near to pristine white helmet shaped flowers common to the genus, with a most beguiling blue around the outer edge of each flower. Shorter than most, top appromimately 75cm, it too enjoys a sun to partly shaded positioning. All parts of this plant are extremely toxic. It requires well draining, yet humus rich soil in the garden. Hardy to Zone 5. [Ranunculaceae]
 

 

  

DSC_0211[3]Aconitum hemsleyanum is by far my favourite within the genus, as it is one of the only true climbing species, attaining heights of 3.5m at maturity. Deeply lobed foliage clasps to twining stems that actually develop tendrils at the 1m mark to assist with its climb. Flowers, smaller than the genus are held in loose racemes and vary in colour. Part shade. 3m. Zone 5. [Ranunculaceae]

 

 

 

DSC_0251Aconitum Ivorine won this gardener’s heart if only for its delightful Mitre shaped white flowers on a plant that is most diminutive in stature compared to its taller cousins. In my garden it makes a smashing companion planting with Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke.’  Part sun to shade. 30-45cm. Excellent drainage is a must. All parts of this plant are poisonous. Zone 5. [Ranunculaceae]

 

 

 

DSC_0007[3]Aconitum lycoctanum is an erect member of the genus with fabulously palmate shaped leaves and tall spires of the palest yellow Mitre shaped flowers. This plant, more than any other within those resding at Teza’s Garden elicits the most comment when in bloom. Part shade. 1.2m. Zone 4. [Ranunculaceae]

 

  

  

 Aconitum napellum ‘Blue Valley’

  

DSC_0699Aconitum ‘Sparks Variety’ Deep blue-purple helmet shaped flowers cover this common garden variety on stems that tower to 1.6m. A wonderful plant to help extend the garden season, blooming later August, into September here in Teza’s Gardens. 1.5m. Partly shaded. Zone 4. All parts highly toxic if ingested! Zone 4. [Ranunculaceae]

 

 

 

 Aconitum ‘Stainless Steel’

  

Aconitum uncinatum is a twining species that while not as vigorous as A. hensleyanum, looks stunning cascading over larger shrubs in the partly shaded garden setting. Large blue purple hoods stand out against the delicate trailing stems. Part sun to shade. 1.2m. Zone 4. [Ranunculaceae]

 

Actaea matsumurae ‘White Pearl’ with it’s finely dissected foliage and spires of pure white flowers to 2m, this makes a most graceful addition to the woodland garden. Often commented on in regards to its fabulous fragrance. Part sun to shade. 2m. Zone 5. [Ranunculaceae]

 

Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’
  
DSC_0457Actaea simplex ‘Atropurpurea’ offers lovely palmate shaped foliage tinted a gorgeous deep purple. Spikes of white, pink tinged flowers add wow and elegance to the woodland garden. Full to part sun. 1.3m. Zone 4. [Ranunculaceae]
 
 
 
  
shadedgardenAdenophora forrestii
 
 
 
 
Adlumia fungosa
  
DSC_0040Agapanthus ‘Storm Cloud’
 
 
 
 
Alchemilla mollis
Allium christophii
DSC_0012Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’
 
 
 
 
Amsonia ciliata
Amsonia heubrechtii
Anemone blanda
anemonepartydressAnemone x hybrida ‘Party Dress’
 
 
 
 
Anemone leveillei
DSC_0038Anemone rivularis
 
 
 
 
Anemone tomentosum ‘Robustissima’
Anemone sylvestris ‘Grandiflora’
DSC_0055Anemonella thalictroides ‘Cameo’
 
 
 
 
anemonopsis_macrophylla1Anemonopsis macrophylla
 
 
 
 
Aquilegia alpina
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata ‘Nora Barlow’
Aquilegia vulgaris var. Vervaeneana Group ‘Woodside Gold’
Aralia cordata
010_10Arisaema candiddissimum
 
 
 
 
Copy_of_Arisaema_ciliatum[1]Arisaema ciliatum
 
 
 
 
Arisaema consanguinium
Arisaema draconitum
Arisaema sikokianum
arisaema_triphyllumArisaema triphyllum
 
 
 
 
arisaema-iyoanumArisaema urashima
 
 
 
 
Artimisia lactiflora ‘Guizhou Group’
Artimisia vulgaris ‘Oriental Limelight’
Aruncus aesthifolius
DSC_0308Aruncus dioicus ‘Kneiffii’
 
 
 
 
Showy_Sichuan_Ginger_Leaf_Asarum_splendens_2000pxAsarum splendens
 
 
 
 
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Aster ‘Little Carlow’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0696Astilbe ‘Beauty of Ernst’
 
 
 
 
AstilbeAmethyst_May_235Astilbe arendsii ‘Amethyst’
 
 
 
 
Astilbe-grandisAstilbe grandis
 
 
 
 
plant_astilbe___sprite___1_48Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Sprite’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0077Astilboides tabularis
 
 
 
 
24648aBaptisia ‘Carolina Moonlight’
 
 
 
 
New_Image_edited-1_1024Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
 
 
 
 
baptisia_midnight_vert_2Baptisia ‘Midnite Prairieblues’
 
 
 
 
starliteBaptisia ‘Starlite Prairieblues’
 
 
 
 
twiliteBaptisia ‘Twilite Prairieblues’
 
 
 
 
Bletilla_striata_AG1Bletilla striata
 
 
 
 
HPIM1504Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’
 
 
 
 
cacaliaCacalia delphiniflora
 
 
 
 
Camassia ‘Blue Melody’
DSC_0035Campanula ‘Kent Belle’
 
 
 
 
Campanula porscharskyana ‘Blue Waterfall’
DSC_0285Campanula ‘Sarastro’
 
 
 
 
Campanula ‘Summertime Blues’
DSC_0463Campanula latifolia var. ‘Macrantha’
 
 
 
 
Campanula_pink_octopus1Campanula takesamana ‘Pink Octopus’
 
 
 
 
plant_cardamine_trifolia_1_53Cardamine trifoliata
 
 
 
 
DSC_0358Cassia marilandica
 
 
 
 
ceratostigmaCeratostigma willmotianum ‘My Love’
 
 
 
 
Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’
Chelone lyonii ‘Pink Temptation’
chelonopsisChelonopsis yagiharana
 
 
 
 
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium
DSC_0075Clematis durandii
 
 
 
 
DSC_0292Clematis heracleifolia
 
 
 
 
Clematis recta ‘Purpurea’
DSC_0333Clematis tubulosa ‘Wyevale’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0413Clematis tubulosa ‘Alan Bloom’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0416Clematis x bonstedtii ‘Crepescule’
 
 
 
 
Codonopsis clematidia ‘Lilac Eyes’
Colchicum ‘Sativus’
Colchicum ‘Waterlily’
Colchicum ‘Whitewall Purple’
DSC_0268Corydalis elata
 
 
 
 
DSC_0465Corydalis flexuosa ‘Blue Panda’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0103Corydalis flexuosa ‘Purple Leaf’
 
 
 
 
Corydalis x.  Du Fu Temple
corydalissempervirensCorydalis sempervirens
 
 
 
 
corydalis_woroshilovii1sCorydalis woroshillovii
 
 
 
 
Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’
Cyclamen purpurescens
Copy_of_DSC_0139[1]Cypripedium reginae
 
 
 
 
DSC_0066Darmera peltata ‘Nana’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0098Deinanthe bifida
 
 
 
 
DSC_0007Delphinium belladonna ‘Belissimo’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0636Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’
 
 
 
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Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’
 
 
 
Digitalis ‘Sahara’
DSC_0057Diphylleia cymosa
 
 
 
 
Disporum_cantoniense__Night_Heron__-_GPP__resized_for_inet_1Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0547Disporum maculatum
 
 
 
 
disporum_smilacinum_2_lrgDisporum smilacinum ‘Flore Pleno’
 
 
 
 
Disporum viridescens
DSC_0153Dodecatheon albus ‘Aphrodite’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0318Dracocephalum ruyschianum
 
 
 
 
Dracunculus vulgaris
Echinops batannicus
Weed361Eomecon chionantha
 
 
 
 
Epimedium brachyhizzum ‘Elfin Magic’
Epimedium_61282Epimedium ‘Pink Elf’
 
 
 
 
Epimedium franchetii
epimedium_Fuku_JujiEpimedium fukujuji
 
 
 
 
DSC_0643Epimedium grandiflora ‘Merlin’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0644Epimedium grandiflora ‘Purple Prince’
 
 
 
 
01211_zoom_aEpimedium grandiflora ‘Roseum’
 
 
 
 
Epimedium grandiflora ‘Saxton’s Purple’
01182_zoom_aEpimedium koreana x. ‘Harold Epstein’
 
 
 
 
Epimedium lischihchenii
Epimedium-pinntumColchicumlgeEpimedium penatum ‘Colchicum’
 
 
 
 
Epimedium sagatatum
erythroniumhendersoniiErythronium hendersonii
 
 
 
 
010407Kata1Erythronium japonicum
 
 
 
 
737685Erythronium revolutum AGM
 
 
 
 
Scan7Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’
 
 
 
 
Euphorbia amygloides ‘Purpurea’
Euphorbia cornigera ‘Goldener Turm’
Euphorbia cyparassias ‘Fen’s Ruby’
euph08Euphorbia dulcis ‘Chameleon’
 
 
 
 
Euphorbia hybride ‘Excalibur’
DSC_0574Euphorbia myrsenites
 
 
 
 
Oops6Filipendula ulmaria ‘Aurea’
 
 
 
 
Galanthus elweisii
DSC_0235Gentiana asclepidea
 
 
 
 
Gentiana clausa
DSC_0014Gentiana paradoxa ‘Blauer Herrold’
 
 
 
 
DSC_0081Gentiana septemfida
 
 
 
 
Copy_(2)_of_DSC_0157[2]Geranium phaeum ‘Springtime’
  
  
  
  
DSC_0216Gillenia trifoliata
  
  
 
 
glaucidium_palmatum2Glaucidium palmatum
 
 
 
 
Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
Helleborus argutifolius
Helleborus ‘Eco Purple Snow’
Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger ‘Praecox’
Helleborus orientalis
Helleborus sternii
helleborusthibHelleborus thibetanus
 
 
 
 
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Blue Metallic Lady’
Helleborus ‘Candy Love’
DSC_0432Helleborus warhelivor ‘Ivory Prince’




 
 
 
 
Helleborus ‘Party Dress Improved’
Helleborus ‘Mrs. Betty Ranicar’




 
 
 
 
Heuchera ‘Guardian Angel’
Heuchera ‘Saturn’
Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’
Heuchera villosa ‘Brownies’
Heuchera villosa ‘Mocha’
Hepatica nobilis
Hosta ‘Ice Prancer’
Hosta ‘Razor’s Edge’
Hosta nigrescens
Humulus lupulus ‘Aurea’
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Hypericum moserianum ‘Tricolour’
Iris chrysographes AGM [Black forms]
Iris reticulata
Iris siberica ‘Regency Buck’
Kirengeshoma koreana
Kirengeshoma palmata
Lamium orvala
Lavatera cashmeriana
Lewisia cotyledon
Ligularia stellenophyllum ‘The Rocket’
Linnum perenne ‘Blau Saphir’
Lychnis ‘New World Hybrids’
Lysimachia clethroides
Mainthenum racemosa
Mertensia siberica
Mertensia pulmonariodes [virginica]
Morina longifolia
Mukdenia rossii ‘Karasuba [ Crimson Fans]
Nectaoscordum silicum var. ‘Bulgaricum’
Origanum ‘Hopley’s Purple’
Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’
Peltoboykinia watanabei
Penstemon alpinus
Penstemon brandegi
Penstemon ‘Elfin Pink’
Penstemon heterophyllum ‘Shock Wave’
Penstemon ‘Prairie’s Dusk’
Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’
Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Golden Arrows’
Persicaria [fallopia] variegata ‘Compactum’
Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’
Phlox divaricata ‘Montrose Tricolour’
Pinellia tripartita ‘Atropurpurea’
Podophyllum hexandrum [x. Emodi]
Polemonium alpina
Polemonium caeruleum ‘Apricot Delight’
Polemonium careuleum ‘White Ghost’
Polemonium ‘Stairway to Heaven’
Polemonium ‘Touch of Class’
Pollia japonica
Polygonatum biflorum ‘Giganteum’
Polygonatum biflorum
Polygonatum falcatum ‘Silver Stripe Selections’
Polygonatum maculatum ‘Variegatum’
Polygonatum odoratum ‘Silver Wings’
Polygonatum prattyii
Polygonatum sessile
Primula ‘Clarence Elliot’
Primula dentatum [Blue froms]
Primula elicator
Primula ‘Jack-in-the-Green’
Primula japonica
Pulmonaria longifolia ‘Ensign’
Pulsatilla vulgaris ‘Rubra’
Rodgersia pinnata ‘Chocolate Wing’
Roscoea alpina
Salvia koyomae
Salvia sclarea var. ‘Turkestanica’
Salvia viticellata ‘Purple Rain’
Sanguinaria canadense f. ‘Multiplex’
Sanguisorba ‘Pink Elephant’
Saruma henryii
Saxifraga ‘Silver Velvet’
Saxifraga manchuriensis
Scizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Roseum’
Scutellaria alpina ‘Moonbeam’
Scutellaria baicalensis ‘Oriental Blue’
Spigelia marilandica
Stachys macrantha ‘Grandiflora’
Stoksia laevis ‘Blue Danube’
Strobilanthes atropurpurea [Attenuata]
Stylophorum diphyllum
Syneilesis aconitifolia
Tellima grandiflora ‘Forest Frost’
Thalictrum aquilegifolium ‘Hewlitt’s Double’
Thalictrum chelidonii
Thalictrum delavayi ‘Splendide’
Thalictrum diffusiflorum
Thalictrum ichangense
Thalictrum uchiyame
Tiarella ‘Crow Feathers’
Tipularia discolor
Tricyrtis ‘Lightning Strike’
Tricyrtis macrantha var. ‘Macrantha’
Tricyrtis ‘Taipai Silk’
Tricyrtis ‘Tojen’
Tricyrtis hirta ssp.
Trifolium rubens
Trillium catesbaie [Catesbyi]
Trillium grandiflora [Pink seedlings]
Trillium grandiflora ‘Flore Plena’
Trillium rivale [Pink seedlings]
Triosteum himalayanum
Uvularia grandiflora
Veratrum nigrum
Verbascum  ‘Plum Royale’
Vernonia baldwinii
Vernonia crinata
Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Lavander Towers’
Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Pink Profusion’
Viola ‘Dancing Geisha’
Viola pedatifida
Viola ‘Silver Samurai’
Trees and Shrubs
Acer palmatum ‘Mikawa Yatsubusa’
Caryopteris clandonensis ‘Petite Blue’
Cercidiphyllum japonica ‘Rot Fuchs’ [Red Fox]
Chaemecyparis ‘Hinoki Minima’
Chaemecyparis obtusa ‘Hinoki’ Nana Gracilis
Cornus alternifolia ‘Golden Shadows’
Cornus pumila
Corylopsis spicata
Cotinus coggygria ‘Grace’
Desmodium canadense
Disanthus cercidifolius
Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Showy Lanterns’
Fothergilla gardenii ‘Blue Mist’
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pinky Winky’
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little Honey’
Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’
Hydrangea ‘Summer Sunshine’
Kolkwitzia amabilis ‘Maradco’ [Dream Catcher]
Lonicera ‘Baggesen’s Gold’
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Dart’s Gold’
Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’ [Std]
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Mariesii’
Ferns
Adiantum pedantum
Athyrium ‘Branford Beauty’
Athyrium ‘Branford Rambler’
Athyrium ‘Dre’s Daggars’
Athyrium ‘Frizillaie’
Athyrium ‘Ursula’s Red’
Athyrium ‘Victoriae’
Athyrium felix femina ‘Lady in Red’
Athyrium nipponicum var. ‘Pictum’
Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata, The King’
Dryopteris cycadina
Dryopteris erythrorosa
Dryopteris felix mas ‘Cristata’
Dryopteris goldiana
Osmundus regalis ‘Cristata’
Polystichum arostichoides
Polystichum braunii
Polystichum polyblapharum
Polystichum setiferum
Grasses
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Chasmanthium latifolium
Deschampsia ‘Northern Lights’
Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Sarabande’
Ophiopogon planuscapus ‘Nigrescens’
Pennisetum alopicuroides’Moudry’
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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