Showing posts with label May-June. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May-June. Show all posts

Monday, January 18, 2016

Myrica californica

Myrica californica
Source: www.nwplants.com
Botanical Name: Myrica californica
Common Name: Pacific Wax Myrtle; California Wax Myrtle
Family: Myricaceae
Type of Plant: Broadleaf evergreen shrub
Habit: Many upright stems, loose.
Growth Rate: 
10-Year Height: 
Mature Height: 30'
Leaves: Simple, alternate, clean looking, 5-11 cm long, narrow, lanceolate, dark green, light green below, dotted with black or yellow glands, regularly toothed.
Flowers: Flowers bloom in spring, small, and in male (staminate) and female (pistillate) catkin-like clusters, may also be bisexual; male and female clusters may be on the same or separate plants, often yellow-green and inconspicuous but may be reddish under good sun exposure. May-June
Fruit: Warty, spherical, green then dark purple to black, usually with a white waxy coating, evident in fall. Birds love the fruit.
Buds/New Growth: 
Stem/Bark: 
Culture: Sun to part shade. Withstands damp locations and summer drought. Hardy to USDA Zone 7.
Pruning: 
Pests/Diseases: 
Landscape Uses: Screen, mixed shrub border.
Additional Information: 
Google images of Myrica californica

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Daphne x transatlantica 'Summer Ice'

Botanical Name: Daphne x transatlantica 'Summer Ice'
Common Name: Summer Ice Hybrid Daphne
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Type of Plant: Evergreen (in PNW) shrub
Habit: Rounded, shrubby
Growth Rate: medium
10-Year Height: < 6'
Mature Height: 3-4'
Leaves: Alternate, white margins. Smaller, thinner, less rubbery than D. odora. Pubescent on underside. Rounded apex.
Flowers: Soft, pink flowers with light fragrance. May-June
Fruit: 
Buds/New Growth: Leaf scars
Stem/Bark: 
Culture: Full sun
Pruning: 
Pests/Diseases: 
Landscape Uses: Mixed shrub border, foundation plant, somewhere the fragrance can be appreciated.
Additional Information: Sap may irritate skin. All parts of plant are toxic if ingested.