List of plants by subject

Plant portraits : Bulbs, Perennials, Annuals and Biennials, Cut flowers, Ornamental shrubs, Ornamental trees

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Plant portraits

August garden - assorted summer plants in bloom

Bulbs

Allium (Onion) - Liliaceae (Lily Family) - Allium cristophii - emerging bud
Allium (Onion) - Liliaceae (Lily Family) - Allium cristophii - purple flower
Crocus - Iridaceae (Iris Family) - Celandine Crocus (Crocus korolkowii) - flowers
Crocus - Iridaceae (Iris Family) - purple Crocus flowers, grass (Unidentified species)
Crocus - Iridaceae (Iris Family) - mauve Crocus tommasinianus - flowers, stems
Crocus - Iridaceae (Iris Family) - mauve Crocus tommasinianus - flowers
Fritillaria imperialis (Crown Imperial) - Liliaceae (Lily Family) - yellow flowers
Iris (Unidentified species) - purple flower
Tulipa (Tulip) - Liliaceae (Lily Family) - Tulip - anthers, stamen (Unidentified species)

Annuals and Biennials

Oriental Poppy - Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) - Papaver species - orange Oriental Poppy flower, bud (Unidentified species)

Decorative / Cut flowers

August bouquet - pale-coloured Dahlias (Unidentified species)
August bouquet - red, yellow, white flowers close up (Unidentified species)
August bouquet - flower detail close up (Unidentified species)
Fall bouquet - purple flower close up (Unidentified species)

Perennials

Balloon Flower - Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) - Chinese Bell Flower, Platycodon grandiflorus - flower
Candelabra Primrose - Primulaceae (Primula Family ) - Primula bulleyana 'Ceperley Hybrid' - flowers
Clematis hybrid - Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) - Clematis detail (Unidentified species)
Coneflowers - Asteraceae (Aster Family) - Echinacea purpurea - purple coneflowers
Daisy - Asteraceae (Aster Family) - Chrysanthemum maximum - Shasta Daisy - flower
Hellebores - Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) - Helleborus x hybridus - purple flowers
Hellebores - Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) - Helleborus x hybridus - pale yellow flowers with star centre
Hellebores - Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) - Helleborus x hybridus - pink flowers
Hibiscus - Malvaceae (Mallow Family) - flower red centre (Unidentified species)
Japanese Anemone - Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) - Windflower, Anemone x hybrida - flowers
Nymphaea - Aquatic plant Nymphaeaceae (Water Lily Family) - Waterlilies, Water Lilies - flowers, leaves (Unidentified species)
Nymphaea - Aquatic plant Nymphaeaceae (Water Lily Family) - Waterlily, Water Liliy - flower, emerging bud (Unidentified species)
Tiger Lilies - Liliaceae (Lily Family) - orange Tiger Lilies (Unidentified species)
Winter Acconite - Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) - Eranthis hyemalis - flowers

Ornamental flowering shrubs

Beauty Berry - Callicarpa bodinieri (Verbenaceae family) - var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ - purple berries in snow
Camellia - Theaceae (Tea Family) - Camellia japonica (Common Camellia) - pink flower, leaves
Camellia - Theaceae (Tea Family) - Camellia japonica (Common Camellia) - flower with pink spots, leaves
Camellia 'Gloire de Nantes' - Theaceae (Tea Family) - Camellia japonica (Common Camellia) - Japanese Camellia - flower, leaves
Chinese Witch Hazel - (Hamamelis mollis) - yellow flowers
Peony - Paeonia - Paeoniaceae - flower, leaves (Unidentified species)
Peony - Paeonia - Paeoniaceae - flower ready to open (Unidentified species)
Peony - Paeonia - Paeoniaceae - flower centre details (Unidentified species)
Redosier Dogwood - Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) - Cornus sericea - Red Osier - red branches in snow
Rhododendron - Oredoxa (oredoxa var. oredoxa) - flowers, buds
Rose - Hybrid Tea Rose Rosa 'Harrowbond' - Rosemary Harkness - pink flower at dusk
Tree Peony - Paeonia suffruticosa - Moutan Tree Peony - emerging bud (Unidentified species)
Tree Peony - Paeonia suffruticosa - Moutan Tree Peony - fading flower (Unidentified species)

Ornamental flowering trees

Accolade - Prunus 'Accolade' - Flowering Cherry - pink flowers, buds, bark
Accolade - Prunus 'Accolade' - Flowering Cherry - pink flowers, buds, stem
Amanogawa - Prunus serrulata 'Amanogawa' - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink flowers close up
avium - Sweet Cherry - single white flowers, buds, branch
avium Plena - Prunus avium 'Plena' - Double Mazzard Cherry (Bird Cherry) - Double-flowered Cherry - white flowers, buds
avium Plena - Prunus avium 'Plena' - Double Mazzard Cherry (Bird Cherry) - Double-flowered Cherry - street trees with white flowers
Choshu-hizakura - Prunus serrulata 'Choshu-hizakura' - Japanese Flowering Cherry - white flowers, buds, leaves
Hillier's 'Spire' - Prunus x hillieri 'Spire' - Prunus Hillier's Spire - Flowering Cherry - light pink flowers, leaves
Hillier's 'Spire' - Prunus x hillieri 'Spire' - Prunus Hillier's Spire - Flowering Cherry - trees with light pink flowers
Hillier's 'Spire' - Prunus x hillieri 'Spire' - Prunus Hillier's Spire - Flowering Cherry - light pink flowers, branches
Ito-Kukuri - Prunus serrulata 'Ito-kukuri' - Japanese Flowering Cherry - light pink flowers, bud
Ito-Kukuri - Prunus serrulata 'Ito-kukuri' - Japanese Flowering Cherry - light pink flowers, bark, leaves
Kwanzan - Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' (synonyms 'Kansan', 'Kanzan', 'Sekiyama') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink flowers, leaf
Kwanzan - Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' (synonyms 'Kansan', 'Kanzan', 'Sekiyama') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink flowers, leaves, branches
Kwanzan- Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' (synonyms 'Kansan', 'Kanzan', 'Sekiyama') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink flowers, leaves
Laburnum x watereri Vossii - tree in full bloom
Magnolia - Magnoliaceae - flower in full bloom (unidentified species)
Magnolia - Magnoliaceae - emerging white spring bud (unidentified species)
Magnolia - Magnoliaceae - emerging pink spring flowers (unidentified species)
Mikurama-gaeshi - Prunus serrulata 'Mikuruma-gaeshi' - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink flowers, leaves, branch
Mikurama-gaeshi - Prunus serrulata 'Mikuruma-gaeshi' - Japanese Flowering Cherry - trees with pink flowers
Ojochin - Prunus serrulata 'Ojochin' (Prunus serrulata f. bullata Miyoshi) - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pale pink flowers, buds, leaves
Oshima Cherry (Jamasakura) - Prunus serrulata var. speciosa, Prunus jamasakura var. speciosa (Prunus speciosa) - Japanese Flowering Cherry - white to pale pink flowers
Pink Perfection - Prunus serrulata 'Pink Perfection' - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink flowers, leaves, branches
Pissardii Plum - Prunus cerasifera var. atropurpurea - Cherry Plum, Myrobalan, Purple Cherry Plum, Pissard Plum - Prunus cerasus - pale pink flowers, stamens
Pissardii Plum - Prunus cerasifera var. atropurpurea - Cherry Plum, Myrobalan, Purple Cherry Plum, Pissard Plum - Prunus cerasus - street trees with pale pink flowers
Sakura - Prunus serrulata - Japanese Flowering Cherry - trees with white flowers
Sargentii Rancho - Prunus sargentii 'Rancho' - Sargent Cherry - pink flowers, branch
Shirofugen - Prunus serrulata 'Shirofugen' (synonyms 'Fugenzo', 'Albo-rosea', 'Shiro-fugen') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pale pink flowers, emerging buds, leaves
Shirofugen - Prunus serrulata 'Shirofugen' (synonyms 'Fugenzo', 'Albo-rosea', 'Shiro-fugen') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink flowers, buds, leaves, stem
Shirofugen - Prunus serrulata 'Shirofugen' (synonyms 'Fugenzo', 'Albo-rosea', 'Shiro-fugen') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink flowers at sunset
Shirotae - Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae' (Prunus serrulata f. albida Miyoshi) (synonyms 'Mount Fuji', 'Mt. Fuji') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - emerging white buds
Shirotae - Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae' (Prunus serrulata f. albida Miyoshi) (synonyms 'Mount Fuji', 'Mt. Fuji') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - Shirotae and Yoshino trees
Shirotae - Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae' (Prunus serrulata f. albida Miyoshi) (synonyms 'Mount Fuji', 'Mt. Fuji') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - trees in full bloom
Shirotae - Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae' (Prunus serrulata f. albida Miyoshi) (synonyms 'Mount Fuji', 'Mt. Fuji') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - street trees with white flowers
Shirotae - Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae' (Prunus serrulata f. albida Miyoshi) (synonyms 'Mount Fuji', 'Mt. Fuji') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - white flowers, buds, leaves
Shogetsu - Prunus serrulata 'Shogetsu' (Prunus serrulata f. superba Miyoshi)(synonyms 'Shimidsu', 'Shimidsuii') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - white flowers, buds, leaves
Shogetsu - Prunus serrulata 'Shogetsu' (Prunus serrulata f. superba Miyoshi)(synonyms 'Shimidsu', 'Shimidsuii') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - white flowers, pale pink buds
Shogetsu - Prunus serrulata 'Shogetsu' (Prunus serrulata f. superba Miyoshi)(synonyms 'Shimidsu', 'Shimidsuii') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - tree in bloom
Sweet Cherry - Prunus 'Avium' -Japanese Flowering Cherry - white flowers, buds, branch
Tai Haku - Prunus serrulata 'Taihaku' (Prunus 'Tai-haku')- Japanese Flowering Cherry - white flowers, leaves
Tai Haku - Prunus serrulata 'Taihaku' (Prunus 'Tai-haku') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - white flowers, pale pink bud
Takasago - Prunus serrulata 'Takasago' (also classified as Prunus x sieboldii) (synonym 'Naden', 'Musha-zakura') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink buds and flowers, branch
Takasago - Prunus serrulata 'Takasago' (also classified as Prunus x sieboldii) (synonym 'Naden', 'Musha-zakura') - Japanese Flowering Cherry - aging pink blossoms, leaves, bark
Ukon - Prunus serrulata 'Ukon' - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pale yellow-green flowers
Ukon - Prunus serrulata 'Ukon' - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pale yellow-green flowers, leaves
Whitcomb - Prunus subhirtella 'Whitcombi' - Higan Cherry - street trees with pink flowers
Willow buds - on bare branch in winter
Yoshino - Prunus x yedoensis - Japanese Flowering Cherry - Yoshino and Cherry Plum street trees
Yoshino - Prunus x yedoensis - Japanese Flowering Cherry - courtyard trees
Yoshino - Prunus x yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry - Japanese Flowering Cherry - tree in bloom
Yoshino - Prunus x yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry - Japanese Flowering Cherry - trees in full bloom
Yoshino 'Akebono' - Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono' ('Daybreak' Cherry)- Japanese Flowering Cherry - emerging pink flowers, buds
Yoshino 'Akebono' - Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono' ('Daybreak' Cherry) - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pink flowers, buds, stem
Yoshino 'Akebono' - Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono' ('Daybreak' Cherry) - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pale pink flowers, stem
Yoshino 'Akebono' - Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono' ('Daybreak' Cherry) - Japanese Flowering Cherry - grove of trees
Yoshino 'Somei-yoshino' - Prunus x yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry - Japanese Flowering Cherry - pale pink, nearly pure white flowers
Yoshino 'Somei-yoshino' - Prunus x yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry - Japanese Flowering Cherry - grove of trees

Document reviewed 2011 January 9

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