
Evergreen Foliages of Banana Shrub

Buds of Everblooming Banana Shrub
Banana Shrub is a easy to grow evergreen flowering shrub and grow up to 6m (20 feet) height and 4.5m (15 feet) width. This shrub can be planted almost any light condition and pretty tough against dry condition. And the flowers of this plant are very alike the flower of magnolia even though the sizes of them are very small (about one inch diameter) and as the name is implying the smell of the flowers is like banana. So for enjoying the flower fragrance, Banana Shrubs are often planted near windows. This plant is native to South East of China.
Incoming search terms:
- pavasaris foto
- iron plants
- Evergreen with Flowers
- banana
- sacred lily plant
- flowers and foliage
- small evergreen bushes
- english ivy bloom & berries
- greeen leaf wild flower
- cast iron plant in the ground

Red Berries of Chinese Aucuba
Species of Aucuba are evergreen shrubs or small trees. They are native east Asia. These pictures are for Chinese Aucuba. Aucuba trees bloom brownish tiny cluster flowers in spring season and have red berries in fall season on their female plants as you can see on these photos. You can enjoy these red berries through winter. In USA Japanese Aucuba is more popular. We call this tree as “青木 (aoki)” in Japan and very popular as garden trees.

Foliages of Chinese Aucuba

Leaves & Berries of Chinese Aucuba

Chinese Aucuba
Incoming search terms:
- types of bees
- japanese maple bloom
- laceleaf japanese maple pictures
- laceleaf japanese maple with flowers
- flowering japanese maple
- pictures of japanese maple tree bloom
- laceleaf japanese maple seeds
- green laceleaf japanese maple
- insectivorous plant which can catch a butterfly
- redbud japanese

Flowers of Cephalanthus Occidentalis
Cephalanthus Occidentalis is commonly known as Buttonbush, Button-willow or Honey-bells. Cephalanthus Occidentalis is a deciduous shrub and prefers to grow in wet land area and usually grows 3m (10 feet) height (occasionally 6m (20 feet) height). This plant is very easy to grow shrub and only you need moisture (and sun shine). As you can see on the picture the flowers of Buttonbush form perfect sphere so you can recognize it easily. Buttonbush is native to East and South North America.

Buttonbush Flower
Incoming search terms:
- Cephalanthus occidentalis
- sphere flower
- OCCIDENTALIS

Purple Flower of Aster
Aster is a perennial flowering plant of sunflower family. This plant blooms flower from end of summer to frost season. Aster is an easy to grow flower and adaptable to most of soil types except clay and prefers to grow in full sun area and grows up to 30cm (1 feet) to 120cm (4 feet)height and width depending on the species.

Aster Buds
Incoming search terms:
- flowers in japan
- melati jepang
- flower japan
- pictures of purple flowers
- photo of flower
- melati flower
- evergreen tree leaf identification
- crown jewel gardenia
- flower purple
- flowering hostas

Flowers of Japanese rose
We call Japanese Rose as 山吹 (yamabuki). This plant is pretty popular in Japan and we can find it easily while we are strolling a trail of woods in spring season, due to its bright yellow flowers. The Flowers of this picture are double flowering type of Japanese Rose and there is also single blooming type one. Usually double flowering Japanese Rose produces no seeds while the single blooming one produces fruits and seeds.
Japanese Rose is easy to grow deciduous plant and grows 1.8m (6 feet) height and width in full sun to shade area. And blooms in spring and autumn season (through the spring is the main blooming season).

Foliage of Japanese Rose
Incoming search terms:
- herbal plants
- evergreen bush
- evergreen bushes with flowers
- full sun flowers
- japanese rose
- hồng yamabuki
- yellow exotic flowers clusters
- flowers from japan
- herbs plants
- flowering herbal plants

Purple Platycodon Flower
Platycodon is well known as Balloon Flower or Bellflower. This flowering plant is an easy to grow perennial plant and prefers to grow in full sun or partial shade area of well drained soil. The names of Bellflower and Balloon Flower are delivered from the bud shapes of the plant as you can see on these pictures (they are look like tiny balloons or bells). We call this flower as 桔梗(kikyou) in Japan and often used as girl name as you may already know from some Japanese anime.

Fuji White of Platycodon
Second photo is for Fuji White of Platycodon .
Incoming search terms:
- flower images and names
- asia flower
- daun bunga kikyou
- campanulaceae
- bellflower plant
- balloon flower astra
- Balloon Flower
- balloon flower fuji blue
- astra plant
- flower pictures and names

Leaves of Lenten Rose
Lenten Rose is the English name of this plant but this plant is actually not the family of rose (Actually Lenten Rose is a member of butter cup family). Lenten Rose is a perennial evergreen plant and prefers to grow in shade area and grows up to 45 cm (1.5 feet) height and 60cm (2 feet) width. So this plant is often used as ground cover for shade area, but as the name implying, Lenten Rose blooms colorful beautiful flowers in late winter through early spring and you can enjoy them too.
Incoming search terms:
- lenten rose
- types of evergreen trees
- pictures of Lenten Rose leaf
- lenten rose leaf
- Willow Leaves
- roses flowers photos foto forum
- lenten rose leaf picture
- lenten rose leaves
- name of leaves
- lenten image

Hosta "Alabama Gold"
Hosta is a herbaceous perennial plant originated North east Asia and many species are introduced from Japan to Europe and USA. Many Hosta cultivars are developed and used as ground cover plants of shade area. Probably there are more than three or four thousands cultivars in the world. Hosta is a very popular plant in Japan and we call it as “giboushi-(擬宝珠)”. Here you can see some Hosta photos.
First one:Alabama Gold

Hosta "Allan P. McConnell"
Second one:Allan P. McConnell

Hosta "Banyais Dancing Girl"
Third one:Banyais Dancing Girl

Hosta "Blue Mouse Ears"
Fourth one:Blue Mouse Ears

Hosta "Carousel"
Fifth one:Carousel

Hosta "Don Stevens"
Sixth one:Don Stevens

Hosta "El Capitan"
Seventh one:El Capitan

Hosta "Elizabeth Campbell"
Eighth one:Elizabeth Campbell

Hosta "Fourth of July"
Ninth one:Fourth of July

Hosta "Fragrant Bouquet"
Tenth one:Fragrant Bouquet

Hosta "Gold Standard"
Eleventh one:Gold Standard

Hosta "Hirao Teka"
Twelfth one:Hirao Teka

Hosta "Lunar Orbit"
Thirteenth one:Lunar Orbit

Hosta "Mildred Seaver"
Fourteenth one:Mildred Seaver

Hosta "Old Glory"
Fifteenth one:Old Glory

Hosta "Stained Glass"
Sixteenth one:Stained Glass

Hosta "Sun Worshiper"
Seventeenth one:Sun Worshiper
Incoming search terms:
- hostas plants
- hosta fragrant bouquet
- Hosta Allan P McConnell
- hosta blue mouse ears
- mouse ear hosta
- hosta plant
- hosta old glory
- pictures of flowers that grow in shade
- types of hosta
- hosta gold standard

Foliage of "Dark Secret" Heuchera
Dark Secret Heuchera is a hybrid of three Heuchera cultivars; Obsidian, Crimson Curls and Frosted Violet. This dark purple foliage adds beautiful accent in most of gardens and often used as a border plant of them. Dark Secret Heuchera is relatively easy to grow perennial plant and blooms creamy white flowers in early summer.
This plant is protected by patent and only a few permitted grower allowed to offer. Asexual reproduction is strictly prohibited.
Incoming search terms:
- Heuchera Dark Secret
- bozikovina
- heuchera dark secret flower
- hawthorne shrub
- Heuchera
- foliage
- purple-leaf false holly
- purple perennial plants
- plant in the dark
- Snow Bell

White Flowers of Fantasy Crapemyrtle
Fantasy Crape Myrtle is a deciduous tree and glows up to 15m (50 feet) height and 10m (30 feet) width. This tree prefers to grow in full sun area and is high drought tolerance. So it is very easy to grow this plant and often used as a background tree in USA. Fantasy Crapemyrtl blooms beautiful white cluster flowers in summer through fall season and in fall season the foliage turn to orange color. Fantasy Crape Myrtle is native to Japan.

Fantasy Crapemyrtle
Incoming search terms:
- Crape Myrtle
- yucca
- myrtle
- yucca plant
- crepe myrtle
- crape myrtle tree
- crepe myrtle trees
- fantasy crape myrtle
- myrtle flower
- YUCCAS