Posts tagged: Evergreen

Flowers of Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne

Flowers of Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne

Flowers of Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne

Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne is evergreen hybrid shrub and grows 1.8m (6 feet) height and width. This shrub forms very dense mound foliage through year around. The flowers of Spring Sonata Indian Hawthorne are white and produce small fruits which are fond by wild birds. This shrub prefers full sun or partial shade area.

Buds of Japanese Plum Yew

Buds of Japanese Plum Yew

Buds of Japanese Plum Yew

Japanese Plum Yew is evergreen easy to care shrub and grows in full sun to full shade area. This plant will not get damage by deer. You can see another picture here.

Flowers of Dwarf Courtesy Leaf

Flowers of Dwarf Courtesy Leaf

Flowers of Dwarf Courtesy Leaf

These tiny green flowers are Dwarf Courtesy Leaf flowers. Dwarf Courtesy Leaf is evergreen compact shrub and grows 90cm (3 feet) height and 1.5m (5 feet) width. This shrub is native to Japan.

Flowers of Evergreen Clematis

Flowers of Evergreen Clematis

Flowers of Evergreen Clematis

Evergreen Clematis is evergreen vine plant. As you can see on the picture Evergreen Clematis has beautiful white flowers which have nice fragrant in spring season. These flowers attract bees and butterflies well so if you want attract these tiny guests in your garden, Evergreen Clematis is one of your choices. Evergreen Clematis grows rapidly and reaches more than 6m (20 feet) height soon so you need proper pruning for keeping the moderate occupation.

Philox Subulata Emerald Pink

Philox Subulata Emerald Pink

Philox Subulata Emerald Pink

Philox Subulata Emerald Pink is an evergreen perennial plant and good for ground cover. The flowers of Philox Subulata Emerald Pink are long lasting pink beautiful small ones as you see in the picture (sorry for blur image). This plant is easy maintenance plant and has good tolerance ability for deer, drought, heat and seashore.

Cast-Iron Plant

Cast-Iron Plant

Cast-Iron Plant

Cast-Iron Plant is popular evergreen garden plant in Japan. This plant is very easy to grow in shaded area; it needs almost no care at all. Cast-Iron Plant often used as ground cover or pot plant. In Japan we call this plant as “Haran (葉蘭)” and often used cut leaves for decorating Japanese foods especially sushi and sashimi.

Red Berries of Sacred Lily

Red Berries of Sacred Lily

Sacred Lily

Sacred Lily is popular plant in Japan and we enjoy this plant by developing its leaves in several color patterns even though the red berries of this plant are also attractive as you can see on the picture. We call Sacred Lily as “Omoto (万年青)” in Japan and the meaning of the Kanji letters is green for ten thousands year because Sacred Lily is evergreen perennial plant. This plant is not popular in USA but it is good as ground covers or as foliage plant.

English Ivy

English Ivy

English Ivy

English Ivy is not native plant of USA but by its invasive character, this Ivy is very popular in the states which face Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. English Ivy is a evergreen plant so when it climb up some old building it create some kind of good atmosphere, but when it climb up a big tree, it usually kill the tree in several years. So if you plant this Ivy, you need careful planning and attention for growing this plant.

Here you can find more detail information for English Ivy.

Stinking Cedar

Stinking Cedar

Stinking Cedar

Stinking Cedar is very rare tree now even though there were many more in the beginning of 20th century. Stinking Cedar is evergreen yew family tree and grows 12m (40 feet) and forms pyramidal shape.

Creeping Juniper

Creeping Juniper

Creeping Juniper

Creeping Juniper is great evergreen ground cover plant. It grows 0.6m (2 feet) height and 3m (10feet) width in full sun and relatively dry area, and it is easy to take care of it. So the important point for planting Creeping Juniper is to keep wide enough area for each of it, never plant it in dense condition.