Flower of Shrubby St. Johnswort

Shrubby St. Johnswort is a deciduous shrub and prefers to grow in full sun or partial shade area and reaches 1.2m (4feet) height and width. Shrubby St. Johnswort forms dense foliages and has bright yellow flowers in summer season and is loved as garden shrub. Shrubby St. Johnswort is very alike other St. Johnswort species so often confused. For identifying the species, you have to check the cells of their seed capsules. If the number of cells of seed capsule is three, it is a Shrubby St. Johnswort. Shrubby St. Johnswort is native to Eastern USA. Shrubby St. Johnswort attracts bees, butterflies and birds well. Here you can see the photo for Kalm St. Johnswort.

Flower of Daylily - Hemerocallis

Daylily is native to Europe and East Asia and huge numbers of cultivars are developed through worldwide. Even though individual flower opens only one day and wither in next day, the Hemerocallis is loved by many gardeners because of its large showy flowers.

Flower of Japanese Stewartia

Japanese Stewartia is a deciduous tree and very good as landscape plant for it beautiful white flowers in late spring to early summer and fall foliage color. Japanese Stewartia prefers fullsun or partial shade area and grows slowly to 12m (40 feet) height and 9m (30 feet) width. Japanese Stewartia is native to Japan.

Flower of Southern Magnolia

Southern Magnolia (also called Bull Bay) is an evergreen tree and grows up to 27m (90 feet) height. Southern Magnolia is very popular landscaping plant and sold more than one hundred cultivars over the world because of it large white fragrant flowers and attractive dark green glossy leaves. Southern Magnolia is native to Southeast USA.

Flower of Pineapple Guava

Pineapple Guava is also known as Feijoa and cultivated in several areas of the world for it flowers and fruits even though Pineapple Guava is native South America. Pineapple Guava is ab evergreen shrub or small tree and grows 4.5m (15 feet) height and 3m (10 feet) width and prefers full sun or partial shade area. Pineapple Guava blooms late spring to early summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well.

Flower of Lantana Camara

Lantana Camara is annual or perennial plant and grows 1.2m (4 feet) height and width in full sun area. Lantana Camara blooms flowers repeatedly year round in warm climate area and attract bees, butterflies or birds well. Lantana Camara is the most common Lantana in its family.

Flower of Gardenia

Gardenia is an evergreen shrub and blooms strong fragrant white flowers in early summer. There are over 140 Gardenia species over the world and most of them grow 2m (6~7 feet) height and width. This plant is loved by many gardeners because of its fragrance. In Japan also Gardenia is popular and we call it as “Kuchinashi (梔子)” and we have popular song of “Kuchinashi”. Here you can see another picture of Gardenia.

Flowers of Bigleaf Hydrangea

Bigleaf Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub and grows rapidly 1.8m (6 feet ) height and width. There are many cultivated Hydrangeas and probably the Bigleaf Hydrangea is most popular Hydrangea in the world. Even though Bigleaf Hydrangea prefers full sun or partial shade area this plant can grow in shaded area too and blooms several different color flowers, which forms large round clusters, in summer. The colors of flower depend on type of soil where Bigleaf Hydrangeas are planted. Bigleaf Hydrangea is native to Japan.

Japanese Flowering Dogwood

This photo is for flowers of Japanese Flowering Dogwood which is also known as Kousa Dogwood or Asian Dogwood. Here you can see a photo for single flower of Japanese Flowering Dogwood.

Flower of Mockorange

Mockorange is an deciduous shrub and blooms fragrant white flowers in late spring to early summer. Sveral species of Mockorange are known in North America, Central America, Asia and Europe.