Leaves of Yunnan Itea

Yunnan Itea is evergreen shrub. The origin of this plant is South China. This plant grows 1.8 m (6 feet) height and width and occasionally grows bigger. Yunnan Itea has raceme flowers in spring.

Fortune's Osmanthus

Fortune’s Osmanthus is evergreen shrub and grows up to 6m (20 feet) height and width and forms dense oval shape in full sun or partial shade area. Even though the flowers of this shrub are tiny white color, they have good fragrance and you can easily find them when they bloom in autumn.

Catawba Rhododendron

Catawba Rhododendron is a evergreen shrub and grows up to 3m (10 feet) tall and 3m wide. This shrub prefers partial or full shade area, and well drained moist soil. It has beautiful cluster flowers in late spring.

Evergreen SpiceBush

Evergreen SpiceBush has glossy beautiful leaves and the flowers of this shrub are small greenish yellow and not so showy. This shrub prefers to be planted in the area of partial shade. This shrub grows up to 2.5m (8 feet) tall.

White Camellia Flower

This is white Japanese Camellia flower. Camellia is valuable tree because it has flowers in winter season when we have only a few flowers.

In Japan, Camellia flowers are loved by birds such as “Hiyodori” and “Mejio”. These birds love the nectar of the flower and these birds help Camellia pollination.

Fragrant Tea Olive

Fragrant Tea Olive is a popular tree in Japan and I think everyone like this tree because the flowers of this tree have good smell. And when we find this fragrance on a street or in a park, we know autumn has come.

We call this tree “Kin Mokusei (金木犀)” and we call white flower version of Fragrant Tea Olive as “Gin-Mokusei (銀木犀)”.

Fruit of Kousa Dogwood

Kousa Dogwood is Asia origin Dogwood. So often this flowering Dogwood called Japanese Dogwood or Chinese Dogwood. This tree grows up to 9m height and width. Kousa Dogwood is good for as garden tree to enjoy flowers in spring and in autumn you can enjoy big red color fruits which are also beautiful if you take care well the tree.

Gardenia Flower

This white flower is a Gardenia flower. You can easily recognize this flower before actually you see flowers of this evergreen shrub because the scent is so strong. Gardenia prefer the partial shadow area with moist.

Pink Begonia

Begonia is a very popular flower in USA and maybe in the world. This flower is easy for taking care and you can plant it in your garden, in a pot or you can enjoy as a hanging flower. And you can enjoy not only flowers but also leaves.

Cocks Comb Flowers and a Bee

Bees like Cocks Comb Flowers.