Sorbus aronioides is part of the Rosaceae family of plants. It is native to China. They also call it Chokeberry-leaved Whitebeam or in Chinese 毛背花楸 Mao Bei Hua Qiu. Sorbus aronioides is a shrub or a small tree. It grows to 12m or 40ft tall. The common name Whitebeam is due to the silvery look of the backs of the leaves. When the wind blows they turn to show the ...

Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’ is part of the Brassicaceae family of plants. It is an evergreen perennial. They also call it Erysimum linifolium ‘Bowles Mauve’, Wallflower ‘Bowle’s Mauve‘, or Erysimum Linifolium glaucum. It grows to about 75cm or 30in tall. The foliage is dark gray-green and narrow. It grows erect racemes of purple flowers. Each flower is about 2cm or 3/4in. wide. Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’ flowers from spring to autumn. Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’ ...

Thladiantha dubia is a herbaceous perennial. It is a fast-growing, climbing vine. It is native to Russia, northern China, and Korea. They also call it the Manchu Tubergourd, Goldencreeper, Red Hailstone, Thladiantthe, Wild Potato. In France, they call it Thladianthe douteuse, and in China Chi Bao. Thladiantha dubia grows from a tuber, it grows through underground rhizomes producing more tubers. It is part of the Cucurbitaceae family of plants. Thladiantha ...

Verbascum densiflorum is a biennial or short-lived perennial. It is part of the Scrophulariaceae family of plants. It is native to Europe and Asia. Verbascum densiflorum grows to 1.8m or 6ft. They also call it Verbascum thapsiforme, or Dense-flowered Mullein. Verbascum densiflorum Verbascum densiflorum is a rosette-forming plant. The basal leaves are about 45cm or 18in long. The leaves have wavy margins. It grows branching, flower spikes. The flowers are ...

Pelargonium peltatum is a trailing perennial. It is evergreen. Pelargonium peltatum is native to South Africa. It is part of the Geraniaceae family of plants. They also call it the Ivy-leaved Pelargonium, Hanging Geranium, Ivy Geranium, Ivyleaf Geranium, Cascading Geranium. The stems can grow up to 2m or 6ft long. Carl Linnaeus first described Pelargonium peltatum in 1753 in Species Plantarum. Pelargonium peltatum Pelargonium peltatum has heart-shaped or five-lobed leaves. ...

Nymphoides indica is part of the Menyanthaceae family of plants. It is a perennial, aquatic plant. It is native to tropical locations around the world. They also call it Nymphoides aquatic, Limnanthemum indicum, Villarsia indica, Banana Plant, Floating Heart, Robust Marshwort, Water Snowflake. Nymphoides indica at Waterlily House at Kew Gardens, London, UK Nymphoides indica is a floating plant rooted in the soil. It has long stems. The stems produce ...

Punica granatum var. nana is a deciduous, thorny and rounded shrub. It is evergreen in warm winter climates. It is part of the Lythraceae family of plants. They also call it Punica granatum ‘Nana‘, Pomegranate ‘Nana’, Granada ‘Nana’, Carthaginian Apple ‘Nana‘, or Dwarf Pomegranate. It can grow to 1m or 3ft tall. Punica granatum var. nana was first described in 1803 and is a dwarf variety. It is a good candidate for Bonsai as ...

Paeonia ‘Scarlet O’Hara’ is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial. It is part of the Paeoniaceae family of plants. They also call it Paeonia lactiflora ‘Scarlet O’Hara’, or Peony ‘Scarlet O’Hara’. It is a hybrid peony. Peonies live about 50 years. Paeonia ‘Scarlet O’Hara’ grows to 90cm or 3ft tall. The leaves are dark green and divided. Paeonia ‘Scarlet O’Hara’ flowers in late spring or early summer. Paeonia ‘Scarlet O’Hara’ flowers for about ten days. The ...

Rosa rubiginosa is a deciduous shrub. It is part of the Rosaceae family of plants. They also call it Sweet Briar or Eglantine Rose. Rosa rubiginosa is native to Europe. Rosa rubiginosa has prickly stems. The new shoots are slightly reddish. The foliage is apple-scented. The leaves are pinnately divided into 5-7 leaflets. They are finely serrated on the edges. Rosa rubiginosa The pink flowers are single and cup-shaped. Rosa ...

Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ is a magnolia hybrid. It is a cross between Magnolia acuminate var. subcordata and Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’. It is an upright, deciduous tree. It is part of the Magnoliaceae family of plants. It grows to 30ft or 10m tall. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ produces light yellow, tulip-shaped flowers. It flowers in mid-spring in April. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ flowers are fragrant. It has oblong or ovate leaves. The foliage is dark green ...