Plant Picks are the details of plants at Milner Gardens & Woodland written by the Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association volunteers.
Click on the plant name below for a detailed description:
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Acanthus mollis
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Bear's Breeches |

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Acidanthera murilae,
Gladiolus callianthus
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Peacock Orchid, Sword Lily |
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Aesculus x carnea
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Red Horse Chestnut |

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Albizia julibrissin
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Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree |
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Anemonella thalictroides
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Rue Anemone |
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Astilbe arendsii hybrid mix
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Astilbe, False Spirea |
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Begonia grandis |
Hardy Begonia |
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Berberis linearifolia
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Berberry |
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Castanea sativa |
Sweet/Spanish Chestnut, Marron |
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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
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Blue Plumbago, Cape Leadwort |
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Chaenomeles speciosa
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Flowering Quince, Japanese Quince |
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Chionanthus virginicus
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Fringe Tree |
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Chionodoxa forbesii
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Glory-of-the-Snow |
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Clematis armandii
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Evergreen Clematis |
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Colchicum autumnale
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Fall Crocus |
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Cornus kousa chinensis
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Chinese Dogwood |
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Cotoneaster rhederi
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Puckered Leaf Cotoneaster |
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Crinodendron hookerianum
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Chilean Lantern Tree |
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Cyclamen coum
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Eastern Sowbread, Eastern Cyclamen, Round-leaf Cyclamen |
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Davidia involucrata
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Dove Tree, Handkerchief Tree |
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Deutzia scabra
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Fuzzy Deutzia |
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Dierama pulcherrimum
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Angel's Fishing Rod, Wand Flower |
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Epimedium versicolor
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Bishop’s Hat
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Eranthis hyemalis
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Winter Aconite |
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Erythronium 'Pagoda'
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Fawn Lily |
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Erythronium revolutum
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Pink Fawn Lily |
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Fuchsia magellanica
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Fuchsia 'Hawkshead' |
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Galanthus nivalis |
Snowdrop |
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Hamamelis mollis |
Chinese Witch Hazel |

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Helleborus orientalis
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Lenten Rose |

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Heptacodium miconioides
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Heptacodium, Seven-son flower |
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Hydrangea aspera
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Rough-leaved Hydrangea |
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Iris sibirica (white)
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Siberian Iris |
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Jasminum nudiflorum
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Winter Jasmine |
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Kerria japonica |
Japanese Kerria |
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Leycesteria formosa
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Himalayan Honeysuckle |
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Lilium martagon |
Martagon lily, Turk's Cap |
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Lobelia tupa |
Lobelia |
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Macleaya cordata |
Plume Poppy |
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Mespilus germanica
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Medlar |
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Nerine bowdenii
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Cornish lily, Cape flower, Guernsey lily, Bowden lily |
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Parrotia persica
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Persian Ironwood, Parrotia, Persian witch hazel |
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Paulownia tomentosa
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Empress Tree |
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Phlomis russeliana
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Jerusalem Sage, Turkish Sage |
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Polygonatum spp |
Solomon's Seal |
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Pulmonaria angustifolia |
Lungwort, Blue Cowslip |
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Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'
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Kiftsgate Rose, Rosa Amaglia |
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Styrax japonicus |
Japanese Snowbell
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Trillium ovatum |
Pacific or Western Trillium, Wake-Robin |
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Viburnum farreri |
Fragrant Viburnum |
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