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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