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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Alchemilla mollis
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Lady's Mantle |
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Anemonella thalictroides
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Rue Anemone |
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Astilbe arendsii hybrid mix |
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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Caryopteris x clandonensis |
Bluebeard |
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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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Coreopsis verticillata
'Moonbeam'
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Moonbeam coreopsis,Threadleaf coreopsis,Moonbeam whorledtickseed |
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Cornus kousa chinensis
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Chinese dogwood |
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Corylopsis pauciflora
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Buttercup winter hazel |
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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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Digitalis purpurea
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Foxglove, Common foxglove, Bloody bells |
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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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Magnolia x soulangeana
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Saucer Magnolia |
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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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Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’
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Ornamental oregano |
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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 |
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 trillium, Western trillium, Wake-Robin |
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Viburnum farreri |
Fragrant viburnum |
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View a complete list of plants at Milner Gardens & Woodland.
Please see our Gardening Advice to have your gardening questions answered by a volunteer from the Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association.