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.
