LHAP 304 Shrubs

1. LHAP 304 SHP:

• Introduced Shrubs

Elder, Wayfaring Tree, Nannyberry, Caragana, Forsythia, Lilac, Cotoneaster, Ninebark, Double Flowering Plum, Barberry, Weigela, Burning Bush, Honeysuckles

2. OLEACEAE

• The Olive Family

3. Family Characteristics

• Stems Woody

Leaves opposite (mostly) Flowers perfect 4 Sepals, 4 petals (united)

2 Stamens Fruit is capsule, seeds or drupe

4. Syringa species - Lilacs

Origin: largely China / or cultivated Hardiness Zone: Z2 - Z4

Exposure: Full sun Soil Conditions: Drought tolerant once established

Significant Features...

5. Syringa species - Lilacs

6. Syringa species - Lilacs

FOLIAGE/FORM

Height and Spread - typically 3 - 4m tall

Shape - Oval Form - many sucker

Foliage - simple, entire margins, Usually cordate with acute tip and a bit leathery

7. Large shrub, relatively coarse textured wood, dried inflorescence persists through winter

Large shrub, relatively coarse textured wood, dried inflorescence persists through winter. Ok Potential for nesting - may not provide sufficient protection from attacking birds. Make sure it’s too dense for cats to climb.

8. Syringa species - Lilacs

BUD/BARK

Bark - Smooth, Grey with contrasting lenticels. New wood is grey/brown. Hard/Smooth

Buds - Typically large, rounded and opposite. Newer cultivars may be more pointed.

9. On the left and in the back, you can see the lilac wood

On the left and in the back, you can see the lilac wood. This bush is growing at my house, it was once a Mock Orange and (I believe) a Villosa lilac but they have grown in together. You can see the Mock Orange branch to the right (wood has vertical lines on it and is exfoliating more)

The twigs are also easy to see. The Mock Orange has square/vertical exfoliation whereas the lilac is smooth with white lenticel spots.

10. Syringa species - Lilacs

Flower & Fruit

Type - Panicle Colour - White, pink, purple (some are doubles)

Season - Early - Mid summer Fruit - capsule with many seeds persists over winter.

Other - some have contrasting buds ‘Miss Canada’

11. Note Lilac Bloom Time:

Daylily is vegetative only Ash, dogwood, blue oat, ninebark in full leaf

Rose, no blooms.

12. Syringa species - Lilacs

Landscape Use

• Large sites
• Hedge or Tree Form
• Cut flower
• Sensory Garden
• Problem soils
• Winter Interest

Maintenance

Prune as soon as flowers are finished.

Some do not like the dry flowers.

13. Syringa vulgaris - The French Lilac cultivars of note

Large blooms - mid June (week 2 usually, lasting 2-3 weeks)

• Large plants
• Very striking

MIGHT sucker!

14. Syringa Hybrids:

S x hyacinthiflora cultivars Large shrubs Purple-red Fall colour

Includes “Bloomerang” and Mount Baker (early bloomer). Earlier than S. vulgaris

15. Syringa Hybrids:

Syringa x prestoniae - Preston Lilacs Still large shrubs

• Non suckering
• Yellow Fall colour
• Later blooming than S. vulgaris

16. Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ - Dwarf Korean Lilac

VERY fine textured. Smaller. Leaves Orange-Red in Fall.

17. Syringa pubescens ssp. patula ‘Miss Kim’ - Miss Kim Lilac

• SUPPOSED to be smaller
• Wavy leaf
• Red Fall colour
• Blooms early

18. Syringa villosa - Villosa Late Lilac

19. Another OLEACEAE

20. Forsythia ovata - Forsythia

Origin: Korea Hardiness Zone: 2 Exposure: Full Sun to part shade

Soil Conditions: Moist, well drained. Drought tolerant once established. Tolerates pollution & Clayey soils.

May not bloom above snow line in exposed areas

21. Forsythia ovata - Forsythia

FOLIAGE

Texture - Ovate, leathery, lightly serrate Colour - Light green, Red fall colour

FORM

Height and Spread - 2m x 2m Shape - Oval, arching canes, medium sized shrub

Bark - Bright grey/yellow, “peeling skin”, prominent lenticels. Pointy buds.

22. Forsythia ovata - Forsythia

Flower

Type - Single, small connate flowers, blooming on Old Wood

Colour - Bright Yellow Season of Bloom - Spring Other - Blooms before leaves

23. Forsythia in Red Deer, Spring 2021, just prior to bloom

Forsythia in Red Deer, Spring 2021, just prior to bloom. Note the dense growth in the lower segments, and most of the flowers on the old wood in the lower section.

24. Forsythia ovata - Forsythia

Landscape Use

Mass Plant (if hardy) Accent/Specimen Spring Feature

• Fall Colour
• Cut Flower

25. Forsythia ovata - Forsythia

Maintenance Considerations

May not bloom if flower buds freeze (chinooks) Prune in early summer (blooms on old wood)

Thin periodically to keep it flowering.

26. ROSACEAE

• Rose Family

27. Family Characteristics

• Alternate attachment

Leaves usually oval shaped & serrate Typically 5 sepals & petals

• Many stamens
• Many are edible

28. Physocarpus opulifolius - Ninebark

Origin: Native to Eastern N. America Hardiness Zone: 2/3

Exposure: Full sun/Part Shade Soil Conditions: Moist, well-drained soil

Significant Features...

29. Physocarpus opulifolius - Ninebark

• BPasula
• ‘Dart’s Gold’

30. Physocarpus opulifolius - Ninebark

FOLIAGE/FORM

Height and Spread - Varies by cultivar (medium to small)

Shape - Round to oval, but potentially a bit messy.

Leaf - Simple, Trilobe, Elongated central lobe, Serrate Margin, COLOURFUL, LATE to break bud!

• ‘Luteus’

31. Copyright - Olds College

• ‘Diabolo’ red fruit in fall

32. Physocarpus opulifolius - Ninebark

BUD/BARK

Buds - small, tight.

Texture - Peeling, exfoliating look.

Colour - Varying browns and grey.

• ‘Luteus’

33. Physocarpus opulifolius - Ninebark

Flower & Fruit

Type - Corymb Colour - White/Pink Season - Summer (late June)

34. Physocarpus opulifolius - Ninebark

Landscape Use

Colour Contrast (foliage), Winter interest?, Flowers (bees) and Twiggy form (birds), hedge

Maintenance

Revisit throughout year to prune side shoots ‘Dart’s Gold’

35. Dormant Clues?

36. ROSACEAE continued

37. Cotoneaster acutifolius - Cotoneaster

Origin: Northern Asia, Altai Mountains Hardiness Zone: 2

Exposure: Full Sun

Soil Conditions: Widely adapted - tolerates PH variances, drought, and moisture.

May not survive in waterlogged soils (Montane plant)

38. Cotoneaster acutifolius - Cotoneaster

FOLIAGE

Texture - Fine textured shrub. Leaves simple, elliptic to ovate, leathery

Colour - dark green on top, silvery below, Red Fall Colour!

39. Cotoneaster acutifolius - Cotoneaster

FORM

Height and Spread - Large shrub 2m x 2m Shape - Vase Shaped

Other - Takes shearing readily, but suffers from continual abuse.

• Sparse root system -Young branches and buds pubescent

40. Cotoneaster acutifolius - Cotoneaster

Flower

Type - Terminal or axillary cymose cluster - Very small in size

Colour - Pink and White Season of Bloom - Early Summer

Other - Fruit is Dark Purple Pome in late Summer, persists through winter.

41. A fairly good hedge - no pests (no nectria), good air flow,...

A fairly good hedge - no pests (no nectria), good air flow, although really cut too short. Note the persistent purple fruit, grey smooth mature bark with reddish hue to new twigs. Alternate attachment, tomentose hairs present on buds.

42. Cotoneaster acutifolius - Cotoneaster

Landscape Use

• Hedges
• Specimen/Small groups Wildlife attractant Fall Feature

43. Cotoneaster acutifolius - Cotoneaster

Maintenance Considerations

Self seeds easily in the woods and yards.

Pear slug host (Pear Sawfly larva) Nectria (from too many years hedging)

• Thin out old hedges

Remove plants that are too close together Set hedging height at closer to mature size

• Oystershell scale, silverleaf, fire blight

44. ROSACEAE continued

45. Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ - Double Flowering Plum

Origin: China Hardiness Zone: 2 Exposure: Full Sun

Soil Conditions: Requires good drainage, widely adapted to textures

Flower buds above snow line may freeze and die in chinook zones

46. Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ - Double Flowering Plum

FOLIAGE

Texture - Simple, elliptic to ovate, sometimes 3 lobed. Tip acuminate

Serrate margin, downy hairs Colour - Green

47. Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ - Double Flowering Plum

FORM

Height and Spread - Medium shrub 2m x 1.5m (can get large when in ideal growing conditions) form.

Shape - Rounded form with arching stems Other - Can be pruned into a small tree

48. Buds - large clusters along the stem

Bark - mature bark purple with grey, waxy coating that flakes off. Purple bark has contrasting tan lenticels. New stems also purple with waxy exfoliation.

• note the absence of hairs, distinguishing it from Nanking Cherry*

Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ - Double Flowering Plum

49. Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ - Double Flowering Plum

Flower

Type - Solitary or in pairs Colour - Buds dark pink, flowers open lighter pink

Season of Bloom - Before leaves in spring, outstanding impact.

Other - Blooms along entire stem on old wood. Typically sterile

50. Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ - Double Flowering Plum

Landscape Use

• Specimen/accent plant Spring feature Oriental gardens

51. Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ - Double Flowering Plum

Maintenance Considerations

Potential Vole Damage under snow (may be true of any woody)

Prune in full leaf (True of any spring flowering woody)

• Suffers crown rot in wet soils

52. ADOXACEAE FAMILY

Moschatel Family – Highbush Cranberry Includes: Adoxa, Sambucus, Viburnum

Leaves - Opposite attachment, otherwise variable (simple & compound, serrate and entire)

Flowers - Cymes (disc shaped to round) or panicles

Petals - 5, fused together at the base white, creamy white Sepals – 5 fused together at the base

Fruit – drupe, fleshy, red to purple/black https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/american-highbush-cranberry http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/basin/5petal/honey/sam/red.htm https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/american-highbush-cranberry

53. Viburnum trilobum ‘Alfredo’(new – V. opulus var. americanum)

• Viburnum opulus ‘Nanum’,’Roseum’,’Sterile’ Viburnum lentago
• Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’

Viburnum dentatum ‘Christom’, ‘Ralph Senior’ (Blue Muffin) (Autumn Jazz Arrowwood)

• Viburnum edule

Viburnum nudum var cassinoides Blue Muffin Bailey Compact

• Wayfaring Tree
• Nannyberry
• Snowball Viburnum
• American Highbush Cranberry Viburnums

54. Viburnum trilobum - American Highbush Cranberry

Zone 2: Native to Alberta Full sun to part shade

• Moist well drained soil
• Large Shrub
• Medium to coarse textured

Red Fall Colour (Leaves) Outer flowers sterile, inner fertile. Colour white.

Fruit is edible drupe. Red.

Flowers a bit later than many other shrubs (after S. vulgaris)

55. Viburnum opulus - European H.C., Snowball, Cranberrybush

• Large Shrub
• Full sun to part shade

Large, round Flowers BAILEY COMPACT Viburnum trilobum - Cultivars

• ALFREDO
• trilobum ‘Alfredo’ Alfredo Highbush Cranberry 4ft x 4ftgood foundation plant
• trilobum ‘Bailey Compact’Bailey Compact Highbush Cranberry5 ft X 5 ftnew stems golden

56. Viburnum edule

• Low Bush Cranberry, Mooseberry Low branching shrub 1-2m high

Native throughout Alberta moist well drained soil, mostly in boreal habitats https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=16

• FYI

57. Onto the New Ones!

58. Viburnum lantana - Wayfaring Tree

Origin: Native to Europe, NW Africa and SW Asia

Hardiness: Zone 3A - Hardy. Some tipkill in Edmonton. Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Soil: Well drained soil, drought tolerant

59. Viburnum lantana - Wayfaring Tree

• FOLIAGE

Texture: Coarse texture, rugose leaves, ovate to oblong, acute apex, dentate margins

Colour: Upper surface dark green, lower surface pale green covered in fine hairs. Purple Fall colour shown here

60. Viburnum lantana - Wayfaring Tree

FORM

Large Shrub rounded form, dense, stout branches

Height 3m x Spread 2m Rate of Growth : slow to moderate

Stems: young bark very tomentose, scurfy Buds - winter buds naked, white, tomentose

61. Poking up over the fence, the structure of the shrub is distinctly...

Poking up over the fence, the structure of the shrub is distinctly opposite and coarse, with white accents and dried leaves persisting on the shrub… closer inspection shows the buds, and leaning over the fence, you can see the dense, oval form…

62. Viburnum lantana - Wayfaring Tree

Flowers: Cymose clusters at stem ends Colour: Small white flowers

Flower Time: Early Summer (Early June) NO fragrance

Fruit: one seeded drupe, start off green then orange-red then black. All colours at the same time.

63. Viburnum lantana - Wayfaring Tree

Landscape Use : accent plant or specimen hedges, screens, mass planting fall colour attracts birds and butterflies tolerant of urban pollution. stays green until late fall

Problems/Maintenance: Suckers

64. Same Family…. Same Genus!

65. Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry

Origin: Native to Manitoba and eastern Canada Hardiness: Z2 hardy, chinook tolerant

Exposure: full sun to shade

Soil: wide soil adaptation but needs moisture, does poorly on dry sites.

66. Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry

FOLIAGE: ovate elliptic, 5-10 cm margins finely denticulate

Lustrous dark green in colour Red fall colour

67. Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry

FORM

Bark: twig - thin Buds: leaf buds, grey, long slender, flattenedwith scales

Flower buds elongated but with swollen, bulbous base.

Shrub or small tree - Height 5m Spread 3m

Upright , with arching, slender branches - Open at maturity

• LENTAGO
• LANTANA

68. Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry

Flowers: creamy white, sessile cymes late May-June (spring)

Showy, no fragrance Fruit: blue black, drupe Has a sweet date like taste after frost.

Sometimes called sheepberry because of the smell of the fruit.

69. Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry

Landscape Use

Fall colour, Food for wildlife, Background (small tree?)

• Specimen

Maintenance: suckers if roots are disturbed, no serious pests

70. Viburnum dentatum

Blue Muffin & Autumn Jazz Viburnums Same Viburnum flower, leaves simple and dentate.

• Viburnum nudum var cassinoides

71. ADOXACEAE Family as well

72. Sambucus species - Elder

Origin: Naturalized in Alberta, one native, many introduced

Hardiness Zone: 2 - 4

Exposure: Full Sun - Part Shade Soil Conditions: Moist soils with organic matter.

Note, they may be unreliable as a landscape shrub. Ensure moisture at establishment and protect from NW winds

73. Sambucus species Elder

FOLIAGE

Texture - Pinnately Compound leaves with serrate margins

Colour - S. racemosa is usually Green. S. nigra is usually black/purple.

Gold and variegated cultivars exist Other - Very tropical looking

74. Sambucus species Elder

FORM

Height and Spread - Large shrub Shape - Oval (can look messy if not sheared).

Wood - Soft and distinctly fragrant when cut

75. This is a green species and quite hardy (note the cat scratching...

This is a green species and quite hardy (note the cat scratching from all the neighbours). Relative coarse texture (compared to something like Mock Orange which is also Opposite attachment). Note the remains of the cymes and the big, round, opposite buds, look far right and see the vertical lines on the wood.).

76. Elder growing in a front yard in Olds - you can see...

Elder growing in a front yard in Olds - you can see evidence of dieback (and poor pruning). Really, planted too close to the house, but a nice breakup of the wall…

77. Sambucus Elder

Flower

Type - Compound Cyme Colour - White or Pink

Season of Bloom - Early Summer - Summer (species dependent)

• Other - Red or Black Berries

78. Sambucus Elder

Landscape Use

• Shady sites

Large Sites / ones with pruning (tree form) Tropical or Oriental Gardens (sub for Japanese maple)

Fruit Toxic or Edible? The PLANT is poisonous Attracts wildlife

79. Sambucus Elder

Maintenance Considerations

Can be difficult to establish Established shrubs may die back

• Plants may spread

80. BERBERIDACEAE

• Barberry Family
• Order Ranunculales…

81. North American Genera Characteristics

• Spiny shrubs

Spines = modified leaves @ nodes with leaves above. VS thorns (branches with leaves below), & prickles (modified hairs found anywhere on the plant).

• Flowers small and yellow

Flower parts in 3s Fruit - sour, purplish berries

82. Berberis thunbergii - Barberry

Origin: Japan Hardiness Zone: 3 Exposure: Full Sun

Soil Conditions: Moist, well drained

83. Berberis thunbergii - Barberry

FOLIAGE

• Texture - Very Fine, simple leaves

Colour - Multi coloured - reds, white and pink, golden, burgundy

84. Berberis thunbergii - Barberry

FORM

Height and Spread - Small Shrub 0.5 - 1m x 0.5 - 1m

Shape - Arching - usually sheared round multistem, dense shrubbery

Very spiny!

• Wood also very fine textured

85. Berberis thunbergii - Barberry

Flower

Type - Clusters of tiny flowered cymes Colour - yellow

• Season of Bloom - Early summer

Other - Fruit red and inedible. Some cultivars are sterile

86. Berberis thunbergii - Barberry

Landscape Use

Mass planting or individual specimen Formal garden - boxwood substitute

Attracts birds, some cultivars may attract hummingbirds

• Small sites/foliage accent

87. Berberis thunbergii - Barberry

Maintenance Considerations

VERY spiny!

Dead tips may need to be sheared Shear to maintain round form

88. FABACEAE

• Pea Family

89. Characteristics

• Irregular flowers

5 petals = banner, wings and keel Fruit in pods Nitrogen fixing

• Some are toxic
• Compound leaves (often)

90. Caragana arborescens - Caragana

Origin: Siberia/Manchuria Hardiness Zone: 2 - bomb proof!

Exposure: Full Sun Soil Conditions: Widely adapted

Tolerates drought, infertile soils, high pH and salt

91. Caragana arborescens - Caragana

FOLIAGE

Texture - Pinnately compound, leaflets have mucronate spine

Colour - light green Other - yellow, if any.

FORM

Height and Spread - 4m x 3m Shape - Oval. shaggy if not sheared.

Other - Suckers. Other forms & sizes available. Bark olive green

92. Caragana arborescens - Caragana

Flower

Type - Solitary or clustered Colour - Yellow Season of Bloom - Summer

• Other - Large buds

Brown legumes, twist and explode in the heat of the summer

• Aggressive grower

93. Caragana arborescens - Caragana

Landscape Use

Shelterbelts / hedging Spines can be unpleasant Summer feature

Possible winter feature - bark Dry/Low maintenance sites

• Compound leaves = textural contrast

94. Caragana arborescens - Caragana

Maintenance Considerations

Cultivated species may still sucker from roots May become weedy

Spider Mites & Aphids Tends to get powdery mildew in Fall

95. Cultivars to note

‘Lobergii’ Fern leaf ‘Pendula’ & ‘Walker’ Weeping

• ‘Sutherland’ Columnar

96. Alternate Species to note

• frutex ‘Globosa’

Smaller - but will need to be sheared to stay super small and globe

• Still gets powdery mildew

Note the leaf arrangement is more palmate.

97. Alternate Species to note

• pygmaea / Pygmy Caragana

Smaller (more like 1 m), accepts shearing well Finer texture

• SPINY

98. Urban blvd planting in Calgary Parking Lot

• Mid June

99. CAPRIFOLIACEAE

• Honeysuckle Family

100. Family Characteristics

Various species of flowering shrubs or vines Most native to North America

Leaves - Opposite Bark – Thin and flaky Flowers – Regular (bilateral symmetry)

• 4-5 sepals fused

4 -5 petals fused to form a funnel

• Ovary inferior

Flower colours - yellow, orange, red, pink and white

Lonicera species – fragrant Fruit – Berry or dry capsule https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LOSE

101. Lonicera species (FYI)

Lonicera tatarica - Tatarian Honeysuckle Lonicera x xylosteoides Dwarf Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica – Wild Honeysuckle Lonicera x brownii ‘Dropmore Scarlet’

Lonicera caerulea – Fly Honeysuckle (Haskaps) L. maximowiczii sachalinenesis - Sakhalin HS

• Lonicera involucrata – Bracted Honeysuckle (native)

Lonicera utahensis – Red Twin-berry L. tatarica https://www.hobbyseeds.com/lonicera-tatarica-tatarian-honeysuckle-20.html

L xylosteoides https://www.mesarbustes.fr/lonicera-xylosteoides-clavey-s-dwarf-chevrefeuille-arbustif-compact.html

• dioica http://wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=4112 https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Lonicera-brownii-Dropmore-Scarlet
• X brownii
• caerulea https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Lonicera-caerulea-Blue-Velvet
• involucrata https://www.gardensonline.com.au/GardenShed/PlantFinder/Show_3942.aspx
• utahensis http://web.ewu.edu/ewflora/Caprifoliaceae/Lonicera%20utahensis.html

102. Lonicera x xylosteoides

• Dwarf Honeysuckle (Miniglobe and Clavey’s Dwarf)

Origin: garden Hardiness: extremely hardy Exposure: full sun part shade

Soil: moist or dry once established tolerant of urban pollution

103. Form: medium sized round multi- stemmed shrubshape consistent

Size: Height: 1.2m Width: 1.2 m Lonicera x xylosteoides

• Clavey’s Dwarf Honeysuckle Lonicera x xylosteoides
• Dwarf Honeysuckle

104. Lonicera x xylosteoides

• Dwarf Honeysuckle

Foliage: simple,oval to ovate, margins entire or undulate, thick gray green , underside lighter and pubescent.

Arrangement - opposite Other: no fall colour

105. Lonicera x xylosteoides

• Dwarf Honeysuckle

Flowers: creamy white, produced along the branches in mid spring

Fruit: red berries, mid summer *poisonous

106. Lonicera x xylosteoides

• Dwarf Honeysuckle

Landscape Use

Hedging - maintains its shape group/mass planting good butterfly attractant

Maintenance: may get some spider mite

107. The same hedge in the winter time

The same hedge in the winter time: coarse textured bark at the base, very pointy, outward oriented leaf buds that appear almost bracted at the axil, opposite attachment.

108. Photo taken first spring after planting - comparatively early to leaf out...

Photo taken first spring after planting - comparatively early to leaf out next to some other species planted at the same time.

109. Lonicera species - Honeysuckle

• Lonicera tatarica - Tatarian Honeysuckle

Lonicera maximowiczii var sachalinensis - Sakhalin Honeysuckle

Lonicera cvs - Honeyrose Honeysuckle Origin: Introduced in Alberta

Zone: 3

Exposure: Full sun to part shade average to moist conditions

• Anita Schill

110. Slide 117

• Lonicera species - Honeysuckle

111. Form

Form: Rounded, sometimes wide spreading habit, very twiggy and fine textured, mature samples appear crooked or bent.

Size: 2.5m x 2m Large Shrub http://search.eaglelakenurseries.com/11050003/Plant/933/Honeyrose_Honeysuckle

• Lonicera species - Honeysuckle

112. Fairly insignificant Fall colour, disproportionately extremely fine textured terminal growth with arching,...

Fairly insignificant Fall colour, disproportionately extremely fine textured terminal growth with arching, “crooked” base stems that appear shredded. New growth light brown.

113. Attachment: opposite

Foliage: short petioleovate, 1-2” long, tip acute, base truncate to cordate, margins entirehairless or with very few hairs

Stemsmany stems from the basenew stems green to brown,hairlessolder stems turning gray and shredding http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=993

• Lonicera species - Honeysuckle

114. “Cat shredded bark”

• Hair-like twigs

115. Flowers: irregular, in pairs in leaf axils

slender tube with unfused section of petals forming 2 lips, lip section of petal longer than the tube, ovary with small bracts at base

Colour: red, light pink, white Season: early summer blooming

Fruit: bright red shiny berry, .5 cm diameter *poisonous https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/tatarian-honeysuckle

• Lonicera species - Honeysuckle

116. Landscape Use:

• Mass planting
• Specimen

Hedge/ windbreak Good bird and butterfly attractant

Cats like it http://www.landscape.ru/plant/lonicera/tatarica/

• Lonicera species - Honeysuckle

117. Lonicera species - Honeysuckle

• Maintenance

Periodic shearing or pruning to maintain form Honeysuckle Aphid (use Honeyrose cultivar)

118. Note

Note: White Lilacs (Mt. Baker?) in mid ground, Honeysuckle flowering uphill of those, Flowering Ohio Buckeye behind them.

119. DIERVILLACEAE Family

120. Family Characteristics

In the same order as the Honeysuckles - closely related to CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Contains only 2 Genera: Weigela (10 species) and Diervilla (2 species)

121. Weigela florida - Weigela

Origin: East Asia - China, Japan, Korea Hardiness Zone: 3-4

Exposure: Full sun Soil Conditions: moist, well drained soil

122. Weigela florida - Weigela

FOLIAGE

Texture - Mid texture, simple leaves, elongated with acute tip, margin entire to very slightly serrated

Colour - Green. Purple and variegated cultivars available (watch zones though).

• Foliage may be wavy

FORM

Height and Spread - Small shrub 1m x 1m Shape - Round

123. Weigela florida - Weigela

Flower

Type - cymes of trumpet shaped flowers, sessile attachment

Colour - Red & Pink Season of Bloom - Summer 6-8 weeks

Other - very stunning show. Red Prince may rebloom

124. Weigela florida - Weigela

Landscape Use

• Small sites

Summer interest (after most things have bloomed)

Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Mass plant (best) or as accent

125. Weigela florida - Weigela

Maintenance Considerations

May need to have dead growth cut out of it Very slow growth rate

Deadhead to extend season of bloom?

126. Photo taken June 27, 2025

Note application of shrub, what it is planted adjacent to….

127. CELASTRACEAE

• Staff Tree Family

128. Family Characteristics

Contains Paxistima and American Bittersweet (very poisonous)

• Flowers small

Woody species - some evergreen Opposite attachment

129. Euonymus alatus- Winged Burning Bush

Origin: China, Japan Hardiness Zone: 3 Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Soil Conditions: Prefers moist, well drained loam

130. Euonymus alatus- Winged Burning Bush

FOLIAGE

Texture - Oval to elliptic, acute at ends, waxy.

Colour - Green. Maroon red in fall Other - BARK has corky ridges, stems appear square

FORM

Height and Spread - 1.5 m x 1.5 m generally small or small/medium.

• Shape - Rounded

131. Euonymus alatus- Winged Burning Bush

Flower

Type - Small cymes Colour - yellow-green Season of Bloom - early summer

Other - May not see flowers here Fruit is an Aril (4 lobed capsule)

132. Euonymus alatus- Winged Burning Bush

Landscape Use

• Fall Feature
• Unique Bark

Maintenance Considerations

• Deer will eat it

133. Euonymus nanus- Turkestan Burning Bush

Semi-evergreen shrub Medium sized (1.2m - 1.8m) Narrow green leaves (almost needle like)

• THICKET FORMING

Red fall colour (not as bright as the winged burning bush)

134. Will sucker out / spread stoloniferously - VERY aggressive growth

Will sucker out / spread stoloniferously - VERY aggressive growth.

135. Euonymus nanus- Turkestan Burning Bush

Cream/White blooms, pink/red arils Can be sheared

• VERY fine textured

Referenced Links

• https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/american-highbush-cranberry
• http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/basin/5petal/honey/sam/red.htm
• https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=16
• https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LOSE
• https://www.hobbyseeds.com/lonicera-tatarica-tatarian-honeysuckle-20.html
• https://www.mesarbustes.fr/lonicera-xylosteoides-clavey-s-dwarf-chevrefeuille-arbustif-compact.html
• http://wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=4112
• https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Lonicera-brownii-Dropmore-Scarlet
• https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Lonicera-caerulea-Blue-Velvet
• https://www.gardensonline.com.au/GardenShed/PlantFinder/Show_3942.aspx
• http://web.ewu.edu/ewflora/Caprifoliaceae/Lonicera%20utahensis.html
• https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/lonicera-tatarica-arnold-red
• http://search.eaglelakenurseries.com/11050003/Plant/933/Honeyrose_Honeysuckle
• http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=993
• https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/tatarian-honeysuckle
• http://www.landscape.ru/plant/lonicera/tatarica/