Slide 1 CAPRIFOLIACEAEHoneysuckle Family 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 Slide 2 CAPRIFOLIACEAE Symphoricarpos spp. Slide 3 Symphoricarpos sp. - Snowberry, Buckbrush Origin: Native to Alberta, Great Plains Hardiness: extremely hardyZone 0-1 Exposure: full sun part shade Soil: moist or dry, ecological margin species between grasslands and forest. Slide 4 https://www.nrem.iastate.edu/class/for356/species/Symphoricarpos_occidentalis.html https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/symphoricarpos-albus Slide 5 Symphoricarpos sp - Snowberry, Buckbrush Significant Features …….. oregonstate (2024) Johnson,O. (2021) naturekidsbc (2023) Slide 6 Symphoricarpos sp - Snowberry, Buckbrush small to medium shrub upright stiff branches Height 1-1.2m Spread 1-3 m silverplains.ca nrem.iastate.edu Slide 7 Symphoricarpos sp. - Snowberry, Buckbrush Foliage simple,oval to ovate, margins entire or undulate, thick gray green , underside lighter and pubescent. arrangement - opposite Slide 8 Symphoricarpos sp. - Snowberry, Buckbrush Twigs - slightly pubescent, slender light coloured Buds - often 3-4 superposed. creeping roots system (rhizomatous) https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/symphoricarpos/albus/ Slide 9 Symphoricarpos sp - Snowberry, Buckbrush Flowers: in leaf axils white with pink tinge corolla campanulate 5 lobedJune-July ( early summer) Berries - White, bluish white globose 1 cm across poisonous Slide 10 Symphoricarpos sp - Snowberry, Buckbrush Landscape Use : dry sites, fall and winter fruit colourresistant to herbicides Natural area, erosion control, slope stabilizationdry sites. Maintenance: suckers, keep confined Slide 11 landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Kordes’' Pinky Promise cultivars (FYI) Slide 12 CORNACEAE Dogwood Family Slide 13 CORNACEAE Dogwood Family Mostly trees and shrubs, one herbaceous Leaves simple opposite,margins entire, veins follow leaf margins Flowers - regular 4 or 5 petals or 4 petal like bracts Fruit - drupe, bluish white or red Slide 14 CORNACEAE Cornus sericea Slide 15 Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood Native to all areas of Alberta. In grasslands restricted to riparian and moist areas. Hardiness Zone: 1 Exposure: Full sun to part shade Soil: Moist well drained loam soils http://www.heritageseedlings.com/page_281_53/cornus-sericea-redtwig Slide 16 Map courtesy of USDA, NRCS. 2012. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC. (2012, 19 October). Slide 17 http://search.millcreeknursery.ca/11050005/Plant/106/Red_Osier_Dogwood Significant Features Slide 18 Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood large shrub 3m x 3m coarse textured Foliage: simple,margins entire, 5-10cm, Ovate to heart shaped Arrangement - opposite Red fall colour Stems: young shoots dark red, glabrous,flexible, prominent lenticels Slide 19 Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood *will root at the nodes if the branch touches the soil Slide 20 Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood Inflorescence: cyme Flowers: 4-5 petals , white Late spring early summer bloom Fruit: drupe , white with bluish tinge Summer into fall Slide 21 Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood Landscape Use fall colour, red stems in winter hedging specimen or small group mass planting Fruit for birds Slide 22 Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood Maintenance Prune in winter to remove old gray stems Problemssome aphid in fall shrubs root at nodes that touch the ground https://ask2.extension.org/kb/faq.php?id=791029 Slide 23 Cornus sericea cultivars (FYI) ‘Flaviramea’ - yellow twigs ‘Isanti’ - 5’ x 5’ ( dwarf) http://www.marshalltreesandnursery.com/Isanti-Dogwood.asp Slide 24 Cornus alba (FYI) White dogwoods Origin: Siberia, N. China, Korea Hardiness Zone: 2 Exposure: Sun Soil Conditions: Moist, well drained Significant Features... Slide 25 Cornus alba cultivars White dogwoods Slide 26 Cornus alba cultivars White dogwoods Characteristics Round in shape - heights vary with cultivars Leaves simple, ovate to elliptical, entire Green or Variegated. Green usually has red Fall Colour. Flowers white cyme - the cluster is showy - early Summer Fruit - White drupe with bluish tinge in Fall C. sericea C. alba Slide 27 Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’ - Ivory Halo Dogwood Slide 28 Cornus alba ‘Gouchaultii’ - Golden Variegated Dogwood Slide 29 Cornus alba ‘Kesselringii’ - Kesselring dogwood Slide 30 Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ - Siberian Dogwood Slide 31 Cornus alba cultivars White dogwoods Landscape Use Slide 32 Cornus alba cultivars White dogwoods Maintenance Hard prune to encourage new wood Check for tip death Slide 33 CUPRESSACEAE Cypress Family All are trees or shrubs, erect or prostrate Some species are important for timber and many are used as ornamentals Juniperus Thuja Cupressa Leaves: needle like awl or awn shaped, closely adpressed to the branchFlowers: species are monoecious or dioeciousCones: ovulate cones, usually woody but Juniperus with fleshy scales Slide 34 CUPRESSACEAE Juniperus horizontalis Slide 35 Juniperus horizontalis Horizontal Juniper Native to Alberta many cultivars: Blue Chip, Hughes, Bar Harbour, Wapiti, etc. Hardiness Zone 1 Exposure: full sun tolerates chinook winds Soil: native to dry rocky areas need excellent drainage Tolerates heat tolerates saline soils better than other junipers. Slide 36 Significant Features Singificant features Slide 37 Juniperus horizontalis Horizontal Juniper Form: prostrate spreading mat forming to low arching Height: 30-45 cm Spread : 3m ( depends on cultivar) Slide 38 Juniperus horizontalis Horizontal Juniper Foliage: scale like on most of branch, awl shaped near the main stem,glaucouswhorled turns purple in the fall if exposed to cold Stems will root at the nodesBranches long and narrow Flowers dioecious - not significant (FYI) Fruit: modified cone ( berry like) blue in colour not always found on cultivated forms low impact Slide 39 Juniperus horizontalis Horizontal Juniper Landscape Use native areas, reclamation, groundcover, foundation planting, good for erosion control mass planting dry sites Maintenance give them enough room some cultivars can sunscald in extreme years - mulch is beneficial Problems - spruce spidermite