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Scientific name - Chaenomeles japonica It was brought to England from China in 1796 by Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), a naturalis and president of the Royal Society. Synonyms - Chaenomeles lagenaria, Pyrus japonica, Cydonia japonica, Pyrus speciosa. Popular names - Flowering Quince, Japanese Quince, Japan Quince. Distribution and Habitat - originating in China, Tibet, and Burma. Description - deciduu shrub, 1.5-3 m high. Stalk slightly thorny, ritidom green-brown, smooth. Leaves decidue, language ovat, toothed edges. Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary or united in groups of 2-4; Corola formed of 5 petals red. Blooms in March-April, with the appearance of leaves. Fruit grapes, yellow-green, fragrant. Growth rate - slowly. Tolerante - ͦ temperatures to -10 C. Requirements - soil moist, acidic, well drained, in full sun or semi-shade. Management - trimming applied should be proportionate. It needs regular watering. Spring and summer apply fertilizers to 15 days. Propagation - by cuttings, autumn, seedlings semi-lignificati, for two years from the east to protect from cold and frost. The seeds, spring, after stratify in the sand over the winter, germinate after 5-6 weeks. Diseases and pests - Agrobacterium tumefaciens, APHIS gossypii (aphids that attack young and thin stalk), Botryosphaeria dothidea, Diplocarpon mespili, Erwinia amylovara, Gymnosporangium claivipes, Monilinia fructicola Natural partners and Garden - Forsythia sp.. Cultivars and varieties- 'Apple Blossom' with white flowers, becoming pink. 'Falconnet Charlet' semi-double flowers, pink or red. 'Rose plena' semi-double flowers, pale pink. 'Simonii' c semi-double flowers, dark red. 'Winter Cheer' grows 60-120 cm, with pink-purple flowers, blooming in autumn and winter. Properties and Uses - can be used as an ornamental tree in large or hedges. Myth, Legend and Folklore -- References James R. Cothran - Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South - University of South Carolina Press, 2003 John R. Hartman, Thomas P. Piron, Mary Ann Sall - Piron's Tree Maintenance - OUP USA, 2000 Norman Taylor, Kathleen Fisher - Taylor's Guide to Shrubs - Houghton Mifflin, 2001
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Asclepias fruticosa
Asclepias fruticosa - shrub native from South Africa, introduced in the Mediterranean for textiles. Camellia japonica
Evergreen ornamental plant of the Theaceae family, native from Eastern Asia, its origin is still controversial, being considered by some as species indigenous from Japonia and, by others, from China. It was introduced into Europe by the Portuguese in 1542 and soon spread to Spain, England, France and Italy; into United States at the beginning of the 18th century, and in Australia during the mid 19th century. Teline canariensis
Teline canariensis - shrub native (endemic) of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, grows at the edge of forests of Pinus radiata and Laurus canariensis novo in association with Neotinea maculata, Hypericum reflexum and Cystus sympithifolius, from 500 to 1500 m altitude. Quercus serrata
Tree 15-40 m high, trunk 1 m in diameter. Subsesile leaves or stalks, stalks up to 3 cm long, glabru or glabrescent; language to narrow obovata ovata, ovat-lanceolata, 6-15 x 2.5-7 cm, margins evening, the round, top-acute acuminata. Mutisia subspinosa Cav.
Undergrowth voluble, 2-3 m long. Strain poorly ramified, glabra, wavy, yellow-green, 3-wing, green wing, needle-spin, axillary buds are white tomentosi. Leaves alternate, Sesia, language hasta, 8-10 x 0.6-1.3 cm, green, toothed margins, 10-14 pairs of teeth mucronata, long-attenuated peak and ended with a Carcel Magnoliopsida
Acanthus Montanus
Acanthus montanus - herbaceous perennial, native to tropical Africa, where it is used to treat various diseases such as rheumatism, hypertension and skin infections. Campsis radicans
Genus was created by Portuguese botanist João de Loureiro (1717-1791) in the 1790 Flora Cochinchinensis for Campsis grandiflora. Linne named species with TECOM radicans and Thunberg gave the name of Bignonia radicans. Ostrya carpinifolia
Ostrya carpinifolia - used as an ornamental species for gardens, parks and green street. Ostrya is derived from Greek 'Ostrya', referring to the shape of bracts that protect the fruit. Cerastium tomentosum - snow in summer
Cerastium tomentosum - is a commonly grown rock-garden, often escape from cultivation. Fagus sylvatica
Spontaneously in Europe, the Balkans, Crimea. Grows at an altitude between 300 - 1200 m. In addition to habitat or continuous beech longer meets only sporadically in the form of clusters or as isolated specimens. |
 
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