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Chimon = winter anthem = flower praecox = late. Popular names: English - wintersweet, Japanese - robe; Chimonanthus praecox - native species of China. Linnaeus described this species as the variety, as the Calycanthus praecox. In 1819 Lindley introduced a new kind Chimonanthus. Deciduu shrub, 2-5 m high. Leaves opposite, entire, ovat-lanceolata, 7-20 cm long, thin, green, rough upper part, becoming yellow in autumn. Flowers yellow, 2 cm in diameter, bloom before leaf emergence on wood from previous year. Blooms in mid-December to February. Fruit capsule indehiscenta, green, 3-5 cm long, calyx persistent. Grows on moist soil, fertile, alkaline, well drained. Must be protected from the cold winds of winter, late winter frosts may damage the plant. Exhibitionitii sunny to give good performance. It is easily transplanted. Cuttings are made after blooming, if late cuttings will reduce the number of flowers the following year. Cut the branches too thin and dead wood. Multiply by seeds and seedlings. Collect seeds late summer, before I start to dry fruit. Seedlings are taken in July. Multiply by grafting cultivars. It is indicated as a species for bonsai. Cultivars and varieties: 'concolor', 'grandiflorus', 'luteus', C. praecox var. luteus. Is grown in southern France for the extraction of essential oils. In China the flowers are used in medicine. Grow as ornamental species in Japan, China, Europe, North America, in East Asia is the favorite winter flower. Partners for the winter garden - Hamamelis mollis, Iris unguicularis, Lonicera fragrantissima, Daphne mezereum, Galanthus nivalis and Helleborus niger. References Andy McIndoe - Shrubs - Horticulture Books, 2005 B. Bodart-Bailey - The Furthest Goal - Routledge Curzon, 1995 Hazel Evans - The Patio Garden - Frances Lincoln Publishers, 2006 Kim E. Tripp, JC Raulston - The Year in Trees - Timber Press, 2001 Michael W. Buffin - Winter-flowering Shrubs Peter Hanelt, Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research - Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops - Springer, 2001 Ran Levy-Yamamori, Gerard Taaffe - Garden Plants of Japan - Timber Press, 2004
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Gardenia jasminoides - Gardenia
Shrub or small tree, growing 1-15 m tall. Leaves glossy, evergreen, opposite, coriacee, oval or elliptical, dark green, 7-10 cm long. Large solitary flowers, double or semiduble, white, 5.12 cm diameter. Bloom from May to September. Dalechampia spathulata
Dalechampia spathulata is a shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family. Most species belonging to the genus Dalechampia multiply naturally by seeds. Prunus cerasifera - corcodus
Prunus cerasifera - is grown for its edible fruit jams are made and cultivars and varieties are found all over the world species grown as ornamentals in parks and gardens, or green street. Acer platanoides - norway maple
Acer platanoides - used as an ornamental species in parks and gardens, but also the green street. In the United States was introduced around 1700 in East Pensilveniei. It was introduced as ornamental species, the green street, in many areas of culture out of control and become invasive species. Maclura tricuspidata
Maclura tricuspidata - native to North America, used as an ornamental species, used for protection curtains. Magnoliopsida
Angelica archangel L. - Root Holy Spirit
Angelica, Arcangel, Angelica di Bohemia, archangel, wild celery, wild parsnip, bai zhi, engelwortel, Angélique, Angelika, Brustwurz, Chora, padaganghwal, erva do Espirito Santo, djagill, anschelika, Epiritu raiz del Santo, the root of the Holy Spirit. Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus - hard wood shaft with durable but less humid conditions. Suprta trimming and better suited for bonsai training. Legousia speculum-veneris - Venus looking-glass
French botanist Legousia is dedicated Legouz name of Garland, founder of the botanical gardens in Digione 1773; speculum-veneris = mirror of Venus because of the corolla form. Speculum-Veneris Legousia can become invasive of cereal fields. Papaver aurantiacum
Papaver aurantiacum - perennial species, grows on limestone debris and rocky places in alpine and subalpine region. Hedeoma pulegioides
Stem very thin, erect, branched, finely pubescent, 15-45 cm high. Leaves ovat until obovata-oblong, ribbed, few soirees, top obtuse, base narrow, glabra, slightly pubescent, thin, upper leaves are smaller. Flowers in bunches, axillary, pedicel pubescent, less than or equal to calyx, calyx pubescent, lobes 3 short and 2 longer lobes. Corola white or blue-violet. Blooms in July-September. |
 
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