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| Botanical Name: |
Cornus florida 'Cherokee Sunset' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
CORE-nuss FLOOR-eh-dad |
| Common Name: |
Eastern Dogwood |
| Family Name: |
Cornaceae |
| Diseases: |
Verticillium wilt. |
| Flower: |
2-3 |
| Growth: |
10-20' tall x 10' across, slow to average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
As cut flower or specimen. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Suckers. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings, seeds or grafting. |
| Pruning: |
Very little required except spints sfrom rootstock. |
| Tolerance: |
Lawn irrigation. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree. |
| Water: |
Ample moisture. |
| California Native: |
No |
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| Botanical Name: |
Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine |
| Common Name: |
Eastern Dogwoods |
| Family Name: |
Cornaceae |
| Diseases: |
Verticillium wilt. |
| Growth: |
10-20' tall x 10' across, slow to average growth. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Suckers. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree. |
| Water: |
Ample moisture. |
| California Native: |
No |
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| Botanical Name: |
Cornus x 'Eddie's White Wonder' |
| Common Name: |
Hybird Dogwood |
| Family Name: |
Cornaceae |
| Diseases: |
Verticillium wilt. |
| Growth: |
10-20' tall x 10' across, slow to average growth. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Suckers. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree. |
| Water: |
Ample to moist. |
| California Native: |
No |
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| Botanical Name: |
Cotinus coggygria 'Purpurer' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
coe-TINE-us co-GIG-ree-ah |
| Common Name: |
Purple Smoke Bush |
| Family Name: |
Anacardiaceae |
| Diseases: |
Verticillium wilt (control) Reduce watering. Powdery mildew (control) No overhead watering. |
| Flower: |
Plume-like paniccle pink-purple fading to gray in May to June with no fragrant. |
| Growth: |
12 - 15'+ X 12-15' spread, average growth to fast. |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, container plant, screan and shrub mass. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Filoli and Naman gardens. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
None required. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, heat, insects, neglect, seacoast and winds. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree that is dense, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Monthly to none in summer |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zones 2-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Geranium incanum |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
jer-RAY-nee-uhm in-CAN-uhm |
| Common Name: |
Cranesbill |
| Family Name: |
Geraniaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
5 single petals overlapping 1" diameter rose - purple in the spring. |
| Growth: |
6' to 1' x 1' fast growing. |
| Landscape Use: |
In borders, container plants, fire resistance, ground cover and rock gardens. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Cut back every 2-3 years to invigorate. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought and heat. |
| Type: |
Perennial ground cover. |
| Water: |
Dry between / twice a month. |
| California Native: |
No |
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| Botanical Name: |
Rhododendron occidentale * |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
row-dought-DEN-drun ox-eh-den-TAL-lay |
| Common Name: |
Western Azalea |
| Family Name: |
Ericaceae |
| Diseases: |
Petal blight. |
| Growth: |
6-10' tall x 6-10' across, average growth. |
| Light: |
Sun to shade on the coast. |
| Pest: |
Brachyrhinusm weevils. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings or seeds. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer and lawn irrgation. |
| Type: |
Deciduous shrb. |
| Water: |
Ample moisture. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
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| Botanical Name: |
Acer japonicum 'Maiku jaku' |
| Common Name: |
Dancing Peacock |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Namon garden |
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| Botanical Name: |
Acer palmatum 'Seirya' |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Naman garden |
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| Botanical Name: |
Malus ioensis 'Piena' |
| Common Name: |
Bechtel Crabapple |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Naman garden
MENTIONED |
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| Botanical Name: |
Acer shindeshojo |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Naman garden Notice azalia and cotinus incanum. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Rhododendron occidentale Blue |
| Common Name: |
Blue Rhododendron |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Naman garden
MENTIONED |
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| Botanical Name: |
Cornus florida |
| Common Name: |
Eastern Dogwood |
| Family Name: |
Cornaceae |
| Diseases: |
Verticillim wilt and anthrac. |
| Flower: |
Double white. |
| Growth: |
10-20' X 10-15' slow growing. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts birds/bees , specimen and for cut flowers. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast and shade to part shade inland. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Some suckers. |
| Pruning: |
Very little, break off suckers. |
| Type: |
Deciduius |
| Water: |
Ample moisture. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Naman Garden |
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