Plant Picks

Plant Picks are the details of plants at Milner Gardens & Woodland written by the Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association volunteers.

Click on the plant name below for a detailed description.

Botanical Name	Common Name	Image
Acanthus mollis	Bear's breeches
Acer macrophyllum	Bigleaf maple
Acidanthera murilae, Gladiolus callianthus	Peacock orchid
Aesculus x carnea	Red horse chestnut
Albizia julibrissin	Persian silk tree
Alchemilla mollis	Lady's mantle
Allium cernuum	Nodding onion
Anenome clematis	Clematis montana
Anenome 'Honorine Jobert'	Japanese anenome
Anemonella thalictroides	Rue anemone
Astilbe arendsii hybrid mix	False spirea
Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Hennie Graafland’
Begonia grandis	Hardy begonia
Berberis linearifolia	Berberry
Brunnera macrophylla	Siberian bugloss "silver heart"
Camellia sinensis	Tea Camellia
Caryopteris x clandonensis	Bluebeard
Castanea sativa	Spanish chestnut
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides	Blue plumbago
Chaenomeles speciosa	Japanese quince
Chionanthus virginicus	Fringe tree
Chionodoxa forbesii	Glory-of-the-snow
Clematis armandii	Evergreen clematis
Clematis tangutica	Golden tiara clematis
Colchicum autumnale	Fall crocus
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'	Moonbeam coreopsis
Cornus kousa chinensis	Chinese dogwood
Corylopsis pauciflora	Buttercup winter hazel
Cotoneaster rhederi	Puckered leaf cotoneaster
Crinodendron hookerianum	Chilean lantern tree
Cyclamen coum	Eastern cyclamen
Davidia involucrata	Dove tree
Deutzia scabra	Fuzzy deutzia
Dierama pulcherrimum	Angel's fishing rod
Dicentra 'King of Hearts"	Bleeding heart
Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove
Epimedium versicolor	Bishop’s hat
Eranthis hyemalis	Winter aconite
Erythronium 'Pagoda'	Fawn lily
Erythronium revolutum	Pink fawn lily
Fuchsia magellanica	Fuchsia 'Hawkshead'
Galanthus nivalis	Snowdrop
H. paniculata 'Limelight'	Limelight hydrangea
Hamamelis mollis	Chinese witch hazel
Helleborus orientalis	Lenten rose
Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'	Daylily
Heptacodium miconioides	Heptacodium, Seven-son flower
Hesperantha coccinea	Crimson flag lily
Hydrangea aspera	Rough-leaved hydrangea
Iris sibirica (white)	Siberian iris
Jasminum nudiflorum	Winter jasmine
Kerria japonica	Japanese kerria
Knautia macedonica	Crimson scabious
Leycesteria formosa	Himalayan honeysuckle
Lilium martagon	Martagon lily
Lobelia tupa	Lobelia
Macleaya cordata	Plume poppy
Magnolia x soulangeana	Saucer magnolia
Mahonia repens	Creeping mahonia
Mespilus germanica	Medlar
Nepeta x faassennii Junior Walker 'Novanepjun'	Catmint junior walker
Nerine bowdenii	Cornish lily
Oenothera lindheimeri 'Bantam White'	Whirling butterflies
Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’	Ornamental oregano
Parrotia persica	Persian ironwood
Paulownia tomentosa	Empress tree
Phlomis russeliana	Jerusalem sage
Polygonatum spp	Solomon's seal
Pulmonaria angustifolia	Lungwort
R. Fragrantissimum
Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'	Kiftsgate rose
Stewartia pseudocamellia	Japanese stewartia
Styrax japonicus	Japanese snowbell
Trillium ovatum	Pacific trillium, Western trillium, Wake-Robin
Viburnum farreri	Fragrant viburnum

View a complete list of plants at Milner Gardens & Woodland.

Please see our Gardening Advice to have your gardening questions answered by a volunteer from the Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association.