Plant Profile: Winter Daphne (Daphne odora)
Karen Native to southern China, Vietnam and Taiwan, this broadleaf evergreen shrub is a member of the Thymelaeaceae, a plant family of just under 900 species, most of which are unfamiliar…
Plant Profile: Chinese Witch Hazel (Hamamelis mollis)
Native to forests and thickets in southeastern and southwestern China, this deciduous shrub or small tree is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes loropetalum, fothergill,…
Plant Profile: Big-Leaf Witch Hazel (Hamamelis ovalis)
This deciduous shrub was first found in 2004 in coastal Mississippi where it was growing under a canopy of pine and mixed deciduous hardwoods in shallow flat-bottomed ravines and on…
Plant Profile: Japanese Witch Hazel (Hamamelis japonica)
Native to mountainous areas of Japan, this deciduous shrub or small tree is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes loropetalum, fothergill, and winter hazel. The…
Plant Profile: Veitch’s Winter Hazel (Corylopsis veitchiana)
This deciduous shrub or small tree is native to mountainous areas of central China and is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes lorpetalum and fothergill.…
Plant Profile: Delavayi Summersweet (Clethra delavayi)
This deciduous shrub or small tree is native to western China and is a member of the small plant family Cletheracae that is distantly related to azaleas. The plant grows…
Plant Profile: Chinese Winter Hazel (Corylopsis platypetala)
Native to South-Central and Southeast China, this deciduous shrub is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes fothergill and loropetalum. Although it grows 8-10 feet in…
Plant Profile: Chinese Alder (Clethra fargesii)
Also known as bush pepper, common white alder, nana, and pink spire, this deciduous shrub or small tree is native to woodlands and mountains of Central China and is a…
Plant Profile: Buttercup Winter Hazel (Corylopsis pauciflora)
Native to Japan and Taiwan, this deciduous shrub is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes fothergill and loropetalum. It grows 4-6′ tall and spreads to…
Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus aka Cerasus vulgaris)
This deciduous small tree is a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes almond, lady’s mantle, meadowsweet. It is probably the result of spontaneous hybridization between ground cherry…