Flower & Plant Guide. A selection of popular flowers and plants throughout the off peak season

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1 Flower & lant Guide A selection of popular flowers and plants throughout the off peak season

2 THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS December 1 through January 6 Thousands of coloured lights combine magnificent decorations to herald the festive season. Both by day and at night there is magic and music to delight all ages. Sharpen up your skates for a waltz around the outdoor ice skating rink. (Rentals available.) Welcome. This simple guide is meant to answer the most common questions visitors have from touring our 55 ACRES of gardens. Here you will find many of the plants either commonly used in our gardens, or those attracting the most attention. The small boxes under each photo show the commonly available colours, although they may not all be found in our gardens. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff in the LANT IDENTIFICATION CENTRE, or when closed, the Visitor Information Centre can assist you more in-depth information. If you can t find a plant in this guide, consider taking a digital photo and showing it to our staff. One of our 50 GARDENERS may also be able to assist you. LATIN NAME NOM LATIN Common Name Nom commun FLOWER SYMBOL LEGEND SRING RELUDE & HISTORICAL DISLAY Spring relude January 15 t h - March 31 st Every winter our gardeners create amazing indoor displays featuring flowering shrubs, trees, and thousands of bulbs. LANT TYE A B /A erennial Annual erennial Biennial grown as an Annual Annuelle luriannuelle Bisannuelle luriannuelle cultivée en tant qu annuelle GROWING CONDITIONS Sun Sun, artial Shade partial shade shade Soleil Soleil, ombre Ombre, soleil Ombre partielle partiel SEED AVAILABLE IN THE SEED AND GIFT STORE (seed may vary) Graines disponibles dans la Boutique de graines et souvenirs (les graines disponibles dans la boutique peuvent se différer) LANT HEIGHT Hauteur de la plante m Historical Display January 15 t h - March 15 th The development from cement factory to the present day garden as a National Historic Site of Canada is showcased throughout five rooms of the original family residence. BLOOMING SEASON (climatic zone 8) ériode de floraison (zone climatique 8) FLOWER COLOUR Couleur de fleur FOR MORE INFORMATION Box 4010 Victoria BC Canada V8X 3X4 Tel (Toll free) (info) @butchartgardens.com 3

3 Anemone GRECIAN WINDFLOWER Aubrieta 4 10 cm Crocus 5 13 cm Daphne 90 cm 2 60 cm Bellis ENGLISH DAISY /A 4 10 cm Bergenia ELEHANT S EARS, IGSQUEAK cm 9 22 cm Dicentra BLEEDING HEART 5 13 cm Doronicum LEOARD SBANE 4 Chionodoxa GLORY OF THE SNOW Corydalis 4 10 cm Erysimum x allionii SIBERIAN WALLFLOWER 1 40 cm Erysimum ENGLISH WALLFLOWER cm 5

4 Erythronium TROUT LILY Euphorbia Hyacinth 9 23 cm Iris 9 23 cm Fritillaria CROWN IMERIAL 2.6 m Fritillaria CHECKERED LILY Leucojum SUMMER SNOWFLAKE Muscari GRAE HYACINTH 4 10 cm 6 Galanthus SNOWDRO cm Helleborus HELLEBORE OR CHRISTMAS ROSE cm Myosotis FORGET-ME-NOT 3 8 cm Narcissus DAFFODIL 7

5 Nemesia A cm ericallis AINTED DAISY, CINERAREA A 9 22 cm Rodgersia Schizanthus OOR MAN S ORCHID, BUTTERFLY FLOWER A 1 45 cm rimula DRUMSTICK RIMULA /A rimula OLYANTHUS Scilla Trillium TRINITY FLOWER, WOOD LILY 1 46 cm 8 ulmonaria LUNGWORT ulsatilla ASQUE FLOWER Tulipa TULI Viola ANSY, VIOLET /A 21 cm 9

6 SHRUBS SHRUBS Aucuba (berries) SOTTED LAUREL 10 3 m Berberis Flowers Berries 91 cm Corylopsis WINTER HAZEL m m Corylus HARRY LAUDER S WALKING STICK catkins 10 3 m m Callicarpa BEAUTY BERRY Camellia Erica HEATHER Forsythia Berries m m 10 Chaenomeles QUINCE Flowers Chaenomeles QUINCE Fruit Hamamelis WITCH HAZEL 10 3 m Mahonia OREGON GRAE m 11

7 SHRUBS TREES OF INTEREST ieris LILY OF THE VALLEY SHRUB yracantha FIRETHORN Cornus FLOWERING DOGWOOD Ilex HOLLY Berries Flowers Berries Rhododendron Rhododendron Mollis Hybrid DECIDUOUS AZALEA Magnolia runus FLOWERING CHERRY Flowers Flowers 12 Ribes FLOWERING CURRANT m 90 cm Viburnum x bodnantense m m seudotsuga menziesii DOUGLAS FIR Thuja plicata WESTERN RED CEDAR 13

8 14 INDEX Anemone GRECIAN WINDFLOWER Aubrieta Aucuba SOTTED LAUREL AZALEA, DECIDUOUS Rhododendron BEAUTY BERRY Callicarpa Bellis ENGLISH DAISY Berberis Bergenia BLEEDING HEART Dicentra BUTTERFLY FLOWER, OOR MAN S ORCHID Schizanthus. 9 Callicarpa BEAUTY BERRY Camellia Chaenomeles QUINCE CHECKERED LILY Fritillaria Chionodoxa GLORY OF THE SNOW CHRISTMAS ROSE OR HELLEBORE Helleborus CINERAREA, AINTED DAISY ericallis Corydalis Corylopsis WINTER HAZEL Corylus HARRY LAUDER S WALKING STICK Crocus CROWN IMERIAL Fritillaria CURRANT, FLOWERING Ribes DAFFODIL Narcissus Daphne Dicentra BLEEDING HEART Doronicum LEOARD S BANE DRUMSTICK RIMULA rimula ENGLISH DAISY Bellis ENGLISH WALLFLOWER Erysimum Erica HEATHER Erysimum x allionii SIBERIAN WALLFLOWER Erysimum ENGLISH WALLFLOWER Erythronium TROUT LILY Euphorbia FIRETHORN yracantha FORGET-ME-NOT Myosotis Forsythia Fritillaria CROWN IMERIAL Fritillaria CHECKERED LILY Galanthus SNOWDRO GLORY OF THE SNOW Chionodoxa GRAE HYACINTH Muscari GRECIAN WINDFLOWER Anemone Hamamelis WITCH HAZEL HARRY LAUDER S WALKING STICK Corylus HEATHER Erica Helleborus HELLEBORE OR CHRISTMAS ROSE Hyacinth Iris LEOARD S BANE Doronicum Leucojum SUMMER SNOWFLAKE LILY OF THE VALLEY SHRUB ieris LUNGWORT ulmonaria Mahonia OREGON GRAE Muscari GRAE HYACINTH Myosotis FORGET-ME-NOT Narcissus DAFFODIL Nemesia OREGON GRAE Mahonia AINTED DAISY, CINERAREA ericallis ANSY, VIOLET Viola ASQUE FLOWER ulsatilla ericallis AINTED DAISY, CINERAREA ieris LILY OF THE VALLEY SHRUB OLYANTHUS rimula OOR MAN S ORCHID, BUTTERFLY FLOWER Schizanthus. 9 rimula DRUMSTICK RIMULA rimula OLYANTHUS ulmonaria LUNGWORT ulsatilla ASQUE FLOWER yracantha FIRETHORN QUINCE Chaenomeles Rhododendron Ribes FLOWERING CURRANT Rodgersia Schizanthus OOR MAN S ORCHID, BUTTERFLY FLOWER. 9 Scilla SIBERIAN WALLFLOWER Erysimum x allionii SNOWDRO Galanthus SOTTED LAUREL Aucuba SUMMER SNOWFLAKE Leucojum Trillium TRINITY FLOWER, WOOD LILY TRINITY FLOWER, WOOD LILY Trillium TROUT LILY Erythronium Tulipa TULI Viburnum x bodnantense VIOLET, ANSY Viola WINTER HAZEL Corylopsis WITCH HAZEL Hamamelis WOOD LILY, TRINITY FLOWER Trillium Trees of Interest March 16 th - June 14 th SRING Spectacular spring bursts forth in a show of unparalleled beauty. One of the finest displays in the world heralds the season hundreds of thousands of bulbs in bloom joined by a host of flowering trees and shrubs. The Gardens are alive the colours and scents of spring. S ECTACULAR

9 June 15 th through September 30 th SUMMER Summer at The Gardens is breathtaking. Ravishing floral splendour greets you at every turn. Every evening The Gardens is transformed into a wonderland of light beautiful Night Illuminations. From July to the September long weekend, enjoy evening entertainment on the concert lawn stage and, on Saturday nights, be thrilled by the pyrotechnic marvels of one of the most stunning firework displays in North America.