HRT 212 Plant Walk 7: Dogwoods and Lilacs

Vinca major Note, large, simple leaves with smooth leaf margins

Syringa reticulata Note, OPPOSITE (cherry is alternate) cherry-like bark Large, twin terminal buds large clusters of seed capsules

Cornus mas fat shrub or low-branched small tree Note clusters of bright yellow flowers, interesting platey bark

Forsythia x intermedia Note raised, round lenticels on stems, yellow-green color of young branches  

 Cornus racemosa (Swida racemosa) Note remains of last year's flower clusters in persistant pedicels

Syringa vulgaris Note large, twin terminal buds (flower clusters already out this year)

Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' Note twin terminal buds with purplish bud scales rounded habit, much smaller than Common lilac

Syringa meyeri Note twin terminal buds, pointed (rounded on Miss Kim) habit also more upright than Miss Kim, larger - but still much smaller than common lilac Prominent dot-like lenticels

Cornus sericea suckering shrub many cultivars with varying size, intensity of twig color some variegated

Cornus sericea 'Flamirivera' suckering shrub with yellow twigs opposite branching

Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Flame' coral-colored dogwood shrub, similar to Salix 'Flame' but opposite branching

Cornus alternifolia Note maroon-colored stems Small tree with hortizontal branching in layers like a Pagoda branches alternate (but just barely)

 Cornus florida Note alligator-like bark usually single stemmed small tree large terminal flower buds (pretzel buns? biscuits?)

Vinca minor Note smooth leaf margins and thin stems

Liriope spicata Note straplike basal leaves

Pachysandra terminalis Note fragile rhizomes umberella like arrangment of leaves terminal flower buds see also variegated form

Sarcococca hookeriana Note leathery, shiny leaves

Chinese Dogwood or Kousa Dogwood single or multi-stemmed tree with pretty exfoliating bark flower buds teardrop-shaped  

Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus' Note scalloped leaf margins Underside of leaves purple, winter color purple Ground cover and climbing vine

Ajuga reptans Note square stems  

Helleborus sp. Note evergreen, leathery foliage and early flowers