A dwarf, slow-growing conifer forming a dense, globose bush, with short, olive-green needle-like foliage, turning to shades of red, bronze and purple in the autumn as the temperatures become lower. An ...

The Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is actually a member of the Cypress family. It is a slow-growing evergreen that changes shape as it matures; younger trees are commonly slender pyramids, but ...

For the miniature rock garden, a dwarf variety of Japanese red cedar Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilmoriniana’ provides great structure and purplish colour in winter. Another good option would be a ...

China: stems and leaves eaten. This site is provided to Mr. Freedman by Dr. Jules Janick, Emeritus Professor and Former James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture. The content on this site is ...

Octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana) is the most prolific bulbil producer with as many as 10,000 of them forming on a single flower stalk. And then there’s mother fern (Asplenium bulbiferum), a ...

There are so many things to admire about Kerria japonica that set it apart from the usual suspects seen in the garden. It’s a gorgeous bloomer in shade, with long-lasting flowers, making it a champion ...

Belsay was home to an early introduction of the pocket handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana). After the loss of the original tree, a planting programme was set up and several young ...

Since the introduction of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), to the United States in 1916, the pest has had a long history of range expansion, and is now established in ...

alongside black dalea (Dalea frutescens), prickly pear species with penstemon or try octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana) with purple or white trailing lantana. They also pair well with the ...