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A selection of popular
flowers and plants throughout
the peak season
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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. Plants are arranged by predominant flower colour. Those commonly
found in multiple colours are in the section with a rainbow bar. 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 PLANT
IDENTIFICATION CENTRE can assist you with more in-depth information. If you cant
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.
Common Name
NOM LATIN
Nom commun
Lobularia maritima
Lavatera
SWEET ALYSSUM
MALLOW
A
JFMAMJJASOND
6
15 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
2.5
80 cm
PLANT TYPE
P/A
Perennial
Annual Perennial Biennial grown as
an Annual
Annuelle
Pluriannuelle Bisannuelle
Soleil
Sun,
partial shade
Partial
shade
Shade
Ombre
PLANT HEIGHT
P/A
Hauteur de la plante
JFMAMJJASOND
P/A
5
1.5 m
JFMAMJJASOND
18
45 cm
3
.9 m
FLOWER COLOUR
Couleur de fleur
Box 4010
Victoria BC Canada
V8X 3X4
JFMAMJJASOND
WHIRLIGIG DAISY
4
1.2 m
(climatic zone 8)
(zone climatique 8)
Osteospermum
Nicotiana
TOBACCO PLANT
BLOOMING SEASON
Priode de floraison
Pluriannuelle
cultive en tant
quannuelle
GROWING CONDITIONS
Sun
Senecio
Zantedeschia
DUSTY MILLER
CALLA LILY
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
24
60 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
3
.9 m
Abutilon
Achillea
Helianthemum
YARROW
ROCK ROSE
P
JFMAMJJASOND
2
.6 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
4
1.2 m
3
.9 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
6
15 cm
4
10 cm
DAY LILY
P
JFMAMJJASOND
Calceolaria
Coreopsis
Ligularia
Lilium
SCOTSMANS PURSE
TICKSEED
TURKSCAP LILY
P/A
10
25 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
8
20 cm
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
18
45 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
P
4
1.2 m
JFMAMJJASOND
Eremurus
Helenium
Lysimachia
Rudbeckia
FOXTAIL LILY
SNEEZEWEED
WHORLED LOOSESTRIFE
P
4
3
.9 m
Hemerocallis
JFMAMJJASOND
7
2.1 m
5
1.5 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
6
1.8 m
2
.6 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
3
.9 m
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
3
.9 m
2
.6 m
4
1.2 m
2
.6 m
3
.9 m
1
.3 m
Tagetes
Solidago
GOLDENROD
P
JFMAMJJASOND
7
2.1 m
1
.3 m
A
JFMAMJJASOND
Tagetes
Tigridia
SIGNET MARIGOLD
TIGER FLOWER
A
JFMAMJJASOND
P
9
23 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
24
60 cm
12
30 cm
Clematis
CLEMATIS VINE
P
24
60 cm
18
45 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
Eupatorium
JOE PYE WEED
JFMAMJJASOND
2
.6 m
JFMAMJJASOND
2
.6 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
4
1.2 m
3
.9 m
Dierama
ANGELS FISHING ROD
FALSE SPIRAEA
3
.9 m
SPIDER FLOWER
JFMAMJJASOND
Astilbe
P
10
3m
Cosmos
JAPANESE ANEMONE
3
.9 m
Cleome
JFMAMJJASOND
Anemone x hybrida
P
6
MARIGOLD
P
3
.9 m
JFMAMJJASOND
6
1.8 m
4
1.2 m
Filipendula
6
1.8 m
4
1.2 m
MEADOWSWEET
P
JFMAMJJASOND
7
2.1 m
3
.9 m
Phlox
GARDEN PHLOX
P
JFMAMJJASOND
Crocosmia
Physostegia
4
1.2 m
1
.45 m
OBEDIENT PLANT
4
1.2 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
Sedum
Rodgersia
STONECROP
P
JFMAMJJASOND
18
45 cm
P
3
.9 m
JFMAMJJASOND
12
30 cm
P/A
P
JFMAMJJASOND
3
.9 m
JFMAMJJASOND
Hibiscus
Lobelia
CARDINAL FLOWER
P
JFMAMJJASOND
5
1.5 m
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
Amaranthus
Arum
Monarda
Paeonia
LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING
BEE BALM
PEONY
A
8
1
.3 m
Dahlia
DAHLIA ROTE FUNKEN
MONTBRETIA
JFMAMJJASOND
4
1.2 m
3
.9 m
Berries
JFMAMJJASOND
12
30 cm
6
15 cm
P
JFMAMJJASOND
4
1.2 m
JFMAMJJASOND
2
.8 m
2
.6 m
2
.8 m
2
.8 m
2
.6 m
Pelargonium x hortorum
Ricinus
ZONAL GERANIUM
CASTOR BEAN
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
A
JFMAMJJASOND
6
1.8 m
JFMAMJJASOND
Acanthus
Aconitum
Aster
BEARS BREECHES
MONKSHOOD
MICHAELMAS DAISY
P
JFMAMJJASOND
4
1.2 m
3
.9 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
5
1.5 m
3
.9 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
Agapanthus
Ageratum
Cynara
FLOSS FLOWER
CARDOON
P
10
varies
with
variety
Allium
ORNAMENTAL ONION
P
JFMAMJJASOND
2
.6 m
2
.5 m
A
JFMAMJJASOND
varies
with
variety
Angelonia
varies
with
variety
JFMAMJJASOND
24
60 cm
12
30 cm
Corydalis
4
1.2 m
1
.3 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
8
20 cm
4
10 cm
Delphinium
DELPHINIUM PACIFIC GIANT MIX
P
P
JFMAMJJASOND
P/A
8
2.4 m
JFMAMJJASOND
5
1.5 m
11
Echinops
Eryngium
Meconopsis
GLOBE THISTLE
Ophiopogon
SEA HOLLY
P
JFMAMJJASOND
4
1.2 m
3
.9 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
24
60 cm
P
JFMAMJJASOND
Felicia
Heliotropium
Primula
KINGFISHER DAISY
POKER PRIMROSE
A
JFMAMJJASOND
12
30 cm
6
15 cm
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
PLANTAIN LILY
P
JFMAMJJASOND
varies
with
variety
Lobelia
Hosta
12
36
90 cm
varies
with
variety
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
9
22 cm
4
10 cm
P
JFMAMJJASOND
P
3
.9 m
JFMAMJJASOND
Salvia
MEALYCUP SAGE
24
60 cm
12
30 cm
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
Salvia
Thalictrum
GENTIAN SAGE
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
18
45 cm
24
60 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
24
60 cm
5
1.5 m
4
1.2 m
13
Tradescantia
Verbena
VERVAIN
SPIDERWORT
P
JFMAMJJASOND
P/A
24
60 cm
12
30 cm
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
Gunnera
Begonia x tuberhybrida
TARO
CHILEAN RHUBARB
TUBEROUS BEGONIA
foliage plant
5
1.5 m
3
.9 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
Musa
Oxalis
JAPANESE BANANA
SHAMROCK OR SORREL
P
foliage plant
15
4.6 m
10
3m
6
1.8 m
JFMAMJJASOND
12
30 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
P
JFMAMJJASOND
varies
with
variety
Begonia
24
60 cm
P/A
6
15 cm
COLUMBINE
varies
with
variety
P/A
Canna
CANNA LILY
P
JFMAMJJASOND
Aquilegia
SNAPDRAGON
Colocasia
P
14
JFMAMJJASOND
Antirrhinum
24
60 cm
A
JFMAMJJASOND
15
39 cm
6
15 cm
Celosia
4.5
1.5 m
3
.9 m
FEATHERED COCKSCOMB
A
JFMAMJJASOND
24
60 cm
15
Chrysanthemum
GARDEN MUM
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
Dahlia
DAHLIA MIX
varies
with
variety
JFMAMJJASOND
LUPIN
varies
with
variety
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
30
80 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
Dianthus
Digitalis
Matthiola
Nicotiana
SWEET WILLIAM
FOXGLOVE
ANNUAL STOCK
TOBACCO PLANT
B
JFMAMJJASOND
24
60 cm
12
30 cm
B
JFMAMJJASOND
5
1.5 m
3
.9 m
A
JFMAMJJASOND
Impatiens
Lathyrus
Papaver
SWEET PEA
ORIENTAL POPPY
A
16
P/A
Lupinus
Lobelia
JFMAMJJASOND
A
18
45 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
P
10
3m
JFMAMJJASOND
3
.9 m
2
.6 m
P/A
12
30 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
3
.9 m
Pelargonium
3
.9 m
2
.6 m
P
JFMAMJJASOND
15
39 cm
17
SHRUBS
Penstemon
Primula
BEARDED TONGUE
CANDELABRA PRIMULA
P/A
JFMAMJJASOND
P
24
60 cm
Salpiglossis
JFMAMJJASOND
3
.9 m
2
.6 m
JFMAMJJASOND
JFMAMJJASOND
P/A
24
60 cm
Solenostemon
COLEUS
18
ANGELS TRUMPETS
CALIFORNIA LILAC
P/A
Brugmansia
SPOTTED LAUREL
JFMAMJJASOND
10
3m
Ceanothus
Salvia
PAINTED TONGUE
JFMAMJJASOND
Aucuba (berries)
15
39 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
20
6.1 m
4
1.2 m
JFMAMJJASOND
varies
with
variety
JFMAMJJASOND
varies
with
variety
JFMAMJJASOND
10
3m
Fremontodendron
FREMONTIA CALIFORNIA GLORY
5
1.5 m
Cotoneaster (flowers)
Cotoneaster (berries)
Zinnia
JFMAMJJASOND
15
5m
10
3m
JFMAMJJASOND
12
3.6 m
8
2.4 m
19
SHRUBS
Fuchsia
SHRUBS
Philadelphus
Fuchsia
MOCK ORANGE
.9 m
JFMAMJJASOND
JFMAMJJASOND
Hibiscus
Hydrangea
ROSE OF SHARON
JFMAMJJASOND
20
2
.6 m
10
3m
JFMAMJJASOND
4
1.2 m
JFMAMJJASOND
6
1.8 m
4
1.2 m
JFMAMJJASOND
Hypericum
Tibouchina
GLORY BUSH
6
1.8 m
JFMAMJJASOND
15
4.6 m
3
.9 m
varies
with
variety
JFMAMJJASOND
varies
with
variety
Rhododendron
AZALEA MOLLIS HYBRID
Rhododendron
Hydrangea
JFMAMJJASOND
Pieris
varies
with
variety
JFMAMJJASOND
varies
with
variety
Viburnum
DAVIDS VIBURNUM
varies
with
variety
FLOWERS
BERRIES
JFMAMJJASOND
5
1.5 m
21
TREES OF INTEREST
22
Acer
Arbutus
MADRONA
Fagus
Populus
COPPER BEECH
LOMBARDY POPLAR
Robinia
Sequoiadendron
FRISIA LOCUST
WEEPING SEQUOIA
LOBELIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/17
LOOSESTRIFE, WHORLED Lysimachia . . . . . . . . . . . 5
LORDS AND LADIES Arum (berries) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING Amaranthus . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LUPIN Lupinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
MALLOW, COMMON ROSE Hibiscus . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
MALLOW Lavatera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MAPLE, PARLOR OR FLOWERING Abutilon . . . . . . . . 4
MARIGOLD Tagetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
MARIGOLD, SIGNET Tagetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
MEADOW RUE, YUNNAN Thalictrum . . . . . . . . . . .13
MEADOWSWEET Filipendula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
MICHAELMAS DAISY Aster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
MOCK ORANGE Philadelphus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
MONKSHOOD Aconitum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
MONTBRETIA Crocosmia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OBEDIENT PLANT Physostegia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ORNAMENTAL ONION Allium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
PAINTED TONGUE Salpiglossis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
PEONY Paeonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PHLOX, GARDEN Phlox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PLANTAIN LILY Hosta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
POPPY, ORIENTAL Papaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
POPPY, HIMALAYAN BLUE Meconopsis . . . . . . . . . .13
PRIMROSE, POKER Primula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
PRIMULA, CANDELABRA Primula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
RHODODENDRON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
ROCK ROSE Helianthemum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
RODGERSIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SAGE, GENTIAN/MEALYCUP Salvia . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
SALVIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
SCOTSMANS PURSE Calceolaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SEA HOLLY Eryngium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
SHAMROCK OR SORREL Oxalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
SNAPDRAGON Antirrhinum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
SNEEZEWEED Helenium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SPIDER FLOWER Cleome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SPIDERWORT Tradescantia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
SPOTTED LAUREL Aucuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
ST. JOHNS WORT Hypericum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
STOCK, ANNUAL Matthiola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
STONECROP Sedum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SWEET PEA Lathyrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
SWEET WILLIAM Dianthus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
TARO Colocasia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
TICKSEED Coreopsis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TIGER FLOWER Tigridia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
TOBACCO PLANT Nicotiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/17
TURKSCAP LILY Lilium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
VERVAIN Verbena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
VIBURNUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
WHIRLIGIG DAISY Osteospermum . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
YARROW Achillea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ZINNIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
23
FOLLOWED BY
COMMON NAME
Hibiscus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/20
Hosta PLANTAIN LILY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Hydrangea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Hypericum ST. JOHNS WORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Impatiens BUSY LIZZIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Lathyrus SWEET PEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Lavatera MALLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Ligularia LIGULARIA THE ROCKET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Lilium TURKSCAP LILY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Lobelia CARDINAL FLOWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Lobelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/17
Lobularia maritima ALYSSUM, SWEET . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lupinus LUPIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Lysimachia WHORLED LOOSESTRIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Matthiola STOCK, ANNUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Meconopsis POPPY, HIMALAYAN BLUE . . . . . . . . . .13
Monarda BEE BALM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Musa JAPANESE BANANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Nicotiana TOBACCO PLANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/17
Ophiopogon BLACK MONDO GRASS . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Osteospermum WHIRLIGIG DAISY . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Oxalis SHAMROCK OR SORREL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Paeonia PEONY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Papaver POPPY, ORIENTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Pelargonium GERANIUM, MARTHA WASHINGTON . .17
Pelargonium x hortorum GERANIUM, ZONAL . . .10
Penstemon BEARDED TONGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Philadelphus MOCK ORANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Phlox GARDEN PHLOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Physostegia OBEDIENT PLANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pieris LILY OF THE VALLEY SHRUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Primula PRIMROSE, POKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Primula PRIMULA, CANDELABRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Rhododendron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Ricinus CASTOR BEAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Rodgersia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rudbeckia BLACK EYED SUSAN OR GLORIOSA DAISY . . 5
Salpiglossis SINUATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Salvia SAGE, MEALYCUP/GENTIAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Salvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Sedum STONECROP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Senecio DUSTY MILLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Solenostemon COLEUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Solidago GOLDENROD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tagetes MARIGOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tagetes MARIGOLD, SIGNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Thalictrum MEADOW RUE, YUNNAN . . . . . . . . . . .13
Tibouchina GLORY BUSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Tigridia TIGER FLOWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tradescantia SPIDERWORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Verbena VERVAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Viburnum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Zantedeschia CALLA LILY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Zinnia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18