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Cherry Blossom – Prunus Serrulata

Cherry Blossom – Prunus serrulata

Common Name: Japanese Cherry

Scientific Name: Prunus serrulata

Height: 26-39 ft (8-12 m)

Span: 26-39 ft (8-12 m)

Growth Rate: Fast

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

ABP Index: 3.5 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 3.0)

Prunus serrulata common name is Japanese Cherry also called Hill Cherry, or Oriental Cherry or East Asian Cherry. It is a species of cherry native to Easter Asia Japan, Korea and China. It is small deciduous tree. It grows 26-39 ft (8-12 m) in height. The leaves are arranged alternately, simple, ovate-lanceolate. Every leaf is 5–13 cm long and 2.5–6.5 cm broad, with a short petiole and a serrate or doubly serrate margin. At the end of autumn, the green leaves turn yellow or red. It blooms pink flowers in spring. People celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival when it blooms in spring. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 1912 gift of Prunus serrulata Japanese cherry trees from Tokyo to the city of Washington. They are planted in the Tidal Basin park. P. serrulata is manly cultivates as a flowering tree. People plant it in their garden or in the Park.

Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom Leaves

Cherry Blossom New Leaves

Cherry Blossom Flowers

Cherry Blossom Fruits

Cherry Blossom Bark

Cherry Blossom Log

Cherry Blossom in autumn

Cherry Blossom as ornamental

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Angel's Trumpet - Brugmansia Suaveolens

Angel's Trumpet

Common Name: Angel's Trumpet

Scientific Name: Brugmansia suaveolens

Height: 10 – 15 ft (3 – 5 m)

Span: 5 – 8 ft (1.5 – 2.5 m)

Growth Rate: Fast

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

ABP Index: 3.0 (Aesthetics 3.0, Solidarity 3.0)

Angel's Trumpet scientific name Brugmansia suaveolens is native to South America. This is small bush flowering tree. This is an evergreen moderate growing plant that grows to 10 – 15 feet (3 – 5 m) with ovate 6- to 12 inch long leaves, only slightly hairy. The flowers are remarkably beautiful and sweetly fragrant, about 24–32 cm (9–13 in) long and shaped like trumpets. It Blooms repeatedly in Fall, Summer, Spring, late winter. The flowers color is pink/yellow/white with trumpet shape.

Angel's Trumpet

Angel's Trumpet : Flower

Angel's Trumpet

Angel's Trumpet : Flowers

Angel's Trumpet

Angel's Trumpet : Flowers

Angel's Trumpet

Angel's Trumpet : Seeds

Angel's Trumpet

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Sacred Lotus - Nelumbo Nucifera

Sacred Lotus Flower

Common name: Sacred Lotus, Indian Lotus

Scientific name: Nelumbo Nucifera

Height: 0.3 m

Growth rate: Normal
Span: 1 m
ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 4.0)

The sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, symbolizes purity, with lovely white and pink blossoms emerging from the mud beneath the water where it grows. For the Buddhist, lotus represents a noble character, the soul battling against the material world to reach the light. It is also a Confucian model for the enlightened man. The lotus is also valued for its dramatic blue-green foliage, which spans the seasons from late summer into autumn, when the leaves change to withered browns with the first frost.

Sacred Lotus Bud

Sacred Lotus Flower Details

Sacred Lotus Leaves and Pods

Sacred Lotus Stem

Sacred Lotus Pod

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New Zealand Flax - Phormium Tenax

Rainbow Color New Zealand Flax

Common Name: New Zealand Flax

Scientific Name: Phormium Tenax

Height: up to 3 m

Span: Leaves are 2-4 inches wide

Growth Rate: Fast

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade

ABP Index: 2.0 (Aesthetics 3.0, Solidarity 1.0)

The New Zealand Flax is an Agrave family plant that looks very much like grass. It has been used by the Maori people (local New Zealand Natives) to weave clothing, baskets, fishing nets, sandals and almost anything you can think of. They also use the sap, roots and nectar for different medicinal purposes.

The beauty of this plant comes from the multiple varieties that exude many different rainbow colors and it's razor looking sword like blades. The NZ Flax (certain species) can also grow up to 3 meters in height and look very impressive. It also have different architecturally shapes. From the upright flax shape to the arching flax shape, both have their architectural beauty. To top it off, the NZ Flax would occasionally produce heliconia like beautiful flowers that stick out up to 5 meters in height.

Pot of New Zealand Flax (Upright Flax Shape)

Field of New Zealand Flax

New Zealand Flax Flowers

New Zealand Flax Leave Tips

New Zealand Flax (Arching Flax Shape)

New Zealand Flax Red Leave Variety

Different Colors of New Zealand Flax Leaves

Different Flax varieties in architectural shapes and colors here
New Zealand Flax history and uses here

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Frangipani - Plumeria

Common Name: Frangipani
Scientific Name: Plumeria
Height: up to 8 m
Span: up to 7 m
Growth Rate: Slow
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade
ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4, Solidarity 4)

The Frangipani is a mystical flowering tree that is present in most tropical countries and is intertwined with their cultures. Asia local folks believe it provides shelter to ghosts and demons. Hindus associate it with their temples. Polynesian women wear the flowers to indicate their relationship status - over the right ear if seeking relationship and over the left if taken.

The first thing that captures you is the flowers that come in bunches and in many different colors (different varieties of Plumeria). Each flower has 5 soft petals that ooze colors in gradient form from the middle to the edge.

The sausage like branches move vertically upwards and split to form beautiful branch architecture. At the end of each branch would be a cluster of thick green leaves that show distinct veins.

As the tree age, the branches and bark of the tree swell in irregular areas and resemble an old rhino skin, giving it character.

Whether it has many branches or little branches, with leaves or without leaves, with flowers or without flowers, the Frangipani's beauty can be enjoyed in all seasons and perspective. A truly architecturally beautiful plant.