Japanese Stewartia: Camellia-like Flowers in Early Summer and Glowing Fall Color

IN BLOOM: STEWARTIA PSEUDOCAMELLIA

Japanese stewartia is a lovely small deciduous tree that’s attractive in all seasons. Its delicate, early summer flowers resemble those of its close relative, Camellia.

Plants and BloomsYukari YamanoJuly 14, 2023Pittosporum tobira, plants

Pittosporum tobira: Sweetly Fragrant Spring Flowers and Glossy Green Foliage

LITTLE-KNOWN EVERGREEN SHRUBS: PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA

Japanese pittosporum is an attractive, very adaptable broadleaf evergreen shrub with sweetly fragrant, late spring flowers and glossy, rounded, deep green foliage.

Plants and BloomsYukari YamanoJune 15, 2023Pittosporum tobira, plants

What is Doghobble & Why is it Planted in the Seattle Japanese Garden?

LITTLE-KNOWN EVERGREEN SHRUBS: LEUCOTHOE FONTANESIANA and LEUCOTHOE KEISKEI BURNING LOVE

Doghobble is the quirky common name of Leucothoe, an attractive but little-known broadleaf evergreen shrub. This is a story about the two Leucothoe species planted in the Seattle Japanese Garden—and how the name “doghobble” came to be.

Plants and BloomsYukari YamanoMay 1, 2023

A Japanese Camellia with Lovely Formal Double Pink Flowers, Opening in March

The Camellia japonica located south of the Seattle Japanese Garden’s original gate begins blooming in March with lovely “formal double” flowers. Shell pink, with darker edges and pointed petals, they appear perfectly formed.

Plants and BloomsYukari YamanoMarch 22, 2023Camellia

Distylium Coppertone™, a Newly Available Evergreen Shrub, is Attractive in All Seasons

Coppertone™ is a compact hybrid of the little-known genus Distylium. Like the other exciting new hybrids, Coppertone™ is an easy-care shrub with attractive evergreen foliage, grows well in full sun or part shade, and tolerates heat, drought, and wet soils. All are resistant to disease, insects, and damage from deer & rabbits. (Bailey Nurseries)

In the Garden, Plants and BloomsCorinne KennedyFebruary 24, 2023Distylium, gardening

The Garden’s Green Legacy Hiroshima Plants: An Update

History, Plants and Blooms, In the GardenYukari YamanoFebruary 3, 2023Greenlegacyhiroshima, Gingko

Camellia oleifera is a Cold-hardy Species with Fragrant White Flowers in Autumn

Camellia oleifera is a very cold-hardy species with fragrant white flowers in autumn. Its seeds are an important source of a high-temperature cooking oil used primarily in Asian countries.

Fall, In the Garden, Japanese Culture, Plants and BloomsCorinne KennedyOctober 27, 2022Camellia, Japanese culture, Winter, fall

The Showy, Bright Red Fruits of Aucuba japonica ‘Rozannie’ Remain on the Plant from Fall until the Following Spring

Planted in the Seattle Japanese Garden in 2021, Aucuba japonica ‘Rozannie’ is a compact female cultivar of this evergreen shrub native to Japan. Its bright red, berry-like fruits persist until the following spring.

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