Genista pilosa 'Vancouver Gold'

• Common Name - gold flash broom
• Botanical Name - Genista pilosa 'Vancouver Gold'
• Family - Fabaceae
• Bud - alternate
• Stem/Bark - green
• Leaf - simple, oblanceolate shape, acute apex, acute base, entire margins
• Flower - raceme inflorescence, yellow. showy, April
• Fruit - legume, June
• Habit - horizontal, dense, spreading
• Form - creeping/mat like, mounded
• Size -  0.2 - 0.4 m
• Culture - full sun, well drained soil
• Use - mass planting, rock garden, spring interest

Microbiota decussata

• Common Name - Siberian cypress
• Botanical Name - Microbiota decussata
• Family - Cupressaceae
• Bud - opposite
• Bark/Stem -  shaggy, brown
• Leaf - scale like, ovate shape, acute apex, sheathing base, entire margin
• Flower - insignificant
• Fruit - cone, winged seeds - July - September
• Habit - horizontal
• Form - oval, horizontal
• Size - 0.4 - 0.7 m
• Culture - full sun, acidic/well drained soil
• Use - winter interest, mass planting

Kolkwitzia amabilis

• Common Name - beauty bush
• Botanical Name - Kolkwitzia amabilis
• Family - Caprifoliaceae
• Bud - opposite
• Stem/Bark - exfoliating, multi-stemmed trunk
• Leaf - simple, ovate shape, acuminate apex, attenuate base, entire margins
• Flower - corymb inflorescence, pink, showy, May - June
• Fruit - capsule, brown, August - September
• Habit - arching
• Form - vase
• Size -  2 - 3 m
• Culture - full sun/part shade, humus rich/well drained soil
• Use - mixed shrub border, accent plant

Lithodora diffusa

• Common Name - lithospermum
• Botanical Name - Lithodora diffusa
• Family - Boraginaceae
• Bud - alternate
• Stem/Bark - green
• Leaf - simple, elliptic shape, obtuse apex, truncate base, entire margins
• Flower - cyme inflorescence, blue, showy, April - August
• Fruit - nut, brown, April - August
• Habit - spreading, twiggy
• Form - creeping/mat like, weeping
• Size -  0.2 - 0.4 m
• Culture - full sun, acidic/well drained soil
• Use - ground cover, erosion control, container planting

Ranunculus reptans

• Common Name - creeping buttercup
• Botanical Name - Ranunculus reptans
• Family - Ranunculaceae
• Bud - basal
• Stem/Bark - green
• Leaf - compound, white spots on leaf, ovate shape, acute apex, auriculate base, pinnately lobed margins
• Flower - solitary flower, yellow. showy, June - August
• Fruit - achene, green, October - November
• Habit - horizontal
• Form - creeping/mat like
• Size -  0.1 - 0.2 m
• Culture - deep shade, wet soil
• Use - invasive, attracts bees

Rumex acetosella

• Common Name - sheep sorrel
• Botanical Name - Rumex acetosella
• Family - Polygonaceae
• Bud - basal
• Stem/Bark - green
• Leaf - simple, ovate shape, acuminate apex, hastate base, entire margins
• Flower - raceme inflorescence, red, April - May
• Fruit - achene, brown, July
• Habit - horizontal, spreading
• Form - mounded, round
• Size -  0.1 - 0.2 m
• Culture - full sun, well drained soil
• Use - herb, attracts beneficial insects

Fallopia japonica

• Common Name - Japanese knotweed
• Botanical Name - Fallopia japonica
• Family - Polygonaceae
• Bud - alternate
• Stem/Bark - green, bamboo-esque
• Leaf - simple, ovate shape, acuminate apex, truncate base, entire margins
• Flower - pannicle inflorescence, not showy, September - October
• Fruit - capsule, brown, September - October
• Habit - dense, upright
• Form -oval, vertical, round
• Size -  2 - 3 m
• Culture - deep shade, well drained soil
• Use - revenge, invasive planting