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Flora Exotica - Exotic
Landscape Plants
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The
following plants are suitable for creating a Japanese garden, or to add an
exotic touch to your existing landscape.
Japanese gardens, the gardens of weedlessness, tranquility, and relaxation
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An oasis for the mind and soul to relax, to meditate, or to contemplate
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Many exotic plants are
hardy enough to be planted in outdoor landscape. Landscape plants help to
purify the air and add coolness to their surrounding. They can also be
used as noise or privacy screen, and to create relaxing sights for you to
enjoy. Planting these trees and shrubs will be one of the best long-term
investment you ever made to improve life. See details for each plant
below.
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Flower.Cherry |
Buble-Gum
Plant |
Ginkgo
Biloba |
Asian
Pear |
'Sunburst' |
Hardy
Orchid |
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Hardy
Bamboo |
Japan.
Fern |
Wisteria |
Hardy
Lotus |
ChineseRedwood |
Hardy
Bonsai |
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Japan.
Banana |
Japan.
Quince |
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Maple Cutleaf |
Tamarix |
Chinese
Orchid |
Yellow
Lilac |
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Hardy Asian
Pear, Apple Pear, Sha Li, Nashi -
Pyrus serotina
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Grafted on European-pear rootstock to survive the winter in zone 5 (zone 4
for some varieties). It takes 6 years to produce the grafted tree, which
can bloom on first or second year after planting. Very ornamental in the
landscape with white flowers in Spring and yellow fruits in fall.
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From $45.00
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Buble-gum
Plant, Teaberry, Wintergreen, Petit the du bois -
Gaultheria procumbens -
Hardy to zone 3, -34 C . A very interesting berry plant with 'buble-gum'
aroma in its fruits and leaves. Dark shiny green leaves, pinkish
white flowers followed by scarlet red berries that are pleasant-tasting, enjoyed by
both people and wildlife! The plant is also known as Teaberry
because American revolutionists used the fragrant leaves as one of their
tea substitutes while boycotting English tea! The leaves also produces an
essential oil used as flavor for chewing gum. Wintergreen oil contains
methyl salycliates, the active painkilllers of asprin.
This perennial
plant grows to 5 or 6 inches tall, making a good evergreen ground-cover.
Prefers moist acidic soil in wood-land conditions, with morning sun. |
Several
plants
with fruits
in 4-inch
pot
$10.00 in 6-inch pot
$20.00
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Japanese
Banana - Originated in Japan, this is the hardiest of all
bananas. This species has been planted in Canada and has survived many
winters. Rare and unusual !
Plant in 4" pot,
20cm high:
$10
Plant in 6" pot, 50cm high: $20
Plant in 8" pot, 70cm high: $40
Plant in 10" pot, 100cm high: $60
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From $10.00
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Japanese
Maple - Beautiful varieties of Japanese maples. -
Acer palmatum
-'Sangokaku': bright red
stems, unusual, hardy to zone 5 -
Plant in 6" pot, 15cm high: $20
Plant in 8" pot, 60cm high: $65
'Bloodgood': purple-red
leaves, hardy to zone 4
Plant in 7" pot,
60cm high: $45
Plant in 8" pot,
80cm high: $65
Plant in 10" pot, 125cm high: $125
Cut leaf: Fine
thread-like leaves, cascading
Plant in 8" pot,
50cm high: $55 (red)
Plant in 10" pot, 125cm high: $125 (bright red, Shojo shidare)
Plant in 10" pot, 125cm high: $125 (green)
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From $45.00
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Hardy Orchid - These ground orchids can survive the winter with some
protection (mulching). Long-lasting flowers.
Chinese Ground Orchids -
Bletilla
Plant in 4" pot, 25cm
high: $15
Plants in 6" pot, 25cm
high: $25
Yellow Lady Slipper Orchids. -
(Cypripedium pubescens)
The symbol of the Canadian Orchid Congress, this terrestrial orchid is
native to Canada. Extremely hardy (to -40 Celcius)
Two Plants in a 4" pot,
15-25 cm
high: $25
Four
Plants in a 5" or 6" pot, 15-25cm
high: $45
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From $15.00
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Chinese
Redwood (Hồng Mộc) -
Metasequoias glyptostroboides-
This species is considered a 'living fossil'. It was
thought to be extinct until re-discovered recently in a remote, isolated
mountain region in China. Fine leaves are bright green in spring, turning
bronze in autumn. The leaves are so fine, there is no need to rake when
they fall off. A beautiful specimen tree!
Plant in 6" pot, 20cm
high: $20
Plant in 7" pot, 40cm high: $30
Plant in 8" pot, 60cm high: $50
Plant in 18" pot, 150cm high: $90
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From $10.00
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Tree Peony,
Japanese Peony (Mẫu Đơn) - Gorgeous flowers on
beautiful 'trees'. Stiff branches help to hold flowers up, unlike Bush
Peony. Flowers opens earlier than Bush Peony. This is the beautiful
flowers being depicted on famous Chinese paintings. All plants are grafted
in Japan or China. Choose from Red, Pink, Light Pink, Purple,White, or Yellow.
First-year plant in 6" pot,
20-30cm high: $30
Second-year plant in 7" pot, 30-40cm high: $40
Third-year plant in 8" pot, 40-50cm high: $50
Fourth-year plant in 10" pot, 60-70cm high: $60 |
From $30.00
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Hardy Bamboo
(Trúc chịu lạnh) -
Phyllostachys nuda and other varieties-
We
have many species of hardy bamboo that survive the winter here in zone 5. They come
in many shapes and sizes to fit any landscape design. A very artistic
addition to your Japanese garden, or to any garden setting. |
From
$35.00
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Lotus (Hoa
Sen, Liên Hoa) -
Nelumbo nucifera
An extraordinary flower, the lotus is sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Contrary to popular belief, lotus is winter hardy, and survive in the wild
even in zone 4, as long as the tuber does not freeze. Dwarf lotus can be grown as a pot plant. The large bloom,
lasting 3 to 6 days, is
strikingly beautiful and exotically fragrant. Plants go dormant in winter,
best kept in a garage.
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From
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Northern
Gold Forsythia (Mai 4 ca'nh) -
Forsythia ovata
'Northern Gold'
One of the
earliest flowers to greet Spring are these gold-yellow flowers.
Plant in 8" pot,
80cm high: $30 |
From
$30.00 |
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Japanese
Flowering Cherry (Anh Đào) -
Prunus triloba,
Prunus triloba Multiplex
- These beautiful flowers put up an
impressive show in spring, when masses of pink or white flowers cover all
branches even before foliage emgerges. This is one of the many
species of Japanese Flowering Cherry displayed at the annual Cherry Blossoms
Festival in Washington D.C.
Plant in 7" pot,
60cm high: $35
Plant in 8" pot,
100cm high: $45
Plant in 10" pot, 150cm high: $85
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Ginkgo
Biloba (Bạch Quả, Pak-wa) - Attractive fan-shaped leaves densely cover
branches of this pre-historic tree, the few species survived since the
dinosaur age. Excellent for Bonsai. Fruit contains pac-kwa, a delicacy in
the Orient. Hardy to zone 3.
1-feet or smaller plant in 4" pot - $10.00 each
1 to 2-feet plant in 6" pot - $25.00 each
3 to 4-feet tree, in 8" pot - $45.00 each
5 to 6-feet tree, in 10" pot - $75.00 each
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Honeylocust
'Sunburst' (Lá Me) - A very nice specimen tree with zig-zag
branches and bright-green foliage in spring, lasting into early summer.
Fine double leaves turn bronze in fall. The small leaves decompose into
the lawn, no raking required!
Plant in 6" pot,
100cm high: $35 -
Plant in 20" pot, 250cm high: $95 |
From
$35.00
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Japanese
Painted Fern () - A very pretty fern with various shages of
green and gray-green
Plant in 6" pot,
20cm high: $15 |
From
$15.00
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Chinese
Wisteria (Tử Đằng) -Beautiful foliage, and beautiful flowers in spring.
Plant in 6" pot,
25cm high: $15 -
Plant in 6" pot,
25cm high: $25 -
Plant in 8" pot, 75cm high: $35
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From
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Japanese
Juniper () -Very popular for bonsai, yet hardy enough to survive
winter outside.
Many sizes and styles.
Please inquire.
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From
$10.00
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Ornamental
Grasses (Cỏ Lúa) - Interesting shapes and colors. Foliage remains attractive
even when snow starts to fall.
Many sizes and styles.
Please inquire.
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From
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Japanese
Quince (Mai Nhật, Mai Đỏ) - Dwarf, flowering quince. Deep red flowers.
Plant in 6" pot, 25cm
high: $20
Plant in 8" pot, 65cm high: $30
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Yellow
Lilac () - Primrose: An unusual lilac with yellow-cream flowers. Very
fragrant!
Plant in 6" pot, 30cm high:
$15 (Not Available)
Plant in 8" pot, 60cm high: $25
Plant in 10" pot, 100cm high: $55
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Tamarix (Thùy Dương)
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Tamarix pentandra 'Rubra'
Fine needle-like foliage with pink-red flowers at branch top. Exotic look!
Plant in 8" pot, 50cm
high: $20
Plant in 10" pot, 100cm high: $35
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