Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Obtuse-leafed Cypress

2

10-15

5. Open in growth with irregular branches, with blue-green linear, obtuse leaves. A very hardy and useful shrub or small tree. A. D.G.

Chameecyparis obtusa var. nana

Dwarf Obtuse-leafed Cypress

2

3

S. Foliage deep green. Very dense in growth, hardy. A most useful dwarf evergreen. A. E.G.

Chamaecyparis pisif era

2

10-15

Resembles Chamaecyparis obtusa, but with more slender and gracefully drooping branches. A. D.G.

Chamaecyparis pisifera var. aurea

2

10-15

A form of the preceding with brilliant golden foliage. Very hardy and useful. A. D.G.

Chamaecyparis pisifera var. filif era

Thread-branched Cypress

2

10-15

S. One of the hardiest of the Japanese Cypress with deep green, stringlike, drooping foliage. A very graceful small tree or shrub. A. G.

Chamaecyparis pisifera var. filifera aurea

Golden Thread-branched Cypress

2

3

S. A dwarf bright golden form of the preceding. Very useful for color contrasts. A. E. G.

Chamaecyparis pisifera var. squarrosa

Silvery

Japanese

Cypress

2

10-15

S. Pyramidal and dense in growth, with blue-green, feathery foliage. A beautiful evergreen, and one good for grouping. B. C. E. G.

Chamaecyparis pisifera var. plumosa

Plume-like Cypress

2

15

Foliage dense, glaucous and delicate. One of the most common varieties of the Cypress, and excellent for grouping with other evergreens. A. C.G.

Chamaecyparis pisifera var. plumosa aurea

Golden Plume Cypress

2

15

A form of the preceding with bright golden foliage. Very useful for color contrasts. A. C.G.

Chamaecyparis sphaeroi-des

White Cedar

2

15-20

T. Foliage light green and open. Pyramidal in growth; good for damp places. A. D. F.

Chamaedaphne calycu-lata

Leather Leaf

2

3

White

April

S. An attractive low shrub with shining leaves in winter and a profusion of flowers in early spring. B. E.G.

Chelono Lyoni

Turtlehead

4

2

Pink-red

Aug. & Sept.

Showy flowers in profusion. Leaves glossy. A valuable perennial. A.G.I.

Chionanthus virginica

White Fringe

1

10

White

May

Fringe-like fragrant flowers in large, loose racemes. Ornamental purple fruits in bunches. A useful low tree or shrub. A. G.

Chionodoxa lucilias

Glory of the Snow

4

6 in.

Blue

Mar. to Apr.

One of the earliest of the spring flowering bulbs. A profuse bloomer, good for the hardy border or rock-garden. A. G.