The Huntington Botanical Gardens
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  Species: Eucalyptus sideroxylon Common name: Red Ironbark Family: Myrtaceae Location in Garden: Australian Garden Notes: Fluffy light pink stamen flowers; has rough bark. The door in the picture is a site-specific installation of art from the Art Center |
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  Species: Hovenia dulcis Common name: Japanese Raisin Tree Family: Rhamnaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden Notes: Edible fleshy pedicel stores sugar and tastes like a date or raisin; has dropped its leaves now |
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Species: Ginkgo biloba Common name: Maidenhair Tree Family: Ginkgoaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden Notes: Yellow leaves; Left photo shows Bonsai version |
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  Species: Ilex x altaclerensis 'Wilsonii' Common name: Wilson Holly Family: Aquifoliaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden outside Zen Court by stroll path Notes: Doesn't have spines all around the edges |
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 Species: Camellia japonica 'Yamato Nishiki' Family: Theaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden in front of house Notes:Higo style flower. Large group of stamens in the center with a single row of uneven petals around them. This sports as you can see by the color variations of the flowers. Sporting is due to the instability of the genes. |
 Species: Camellia japonica 'San Dimas' Family: Theaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden Notes: Red single flower. Petals are quite even. |
 Species: Camellia japonica 'Tinsie Two' Family: Theaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden Notes: Red, white. Note the petaloids in the center. |
 Species: Camellia hiemalis 'Kanjiro' Family: Theaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden Notes: Rose-pink flowers |
 Species: Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma Common name: Golden Niobe Willow Family: Salicaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden Notes: Yellow twigs |
 Species: Nandina domestica Common name: Heavenly Bamboo Family: Berberidaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden Notes: Also in picture is a variegated Bamboo from the Poaceae family |
  Species: Camellia sasanqua 'Moon Moth' Family: Theaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden Notes: White single flower |
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  Species: Ilex aquifolium 'Aureo-marginata' Common name: Holly Family: Aquifoliaceae Location in Garden: Japanese Garden by Evergreen Maple Notes: Gold-edged leaves, red berries. Native Americans used the leaves for a healing tea for measles. From the ashes of the leaves, they made another tea for whooping cough. In the American language of flowers, Holly symbolizes "Foresight." |
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  Species: Rosa 'Altissimo' Family: Rosaceae Location in Garden: Rose Garden in front of Tearoom Notes: Large flowered climber, 1966; Bright red |
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 Species: Rosa 'City of Belfast' Family: Rosaceae Location in Garden: Rose Garden Notes: Floribunda 1968 |
 Species: Rosa 'Europeana' Family: Rosaceae Location in Garden: Rose Garden Notes: Floribunda AARS 1968 |
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