Introduction to evergreen shrub varieties

Shrubs look like clumps from a distance, without obvious trunks and branches. There are many varieties of shrubs, such as flowering and fruiting plants. Generally, short shrubs are more common. Shrubs are the most common green vegetation among plants nowadays, and they are often seen on roadsides or in communities, but you may not be able to completely distinguish these shrubs. Let's introduce the more common shrubs one by one and see what evergreen shrubs there are.

Evergreen shrub varieties

1. Gardenia: Rubiaceae, native to the south of the Yangtze River in my country, with clustered branches and leaves. The leaves are oval and bloom from May to July. Main varieties: ① Large-leaf gardenia; ② Narrow-leaf gardenia; ③ Oval-leaf gardenia.

2. Hypericum: Hypericaceae, native to my country, long oval leaves, light green, red in autumn, blooming in summer, golden flowers.

3. Michelia: Also known as Michelia plum, banana flower. Magnoliaceae. In the ancient flower book "Qunfangpu", there is the following record: "Michelia is produced in Guangdong, the flowers are like orchids, and they are often not full when they bloom, like Michelia, and then they wither and fall, so it is named...". Michelia flowers are white with purple-red edges and have the smell of bananas, so they are also called "banana flowers". Main varieties: ① Big Leaf Michelia; ② Small Leaf Michelia; ③ Gold Leaf Michelia.

4. Serissa serrata: commonly known as baby's breath. Rubiaceae, mostly distributed in Jiangsu, Nanjing, Yixing and other places. The leaves are ovate, slightly leathery, and small white flowers bloom in June, most of which are clustered together, looking like snow from a distance. Main varieties: ① Thick-leaved Serissa serrata; ② Golden-edged Serissa serrata.

5. Nandina domestica: Also known as red bamboo, belongs to the genus Nandina of the Berberidaceae family. The leaves are tripinnate, with narrow and long ovate leaflets. The leaves are green in summer and spring, and red in winter and autumn. An ancient poem describes it as: "The flowers are white in spring and red in autumn, and strings of red fruits hang on the leaves. The red color is more vivid among the green, and the spring is strong in the severe winter." Main varieties: ① Jade fruit Nandina domestica; ② Multicolored Nandina domestica.

6. Euonymus japonicus: Celastraceae, Euonymus genus, native to central and northern my country. Flowers bloom in April and May, leaves are dark green and shiny. Yuan Dynasty poet Hua Youwu wrote in his poem: "The boxwood tree is within reach, with thousands of swaying branches..." Main varieties: ① Golden Heart Boxwood; ② Golden Edge Boxwood.

7. Small-leaf boxwood: Buxaceae, genus Buxus. Main varieties: ① boxwood; ② bean-shaped boxwood; ③ melon-seed boxwood.

8. Pittosporum: Also known as Pittosporum. Pittosporum family. Evergreen large shrub, leaves are obovate, with edges slightly curled back. White flowers bloom in summer, with fragrance. This tree species can resist harmful gases and protect the ecological environment.

9. Mahonia: Also known as cat's head. Berberidaceae, native to southeast Asia. Leaves are alternate, pinnate. Flowers are yellow, small, most of them grow together, and bloom in early summer.

10. French holly: Also known as coral tree. Caprifoliaceae Viburnum. Native to subtropical countries, it is growing well in our area now, and is green all year round.

11. Golden Leaf Ligustrum: Oleaceae, Ligustrum genus, native to Japan, introduced to our area in recent years, with yellow leaves, it is a colorful garden plant.

12. Red Leaf Prunus: Rosaceae, Prunus. Native to southwest my country, it blooms red flowers in spring and leaves are red all year round, with high ornamental value. Main varieties: ① Single-sided red; ② Double-sided red.

13. Japanese Berberis: Berberidaceae, Berberis genus. Native to Japan, leaves are scaly ovate or obovate, with leaf thorns. Blooms in April-May. Mainly includes ① red-leafed Berberis; ② green-leafed Berberis.

14. Pyracantha: Also known as firethorn and torch fruit. Rosaceae. Native to northwest my country. Young branches are densely covered with yellow-brown soft hairs and have sharp thorns. When ripe, the fruit is spherical, bright orange-red, and looks like fire. It is very beautiful.

15. Photinia: Also known as stone eye tree. Rosaceae, Photinia genus. Native to Qinling Mountains in my country. The leaves are leathery, oblong, and green all year round. An ancient poem once said: "The red leaves of Photinia shine through the curtains of spring, and I remember you became a brocade grass. I tried to pick a branch with thousands of hatreds, and clearly told it to the person in my dream." ① Smooth-edged Photinia; ② Hairy-edged Photinia.

16. Palm: Also known as palm tree, it belongs to the palm family, palm genus, and is native to my country. It is evergreen all year round, with leaves spreading out to form shades, which is quite elegant. The poem by Mei Yaochen, a poet in the Song Dynasty, says: "The green palm tree, with leaves spreading out like wheels..." The palm tree is full of treasures and has high economic value. It is known as "a thousand-year-old tung tree, a ten-thousand-year-old palm tree, and generations of descendants will never go out of poverty."

17. Linnaeus: The smallest member of the "shrub kingdom", also known as Linnaeus grass and Linnaeus flower, also known as Arctic flower, belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family, is an evergreen creeping shrub, the woody stems and branches are only about 5 cm to 10 cm high, as thin as iron wire, the whole Linnaeus is short like moss. There are four leaves, and the flowers grow in pairs at the top of the branches, white or pink, and emit fragrance. The fruit is approximately spherical, very small, about 3 mm long.

18. Mangrove: Rhizophoraceae, tree or shrub, 2-4m high. With prop roots. Cymes, 2 flowers, borne in the axils of fallen leaves on twigs, peduncle shorter than petiole, pedicel absent, bracteoles fused into a cup shape. Fruit obovate. Seeds germinate in the mother plant, hypocotyl cylindrical, slightly curved, green-purple, 20-40cm long. Distributed in Hainan, growing on salty mudflats by the sea. Also distributed in Southeast Asia and tropical coasts of Australia.

19. Silver Rose: A small climbing shrub with cylindrical branches, purple-brown; twigs are thin and glabrous; with scattered hooked prickles and sparse glandular hairs. There are 3 or rarely 5 leaflets, 4-11 cm long with petiole; leaflets are ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 2-6 cm long, 0.8--2 cm wide, gradually pointed at the tip, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, with closely attached fine and sharp serrations on the margins, the midrib is sunken above, pale below, with protruding midribs, and glabrous on both sides; petioles are glabrous, with scattered prickles and sparse glandular hairs; stipules are narrow, most of them are attached to the petiole, separated only at the top, and the free part is lanceolate with glandular serrations on the margins. Flowers are solitary or in corymbs, rarely corymb panicles; flower diameter 2-2.5 cm, pedicel 1-3.5 cm long, glabrous, with sparse glandular hairs; sepals are lanceolate, acuminate at the tip, entire, glabrous on the outside, with short soft hairs on the inside, with sparse glandular hairs on the margins, and reflexed after flowering; petals are pink, obovate, slightly concave at the tip, and cuneate at the base; styles are combined into bundles, extending, with soft hairs, slightly longer than stamens. Fruits are ovoid, about 7 mm in diameter, purple-brown, and glabrous. Flowering period is March to May, and fruiting period is June to August. Produced in Fujian. Grown mostly on hillsides, wastelands, roadsides, and riverbanks. Altitude 400-1000 meters.

20. Euphorbia truncatum: Also known as Tiger truncatum, Lion truncatum, Kylin flower, Euphorbiaceae General characteristics: Upright or slightly climbing shrub. Stem: Thick, up to 1 meter long, with hard and cone-shaped thorns, 1-2.5 cm long, arranged in 5 rows on the longitudinal ridges of the stem. Leaves: Usually grown on young branches, obovate or rectangular spoon-shaped, 2.5-5 cm long, rounded with a small convex tip, and narrow cuneate at the base. Flowers: 2-4 euphorbia inflorescences, arranged in long-stalked, dichotomous corymbs; involucral bracts are bright red, broadly ovate or kidney-shaped, about 8 mm long, 10-12 mm in diameter, flowering period: autumn and winter. Ecological distribution: Native to Madagascar.

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