This shrub forms dense thickets and propagates through suckering. Its leaves are mid-green, reaching lengths of up to 18 cm, with an oval shape and tapered ends, exhibiting a bronze hue in their early growth stages. During the summer, it produces small clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers in a sulphur-yellow color, featuring prominent stamens.

Diervilla consists of deciduous shrubs that produce suckers. The leaves are simple, varying from ovate to lanceolate in shape. During the summer, they bear clusters of tubular yellow flowers that can be found either in the axils of the leaves or at the tips of the stems.

Diervilla sessilifolia

Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly'

Diervilla sessilifolia Cool Splash ('Lpdc Podaras'PBR) (v)

Diervilla x splendens is a deciduous shrub that produces suckers and features clusters of yellow flowers measuring 1.5 cm long during the summer months.

Diervilla x splendens

Diervilla x splendens 'El Madrigal' PBR is a deciduous, suckering shrub that typically reaches heights and widths of about 1.2 meters. Its ovate leaves can grow up to 9 centimeters long, displaying a dark green hue accented with purple and deep red tones before maturing to a purplish-red in the fall. In summer, this plant produces terminal clusters of vibrant yellow flowers.

Diervilla x splendens 'El Madrigal'PBR

Diervilla x splendens Honey Surprise ('Diwibru02') (v)

Diervilla x splendens Kodiak Mixx ('G2x88544var')

Diervilla x splendens Kodiak Red ('G2x885411')

Diervilla x splendens Magical Dark Delight ('Bocomadade')

Dipelta consists of deciduous shrubs characterized by simple, opposite leaves. These plants produce solitary or clustered, fragrant flowers that resemble bells, typically blooming in late spring or summer.

Dipelta

Dipelta elegans

Dipelta floribunda is a deciduous shrub characterized by its lanceolate foliage and clusters of funnel-shaped flowers. The blooms are primarily creamy white, highlighted with a pink hue and featuring orange markings in their throats.

Dipelta floribunda

Dipelta floribunda 'Parviflora'

Dipelta floribunda var. wenxianensis

Dipelta ventricosa is a robust, bushy shrub that typically reaches a height of approximately 2 meters. It features narrow, pointed leaves that are a light green color. During late spring, this plant bears fragrant, trumpet-like blossoms, which display a pink or pale purple hue on the exterior and are white within, accented by deep orange markings. The heart-shaped, thin bracts persist on the shrub even as elongated, dark purple fruits begin to develop.

Dipelta ventricosa

Dipelta yunnanensis is a deciduous shrub that can reach heights of up to 3 meters. It features arching branches covered in pale brown, exfoliating bark. The leaves are glossy and lanceolate, measuring as much as 12 cm in length. This plant produces clusters of small, fragrant, funnel-shaped white flowers, which exhibit dark pink hues and orange markings in their throats. The fruit is encased in noticeable greenish-pink bracts.

Dipelta yunnanensis

Dipsacus comprises upright biennial or perennial plants characterized by either simple or pinnate foliage. The species feature dense terminal flower heads, known as capitula, which are filled with a multitude of small blooms. The calyx is adorned with bristly teeth.

Dipsacus

Dipsacus asper

Dipsacus asper from Ghangzhou, China

Dipsacus asperoides

Dipsacus chinensis

Dipsacus dipsacoides

Dipsacus ferox

Dipsacus fullonum is a biennial plant that grows upright with branching stems, reaching heights of up to 3 meters. The leaves are a vivid green and have prickly edges along the lower mid-ribs, creating a unique texture. The leaves at the base merge to form a cup that supports the stem. The flowerheads can reach lengths of 6 centimeters and are covered with stiff bristles, showcasing small blue flowers that bloom in a ring around the head over an extended period. This plant retains its structure during the winter months, and its seedheads provide food for goldfinches.

Dipsacus fullonum

Dipsacus fullonum 'The Gibb'

Dipsacus inermis is a robust perennial that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. It features compact clusters of small, pincushion-like flower heads composed of aromatic, tubular cream flowers that bloom from summer through autumn, supported by strong, branching stems.

Dipsacus inermis

Dipsacus japonicus

Dipsacus laciniatus

Dipsacus pilosus is a biennial plant that can reach heights of 1.2 to 1.5 meters. Its stems are upright and feature sparse prickles. In the first year, it produces a rosette of basal leaves, while the second year sees the emergence of rounded flower heads that bear whitish blooms from late summer into early autumn.

Dipsacus pilosus

Dipsacus pinnatifidus

Dipsacus sativus is a robust biennial plant characterized by its tall, upright growth and spiny green leaves. It features branching stems that are also covered in prickles. During the summer, cylindrical flowerheads emerge, adorned with clusters of small white flowers. As the season progresses, the seed heads dry naturally and can be harvested for floral arrangements or left in the garden, where they attract various bird species, particularly goldfinches. This species is closely related to the familiar teasel (D. fullonum), but it is easily identified by the distinctive hooked bristles present on its seed heads.

Dipsacus sativus

Dipsacus strigosus

Heptacodium comprises deciduous shrubs characterized by simple leaves featuring three distinct veins. In late summer and autumn, these plants produce clusters of small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers, which are succeeded by vibrant, long-lasting sepals.

Heptacodium

Heptacodium miconioides is an upright shrub that can reach heights of up to 6 meters. It features dense, dark green foliage and produces abundant clusters of small, fragrant white blooms from late summer through late autumn.

Heptacodium miconioides

Heptacodium miconioides Temple of Bloom ('Smnhmrf')

Heptacodium miconioides Tianshan ('Minhep' PBR) is a compact, upright shrub that offers a bushy form, distinguishing it from standard varieties. In late summer, it produces highly fragrant flowers resembling jasmine, which are creamy white in color. These blooms are succeeded by calyxes that swell and develop a red hue, remaining visible until October. The bark of this plant is notable for its peeling nature, shedding in yellowish-brown flakes. Pruning lower branches can enhance the visibility of the textured bark.

Heptacodium miconioides Tianshan ('Minhep'PBR)

Knautia comprises both annual and perennial species, featuring either simple or pinnately lobed foliage and flower heads resembling those of scabious.

Knautia

Knautia 'Gracelema'

Knautia 'Green Lightning'

Knautia 'Jardin d'en Face' is a perennial that grows in clumps, reaching heights of up to 75 cm. It features slender, branching stems and produces violet-purple flowers resembling pincushions, each measuring around 2 cm in diameter. These blooms appear in mid to late summer and are effective in drawing in pollinators.

Knautia 'Jardin d'en Face'

Knautia arvensis is a perennial that develops clumps and reaches heights of approximately 1.5 meters. Its stems are lax and covered in soft bristles, supporting either simple or pinnately lobed leaves that are hairy and green. During the summer and autumn months, it produces lilac-blue flowerheads that can measure up to 4 centimeters in diameter.

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