This section is from the book "A Practical Handbook Of Trees Shrubs Vines And Herbaceous Perennials", by John Kirkegaard. Also available from Amazon: A practical handbook of trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous perennials.
Botanical Name | English Name | 1 Deciduous 2 Evergreen 3 Vine 4 Herbaceous Perennial | Ultimate Height in feet | Color | Time of Bloom | Remarks |
Viburnum tomentosum var. plicatum | Japanese Snowball | 1 | 8 | White | June | S. A strong growing shrub with spreading branches and large, dark green, rough leaves. Flower-clusters globose, about 3 inches across. One of the finest shrubs in existence. It has taken the place of the old-fashioned garden snowball, because of the freedom of its foliage from attacks of the green aphis. The fall coloring of the foliage is especially fine. B. C. G. |
Vinca minor | Periwinkle or Myrtle | 2&4 | 6-8 in. | Violet | April & June | A trailing evergreen with dark, glossy foliage. Good for covering ground under trees or for the rockery. Flowers solitary about 1 inch across, very pretty. A. G. |
Vinca minor var. alba | White Mrytle | 2&4 | 6-8 in. | White | April & June | A variety of the preceding with pure white flowers. A. G. |
Vinca minor var. aurea variegata | Variegated Myrtle | 2&4 | 6-8 in. | Violet | April & June | Foliage prettily variegated with yellow. A. G. |
Vincetoxicum japoni-cum or Cynanchum acuminatifolium | Mosquito Plant | 4 | 2 | White | July | Bushy in growth and completely covered with small white flowers in clusters. Foliage gray and rough. A good border plant. B. C. G. |
Viola cornuta | Horned Violet | 4 | 5-6 in. | Violet | Apr. to Nov. | Foliage pretty, bright and tufted. Flowers about 1 inch across, faintly scented and borne in profusion. Good for the border, for edging flower beds or for the rock-garden. A.G. I. |
Viola cornuta var. alba | 4 | 5-6 in. | White | Apr. to Nov. | Flowers pure white. | |
Viola cucullata | Common Blue Violet | 4 | 4-6 in. | Violet | May | Leaves yellow-green, heart-shaped. Flowers on short stems, sometimes striped with white. Good naturalized under trees. A. G. |
Viola cucullata var. alba | White Violet | 4 | 4-6 in. | White | May | A form of the preceding with white flowers. A. G. |
Viola pedata | Bird's-foot Violet | 4 | 4-6 in. | Pale lilac | May & June | Finely-divided deep green leaves. Flowers large, produced in profusion. Good under trees, in the rockery or in dry, arid places. A. G. |
Viola pedata var. alba | 4 | 4-6 in. | White | May & June | Similar to the preceding, but with flowers almost white. A.G. | |
Viola odorata var.Hardy Russian | Russian Violet | 4 | 6-8 in. | Deep blue | May & June | The best of the hardy violets, with good foliage and large, fragrant flowers borne on long stems. A profuse bloomer. B. C.I. |
Viola odorata var. Well-siana | 4 | 8-10 in. | Deep blue | May & June | A variety of the preceding, with larger leaves and flowers which are not fragrant. B. C. I, |
 
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