Most interesting in the garden were...

Most interesting in the garden were
1.Punica granatum var. nana, Europe to Himalayas, why it is in bloom at this time?

2.Berchemia racemosa from Japan, not showy flowers but quite rare in Vancouver.

3.Cornus mas this year has lots of fruits, bright and tasty

4.Lespedeza thunbergii, I surprise every year that this bush clover starts from 0 and looks so gorgeous in September.

5.Last one and most interesting - Coprosma petriei with transparent berries

 

I had the Lespedeza cascading over a concrete wall on Camano Island one year but the next year the spring growths came up fasciated.

 

Not native in Europe (though cultivated there for thousands of years); just native in SW Asia (Iran, Afghanistan, etc.).

I'd guess it flowers when the summer drought is finishing and the winter rains about to start.

 

September and October are typical months for 'Nana' to be flowering in cool climates.

 

It is not my words about native to Europe, actually I was suspicious myself why I added this.

 

Yeah, there are definitely some mistakes on our labels. It can be confusing to trace the origin of plants like this with long histories of cultivation and/or naturalization. I've corrected the database and I will make a new label as soon as I can get to it.

Nadia, you and Wendy's exploration of the garden provides another view into our collection and helps find the mistakes. The inventory cycle here generally takes around three years, so it can take a while to correct labels.