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Plants of interest
A new volunteer group, 'The Friends of Highdown Research Volunteers', was formed as part of the project 'Understanding Highdown Gardens: Interpretation and Heritage', which was made possible by funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The group researched the history and plants of Highdown Gardens, and have produced a number of plant profiles of key plants in our National Collection so you can discover a little more about them, when they are in season, their history in the Gardens and where they came from. The profiles can be found below.
Many thanks to all the volunteers involved.
Say hello to Annelise ...
... the newest member of the Highdown Gardens team!
“Hopefully this is the opportunity to really show visitors and locals what an incredible treasure this garden is!”
In the video below, we join Annelise to learn all about her new role and see some examples of the precious plants she'll be preserving for many years to come at Worthing's world-famous gardens ...
Plants by Latin name:
- Acer griseum (Paper Bark Maple)
- Aesculus indica (Indian horse chestnut tree)
- Anemone Pavonina (Windflower, Peacock Windflower)
- Berberis Jamesiana (Barberry)
- Buddleja alternifolia (Fountain Buddleia)
- Buddleja colvilei (Buddleia)
- Buddleja farreri (Buddleia)
- Carpinus turczaninowii (Chinese Hornbeam)
- Clerodendrum trichotomum fargesii (Farges harlequin glorybower)
- Cornus capitata (Bentham's Cornel, Himalayan Flowering Dogwood)
- Cornus kousa var. chinensis (Dogwood or cornel or bunchberry, Chinese dogwood)
- Cotoneaster frigidus 'Cornubia' (Cotoneaster Cornubia)
- Cotoneaster frigidus 'St Monique' (Saint Monica Cotoneaster)
- Crocus tommasinianus (Crocus - Woodland crocus, early crocus, Tommasini's crocus, Tommies)
- Cyclamen repandum (Wavy Cyclamen)
- Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana (Pocket Handkerchief Tree, Dove Tree, Ghost Tree)
- Desmodium callianthum (Desmodium - Tick trefoil, tick clover, hitch hokers or beggar lice)
- Echium pininana (Tree echium, Pine echium, giant viper's-bugloss, Tower of Jewels, Blue Steeple)
- Emmenopterys henryi (no common name)
- Eranthis Hyemalis (Winter aconite)
- Euonymus grandiflorus f.salicifolius (no common name)
- Fagus sylvatica rotundifolia (Round-leaf beech)
- Helleborus orientalis (Christmas Rose, or Lenten Rose)
- Hydrangea aspera villosa (Hydrangea)
- Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' (Summer snowflake)
- Linnaea amabilis (no common name)
- Paeonia suffruticosa (Chinese Tree Peony or Moutan Peony)
- Phytolacca polyandra (Chinese Poke Weed, Ink Berry)
- Poncirus trifoliata (Japanese Bitter Orange)
- Prunus serrula (Tibetan Cherry, Birch-bark Tree)
- Prunus Tai Haku (Sato cherry, Great White Cherry)
- Rosa 'Wedding Day' (Rose)
- Rosa x 'Highdownensis' (Rose)
- Scilla messeniaca (Scilla)
- Staphylea holocarpa 'Rosea' (Chinese Bladdernut)
- Tulipa saxatilis (Cretan Rock Tulip, Rock Tulip, Cliff Tulip, Candia Tulip)
- Viburnum betulifolium (Birchleaf Viburnum)
- Viburnum plicatum f.tomentosum 'Mariesii' (no common name)
- Wisteria sinensis (Chinese Wisteria)
- Zelkova serrata (Japanese Elm)
Plants by 'common' name:
Plants marked * have no common name:
- Barberry (Berberis Jamesiana)
- Beech - Round-leaf beech (Fagus sylvatica rotundifolia)
- Buddleia - Fountain Buddleia (Buddleja alternifolia)
- Buddleia (Buddleja colvilei)
- Buddleia (Buddleja farreri)
- Cherry - Sato cherry, Great White Cherry (Prunus Tai Haku)
- Cherry - Tibetan Cherry, Birch-bark Tree (Prunus serrula)
- Chinese Bladdernut (Staphylea holocarpa 'Rosea')
- Chinese Poke Weed or Ink Berry (Phytolacca polyandra)
- Christmas Rose, or Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis)
- Cotoneaster Cornubia (Cotoneaster frigidus 'Cornubia')
- Cotoneaster - Saint Monica Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster frigidus 'St Monique')
- Crocus - Woodland crocus, early crocus, Tommasini’s crocus, Tommies (Crocus tommasinianus)
- Cyclamen or Wavy Cyclamen (Cyclamen repandum)
- Desmodium - Tick trefoil, tick clover, hitch hokers or beggar lice (Desmodium callianthum)
- Dogwood - bunchberry, Chinese dogwood (Cornus kousa var. chinensis)
- Dogwood - Bentham’s Cornel, Himalayan Flowering Dogwood (Cornus capitata)
- Dove Tree (Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana)
- Echium - Tree echium, Pine echium, giant viper's-bugloss, Tower of Jewels, Blue Steeple (Echium pininana)
- Elm - Japanese Elm (Zelkova serrata)
- * Emmenopterys henryi (no common name)
- * Euonymus grandiflorus f.salicifolius (no common name)
- Farges harlequin glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum fargesii)
- Ghost Tree (Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana)
- Handkerchief Tree (Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana)
- Hornbeam - Chinese hornbeam (Carpinus turczaninowii)
- Hydrangea (Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa Group')
- Indian horse chestnut tree (Aesculus indica)
- Japanese Bitter Orange (Poncirus trifoliata)
- * Linnaea amabilis (no common name)
- Maple - Paper Bark Maple (Acer griseum)
- Peony - Chinese Tree Peony or Moutan Peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
- Pocket Handkerchief Tree (Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana)
- Rose (Rosa 'Wedding Day')
- Rose (Rosa x 'Highdownensis')
- Scilla (Scilla messeniaca)
- Summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant')
- Tulip - Cretan Rock Tulip, Rock Tulip, Cliff Tulip, Candia Tulip (Tulipa saxatilis)
- Viburnum - Birchleaf Viburnum (Viburnum betulifolium)
- Viburnum (Viburnum plicatum f.tomentosum 'Mariesii')
- Windflower, Peacock Windflower (Anemone Pavonina)
- Winter aconite (Eranthis Hyemalis)
- Wisteria - Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
