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Plant of the Season - Winter

Scientific Name	Common Name	Family	Month
Quercus rubra, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Acer psuedoplatanus, Castanea sativa, Acer palmatum, Lindera glauca, Pourthiaea villosa [Photinia villosa]	Red Oak, Dawn Redwood, Sycamore, Sweek Chestnut, Japanese Maple		June
Ribes malvaceum Sm.	Chaparral Currant	GROSSULARIACEAE [SAXIFRAGACEAE]	June
Pinus engelmannii Carr.	Apache Pine, Arizona Longleaf Pine, Pino Real	PINACEAE	June
Camellia x williamsii cv. Clarrie Fawcett	‘Clarrie Fawcett’	THEACEAE	June
Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla (Webb & Berthelot) Tutin.	Canary Islands Holly	Aquifoliaceae	June
Camellia transnokoensis Hayata, Camellia sasanqua Thunb. cultivar Hiryu, Camellia sasanqua Thunb. cultivar Jennifer Susan, Camellia sasanqua Thunb. cultivar Setsugekka		Theaceae	June
Cavendishia bracteata (Ruiz & Pavon ex Jaume Saint-Hilaire) Hoerold, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 280. 1909	Ecuadorian Gualicón	Ericaceae	June
Agapetes serpens (Wright) Sleumer		ERICACEAE	June
Eucalyptus cunninghamii Sweet.	Cliff Mallee Ash	MYRTACEAE	June
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz. cultivar Variegatus.	Silver Queen	CELASTRACEAE	June
Oxydendrum arboreum DC.	Sorrel Tree, Sourwood, Lily-of-the-valley Tree	ERICACEAE	June
Narcissus papyraceus Ker-Gawler	Paper-white Narcissus	AMARYLLIDACEAE [Liliaceae]	June
Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. f.	A China Fir	CUPRESSACEAE [TAXODIACEAE]	June
Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. subspecies longifolia.	Sallow Wattle, Long-leaved Wattle, Sydney Golden Wattle	FABACEAE-MIMOSOIDEAE	June
Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link	Wintersweet	CALYCANTHACEAE	June
Chimonanthus yunnanensis W. W. Smith Wintersweet	Wintersweet	CALYCANTHACEAE	June
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertner	Common Alder	BETULACEAE	June
Protea neriifolia R. Br.	Oleanderleaf Protea, Baardsuikerbos, Baardsuikerkan, Blousuikerkan	PROTEACEAE	June
Euonymus hamiltonianus Wall. var. sieboldianus (Bl.) Komar.	A Japanese Spindle-Tree, Yeddo Euonymus	CELASTRACEAE	June
Leucochrysum albicans (Cunn.) Paul G.Wilson [Helipterum albicans (Cunn.) DC.]	A Hoary Sunray	ASTERACEAE	July
Cissus hypoglauca A. Gray	Giant Water Vine, Five-leaved Water Vine, Jungle Vine, Native Grape	VITACEAE	July
Zieria arborescens Sims	Stinkwood, Tree Zieria	RUTACEAE	July
Senecio medley-woodii Hutch.	None Recorded	ASTERACEAE [Compositae]	July
Aloe ferox x arborescens [Aloe ferox Mill. crossed with Aloe arborescens Mill]	None recorded for this cross	ALOEACEAE [ASPODELACEAE, LILIACEAE]	July
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Bulbinella latifolia Kunth [B. floribunda]	Geelkatstert, Cat's Tail	ASPHODELACEAE [LILIACEAE]	July
Osmanthus delavayi Franch.	Usually none, occasionally Delavay’s Osmanthus	OLEACEAE	July
Sarcococca ruscifolia Stapf	Sweet Box	BUXACEAE	July
Gordonia yunnanensis (Hu) Li	Gordonia	THEACEAE	July
Gunnera tinctoria(Molina) Mirb. [G. chilensis Lam.]	Panque, Nalca	GUNNERACEAE	July
Pinus parviflora Sieb. & Zucc. cultivar 'Brevifolia' Mayr.	Japanese White Pine	Pinaceae	July
Erica bodkinii Guthrie & Bolus	Non recorded	ERICACEAE	July
Illicium anisatum L. [Illicium religiosum Sieb. et Zucc.]	Sikimi noki, Sacred anisetree, Japanese star-anise	ILLICIACEAE [MAGNOLIACEAE]	July
Erica cerinthoides L.	Red Hairy Erica, Erica Heath, and Rooihaartjie	Ericaceae	July
Erica cerinthoides L.	Red Hairy Erica, Erica Heath, and Rooihaartjie	Ericaceae	July
Pittosporum revolutum Aiton	Yellow Pittosporum	PITTOSPORACEAE	July
Hellebous orientalis Lam., H. orientalis subsp. orientalis, H. orientalis subsp. abchasicus, H. orientalis subsp. guttatus	Lenten Rose	RANUNCULACEAE	July
Homoranthus darwinioides (Maiden & E. Betch) Cheel	Not listed	MYRTACEAE	July
Telopea oreades F. Muell.	Gippsland Waratah, Victorian Waratah, Mountain Waratah	PROTEACEAE	July
Protea amplexicaulis (Salisb.) R.Br.	Clasping-leaf Sugarbush, Bloekomblaarsuikerbos	PROTEACEAE	July
Chimonanthus yunnanensis W. W. Smith	A Wintersweet	CALYCANTHACEAE	July
Rhododendron spinuliferum		Ericaceae	August
Doryphora sassafras Endl.	Sassafras, Yellow Sassafras, Golden Sassafras, Golden Deal, Canary Sassafras, New South Wales Sassafras	MONIMIACEAE [ATHEROSPERMATACEAE]	August
Dimorphanthera alpina J.J. Smith var. alpina	None recorded	ERICACEAE	August
Agapetes serpens		Ericaceae	August
Banksia marginata Cav	Silver Banksia	PROTEACEAE	August
Corylus avellana L. cultivar Contorta	Corkscrew Hazel	Corylaceae	August
Chara species	Muskgrass or Chara	CHARACEAE or Stoneworts	August
Pieris japonica	Lily of the Valley Bush	Ericaceae	August
Scilla peruviana L.	Caribbean Lily, Cuban Lily, Giant Squill, Hyacinth of Peru, Peruvian Lily, Star of Peru, Starred Jacinth	HYACINTHACEAE [Liliaceae]	August
Pseudopanax arboreus (Murray) K. Koch.	Puahou, Whauwhaupaku, Five-Finger	Araliaceae	August
Pyrus pyrifolia var. culta (Makino) Nakai	Sand Pear, China Pear, Asian Pear, Nashi	MALACEAE [ROSACEAE]	August
Thuja occidentalis cv. Snow Queen	None recorded	CUPRESSACEAE	August
Helleborus foetidus L.	Setterwort; Stinkwort; Bear's Foot	Ranunculaceae	August
Rhododendron spinuliferum Franch.	Baozhang Dujuan, Fengmihua	Ericaceae	August
Michelia maudiae Donn		MAGNOLIACEAE	August
Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull cv., Erica carnea L. cv., Erica cinerea L. cv, Erica x darleyensis Bean. cv. .	Orange Queen ,Velvet Dome, Anne Sparkes, Springwood White, Pink Ice, George Rendall	ERICACEAE	August
Doryphora sassafras Endl.	Sassafras, Yellow Sassafras, Golden Sassafras, Golden Deal, Canary Sassafras, New South Wales Sassafras	MONIMIACEAE [ATHEROSPERMATACEAE]	August
Narcissus ‘King Alfred’	Golden Daffodils, King Alfreds	AMARYLLIDACEAE	August
Rhododendron cv. Christmas Cheer	Rhododendron	ERICACEAE	August
Narcissus	Daffodils		August
Crocus tommasinianus Herb.	Tommasini’s Crocus, Snow Crocus, Tommies	IRIDACEAE	August
Narcissus tazetta italicus	Straw White, Stars, Minor Monarch	AMARYLLIDACEAE	August

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