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PlantFiles is the largest plant database in the world, with information and photos for 178,922 different plants! View our 257,602 images and read our 104,132 detailed and helpful comments. Search for a plant by its common or botanical name using the green button below, or scroll down the page and browse through hundreds of popular cultivars, or search for plants by their characteristics (height, hardiness, etc.)

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  The Latin word of the week  
occidentalis
(ok-sih-den-TAY-liss)

The term is generally accepted to refer to anything from the west. 'Occident' is the name that European explorers gave to anything pertaining to the New World, as opposed to the Orient referring to people and things from the far east.

Platanus occidentalis is the botanical name for the American Sycamore tree. Europeans were familiar with the London Plane Tree Platanus x acerifolia and gave the New World tree with similar bark the specific epithet occidentalis or, "from the west."

  The Plant of the Week  
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana

Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana Is a small aromatic tree or shrub that blooms in late autumn or early winter. The spreading branches have small yellow flowers with narrow, twisted petals that appear after the leaves have fallen. It prefers a sheltered, moist location similar to the understory habitat where it would naturally be found in the wild. Witch Hazel naturally occurs east of the Mississippi River from Canada in the North, to Florida in the south. Specimens have also been found in Texas as well.

The extract from the bark and leaves is mildly astringent and is used in cosmetics and toiletries. Folklore also has it that a Witch Hazel forked stick is the best choice for locating underground water.

The unique yellow flowers that bloom on bare branches creates winter interest in the garden when there is not much happening.

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Type of plant: Shrubs

Bloom color: Gold (Yellow-Orange)

Bloom time of year: Mid Fall, Late Fall/Early Winter

Sun requirements: Sun to Partial Shade

Cold hardiness: Zone 3a to Zone 8b

Height: 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m), 10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)

Spacing: 10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m), 12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

  Bloom of the Day for December 15, 2009  
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Echeveria
(Echeveria setosa)

Type of plant: Cactus and Succulents

Bloom color: Orange, Gold (Yellow-Orange)

Bloom time of year: Mid Spring, Late Spring/Early Summer

Sun requirements: Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade, Light Shade

Cold hardiness: Zone 9b to Zone 11

Height: under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing: 6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

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