Plants in the Hortus
Many of the plants described here were listed in the catalogues of plants published by Sir William Macarthur in 1843, 1845, 1850 and 1857 and in an unpublished catalogue dated 1861. A large number of additional plants were identified from correspondence, gardening notebooks and other documents surviving in the archives. The Hortus attempts to describe all the plants grown in the gardens at Camden Park and those grown in horticultural enterprises such as orchards and vineyards and includes plants grown outside the gardens in the park-like environs of the Camden Park estate. The Hortus plants served a wide range of purposes in the 19th century household; as ornament, living fences, fibre, dyestuffs, medicines, food and drink from the garden, orchard and vineyard and many others.
Pholidota imbricata (Roxb.) Lindl.
Epiphytic orchid with pseudobulbs bearing 1 leathery leaf, and apical inflorescences forming a pendant, 2-ranked pseudospiral of pinkish flowers in spring. [RHSD, Jones, Pridgeon, Hortus].
Phormium tenax Forst.
Half hardy clump-forming perennial with upright, linear leaves to 3m, and red-purple panicles of tubular dull red flowers in summer. To 4m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Phycella cyrtanthoides (Sims) Lindl.
Bulbous perennial with large bulbs, to 10cm across, usually producing about 4 leaves, to 60cm long, which appear with the flowers, and umbels of up to 9 narrowly-funnel-shaped bright red flowers, yellowish-green towards the base, in autumn. To 45cm. [RHSD, Baker Am.].
Phycella herbertianum Lindl.
Bulbous perennial with bright red flowers with a long tube and narrow segments, borne on 4-6 flowered umbels contemporary with the 3-4 narrow, strap-shaped leaves. [Baker Am.].
Phylica plumosa L.
Frost tender, bushy, downy shrub with wiry stems, lance-shaped leaves, to 3cm long, and plume-like inflorescences of tiny, cup-shaped, dark brown flowers with long whitish hairs in spring. To 2m. [RHSE].
Phyllanthus emblica L.
A much-branched, frost tender deciduous shrub or small tree with light, elegant foliage, flushed pink when young. To 15m. It produces very acid, pectin-rich fruit which are a good source of carbohydrates, vitamin C and minerals. [RHSD, Hortus].
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius (Labill.) Hook.f.
Half-hardy evergreen tree with bluish, fan-shaped, flattened stems (phylloclades), resembling the leaves of celery, usually toothed or lobed, to 5cm long, and fleshy pink, cup-like seed coats, usually at the edge of the phylloclades. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Phyllocladus trichomanoides D.Don
Half-hardy, evergreen pyramidal tree with smooth bark, whorled branches, flattened stems (phylloclades), resembling the leaves of celery, usually toothed or lobed, to 30cm long, each with up to 15 diamond-shaped segments, and spherical, blue or black female cones, to 2cm long, and catkin-like, purple male cones, in spring. To 12m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro
Fully hardy, clump-forming bamboo with arching, slender green canes that turn black in their second or third year. To 5m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie
A very strong growing, rhizomatous bamboo with very stout, bright green stems, leaves narrow and small, to 10cm long, and terminal panicles of flowers. The young shoots are edible and this is the most important source of culinary Bamboo Shoots. To 20m or more. [Several internet sources].
Physianthus elata unidentified
An unidentified Physianthus or Arauja species, twining or climbing perennials. Physianthus is now generally included with Araujia and Physianthus tricolor may be another Araujia species. See Araujia albens (Mart.) D.Don for further discussion.
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim.
Fully hardy, thicket-forming, suckering shrub with arching branches, ovate, 3-lobed, toothed leaves, to 8cm long, and dense corymbs, to 5cm across, of small cup-shaped, white, pink-tinged flowers in summer, followed by clusters of red fruit. To 3m. The variety luteus, also known as aureus, has bright yellow flowers. [RHSE, Hortus].
Physostelma wallichii Wight
Frost tender climbing shrub with opposite, leathery, oblong, pointed leaves, and cyme-like umbels of somewhat bell-shaped, green and yellow flowers in spring. [RHSD].
Picea abies (L.) Karst.
Fully-hardy evergreen conical tree, ageing to columnar, with blunt, 4-sided leaves, to 2.5cm long, pointing forwards and upwards on the shoots, and cylindrical female cones, to 20cm long, green turning brown. To 40m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Picea abies (L.) Karst. var. excelsa
See Picea abies (L.) Karst. for details of the species. Probably a different form to the plant described under this name. There are many garden forms of the common, or Norway spruce.
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