Trees and Shrubs
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.
Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br.
Densely branched evergreen tree with lustrous, ovate leaves, varying from entire to 5-lobed on the same plant, and terminal and axillary, panicle-like cymes of saucer-shaped, green, cream or pink flowers, to 1.5cm across, spotted with brown or red, in summer. To 20m. [RHSE, Beadle, Blomberry, Hortus].
Brachychiton rupestris (Mitch. ex Lindl.) K.Schum.
Frost tender, slow growing tree with simple, lance-shaped leaves, in which the base of the tree becomes greatly enlarged. It has small, cream, bell-shaped flowers. To 20m. [RHSD, Wrigley, Blombery].
Breynia nivosa Small
Evergreen shrub with zigzagged pink or red stems with dark green leaves, to 5cm long, with bold white variegation. To 1m. [RHSD, Hortus].
Broussonetia papyrifera Vent.
Large dioecious shrub or tree with woolly shoots and leaves, variable toothed leaves. The female plant is quite attractive with its fruit aggregated into a small orange, woolly mass. To 10m or more under favourable conditions. There are a number of garden forms. [RHSD, Hilliers’, Hortus].
Brugmansia 'Knightii'
Brugmansia x candida Pers. is a Brugmansia aurea Lagerh. x Brugmansia versicolor Lagerh. hybrid. Frost tender open shrub or tree with oblong-elliptic, wavy-margined leaves and trumpet-shaped, night-scented flowers. The cultivar ‘Knightii’ has double (‘hose-in-hose’) white flowers to 30cm long, from summer to autumn. To 5m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Brugmansia arborea (L.) Sweet
Frost tender open shrub or tree with robust stems, large, ovate, often coarsely-toothed leaves, and trumpet-shaped, scented white flowers, to 15cm long, from spring to autumn. To 4m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Brugmansia hybrid unidentified
Unidentified Brugmansia hybrid. No description is extant.
Brugmansia racemosa [Macarthur]
Probably Juanulloa mexicana (Schldl.) Miers. which see. Both Brugmansia racemosa and B. suaveolens are crossed out in a copy of the 1850 catalogue held in the Camden Park archives, with the notation ‘see Juanulloa p.16’ written at the side [CPA].
Brugmansia sanguinea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
Frost tender, open shrub or tree with ovate, wavy-margined leaves, and tubular, unscented, orange-red flowers with yellow veins, from spring to autumn. To 10m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Brugmansia sanguinea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don var. bicolor
See Brugmansia sanguinea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don for discussion of the species. Brugmansia bicolor Pers. is generally considered a synonym of Brugmansia sanguinea but this is a somewhat variable species and Macarthur’s plants may have been somewhat different. Bicolor is described in Paxton’s Dictionary as a tender perennial from Peru with dark red flowers, introduced to Britain in 1833. This is presumably identical with the Datura bicolor of Johnsons’ Dictionary. The same origin is given and the flower described as dark red with a two-coloured corolla.
Brugmansia suaveolens (Willd.) Sweet
Frost tender open shrub or tree with elliptic leaves to 20cm long, and single or double, tubular-bell-shaped, night-scented, white, sometimes yellow or pink flowers, to 30cm long, in summer and autumn. The double form is more commonly grown. To 5m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Brunfelsia calycina Benth. var. confertiflora
Frost tender evergreen shrub with erectly spreading branches, oblong leaves and crowded terminal cymes of bluish-violet or lilac flowers. To 60cm. [RHSD, Hortus, Don].
Brunfelsia calycina Benth. var. eximia ( Scheidw. ex Moore & Ayers ) L.H.Bailey & Raffill.
Frost tender evergreen shrub with erectly spreading branches and oblong leaves. The flowers open purple and age to almost white, from spring to summer. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Brunfelsia calycina Benth. var. pohliana
See Brunfelsia calycina Benth. var. confertiflora. Pohliana does not seem to differ materially from other forms of Brunfelsia calycina.
Brunfelsia hopeana Benth.
Frost tender, slender, spreading shrub with elliptic leaves, to 7.5cm, and usually solitary, bluish-violet or purple flowers with a whitish-yellow tube. To 50cm. [RHSD, Hortus].
