1)   Blechnum chilense

• This impressive evergreen fern grows in full sun to full shade.
• The Chilean Spanish name ‘Costilla de vaca’ translates into “cow’s rib” and refers to the shape of the fronds.
• This fern can be found thriving in the Chilean Entry Garden in Pacific Connections.

2)   Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp. niphophila

• Beautiful peeling brown bark is just one of the attributes of this Australian native.
• This snow gum can be found in the highest part of the Australian Alps straddling the Victoria-New South Wales border.
• A youthful specimen is located in the Australian Entry Garden in Pacific Connections.

3)   Ginkgo biloba

• Ginkgo has been used medicinally for thousands of years.
• The Ginkgo is a living fossil; a unique species recognizably similar to fossils dating back 270 million years.
• A young ginkgo tree adorns the China Entry Garden in Pacific Connections.

4)   Pittosporum tenuifolium  ‘Majorie Channon’

• Also known as Majorie Channon Kohuhu or variegated Kohuhu.
• Slow-growing, compact shrub. In early summer it bears bell-shaped, honey-scented, black-red flowers.
• The New Zealand Entry Garden sports three very nice specimens.

5)   Rhamnus californica  ‘Leather Leaf‘

• Commonly called “Leather Leaf Coffeeberry”, the Rhamnus are in the Buckthorn family.
• Its dark foliage makes it a great foil for lighter green or grey-colored plants.
• A lovely drift of Rhamnus californica ‘Leather Leaf’ can be found in the Cascadian Entry Garden in Pacific Connections.