Woodland garden

Under the many elm trees of Knällsberg we have made a woodland garden with plants thriving in the shade. More species will be added each year.

List of species:
(latin names in alphabetical order)

Wild species marked (wf), wild flora

Trees and shrubs

Norway maple (wf), Acer platanoides
Horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum
Alder (wf), Alnus glutinosa
Mezereon (wf), Daphne mezereum
Ivy, Hedera helix
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica
Common privet, Ligustrum vulgare atrovirens
Bird cherry (wf), Prunus padus
Catawba rhododendron, Rhododenron catawbiense
Labrador-tea (wf), Rhododendron tomentosum
Red currant, Ribes rubrum
Raspberry, Rubus idaeus
Sorbaria, Sorbaria sorbifolia
Wych elm (vf), Ulmus glabra

Herbacerous perennials

Bugbane, Actaea simplex 'Brunette'
Garden angelica, Angelica archangelica
Astillbe, Astillbe sp.
Bergenia, Bergenia cordifolia
Naked lady, Colchium autumnale
Cyclamen, Cyclamen coum
Wild strawberry (wf), Fragraria vesca
Corsican hellebore, Helleborus argutifolius
Cristmas rose, Helleborus niger
Liverwort (wf), Hepatica nobilis
Coralbells, Heuchera sanguinea
Japanese spurge, Pahysandra terminalis
Chinese rhubarb, Rheum palmatum
Chestnut-leaved rodgersia, Rodgersia aesculifolia
Fringecup, Tellima grandiflora
Foamflower, Tiarella wherryi
Lesser periwinkle, Vinca minor

Grasses and bamboo

Hairy wood-rush (wf), Luzula pilosa
Bisset's bamboo, Phyllostachys bissetii

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