Syringa pubescens Garden Merit. According to some authorities "Syringa meyeri" is a synonym of "S. pubescens". The cultivar ‘Palibin’ has also won the AGM. Syringa pubescens Syringa pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the lilac genus of the family Oleaceae, native to Korea and China (Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan). Growing to tall and broad, it is a substantial deciduous shrub with green leaves felted white beneath, and panicles of heavily scented, white-throated lilac flowers in early summer. The specific epithet "pubescens" means "downy", referring to the texture of the leaves. Three subspecies
The Alnwick Garden as architectural landscaping, topiary and decorative gates. A garden featuring intoxicating and poisonous plants was added in February 2005. Species of the Poison Garden include "Strychnos nux-vomica" (source of strychnine), hemlock, "Ricinus communis" (source of harmless castor oil but also deadly ricin), foxglove, "Atropa belladonna" (commonly called Deadly Nightshade")", "Brugmansia" and "Laburnum". The mission of the Poison Garden also includes drug education, with featured plantings of cannabis, coca and the opium poppy "Papaver somniferum". The Alnwick Garden The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens have