At each meeting, we are very privilaged to have Douglas Justice, Associate Director, Curator of Collections at the UBC Botanical Garden, bring in a bouquet of cuttings. Douglas is a long time member of the VRS. He brings these cuttings from interesting plants at the UBC Botanical Garden that just happen to be showing their glory at the particular time of year. Douglas, being a highly knowledgable plantsman, gives a 15-20 minute presentation covering each plant, some history, characteristics, and many other interesting facts. The plants are passed around through the audience so each member can see, smell, touch (hopefully not taste) the plants. Its is a wonderfully informative session and definitely a popular segment of our monthly meetings.
PRESENTATION DATE - Thursday, November 19, 2015
PLANTS DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION
Mahonia sp. - Persicaria campanulata - Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus - Hydrangea strigosa - Rhododendron cinnabarinum ssp. xanthocodon - Cotoneaster glabratus - Nipponanthemum nipponicum - Sarcacocca orientalis - Euonymus sp. - Magnolia Zenii - Dichroa febrifuga

PRESENTATION DATE - Thursday, October 15, 2015
PLANTS DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION
Meliosma oldhamii - Arbutus unedo forma rubra - Sorbus pseudohupehensis - Fraxinus angustifolia - Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn' - Osmanthus heterophyllus - Hamamelis virginiana - Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock' - Lindera erythrocarpa - Elaeagnus glabra

PRESENTATION DATE - Thursday, September 17, 2015
PLANTS DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION
Pseudolarix amabilis - Hesperantha coccinea - Vitex agnus-castus - Rhododendron thompsonii - Aconitum uchiyama - Agastache foeniculum - Spiraea betulfolia - Pernettya mucronata - Spartium junceum - Prostanthera cuneata - Incarvillea diffusa - Sorbus pseudohupehensis - Anemone huperhensis

PRESENTATION DATE - Friday, May 1, 2015
PLANTS DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION
Paeonia sp. - Rhododendron decorum - Cornus florida - Eastern dogwood - Rhododendron maculiferum ssp. anhweiense - Rubus spectabilis 'Olympic Double' - Rhododendron longipes - Xanthoceras sorbifolium - Yellowhorn - Holboellia angustifolia - Vibirnum chingii - Daphniphyllum macropodum - Meliosma veitchiorum - Enkianthus campanulatus - Rhododendron maoerense - Rhododendron prinophyllum - Rhododendron canascens

PRESENTATION DATE - Thursday, February 19, 2015
PLANTS DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION
Magnolia zenii - Camellia lutchuensis - Camellia japonica 'Dr. Tinsley' - Rhododendron cornubia - Rhododendron oreodoxa - Rhododendron principis - Rhododendron 'Bric-a-Brac' - Rhododendron mucronulatum - Acuba japonica 'Rozannie' - Corylopsis spicata - Prunus mume

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