TERO'S GARDEN
Diversity in boreal region & unusual survivors

Cirsium oleraceum (Keltaohdake)
Seldom seen wild flower growing usually on road sides. It has rather soft light green leaves and yellowish flowers, not so common for a...
Cirsium arvense (Huopaohdake)
A really persistent weed, perhaps the worst of all, growing high and shadowing in all kind of soil. The root system is strong and deep so...
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Päivänkakkara)
One of the common wild flowers which are often used as a decorative garden plant too. It is sold as different hybrid combination of...
Chionodoxa luciliae (Isokevättähti)
This small, beautiful lily blooms in early spring on the mountains of Turkey. Two colors of it - white and blue - are common in the...
Chenopodium album (Jauhosavikka)
C.album is a common weed on clay fields and though it is just annual, it spreads its seed so effectively that it is nearly impossible to...
Chelone obliqua alba (Konnanyrtti)
This is a perennial flower from North America, not very often seen in gardens here. I bough my seedling 2019. The flower is usually...
Chelidonium majus (Keltamo)
This actually beautiful wild plant seem to be common in southern Finland. In my garden it is very common and behaves like a bad weed...
Chamaenerion angustifolium (Maitohorsma)
This is a very common pioneer plant of the boreal region and it can grow in enormous amounts f.ex. on old forest cuts. It flowers in the...
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawsoninsypressi)
This common Christmas plant has grown in my green house during many years. Now I have one placed one plant outside, so let's see, what...
Chaenorhinum origanifolium (Meiramikissankita)
This a small herb with a pleasant, spicy odor. The flowers are small and blue. This species comes from the Mediterranean region and...
Chaenomeles japonica (Japaninruusukvitteni)
A small bush with tiny edible apple-like fruits. The flowers of this Japanese shrub are colorful. Though it is easy to get over the...
Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura)
This a deciduous tree from Japan, not very often seen in our gardens. The leaves get bright colors in the autumn but thats nothing...
Centranthus ruber coccineus (Punavirma)
A perennial plant with a striking bunch of flowers from the Mediterranean region. It has hibernated well in my garden and it forms a...
Centaurea scabiosa (Ketokaunokki)
Very similar to C.jacea and I managed to have both of these beautiful species on the same sandy meadow. C. scabiosa has forked green...
Centaurea jacea (Ahdekaunokki)
This sis a wild flower preferring hot and dry sandy slopes. Compared with C.scabiosa the green leaves of jacea are not forked.
Celastrus orbiculatus (Japaninkelasköynnös)
This Japanese creeper is nowadays more common decorative plant in the southern Finland. According to the data is winter hardy to zone 4....
Catalpa speciosa (Trumpettipuu)
This beautifully flowering tree is one of the largest trees in North America, but remains as a bush in the boreal Scandinavia if it at...
Carya illinonensis (Pekaanipähkinä)
I bought the small tree plant 2018 and it has survived 2 boreal winters. This species comes from North America and should not be...
Carpinus orientalis (Idänvalkopyökki)
I found this small bush to grow in great amounts on a field near my relative's house in Italy. Nobody recognized the species. From the...




















