Casei Gerola Logistics Park:

the thirteen hardy plants

LOW IRRIGATION DEMAND

01

Viburnum tinus "Eve Price"

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Viburnum tinus "Eve Price"

Laurotino "Eve prince"

Poise

Evergreen shrub characterized by a compact habit

Leaves

Young leaves, which persist for a long period, take on various shades of bright, brilliant red; later they turn to bright green

Flowers

In spring it produces white/pink flowers in clusters

Fruits

Red berries following flowering

Ornamental features

Red-colored evergreen foliage at issue

02

Trachelospermum Jasminoides

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Trachelospermum Jasminoides

False jasmine

Poise

Evergreen climbing species, characterized by abundant flowering in early summer, which can also be used as a drooping and ground cover. It has fairly rapid growth, and can reach 5-6 meters in height.

Leaves

The leaves are lance-shaped, dark green, glossy and leathery

Flowers

In early summer, it produces numerous highly fragrant white flowers consisting of five petals arranged in a circle, shaped like a ship's propeller

Fruits

The fruits consist of 2 pods arranged in a helix and do not appear every year

Ornamental features

Evergreen with prolonged white flowering and very fragrant

03

Prunus lusitanica

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Prunus lusitanica

Lusitanian Prunus

Poise

Shrubby evergreen shrub with purple-rust branches.

Leaves

It has leaves 10 cm or more long, serrated and very pointed, yellow-green on the underside.

Flowers

In early summer it produces a profusion of pendulous racemes of tiny white flowers.

Ornamental features

Evergreen, deep-colored foliage.

04

Prunus laurocerasus "Zebeliana"

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Prunus laurocerasus "Zebeliana"

Laurocerasus "Zabeliana"

Poise

Evergreen shrub with an expansive habit, characterized by horizontal branches; reaches a height of 1.50 m and a diameter of 2-3 m

Leaves

The shiny dark green leaves are 15 cm or more in length and are characterized by an elliptical shape

Flowers

In late spring it produces upright racemes of small white flowers with a sweet scent

Fruits

The fruits are initially red, cherry-like, and later turn black

Ornamental features

Intense spring flowering

05

Pittosporum heterophyllum

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Pittosporum heterophyllum

Pittosporum

Poise

Evergreen shrub characterized by a compact, dense habit with erect, slightly curved branches at the apex

Leaves

It has obovate leaves, shiny on top, bright green in color

Flowers

In April-May, it produces numerous creamy white, intensely fragrant flowers in clusters

Ornamental features

Evergreen, with fragrant flowering in spring and decorative all year round

06

Photinia x fraseri "Little Red Robin"

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Photinia x fraseri "Little Red Robin"

Photinia "Red Robin"

Poise

Evergreen shrub characterized by a compact habit

Leaves

Young leaves, which persist for a long period, take on various shades of bright, brilliant red; later they turn to bright green

Flowers

In spring it produces white/pink flowers in clusters

Fruits

Red berries following flowering

Ornamental features

Red-colored evergreen foliage at issue

07

Osmanthus x burkwoodii

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Osmanthus x burkwoodii

Burkwood osmanthus

Poise

Compact evergreen globose shrub capable of reaching 1.8 m in height and 1-1.5 m in diameter

Leaves

Glossy dark green foliage

Flowers

In the second half of spring it produces an abundance of small white flowers that are quite fragrant

Ornamental features

Evergreen and fragrant

08

Lonicera nitida "Baggesen's Gold"

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Lonicera nitida "Baggesen's Gold"

Honeysuckle "Baggesen's Gold"

Poise

Evergreen shrub with a compact, bushy habit, characterized by the presence of arching branches

Leaves

The leaves are very small deep yellow in summer and yellow-green in autumn

Flowers

In mid-spring it produces small tubular creamy white flowers

Fruits

Dark purple-red berries with a glossy appearance

Ornamental features

Evergreen with yellow leaves

09

Ligustrum japonicum "Texanum Variegatum"

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Ligustrum japonicum "Texanum Variegatum"

Variegated Texas privet

Poise

Bushy evergreen shrub with a compact habit that reaches 3 m in height and 2.4 m in width

Leaves

The leaves are green with irregular creamy-white margins, glossy, thick and leathery, and oval in shape.

Flowers

From mid-summer to early fall it bears snow-white flowers clustered in large conical panicles.

Fruits

Blue-black berries.

Ornamental features

It can be used to form hedges.

10

Ligustrum Japonicum "Texanum"

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Ligustrum japonicum "Texanum"

Texas privet

Poise

Bushy evergreen shrub with a compact habit capable of reaching 3 m in height and 2.4 m in width

Leaves

The leaves are green with irregular creamy-white margins, glossy, thick and leathery, and oval in shape.

Flowers

From mid-summer to early fall it bears snow-white flowers clustered in large conical panicles.

Fruits

Blue-black berries.

Ornamental features

It can be used to form hedges.

11

Ilex x meserveae "Blue Maid"

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Ilex x meserveae "Blue Maid"

Holly "Blue Maid"

Poise

Upright to spreading evergreen shrub

Leaves

Develops small bluish-green, elliptic to ovate, spiny, glossy leaves, 2-5 cm long

Flowers

In late spring, white to pinkish-white flowers bloom

Ornamental features

The contrast between the color of the berries and that of the foliage contributes to a pleasant decorative and ornamental effect

12

Elaeagnus pungens "Maculata"

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Elaeagnus pungens "Maculata"

Prickly olive

Poise

Shrubby evergreen shrub with long horizontal thorny branches. Reaches a height and diameter of 2 m

Leaves

The leaves are oval, glossy, dark green with a wide, deep yellow central band

Fruits

In the second half of the autumn period it produces creamy white fragrant urn-shaped flowers

Ornamental features

Aureovariegated foliage

13

Berberis x media "Park Jewel"

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Berberis x media "Park Jewel"

Crespino var. "Park Jewel"

Poise

Semi-deciduous shrub with a compact habit capable of reaching about 2 m in height and even greater breadth

Leaves

Leaves are small, oblong, ovate, usually smooth at the margins, glossy green, up to 3 cm long, turning purple-red in autumn

Flowers

Small yellow flowers, single or in clusters, develop in late spring

Ornamental features

In the autumn period, the leaves take on a particularly vivid green coloring