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Week 12 Plant ID. HORT I. Tradescantia Zebrina. Purple Wandering Jew. S PATHIPHYLLUM cvs. spa – thi – FIL – lum Common Name: Peace Lily Family: Aracaea Native: Amazon Valley. Life Cycle: Annual Growth Habit: House Plant Leaf Arrangement: Basal Leaf Shape: Elliptical
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Week 12Plant ID HORT I
TradescantiaZebrina • Purple Wandering Jew
SPATHIPHYLLUM cvs. • spa – thi – FIL – lum • Common Name: Peace Lily • Family: Aracaea • Native: Amazon Valley
Life Cycle: Annual • Growth Habit: House Plant • Leaf Arrangement: Basal • Leaf Shape: Elliptical • Leaf Margin: Entire (wavy) • Vein Pattern: Pinnate • Simple
FLOWER • Flower is white to green with green line on back • Green to white spadix
Root: Fibrous • Fruit: Spadix will be cluster of seeds. • Growth: medium • Light Exposure: Shade • Zone: Tropical
Glossy Abelia: Abelia x grandiflora • Evergreen shrub • Leaf: opposite, elliptical, serrated, pinnate, simple • Pink flower, funnel/tube shaped. • Twigs are reddish-brown with streaks
Aucuba japonica • Height: 6 to 10 feet • Width: 4 to 6 feet • Evergreen • Flower/Fruit: Grown for foliage rather than flowers; purple male flowers; 0.5" scarlet fruit matures in fall and persists till spring; often hidden by foliage
Aucuba japonica • Foliage: Opposite, simple, lustrous, leathery le • Comments: Drought tolerant; young leaves exposed to sun will blacken; easy to transplant; remains dense even in heavy shade; male and female plants aves; 3 to 8" long; rounded green stems
Buxus sempervirensCommon Boxwood Height: 3-8’ Spread: 3-4’ Simple with white midrib on underside Part shade Used as a hedge along a building