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Plant Identification

Plant Identification. Horticulture I Objective 17.00. Abelia X Grandiflora Glossy Abelia. Deciduous shrub 3-6 feet tall and 3-6 feet wide Pinkish to white fragrant flowers Attracts butterflies Used in the landscape, often in hedges. Acer palmatum Japanese Maple. Deciduous Tree

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Plant Identification

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  1. Plant Identification Horticulture I Objective 17.00

  2. Abelia X GrandifloraGlossy Abelia • Deciduous shrub • 3-6 feet tall and 3-6 feet wide • Pinkish to white fragrant flowers • Attracts butterflies • Used in the landscape, often in hedges

  3. Acer palmatumJapanese Maple • Deciduous Tree • Height: 15-25 feet; Width: 10-25 feet • Leaves are green during the summer; yellow, bronze, purple or red in the fall • Used to add layers to the landscape.

  4. Acer rubrumRed Maple • Deciduous Tree • Height 40-70 feet • Summer leaves are green or gray; Fall leaves range from greenish yellow, to red, to burgundy. • Used for shade in the landscape.

  5. Ageratum mexicanumAgeratum • Container plant- Annual • Height: 6-8 inches; Width: 8 inches • Magenta or Red Flowers • Used in edging, mass plantings or containers

  6. Ajuga reptansAjuga • Semi-Evergreen groundcover • Height: 2-4 inches • Leaves can be light to dark green, brownish, purple, bronze or verigated. Flowers are small and blue, white, pink or purple depending on cultivar.

  7. Aracaria heterophyllaNorfolk Island Pine • Evergreen tree • Height: Over 40 ft; Width: 20-25 feet • Looks like a Christmas Tree • Often used indoors during Christmas time; Can be used in the landscape as a part of a hedge row or specimen plant.

  8. Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’Sprengeri Fern • Container plant • Height: 12-24 inches; Width: 3 ft. • Looks fern like with delicate feather like leaves and thorns. • Good in hanging baskets, or as a groundcover.

  9. Aucuba japonicaJapanese Aucuba • Evergreen Shrub • Height: 6-10 feet; Width: 4-6 feet • 3-8 inch leathery leaves • Used in the landscape for it’s foliage

  10. Begonia X semperflorens-cultorumWax Begonia • Container plant- Annual • Height:6-15 inches; Width: 6-15 inches • Glossy, thick, succulent leaves • Showy flowers from June until frost

  11. Berberis thunbergiiJapanese Barberry • Deciduous Shrub • 3-6 feet tall • Summer leaves: Bright green; Fall leaves: orange, red or purple. • Used in the landscape in mass plantings, hedges, and borders

  12. Betula nigraRiver Birch • Deciduous Tree • 50-70 feet tall • Multi-stemmed tree with ornate peeling bark. • Tree drops leaves quickly in the fall.

  13. Buxus sempervirensCommon Boxwood • Evergreen Shrub • Height and Width 15-20 feet • Dark to light green leaves (new growth) with smooth margins. • Used in mass plantings or hedges.

  14. Canna X generalisCanna • Single large showy flower • 24-48 inches high • Large showy colorful flower • Provide splashes of color in the landscape, with tropical looking foliage.

  15. Cercis canadensisEastern Red Bud/ Judas Tree • Deciduous tree • Height 20-30 feet; Width 25-35 feet • Bronze or medium green heart shaped leaves; slowly turning green. • Small pink/lavender flowers in spring • Used in the landscape as group or specimen planting.

  16. Chlorophytum comosum cv.Spider Plant • Container Plant • 8-18 inches tall • Often used indoors or outdoors in hanging baskets.

  17. Chrysanthemum morifoliumFlorist Chrysanthemum • Container plant- Annual • 1-3 ft. tall and wide • Often used in the landscape for seasonal color, or indoors for added color. This plant flowers in the fall. • Flowers are large and showy. Can be pink, purple, red, lavender, yellow or orange.

  18. Chrysanthemum superbumShasta Daisy • Perennial Plant • Height: 12-36 inches • Flowers are showy, and are white with yellow centers. • Popular for perennial borders, or cut flowers in vases.

  19. Coleus X hybridusColeus • Annual plant • Height 8-20 inches; Width 6-10 inches • Used in the landscape or in containers for it’s colorful foliage. Colors and leaf textures vary widely.

  20. Cornus floridaFlowering Dogwood • Deciduous Tree • 30 feet tall and wide • 3-6 inch green leaves in summer; showy red leaves fall • Flowers are small and yellow or white • Used in the landscape alone or in a grouping.

  21. X Cupressocyparis leylandiiLeyland Cypress • Evergreen Tree • Height: 60-90 feet; Width: 12-15 feet • Bluish green needles • Fast growing tree often used in the landscape as a screen.

  22. Dieffenbachia maculataDumbcane • Tropical plant (Annual in our climate) • 6-8 feet tall • Grown for it’s leaves (Large green leaves with white patterns) • Often grown in containers indoors

  23. Epipremnum aureum cv.Golden Pothos • Evergreen vine • Very invasive in the wild • Heart shaped leaves • Often used as a house plant

  24. Euonymus alataWinged Euonymus • Deciduous Shrub • 15-20 feet tall and wide • Dark green summer leaves; bright red fall leaves • Used as a foundation planting (around houses, in a group, or on a border)

  25. Euonymus japonica ‘Veriegata’Evergreen Euonymus • Evergreen Shrub • Height: 10-15 feet; Width: 5-6 feet • Greenish white flowers • 1-3 inch dark green waxy leaves • Used in hedge rows. Often in formal gardens

  26. Euphorbia pulcherrima cv.Poinsettia • Deciduous Shrub (Often seen as a container plant) • 2-16 feet tall • Large green leaves (3-6 inches long) that turn red, white, cream, pink, or marbled. This is what is often called the “Flower”.

  27. Ficus benjaminaWeeping Fig • Evergreen tree • Can reach over 95 feet tall • Gracefully drooping branches and leaves that are dark green, glossy, and 2-5 inches long. • Often used indoors, but can be part of the outdoor landscape.

  28. Ficus elastica ‘Decora’Decora Rubber Plant • Tropical Tree (Often used indoors) • 30-40 feet tall • Grown for it’s leaves, which are large, dark green, and leathery. • Most suitable for growing indoors in our climate.

  29. Forsythia X intermediaBorder Forsythia • Deciduous Shrub • Height: 8-10 feet; Width: 10-12 feet • Showy yellow flowers in spring • 3-5 inch long, dark green leaves • Used in the landscape as a shrub border, or mass planting.

  30. Hedera helixEnglish Ivy • Evergreen Vine • Dark green leaves with white veins. • Used in the landscape as a groundcover, wall cover, or in shady locations

  31. Hemerocallis cv.Day Lily • Perennial Plant • About 2 feet tall • Add seasonal color to the landscape with large showy flowers. Flowers are present for 24 hours, then replaced by another flower, hence the name Day Lily.

  32. Hosta sp.Hosta • Perennial Plant • 1-18 inches long, and 1-12 inches broad • Large green or green and white leaves • Small white fragrant flowers • Used in the landscape as a shade tolerant ground cover.

  33. Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri’Fosteri Holly • Evergreen Shrub or Tree • Height: 20-30 feet; Width: 10-20 feet • Waxy evergreen leaf with spines • Used in the landscape as a tall hedge, or specimen tree

  34. Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’Dward Burford Holly • Evergreen shrub • Reaches 6 feet tall • Small red fruit • Leaves are waxy with smooth edges and one spine • Used in the landscape as a foundation planting or small screen

  35. Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’Helleri Holly • Evergreen shrub • Height: 2-3 feet; Width: 3-4 feet • Small black fruit • Glossy green leaves with one spine • Used in the landscape as a foundation planting, or as a hedge row

  36. Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’Dwarf Yaupon • Evergreen Shrub • Height and Width: 3-5 feet • White flowers produce small red berries • Dark green oval shaped, crenate leaf; new growth is yellowish green. • Often used in the landscape as a hedge row.

  37. ImpatiensImpatiens • There are about 1,000 species of this flowering plant • Height and Width 9-20 inches • Flowers up to 2 inches in diameter; Colors range from white, pink, salmon, purple, orange or red. • Often used in containers, or in the landscape to add seasonal color.

  38. Iris X germanica var. florentiveBearded Iris • Plant • Height: 24 inches; Width: 15 inches • Large white flowers • Swordlike leaves • Often used in the landscape in large groupings

  39. Juniperus confertaShore Juniper • Evergreen Shrub • Height: 1-2 feet; Width: 6-9 feet • Gray-green, or blue-green needle like leaves • Produces small cones • Used in the landscape as a fast growing ground cover

  40. Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’Creeing Juniper • Evergreen Shrub • Height: 1-2 feet; Width: 8-10 feet • Green to blue-green needlelike leaves • Used in the landscape as a groundcover.

  41. Lagerstroemia indica cv.Crape Myrtle • Deciduous Tree • Height ranges from 18 inches to 40 feet • Flower clusters are large and showy. Colors range from white, pink, purple, lavender and red. • Exfoliating (peeley) bark; multi-stemmed trunk. • Used in the landscape as a specimen or as part of a grouping.

  42. Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet • Evergreen shrub or small tree • Height: 6-12 feet • Glossy dark green leaves • White flower clusters • Used in the landscape as a hedge, or as a multi stemmed tree.

  43. Liquidambar styracifluaSweetgum • Deciduous Tree • Height: 65-115 feet • Produces a 3-4 cm capsule shaped fruit • Palmate leaves are green in summer; red, yellow, or purplish in the fall • Used in the landscape as a specimen tree for its dramatic fall color.

  44. Liriope muscariLiriope • Flowering perennial plant • 12-18 inches • Long skinny dark green or varigated leaves. • Small, showy purple or white flowers • Used in the landscape as a border or ground cover.

  45. Magnolia grandifloraSouthern Magnolia • Evergreen Tree • Height can be up to 90 feet • Large dark green leaves • Large white fragrant flowers • Used in the landscape as an ornamental tree.

  46. MalusFlowering Crabapple • Deciduous Tree • 10-25 feet tall • Pink or white flowers • Fruit is similar to an apple, but less that 2 inches in diameter • Many uses in the landscape: Specimen, screen, patio, wildlife habitat, etc.

  47. Maranta leuconeura var. kerchovianaPrayer Plant • Indoor foliage plant • Height: 12-18 inches; Width: 12-36 inches • Leaves are green and silver varigated • Used as an indoor container plant, or in the landscape as a border or ground cover.

  48. Myrica ceriferaWax Myrtle • Evergreen: Small tree, or shrub • Height: 10-15 feet; Width: 8-10 feet • 1.5-3 inch green leaves that have an interesting smell • Used in the landscape to provide screens, or as a part of a perennial border.

  49. Nandina domesticaDwarf Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo) • Evergreen shrub • Height: 7-8 feet • 5-10 mm bright red fruit • Leaves- Spring: Copper; Summer: Green; Fall: Reddish-purple • Used in the landscape because of its interesting foliage. Used in shrub borders, or group plantings.

  50. Nephrolepis exaltataBoston Fern • House plant • Fronds can be up to 2-3 feet long • Fronds are comprised of smaller pinnate leaves • Used mainly in hanging baskets or containers

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