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Horticulture I. Plant ID Shrubs. Abelia X grandiflora. CN: Glossy Abelia Medium, evergreen shrub Leaves: 1” long, reddish-green Flowers: small clusters white bugle-shaped, 1” long arching branches Fall: Bronze. Acuba japonica. CN: Japanese Acuba Evergreen shrub
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Horticulture I Plant ID Shrubs
Abelia X grandiflora • CN: Glossy Abelia • Medium, evergreen shrub • Leaves: 1” long, reddish-green • Flowers: small clusters • white bugle-shaped, 1” long • arching branches • Fall: Bronze
Acuba japonica • CN: Japanese Acuba • Evergreen shrub • Dense, upright, round • Leaves: thick & shiny • green & yellow • “splattered”
Berberis thumbergii • CN: Japanese Barberry • Deciduous shrub • 3’ – 6’ tall • Twiggy, arching branches • Leaves: bright green • Fall: purplish leaves, red berries • ½” spines
Buxus sempervirens • CN: Common Boxwood • Evergreen shrub • Very dense • Leaves: small, elliptical • close together • dark green, yellow underneath • Uses: hedge, topiaries, etc.
Euonymous japonica • CN: Evergreen Euonymous • Large, evergreen shrub • Leaves: 1 ½” – 3” long • half wide as length • all green, gold margins, or white margins • shiny • Dense, oval
Euonymous alata • CN: Winged Euonymous • medium, deciduous shrub • Leaves: dark green, 1”-2” • New growth: light green & gray stems • Round, flat top • Fall: Bright red, very showy
Forsythia X intermedia • CN: Border Forsythia (Yellow Bell) • Large, deciduous shrub • Bright yellow flowers = early spring • Upright, spreading • Arching shoots • Leaves med. to dark green
Myrica cerifera • CN: Wax Myrtle • Evergreen shrub • Irregular, round, dense • Leaves: olive green • Bayberry scent • Small gray fruit
Pinus mugo var. ‘Mugo’ • CN: Mugo Pine • Evergreen, dwarf tree • Dense, multi-trunked • Needles: clusters of 2 • rigid, slightly curved • 1” – 2”, bright green • Cones: 1” – 2”, dark gray
Plant IdentificationShrubs 2 Horticulture I
Ilex X attenuate ‘Fosteri’ • CN: Fosteri Holly • Large, evergreen shrub • Upright, pyramidal, compact • Leaves: 1 – 3” • spiny points • Large amt. red berries
Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’ • CN: Dwarf Burford Holly • Medium, evergreen shrub • Round, compact • Hedges & Borders • Red Berries • Glossy leaves
Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’ • CN: Helleri Holly • Small, evergreen shrub • Low, dense, spreading mound • Leaves: shiny, dark green • “boxwood like” • Small white flower • Black berries
Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’ • Dwarf Yaupon • Dwarf, evergreen shrub • 2’ x 2’ - Dense, round • Leaves: dark green • ½ “ – 1 “ • New growth: light green • Stems: gray
Juniperus conferta • CN: Shore Juniper • Dense, evergreen shrub • Small, spreading • Leaves: awl’s in 3 • pointed end • white band w/ green through middle • Bright blue-green • very small cone – blue
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’ • CN: Creeping Juniper • Evergreen, ground cover • Dense, flat • Branching, spreading • Light green awl leaves
Ligustrum japonicum cb. • CN: Japanese Privet • Large, evergreen shrub • Leaves: 3” long x 1 ½ “ wide • raised vein underneath • ¼ “ dark purple berries • hard seed inside • Clusters of terminal flowers
Nandina domestica • CN: Heavenly Bamboo (Dwarf Nandina) • small, semi-evergreen shrub • White blooms • Red Berries • Lacy, upright • Many colors through year
Rhododendron catawbiense • Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron • Large, evergreen shrub • Leaves: dark green • 5” long x 2” wide • smooth margins • Shade • Many, large flowers (pink, purple) • Grows wild in NC mtns.
Rhododendron kiusianum • CN: Azalea • medium, semi-evergreen shrub • Acidic soil • Flowers: funnel-shaped • large clusters, lots • very showy • dense, spreading