Horticulture Plant ID Study Guide

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Horticulture Plant IDStudy Guide

• Common and scientific names
• Horticulture I
• Instructor Mrs. Wise

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Abelia X grandiflora

• Common - Glossy abelia This plant is a Medium
  evergreen shrub with reddish-green 1 inch long
  leaves with small clusters of bugle shaped white
  flowers.

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Acer palmatum

• Common - Japanese Maple Characteristics
  Maple-like leaves deeply lobed, with 5-9
  lance-like, ovate lobes, 2-6" wide.

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Acer rubrum

• Red maple Is a large deciduous tree with red
  flowers in early spring. Its leaves are dark
  green w/ gray color under the leaves. (3-5 lobes
  gray bark)

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Ageratum mexicanum

• Common - Ageratum -low growing annuals, ovate
  leaves, 2 inches long and small clusters of
  fluffy, lavender-blue, white or pink flowers.
  Often used for edging.

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Ajuga reptans

• Common - Ajuga - best planted in partial shade or
  even full shade fast growing ground cover.

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Aracaria heterophylla

• Common - Norfolk Island Pine - An Interior
  office plant that usually grows about 4 ft tall
  and looks similar to a little pine tree.

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Asparagus densiflorus Sprengeri

• Common - Sprengeri Fern prefers part sun to
  shade.

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Acuba japonica

• Common - Japanese Acuba - Thrives in low light
  areas

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Begonia X semperflorens-cultorum

• Common - Wax Begonia - drought resistant and sun
  tolerant.

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Berberis thumbergii

• Common - Japanese Barberry A medium size
  deciduous shrub with 1-inch long leaves, small
  spines, and red berries.

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Betula nigra

• Common- River Birch A Medium sized deciduous
  tree with thin brown bark peeling and trunks.

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Buxus sempervirens

• Common - Common boxwood- popular shrub used in
  many a landscape especially as a hedge, screen or
  for a topiary.

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Canna X generalis

• Common - Canna - grown best in full sun with
  moderate water in well-drained rich or sandy
  soil.

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Cercis canadensis

• Common - Eastern Red Bud/Judas Tree- A Small
  deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves and brown
  bean-type pods in the fall pink-purple colored
  flowers.

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Chlorophytum comosum cv.

• Common - Spider Plant New plants develop from
  shoot tips 18 long and ¾ wide leaves green
  with yellow line down the middle.

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Chrysanthemum morifolium

• Common - Florist Chrysanthemum - often called
  mums or chrysanths. Flower bouquets and
  arrangements.

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Chrysanthemum X superbum

• Common - Shasta Daisy - large white flowers with
  yellow centers, typical of daisies excellent
  perennial.

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Coleus X hybridus

• Coleus

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Cornus florida

• Flowering Dogwood- A small deciduous tree with
  white flowers called bracts with brown color at
  the tips, red berries and very crooked growth

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X Cupressocyparis leylandii

• Leyland Cypress- an evergreen, about 5o ft. tall
  with scale type leaves and short ½ inch cones.

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Dieffenbachia maculata

• Dumbcane An Interior plant with large
  variegated green and cream colored large leaves
  on a thick trunk.

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Epipremnum aureum cv.

• Golden Pothos Office Plant

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Euonymus alata

• Winged Euonymus A medium sized deciduous shrub
  with dark green leaves 1 2 long that turn a
  brilliant red in late fall.

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Euonymus japonica or Variegata

• Evergreen Euonymus Shrub 1 ½ - 3 long
  leaves, half as wide as long. Green,
  green/golden edged, green white edged

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Euphorbia pulcherrima cv.

• Poinsettia Sold at Christmas, Usually red,
  originates from Mexico. Colored bracts or leaves

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Ficus benjamina

• Weeping or benjamin fig drooping branches with
  shinny pointed leaves and aerial roots on the
  branches

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Ficus elastica Decora

• Decora Rubber Plant

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Ficus pumila

• Creeping Rubber Plant

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Forsythia X intermedia

• Border Forsythia Large deciduous shrub with
  many bright yellow flowers in early spring.

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Hedera helix

• English Ivy Climbing Vine

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Hemerocallis cv.Day Lily

• Full Sun trumpet type flowers, perrenial.

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Hosta sp.Hosta- Deciduous ground cover, 3 inch
wide by 7 inch long leaves. Leaves are dark green
to yellowish white mixed with green. verigated
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Ilex X attenuata FosteriFosteri Holly Red
Berries

• Often used as a corner planting to give height.

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Ilex cornuta Dwarf BurfordDwarf Burford Holly
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Ilex crenata Helleri Holly Helleri

• Often used as a border planting - evergreen

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Ilex vomitoria Nana

• Dwarf Yaupon- Dwarf evergreen shrub, 2ft. high X
  2ft. wide with dark green mature leaves about ½
  inch to 1 inch long. Stems are gray.

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Impatiens

• Impatiens shade loving colorful annuals

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Iris X germanica var. florentine

• florentine/Bearded Iris

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Juniperus conferta

• Shore Juniper-creeping habit

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Juniperus horizontalis Plumosa, Bar Harbor or
Wiltoniior Blue Rug

• Creeping Juniper Blue Rug- evergreen ground
  cover with silvery-blue scale type leaves.

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Lagerstroemia indica cv.

• Crape Myrtle- Smooth tan bark, deciduous tree or
  shrub, flowers all summer and into early fall.
  Red, purple, white, pink

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Ligustrum japonicum cv.

• Japanese Privet- large evergreen shrub, dark
  green leaves that are 3-inch long and 1 ½ inch
  wide with raised veins underneath. ¼ inch dark
  purple berries with a hard seed inside.

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Liquidambar styraciflua

• Sweetgum A deciduous with dark green star
  shaped leaves and prickly balls. Leaves turn
  yellow, orange, red and purple in autumn.

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Liriope muscari

• Liriope (Green or Varigated cv.)

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Magnolia grandiflora

• Southern Magnolia large shinny leaves, 6-9 inch
  white flowers with cone like pods of bright red
  seeds.

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Malus sp. or cv.

• Flowering Crabapple A border tree, medium sized
  deciduous tree with flowers and 1 2 inch
  diameter fruit. Green, red, or purple leaves in
  summer.

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Maranta leuconeura

• Prayer Plant

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Myrica cerifera

• Wax Myrtle- large evergreen shrub, yellowish
  green leaves about 2-3 inches long with serrated
  margins near the leaf tips, clusters of small
  waxy-gray berries.

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Nandina domestica

• Heavenly Bamboo Red foliage in Fall

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Nephrolepis exaltata cv

• Boston Fern

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Ophiopogon japonicus

• Mondo Grass ground cover

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Pelargonium X hortorum

• Geranium An indoor/outdoor flowering plant,
  used in baskets and pots, red, white, pink,
  multiple colored. Flowers have a long petiole,
  popular Mothers Day and easter flower. Number
  1 bedding plant

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Pelargonium peltatum

• Ivy Leaf Geranium

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Philodendron scandens

• Parlor Ivy very low light

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Pinus mugo var. mugo

• Mugo Pine

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Pinus strobus

• Eastern White Pine Clusters of needle like
  leaves about 4-inches long. 5 needles per
  cluster, 4 8 inch curving brown cones under the
  tree.

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Plectranthus australis

• Swedish Ivy

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Prunus serrulata Kwanzan

• Japanese Flowering Cherry- Small deciduous tree
  with pink double flowers. Used as an accent
  plant.

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Pyrus calleryana Bradford

• Bradford Pear- Medium-sized deciduous tree, white
  flowers in spring, reddish purple leaves in
  autumn, grow in a symmetrical shape with little
  or no pruning.

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Quercus palustris

• Pin Oak- Deciduous tree, about 50 ft. tall,
  leaves have 5 to 7 lobes and 3 or 4 bristle tips
  on each lobe, has acorns, brilliant red in
  autumn.

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Quercus phellow

• Willow Oak- Deciduous tree, has small acorns,
  narrow green leaves, grows about 60 ft. tall.

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Rhododendron catawbiense

• Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron

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Rhododendron kiusianum or Rhododendron obtusum
japonicum

• Azalea- Large evergreen, dark green 5-inch long
  by 2-inch wide leaves, shade loving, grows wild
  in the edge of the forest and by the roadside in
  NC mountains, many flowers.

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Saintpaulia ionantha

• African Violet

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Salvia splendensSalvia

• Salvia full sun

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Schefflera arboricolaDwarf Schefflera

• Dwarf Schefflera indoor, low light

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Spathiphyllum cvs.Peace Lily

• Peace Lily

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Tagetes erecta

• African Marigold

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Tradescantia zebrina

• Purple Wandering Jew

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Viola X wittrockiana

• Pansy fall and spring flower cool season
  multiple colors