Transcript Nursery/Landscape Plant Identification

Nursery/Landscape Plant
Identification
A-E
101-132
Landscape Plant Identification
Set 1
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Abelia x grandiflora
Glossy Abelia
Deciduous Shrub
 Color: blush pink
 Date of Flowering: MaySeptember
 Characteristics: oval shaped
green foliage that turns
bronze/red in the winter,
funnel-shaped flower, bushy
shrub
 Exposure: sun, protect from
cold winds
 Size: 3’-6’
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Davesgarden.com
wikimedia.org
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Abies concolor
White Fir
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Narrowleaf Evergreen
Foliage Color: green
Uses: Specimen tree
Characteristics: produces
red flowers, can withstand
harsh cold temperatures
about-garden.com
jungleseeds.com
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Acer palmatum cv.
Japanese Maple
Deciduous Tree
 Height: 20’
 Form: Rounded, moundlike
 Use: Specimen
 Characteristics: needs well drained soil
 Colors: Summer – red to green
Fall - scarlet
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Wikipedia.com
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Acer platanoides cv.
Norway Maple
Wikipedia.com
Deciduous Tree
 Height: 100’
 Form: Rounded, dense
 Use: Shade
 Characteristics: Brilliant foliage, fast growing
 Colors: Summer – green
Fall - yellow
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Acer rubrum cv.
Red Maple
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Deciduous Tree
Height: 120’
Form: rounded
Use: Border, specimen
Characteristics: Excellent
fall color
Colors: Summer – dark green
Fall - red
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Acer saccharum cv.
Sugar Maple
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Deciduous Tree
Height: 120’
Form: Rounded
Use: Shade
Characteristics: Used to
Produce maple syrup
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Colors: Summer – green
Fall - yellow
wikimedia.org
cirrusimage.com
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Ajuga reptans cv.
Carpet Bugle
Ground cover
 Color: Blue to purple
 Date of Flowering: April/May
 Characteristics: gives dense
coverage
 Exposure: shade or sun
 Size: 4” to 8”
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ajuga.org/
floracyberia.net
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Antirrhinum majus cv.
Snapdragon
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Perennial
Height: 1’ to 1.5’
Color: pink, purple, etc.
Exposure: full sun
Characteristics: blooms in
mid to late summer and
early fall, plant is poisonous
if ingested
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Aquilegia x hybrida cv.
Columbine
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Perennial Wildflower
Height: 1’ to 3’
Color: red-yellow
Exposure: full sun, partial
sun, shade
Characteristics: bloom
in May-June
robsplants.com
vanbloem.com
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Amelanchier arborea
Downy Serviceberry
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Deciduous Shrub
Color: White flowers, green
foliage
Date of Flowering: Mid-Spring
Characteristics: Star shaped
flowers are held in upright
clusters, produces organt to red
fruits
Exposure: Sunny or lightly
shaded
Size: 10’ – 25’
critsite.com
bernheim.org
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Astilbe hybrid cv.
Astilbe
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Perennial
Height:12” – 36”
Spacing: 24”
Color: pink, red, white
Exposure: sun
Uses: borders
Characteristics: blooms
jJuly and August, gives
masses of color.
Americanmeadows.com
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Bpl.blogger.com
Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum
Wax Begonia
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Annual
Height: 6” – 12”
Spacing: 6” – 10”
Color: pink, red, white
Uses: edging, potted plant,
window box, hanging basket
Characteristics: May be used as
a houseplant, needs direct
sunlight.
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Berberis x mentorensis
Mentor Barberry
Deciduous Shrub
 Color: yellow flowers in early
spring, green foliage that turns
to orange, yellow or red in fall.
 Date of Flowering: April, May
 Characteristics: leaves are
leathery, can withstand hot, dry
summers
 Exposure: Full sun or light
shade
 Size: 5’ high, 5’ – 7’ wide
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members.tripod.com
mobot.org
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Betula nigra
River birch
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Deciduous Tree
Size at Maturity: 40’-70’
Form: Oval
Use: Shade Tree, Ornamental
Characteristics: pinkish orange
bark, diamond shaped leaves,
thrives in damp soils
Colors: Summer: Green
Fall: Golden Yellow
talltreesgroup.com
duke.edu
soonerplantfarm.com
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu
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Brassaia actinophylla
hort.cornell.edu
Schefflera, Octopus tree
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Perennial
Height: 15’-20’
Spacing: 15’-20’
Color: Green, no flowers
Use: Houseplant, indoor plant
Characteristics: Intolerant of cold
temperatures, needs well drained
soil
Landscape Plant Identification
Set 2
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Buxus microphylla cv.
Littleleaf Boxwood
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Broadleaf Evergreen
Size at Maturity: 4’ – 6’
Blooming Date: April – May
Uses: Foundation plants,
hedges, borders, topiary
Characteristics: Grows best in
well drained soils, compact,
dense
magnoliagardensnursery.com
hortiplex.gardenweb.com
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Camellia japonica cv.
Common Camellia
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Broadleaf Evergreen
Size at Maturity: 25’
Blooming Date: Sept. to April
Uses: Specimen tree or border
Characteristics: can have pink,
white, yellow, salmon, red, or
multi-colored flowers
wikimedia.org
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Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’
Blue Atlantis Cedar
Narrowleaf Evergreen
 Foliage Color: Ice blue
to blue gray
 Uses: Accent
 Characteristics: weeping,
and dramatic, likes full
sun
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image.gardening.eu
wikimedia.org
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Cercis canadensis
Redbud
Deciduous Tree
 Size at Maturity: 35’
 Form: Rounded
 Uses: Border
 Characteristics: Blooms
same time as dogwood
 Colors: Summer: Green
Fall:Yellow
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about-garden.com
greengrasslandscape.com
greengrasslandscape.com
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oncampus.richmond.edu
Chaenomeles speciosa cv.
Japanese (Flowering) Quince
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Deciduous Shrub
Color: Orange to Red
Date of Flowering: April
Characteristics: border shrub, grows in partial shade
Exposure: sun
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Cornus florida cv.
Flowering Dogwood
Deciduous Tree
 Size at Maturity: 35’
 Form: Rounded
 Uses: Specimen
 Characteristics: Does well in
shade or full sun, horizontal
branching
 Colors: Summer: Green
Fall: Red
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wikimedia.org
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Cotoneaster dammeri
Bearberry Cotoneaster
Groundcover (Evergreen)
 Color: Dark green with
purplish tint in Fall and
Winter
 Date of Flowering: May-July
 Characteristics: White
flowers, red berries appear
in fall
 Exposure: Full sun to light
shade
 Size: 12” – 15”
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wikimedia.org
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Cotoneaster divaricatus
Spreading Cotoneaster
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Deciduous Shrub
Color: Flowers white with
pink tint
Date of Flowering: May/June
Characteristics: upright,
rounded, and dense, produces
bright red fruit in Fall, leaves
turn orange in Fall
Exposure: Full sun to part
shade
Size: 5’ – 6’
image51.webshots.com
dkimages.com
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Crataegus phaenopyrum
Washington Hawthorn
Deciduous Tree
 Size at Maturity: 30’
 Form: Dense, Rounded
 Uses: Specimen, accent
 Characteristics: Bright red
fruit in fall, good for wildlife
 Colors: Summer: Green
Fall: Scarlet
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soonerplantfarm.com
oregonstate.edu
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Cynodon dactylon cv.
Bermudagrass
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US NPS photo
Perennial
Height: 12” to 18”
Spacing: 6” – 9”
Color: green, bloom is white
Exposure: Full Sun
Uses: Foliage
Characteristics: Grassy herbaceous plant grown for
foliage
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Dieffenbachia maculata cv.
Spotted Dumbcane
Perennial
 Height: 1’ – 10’
 Spacing: 2’ – 3’
 Color: Green
 Exposure: Shade
 Use: Container, border, accent,
Indoor/House plant
 Characteristics: poisonous if
ingested, can only be used
outdoors in tropical regions
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Flowerservant.com
greengrowerindia.com
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wikimedia.org
Dracaena deremensis ‘Warneckii’
Striped Dracaena
Perennial
 Height: 6’ – 10’
 Spacing: 4’ – 6’
 Color: Green, variegated
 Exposure: Shade to partial sun
 Uses: Specimen, Border, Container
plant, Indoor/Houseplant
 Characteristics: produces yellow
flower and red fruit but these are not
seen in plants used as houseplants
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Mgonline.com
Dracaena fragrans ‘Massangeana’
Corn Plant Dracaena
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Perennial tree
Height: 5’ – 15’
Spacing: 6’
Color: Green with light strip
Exposure: Indirect light – shade
to partial sun
Uses: Houseplant, specimen in
warm climates
Characteristics: needs little
water, needs dusted if inside.
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Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
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Perennial Wildflower
Height: 3’ to 4’
Color: purple
Exposure: full sun, partial sun
Characteristics: bloom in July September
darrell.barrell
wikimedia.org
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Epipremnum aureum cv.
Golden Pothos, Devil’s Ivy
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Ground cover
Height: 20’ – 40’
Spacing: 3’
Color: green variegated
Exposure: Part shade
Uses: Houseplant, vine
Characteristics: bright,
waxy, heart-shaped leaves
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Euonymus alatus
Winged Euonymus
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Deciduous Shrub
Color: Green
Date of Flowering: May
Characteristics: Brilliant red
leaf in fall, dense shrub, hedge
plant
Exposure: Sun
Size: N/A
inmygarden.org
wikipedia.org
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Euonymus fortunei cv.
Wintercreeper
Ground Cover
 Color: dark green and
white/yellow
 Date of Flowering: N/A
 Characteristics: good on
slopes, holds leaves most of
winter
 Exposure: shade or sun
 Size: 4”
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pendernursery.com
Wikipedia.org