Transcript Week 1 Plant ID

Acer palmatum / Japanese Maple
• Deciduous
• Used as an ornamental
shrub or small tree in
landscapes.
• Hand shaped leaves =
palmatum
• Leaf color can vary
Ornamental Tree or Plant
• A tree or plant that is used in a landscape for
purely aesthetic reasons or for the way that it
looks. It serves no functional purpose such as
bearing of fruit or providing shade. Examples
include Japanese maple and flowering cherry
trees.
Epipremnum aureum cv. / Golden
Pothos
• Used as a houseplant
• Grows as a vine
• Heart shaped leaves
• Yellow and green
foliage
• Requires little care and
maintenance
Hemerocallis spp. and cv. /Day lily
• Many colors and
varieties
• Works well in full sun
• Perennial
• Grass like foliage
Perennial
A plant that lives for more than two years.
Trees and shrubs are technically perennials.
However, this term refers to plants that are
not woody like trees or shrubs. Examples
would be daylilies, Echinacea, and asters.
White flies
• Sap sucking insects
• Found usually on underside of
leaves
• Due to their small size they can
go undetected
• Secrete a residue called
honeydew which is attractive to
ants
• Monitoring and sprays are best
course of controlling
Botrytis
• A disease
• Grows fast
• Shows up on broken/ wounded/
damaged plant parts, fading
flowers, or seedlings that are
infected
• Sanitation is the first step in
controlling. Prevention by not
injuring plant material is another
important step. Good air
circulation is key as well
• Likes cool moist conditions
Taraxacum / Dandelion
• A weed
• Yellow flowers
• Have a tap root
• Perennial
• Has been used for medicinal and
edible purposes
• Controlled by hand digging or
chemical means in the home
garden