Transcript Ficus benjamina

Nursery/Landscape Plant
Identification
#4
March 2016
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Festuca spp. & cv.
Fescue
hort.cornell.edu
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Adapted to shade areas and harsh environmental
conditions.
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Ficus benjamina ‘Exotica’
Ficus Tree (also known as Benjamin Fig)
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Ficus elastica ‘Decora’
‘Decora’ Rubber Plant
Indoor Height: 1’ to 8’
Outdoor Height: up to 90’
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Forsythia x intermeda cv.
Border Forsythia
Extremely Common Shrub locally
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Fraxinus americana cv.
White Ash
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jvh-nurseries.com
Emerald Ash Borer Beetle killing US Ash trees.
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Gailardia aristata cv.
Common blanketflower
Member of the sunflower family.
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Gardenia jasminoides ‘Fortuniana’
Gardenia
Also known as “Jasmine” in the south.
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Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree
Fruit smells like rotting eggs. Seeds are used in Asian
cooking, but prolonged exposure to seeds can cause
rashes or convulsions in humans.
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Gleditsia triacantos inermis cv.
Thornless Honeylocust
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Max height: 70 feet, may grow up to 24” in a
year.
Thornless version popular because the
thorns may be 12” long.
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Hedra helix cv.
English Ivy
Vines can grow to 50 feet in
length.
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Hemerocallis spp. & cv.
Daylily
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Originally from Asia.
60,000 Cultivars
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Hosta x hybrida cv.
British name Plaintain lily
Japanese name Giboshi
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Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea
One of only two species native to
the US. The remainder native to Asia.
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Ilex cornuta cv.
Chinese Holly
Red-Orange Berries ¼” to ½” in
diameter.
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Ilex crenata cv.
Japanese Holly
Usually planted to form a continuous shrub.
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Ilex x meserveae cv.
Meserve Holly
Often called a Blue Holly.
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Impatiens hybrid cv.
Impatiens
Annual Plant
Over 1,000 species of Impatiens.
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Iris x germanica florentina cv.
Bearded Iris
Named after the Greek Goddess “Iris”
“Iris” is also Greek for “rainbow”.
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Juniperus chinensis cv.
Chinese Juniper
Widely used in Bonsai plantings.
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magnoliagardensnursery.com
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Juniperus horizontalis cv.
Creeping juniper
Excellent ground cover for Northern Climate.
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Lagerstroemia indica cv.
Crape Myrtle
Predominantly a Southern plant.
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Leucanthemum x superbumshootgardening.co.uk
cv.
Shasta daisy
If the dead flowers are popped off new flowers will develop.
biology.missouristate.edu
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Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweet Gum
Sap can be chewed like chewing gum.
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Liriodendron tulipifera
Tuliptree
Often called yellow-poplar.
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Liriope spp. cv.
Lily-turf
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Popular ground cover in Southeastern US.
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Lobularia maritima
Sweet Alyssum
Annual plant native to the Mediterranean.
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Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’
Hall’s Japanese Honeysuckle
Vining ground cover, evergreen in Southern US.