plant id – horticulture ii. 1. parlor palm6.01 botanical name – chamaedorea elegans growth habit...

Plant Id – Horticulture IIPlant Id – Horticulture II

1. Parlor Palm 6.01

• Botanical Name– Chamaedorea elegans

• Growth Habit– Slow growing– Maturity height 2’tall

• Plant Use– Interior/ Tropical

Parlor Palm• Palm-like leaves• Grown for its tropical look• Need good drainage • Mist leaves• Underwatering can cause

yellowing leaves• Brown leaf tips dry air need

to mist

2. Amaryllis

• Scientific Name– Hippeastrum hybrida

• Grown from a bulb• Popular Christmas

gift• Stem is hollow

Amaryllis

• Flower looks similar to a lily

3. Gloxinia

Scientific NameSinningia speciosa

Popular gift plantBright, indirect light

or filtered light through a screen indoors

Gloxinia• Large velvety-

textured leaves• Large tube shaped

flowers• Supplement the

humidity in their grow rooms with pebble trays or a humidifier to grow Gloxinia year-round

4. Gladiolus

• Scientific Name– Gladiolus communis

• Gladiolus is Latin for small sword and refers to the shape of the leaves

• perennial corms

Gladiolus

• Leaves are shaped like swords

• Flowers on long spikes with florets

• Used in flower arrangements

5. Plume Asparagus Fern • Scientific Name

– Asparagus plumosus

• Compact plant with gracefully spreading branches

• Leaves are dark green feather-like

• Horizontal branchlets on wiry stems

Plume Aspargus Fern• Temperature: Average warmth --

minimum 50°F at night. Constant high temperatures can be harmful.

• Light: Can adapt to bright or semi-shady conditions. Keep away from direct sunlight.

• Water: Water regularly from spring to autumn. Occasionally water from below. Water sparingly in winter.

• Air Humidity: Mist occasionally, especially in winter if room is heated.

• Repotting: Repot in spring every year.

• Propagation: Divide plants at any time of the year. Sow seeds in spring.

6. Croton

• Scientific Name– Codiaeum

variegatum pictum

• Foliage color – Red, orange, yellow

• Needs high humidity

Croton

• Grown for their foliage

• Looses its brilliant color if it does not receive enough light

7. Snapdragon

• Scientific Name– Antirrhinum majus

• Perennial treated as an annual bedding plant

Snapdragon • Flowers on long stalks• Flower colors include

white, yellow, burgundy, red, pink,orange and bronze

• Flowers are snappable, open-faced or double forms

• Used in floral designs

8. Peony

• Botanical name:– Paeonia sp.

• Grows 3-5 feet• 1 leaf cut to 3• Purplish red in stems

Peony

• Flowers range in color from white, cream, and yellow to pink, rose and scarlet

• Flowers are 3” to 6” in diameter

• Extremely fragrant

9. Arrowhead Vine• Scientific Name– Syngonium

podophyllum

• Interior plant• Keep moist• Mist leaves regularly• Juvenile leaf form are

arrow-shape & adult leaf forms leaves become lobed

Arrowhead Vine• Adult plants

produces aerial roots and a moss stick makes an excellent support for the climbing plant

10. Rotundifolia Holly 6.02

• Ilex crenata ‘Rotundifolia’

• Roundleaf Japanese Holly

• Medium evergreen shrub

• 4-6 ft. tall, 4-6 feet wide

Rotundifolia Holly

• Dark green oval leaves

• 1” long and ½ “ wide leaves

• Alternate• Crenate margins

11. Norway Maple• Botanical name– Acer platanoides

• Large deciduous tree• 60-80- feet tall• 50-70 feet spread• Simple, opposite,

lobed leaves, 4-7 inches wide

• Deep green foliage that turns yellow in fall

Norway Maple

• Greenish-yellow flowers in early spring before it has leaves

• 2” to 3” winged samara fruit

12. Grape Ivy

• Scientific Name– Cissus rhombifolia

• Interior plant• Vine-climbs with the

aid of tendrils. • Each leaf is made up

of 3 leaflets• 3” to 4” leaflets

Grape Ivy

• Hairy brown branches and shiny green leaves that have fuzzy, white undersides

13. Clematis• Deciduous vine, leaf

stalk twines giving the plant support

• Compound leaves • flowers are showy,

having four (sometimes five to eight) petal-like sepals (no true petals)

Clematis

• Flowers vary in color• Often used on

mailbox posts or lamp posts

14. Wintergreen Barberry

• Scientific Name– Berberis julianae

• Evergreen shrub • 4-6’ tall, 2-5’ wide• 2” long ¼” wide

leaves• Leaves alternate in

rosettes

Wintergreen Barberry• ½” blue-black berries• 1 1/2” sharp thorns• Flower yellow• Fruit bluish-black• Used as specimen,

hedge, border, or background material, traffic control.Impenetrable because of thorns.

15. Sasanqua Camellia• Scientific name– Camellia sasanqua

• Large evergreen shrub 7-12’ tall & 5-7’ wide

• White, pink, red or variegatedflowers 1 ½” - 2”

Sasanqua Camellia• Flowers in October and

November• Foliage glossy, dark green,

alternate, 4”long

FRUIT

FLOWER BUD

16. Fucshia• Scientific Name• Fucshia hybrida

• Shrub with reddish twigs

• Bell-shaped flowers ranging from red to white

• Dark, glossy-green 2” -3” leaves with reddish edges and veins

Fucshia

17. Sycamore• Scientific Name– Platanus occidentalis

• Large deciduous tree – 70-100’tall & 60-

80’wide

• Bark – upper, green-gray; inner, white; lower, brown-gray

• Peels

Sycamore

• 6” long and 4” wide medium-green leaves

• Leaves have 3 to 5 pointed lobes

• 1” – 1 ½” fuzzy round fruit

18. Japanese Photinia

• Scientific Name– Photinia glabra

• Common name Red Tip

• Large evergreen shrub 6-10’ tall & 4-5’ wide

Japanese Photinia

• Red new growth • Dark green 2” long

1” wide mature leaves

• Leave alternate

19. Southern Red Oak

• Scientific Name– Quercus falcata

• Dark green large leaves

• Leaves have round base

• 3 to 5 lobes with bristle tips

20. Japanese Boxwood

• Scientific Name – Buxus microphylla

japonica

• Medium-evergreen shrub– 4-5’tall & 3-4’wide

• Glossy yellowish-green new leaves

Japanese Boxwood

• Opposite, simple, entire leaves

• ½” to 1” long and ¼” to ½” wide medium-green mature leaves

21. Cape Jasmine

• Scientific Name– Gardenia

jasminoides

• Medium evergreen shrub 4-6’tall; 4-5’ wide

• Zones 8,9 interior plants elsewhere

Cape Jasmine

• Dark-green 3” long and 1 ½” wide leaves

• 3” white and very fragrant flowers

22. Ginkgo

• Scientific Name– Ginkgo biloba– Biloba means two-

lobed

• Deciduous tree– 40-70’tall & 20-

40’wide

Ginkgo

• Bright green becoming bright yellow in fall 3” fan –shaped leaves

• 3” petioles• Foul-smelling berries

with seeds on female trees

23. Hetzi Holly

• Ilex crenata ‘Hetzi’• Medium evergreen

shrub• 4-6’ tall, 5-7’ wide• 1” long and ½ “ wide

leaves

Hetzi Holly

• Alternate and cupped leaves are dark green

• ¼” black berries in fall

24. Candytuft

• Scientific Name– Iberis sempervirens

• Perennial• Grows 6-8” tall • White 1” flowers• Blooms in early

spring

Candytuft

• Grow in sun • Often used in rock

gardens