Plant ID Horticulture I

Week 1

Plants #1 - #10

Abelia X grandiflora

Common name:Glossy Abelia

Evergreen ShrubHeight: 6’-10’Spread: 6’-10’Average growth rate

Abelia X grandiflora

Rounded growth form Exposure: Partial sun to full sunLeaf arrangement opposite or

whorled (3 leaves at each node)Flowers are white to pink and

lilacFlowers are bell shaped

Abelia X grandiflora

Can be used as:BorderErosion controlMassingSpecimenScreening

Acer palmatum

Common Name:Japanese Maple

Deciduous TreeHeight: 15’-25’Spread: 15’-25’Slow growth rate

Acer palmatumRounded growth formExposure: Full shade to full sun

Fall color: copper, orange, yellow and red

Flowers red in the spring

Acer palmatum

Can be used as:BorderSpecimenRock garden

Acer rubrum

Common Name:Red Maple

Deciduous TreeHeight: 50’-75’Spread: 40’-60’Fast growth rate

Acer rubrum

Upright growth formExposure: Full sun to full shade

Edible fruit for birds.

Acer rubrum

Can be used as:Wetlands plantSpecimenWoodland garden

Ageratum mexicanum

Common name:Ageratum

AnnualHeight: 6”-18”Spread: 1”-10”Average growth rate

Ageratum mexicanum

Rounded or spreading growth form

Exposure: Partial sun to full sunLeaf is heart shapedNo fruitFlower color: Blue, pink, purple

and white

Ageratum mexicanum

Can be used as:ContainerMassingSpecimenRock garden

Ajuga reptans

Common name:Ajuga

Herbaceous perennial ground cover

Height:1”-6”Spread: 1”-12”Slow growth rate

Ajuga reptans

Spreading growth formExposure: Full sun to full

shadeAttractive foliage and flowers

Ajuga reptans

Can be used as:BorderContainerErosion controlMassingRock garden

Araucaria heterophylla

Common name:Norfolk Island Pine

House Plant- TreeHeight: 2’-20’Spread: 15’-25’Fast growth rate

Araucaria heterophylla

Columnar or pyramidal growth form

Exposure: Full sunFruit causes litter.

Araucaria heterophylla

Inconspicuous flowers or blooms in the spring

Scale is the main pest problem

Highly flammable.

Araucaria heterophylla

Used as a specimen plant

Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’

Common nameSprengeri Fern

Perennial evergreenHeight: 12”-24”Spread: 12”-36”Fast growth rate

Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’

Irregular or Spreading growth form

Exposure: Full sun to full shade

Flowers are whiteMites are the only pest

problem

Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’

Fruit will be a red berryStems are woody with

sharp spinesCan be used as:

ContainerGround cover

Aucuba japonica

Common name:Japanese Aucuba

Evergreen ShrubHeight: 4’-6’Spread: 3’-6’Slow growth rate

Aucuba japonicaOval, upright, or rounded

growth formExposure: Full shade to partial

sunPropagate by stem cuttingsFlowers red (panicle) in the

spring

Can be used as:BorderContainerFoundationMassingSpecimen

Aucuba japonica

Begonia X semperflorens-cultorum

Common nameWax Begonia

Deciduous annualHeight: 8”-24”Spread: 6”-8”Average growth rate

Begonia X semperflorens-cultorum

Rounded growth formExposure: Full shade to

partial sunFlowers pink, red or whiteWill bloom almost

continuously

Begonia X semperflorens-cultorum

Can be used as:BorderContainerMassingSeashore

Berberis thunbergii

Common nameJapanese Barberry

Semi-evergreen shrubHeight: 3’-6’Spread: 4’-6’Slow growth rate

Berberis thunbergii

Rounded growth formExposure: Full shade to

full sunNaturally multiple

trunksTrunks have thorns

Berberis thunbergii

Can be used as:BorderErosion controlFoundationMassingSpecimen