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