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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