Horticulture Plant ID Study Guide

Horticulture Plant IDStudy Guide Common and scientific names Horticulture I Instructor: Mrs. Long Providence High School

Abelia X grandiflora • Common - Glossy abelia –This plant is a Medium evergreen shrub with reddish-green 1 inch long leaves with small clusters of bugle shaped white flowers.

Acer palmatum • Common - Japanese MapleCharacteristics: *Maple-like leaves deeply lobed, with 5-9 lance-like, ovate lobes, 2-6" wide.

Acer rubrum • Red maple – Is a large deciduous tree with red flowers in early spring. It’s leaves are dark green w/ gray color under the leaves. (3-5 lobes & gray bark)

Ageratum mexicanum • Common - Ageratum -low growing annuals, ovate leaves, 2 inches long and small clusters of fluffy, lavender-blue, white or pink flowers. Often used for edging.

Ajuga reptans • Common - Ajuga - best planted in partial shade or even full shade; fast growing ground cover.

Aracaria heterophylla • Common - Norfolk Island Pine - An Interior office plant that usually grows about 4 ft tall and looks similar to a little pine tree.

Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ • Common - Sprengeri Fern – prefers part sun to shade.

Acuba japonica • Common - Japanese Acuba - Thrives in low light areas

Begonia X semperflorens-cultorum • Common - Wax Begonia - drought resistant and sun tolerant.

Berberis thumbergii • Common - Japanese Barberry – A medium size deciduous shrub with 1-inch long leaves, small spines, and red berries.

Betula nigra • Common- River Birch – A Medium sized deciduous tree with thin brown bark peeling and trunks.

Buxus sempervirens • Common - Common boxwood- popular shrub used in many a landscape especially as a hedge, screen or for a topiary.

Canna X generalis • Common - Canna - grown best in full sun with moderate water in well-drained rich or sandy soil.

Cercis canadensis • Common - Eastern Red Bud/Judas Tree- A Small deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves and brown bean-type pods in the fall; pink-purple colored flowers.

Chlorophytum comosum cv. • Common - Spider Plant – New plants develop from shoot tips – 18” long and ¾” wide leaves – green with yellow line down the middle.

Chrysanthemum morifolium • Common - Florist Chrysanthemum - often called mums or chrysanths. Flower bouquets and arrangements.

Chrysanthemum X superbum • Common - Shasta Daisy - large white flowers with yellow centers, typical of daisies; excellent perennial.

Coleus X hybridus • Coleus

Cornus florida • Flowering Dogwood- A small deciduous tree with white flowers called bracts with brown color at the tips, red berries and very crooked growth

X Cupressocyparis leylandii • Leyland Cypress- an evergreen, about 5o ft. tall with scale type leaves and short ½ inch cones.

Dieffenbachia maculata • Dumbcane – An Interior plant with large variegated green and cream colored large leaves on a thick trunk.

Epipremnum aureum cv. • Golden Pothos – Office Plant

Euonymus alata • Winged Euonymus – A medium sized deciduous shrub with dark green leaves 1 – 2 long that turn a brilliant red in late fall.

Euonymus japonica or ‘Variegata’ • Evergreen Euonymus – Shrub – 1 ½ - 3” long leaves, half as wide as long. Green, green/golden edged, green white edged

Euphorbia pulcherrima cv. • Poinsettia – Sold at Christmas, Usually red, originates from Mexico. Colored bracts or leaves

Ficus benjamina • Weeping or benjamin fig – drooping branches with shinny pointed leaves and aerial roots on the branches

Ficus elastica ‘Decora’ • Decora Rubber Plant

Ficus pumila • Creeping Rubber Plant

Forsythia X intermedia • Border Forsythia – Large deciduous shrub with many bright yellow flowers in early spring.

Hedera helix • English Ivy – Climbing Vine

Hemerocallis cv.Day Lily • Full Sun – trumpet type flowers, perrenial.

Hosta sp.Hosta- Deciduous ground cover, 3 inch wide by 7 inch long leaves. Leaves are dark green to yellowish white mixed with green. “verigated”

Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri’Fosteri Holly – Red Berries • Often used as a corner planting to give height.

Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’Dwarf Burford Holly

Ilex crenata Helleri Holly ‘Helleri’ • Often used as a border planting - evergreen

Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’ • Dwarf Yaupon- Dwarf evergreen shrub, 2ft. high X 2ft. wide with dark green mature leaves about ½ inch to 1 inch long. Stems are gray.

Impatiens Impatiens –shade loving colorful annuals

Iris X germanica var. florentine • florentine/Bearded Iris

Juniperus conferta • Shore Juniper-creeping habit

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa,’ ‘Bar Harbor or ‘Wiltonii’or Blue Rug • Creeping Juniper “Blue Rug”- evergreen ground cover with silvery-blue scale type leaves.

Lagerstroemia indica cv. • Crape Myrtle- Smooth tan bark, deciduous tree or shrub, flowers all summer and into early fall. Red, purple, white, pink

Ligustrum japonicum cv. • Japanese Privet- large evergreen shrub, dark green leaves that are 3-inch long and 1 ½ inch wide with raised veins underneath. ¼ inch dark purple berries with a hard seed inside.

Liquidambar styraciflua • Sweetgum – A deciduous with dark green star shaped leaves and prickly balls. Leaves turn yellow, orange, red and purple in autumn.

Liriope muscari • Liriope (Green or Varigated cv.)

Magnolia grandiflora • Southern Magnolia – large shinny leaves, 6-9 inch white flowers with cone like pods of bright red seeds.

Malus sp. or cv. • Flowering Crabapple – A border tree, medium sized deciduous tree with flowers and 1 – 2 inch diameter fruit. Green, red, or purple leaves in summer.

Maranta leuconeura • Prayer Plant

Myrica cerifera • Wax Myrtle- large evergreen shrub, yellowish green leaves about 2-3 inches long with serrated margins near the leaf tips, clusters of small waxy-gray berries.

Nandina domestica • Heavenly Bamboo – Red foliage in Fall

Horticulture Plant ID Study Guide