1. Horticulture I Objective 17.00
Plant Identification
Horticulture I
Objective 17.00

2. Abelia X Grandiflora Glossy Abelia
Deciduous shrub
3-6 feet tall and 3-6 feet wide
Pinkish to white fragrant flowers
Attracts butterflies
Used in the landscape, often in hedges

3. Acer palmatum Japanese Maple
Deciduous Tree
Height: feet; Width: feet
Leaves are green during the summer; yellow, bronze, purple or red in the fall
Used to add layers to the landscape.

4. Acer rubrum Red Maple Deciduous Tree Height 40-70 feet
Summer leaves are green or gray; Fall leaves range from greenish yellow, to red, to burgundy.
Used for shade in the landscape.

5. Ageratum mexicanum Ageratum
Container plant- Annual
Height: 6-8 inches; Width: 8 inches
Magenta or Red Flowers
Used in edging, mass plantings or containers

6. Ajuga reptans Ajuga Semi-Evergreen groundcover Height: 2-4 inches
Leaves can be light to dark green, brownish, purple, bronze or verigated. Flowers are small and blue, white, pink or purple depending on cultivar.

7. Aracaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine
Evergreen tree
Height: Over 40 ft; Width: feet
Looks like a Christmas Tree
Often used indoors during Christmas time; Can be used in the landscape as a part of a hedge row or specimen plant.

8. Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ Sprengeri Fern
Container plant
Height: inches; Width: 3 ft.
Looks fern like with delicate feather like leaves and thorns.
Good in hanging baskets, or as a groundcover.

9. Aucuba japonica Japanese Aucuba
Evergreen Shrub
Height: 6-10 feet; Width: 4-6 feet
3-8 inch leathery leaves
Used in the landscape for it’s foliage

10. Begonia X semperflorens-cultorum Wax Begonia
Container plant- Annual
Height:6-15 inches; Width: 6-15 inches
Glossy, thick, succulent leaves
Showy flowers from June until frost

11. Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry
Deciduous Shrub
3-6 feet tall
Summer leaves: Bright green; Fall leaves: orange, red or purple.
Used in the landscape in mass plantings, hedges, and borders

12. Betula nigra River Birch
Deciduous Tree
50-70 feet tall
Multi-stemmed tree with ornate peeling bark.
Tree drops leaves quickly in the fall.

13. Buxus sempervirens Common Boxwood
Evergreen Shrub
Height and Width feet
Dark to light green leaves (new growth) with smooth margins.
Used in mass plantings or hedges.

14. Canna X generalis Canna
Single large showy flower
24-48 inches high
Large showy colorful flower
Provide splashes of color in the landscape, with tropical looking foliage.

15. Cercis canadensis Eastern Red Bud/ Judas Tree
Deciduous tree
Height feet; Width feet
Bronze or medium green heart shaped leaves; slowly turning green.
Small pink/lavender flowers in spring
Used in the landscape as group or specimen planting.

16. Chlorophytum comosum cv. Spider Plant
Container Plant
8-18 inches tall
Often used indoors or outdoors in hanging baskets.

17. Chrysanthemum morifolium Florist Chrysanthemum
Container plant- Annual
1-3 ft. tall and wide
Often used in the landscape for seasonal color, or indoors for added color. This plant flowers in the fall.
Flowers are large and showy. Can be pink, purple, red, lavender, yellow or orange.

18. Chrysanthemum superbum Shasta Daisy
Perennial Plant
Height: inches
Flowers are showy, and are white with yellow centers.
Popular for perennial borders, or cut flowers in vases.

19. Coleus X hybridus Coleus
Annual plant
Height 8-20 inches; Width 6-10 inches
Used in the landscape or in containers for it’s colorful foliage. Colors and leaf textures vary widely.

20. Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Deciduous Tree
30 feet tall and wide
3-6 inch green leaves in summer; showy red leaves fall
Flowers are small and yellow or white
Used in the landscape alone or in a grouping.

21. X Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland Cypress
Evergreen Tree
Height: feet; Width: feet
Bluish green needles
Fast growing tree often used in the landscape as a screen.

22. Dieffenbachia maculata Dumbcane
Tropical plant (Annual in our climate)
6-8 feet tall
Grown for it’s leaves (Large green leaves with white patterns)
Often grown in containers indoors

23. Epipremnum aureum cv. Golden Pothos
Evergreen vine
Very invasive in the wild
Heart shaped leaves
Often used as a house plant

24. Euonymus alata Winged Euonymus
Deciduous Shrub
15-20 feet tall and wide
Dark green summer leaves; bright red fall leaves
Used as a foundation planting (around houses, in a group, or on a border)

25. Euonymus japonica ‘Veriegata’ Evergreen Euonymus
Evergreen Shrub
Height: feet; Width: 5-6 feet
Greenish white flowers
1-3 inch dark green waxy leaves
Used in hedge rows. Often in formal gardens

26. Euphorbia pulcherrima cv. Poinsettia
Deciduous Shrub (Often seen as a container plant)
2-16 feet tall
Large green leaves (3-6 inches long) that turn red, white, cream, pink, or marbled. This is what is often called the “Flower”.

27. Ficus benjamina Weeping Fig
Evergreen tree
Can reach over 95 feet tall
Gracefully drooping branches and leaves that are dark green, glossy, and 2-5 inches long.
Often used indoors, but can be part of the outdoor landscape.

28. Ficus elastica ‘Decora’ Decora Rubber Plant
Tropical Tree (Often used indoors)
30-40 feet tall
Grown for it’s leaves, which are large, dark green, and leathery.
Most suitable for growing indoors in our climate.

29. Forsythia X intermedia Border Forsythia
Deciduous Shrub
Height: 8-10 feet; Width: feet
Showy yellow flowers in spring
3-5 inch long, dark green leaves
Used in the landscape as a shrub border, or mass planting.

30. Hedera helix English Ivy
Evergreen Vine
Dark green leaves with white veins.
Used in the landscape as a groundcover, wall cover, or in shady locations

31. Hemerocallis cv. Day Lily
Perennial Plant
About 2 feet tall
Add seasonal color to the landscape with large showy flowers. Flowers are present for 24 hours, then replaced by another flower, hence the name Day Lily.

32. Hosta sp. Hosta Perennial Plant
1-18 inches long, and 1-12 inches broad
Large green or green and white leaves
Small white fragrant flowers
Used in the landscape as a shade tolerant ground cover.

33. Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri’ Fosteri Holly
Evergreen Shrub or Tree
Height: feet; Width: feet
Waxy evergreen leaf with spines
Used in the landscape as a tall hedge, or specimen tree

34. Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’ Dward Burford Holly
Evergreen shrub
Reaches 6 feet tall
Small red fruit
Leaves are waxy with smooth edges and one spine
Used in the landscape as a foundation planting or small screen

35. Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’ Helleri Holly
Evergreen shrub
Height: 2-3 feet; Width: 3-4 feet
Small black fruit
Glossy green leaves with one spine
Used in the landscape as a foundation planting, or as a hedge row

36. Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’ Dwarf Yaupon
Evergreen Shrub
Height and Width: 3-5 feet
White flowers produce small red berries
Dark green oval shaped, crenate leaf; new growth is yellowish green.
Often used in the landscape as a hedge row.

37. Impatiens Impatiens
There are about 1,000 species of this flowering plant
Height and Width 9-20 inches
Flowers up to 2 inches in diameter; Colors range from white, pink, salmon, purple, orange or red.
Often used in containers, or in the landscape to add seasonal color.

38. Iris X germanica var. florentive Bearded Iris
Plant
Height: 24 inches; Width: 15 inches
Large white flowers
Swordlike leaves
Often used in the landscape in large groupings

39. Juniperus conferta Shore Juniper
Evergreen Shrub
Height: 1-2 feet; Width: 6-9 feet
Gray-green, or blue-green needle like leaves
Produces small cones
Used in the landscape as a fast growing ground cover

40. Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’ Creeing Juniper
Evergreen Shrub
Height: 1-2 feet; Width: 8-10 feet
Green to blue-green needlelike leaves
Used in the landscape as a groundcover.

41. Lagerstroemia indica cv. Crape Myrtle
Deciduous Tree
Height ranges from 18 inches to 40 feet
Flower clusters are large and showy. Colors range from white, pink, purple, lavender and red.
Exfoliating (peeley) bark; multi-stemmed trunk.
Used in the landscape as a specimen or as part of a grouping.

42. Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet
Evergreen shrub or small tree
Height: 6-12 feet
Glossy dark green leaves
White flower clusters
Used in the landscape as a hedge, or as a multi stemmed tree.

43. Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
Deciduous Tree
Height: feet
Produces a 3-4 cm capsule shaped fruit
Palmate leaves are green in summer; red, yellow, or purplish in the fall
Used in the landscape as a specimen tree for its dramatic fall color.

44. Liriope muscari Liriope
Flowering perennial plant
12-18 inches
Long skinny dark green or varigated leaves.
Small, showy purple or white flowers
Used in the landscape as a border or ground cover.

45. Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia
Evergreen Tree
Height can be up to 90 feet
Large dark green leaves
Large white fragrant flowers
Used in the landscape as an ornamental tree.

46. Malus Flowering Crabapple
Deciduous Tree
10-25 feet tall
Pink or white flowers
Fruit is similar to an apple, but less that 2 inches in diameter
Many uses in the landscape: Specimen, screen, patio, wildlife habitat, etc.

47. Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoviana Prayer Plant
Indoor foliage plant
Height: inches; Width: inches
Leaves are green and silver varigated
Used as an indoor container plant, or in the landscape as a border or ground cover.

48. Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle
Evergreen: Small tree, or shrub
Height: feet; Width: 8-10 feet
1.5-3 inch green leaves that have an interesting smell
Used in the landscape to provide screens, or as a part of a perennial border.

49. Nandina domestica Dwarf Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo)
Evergreen shrub
Height: 7-8 feet
5-10 mm bright red fruit
Leaves- Spring: Copper; Summer: Green; Fall: Reddish-purple
Used in the landscape because of its interesting foliage. Used in shrub borders, or group plantings.

50. Nephrolepis exaltata Boston Fern
House plant
Fronds can be up to 2-3 feet long
Fronds are comprised of smaller pinnate leaves
Used mainly in hanging baskets or containers

51. Ophiopogon japonicus Mondo Grass
Evergreen perennial plant
6-10 inches high
Long dark green grass like leaves
Lilac to white flowers in the summer
Used in the landscape as a border or groundcover.

52. Pelargonium X hortorum Geranium
Annual plant
Height: inches; Width: inches
3-5 inch heart shaped leaves
Showy flowers range in color from orange, white, pink, red, salmon, violet, and bi-colors.
Used in hanging baskets, and to add seasonal color to the landscape.

53. Pelargonium peltatum Ivy Leaf Geranium
Perennial Plant
Height: 1-2 feet; Width: 1-3 feet
Showy flowers that range from red, pink, white or lavender
Ivy-like green leaves
Used in hanging baskets, or in the landscape as groundcover.

54. Petunia sp. Petunia Flowering Plant
Height: 3-6 inches; Width: 3-4 feet
Known for their brilliant flowers; ranging in colors from red, purple, pink, blue, lilac, white, and others.
Used in containers, or in the landscape as a groundcover.

55. Philodendron scandens var. oxycardium Parlor Ivy
Evergreen perennial vine
5-12 inch leaves are heart shaped and dark green in color
Used indoors because of its tropical nature.

56. Pinus mugo var. mugo Mugo Pine
Evergreen dwarfed tree
Height and width 5-20 feet
Leaves: 1-2 inch evergreen needles
Fruit: 1-2 inch gray cone
Used in the landscape as a group planting, or evergreen border.

57. Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine
Evergreen tree
Height: feet; Width: feet
Light green; 4 inch long needles. There are 5 needles per fascicle (bundle)
Fruit: 6-8 inch brown cones
Used in the landscape in large spaces.

58. Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine
Evergreen tree
feet tall
Leaves: Needles (5-9 inches) are in bundles of three, and are often twisted.
Fruit: 3-6 inch reddish-brown cones
Used in the landscape in large areas

59. Plectranthus australis Swedish Ivy
Vine
Stems trail to 3 feet
1-1 ½ inch dark green leaves with scalloped margins
Small flowers
Used in containers, or as a groundcover in the landscape.

60. Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’ Japanese Flowering Cherry
Deciduous Tree
Can reach up to 30 feet tall and wide
Leaves: 3-5 inches long, green
Flower: Very showy, deep pink flower
Used in the landscape as a specimen tree, or as part of a group planting.

61. Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ Bradford Pear
Deciduous Tree
30-40 feet tall
2-3 inch oval shaped leaves with a crenate margin. Summer: Green; Fall: Red, purple, or orange
Flowers: Small and white
Fruit: ½ inch round fruit
Used in the landscape as a specimen, or as a group planting.

62. Quercus palustris Pin Oak
Deciduous tree
75 feet tall and 40 feet wide
3-6 inch long leaves with 5-7 lobes. Summer: Green; Fall: Red or bronze color
Fruit: small acorns
Used in the landscape as a shade tree, or in a large space

63. Quercus phellos Willow Oak
Deciduous Tree
2-5 inch linear leaves; dark green
Fruit: ¼-1/2 inch acorns
Used in the landscape for shade, or in large areas.

64. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawaba Hybrid Rhododendron
Evergreen Shrub
Height and Width: 6-10 feet
Flower: 5-6 inch bunches of purple or lilac flowers
Leaves: 3-6 inch large leathery leaves that droop in cold weather.
Used in the landscape in a large groupings, or in a hedge row.

65. Rhododendron kiusianum (obtusum japonicum) Azalea
Evergreen Shrub
2-3 feet tall
White, red or purple funnel shaped flowers
Small, oval, dark green leaves
Used in the landscape in group plantings, or as a hedge row. Widely used in our area.

66. Saintpaulia ionantha African Violet
Container plant
Height: Under 6 inches
Blue-Violet single flower
Leaves: Dark green with a serrated edge
Used mainly indoors as a container plant in our area.

67. Salvia splendens Salvia
Annual bedding plant
Height 8 inches- 3 feet depending on cultivar
Spiked, two lipped flowers. Range in color from white, salmon, purple, or red.
Used as a container plant, or to add seasonal color to the landscape.

68. Schefflera arboricola Dwarf Schefflera
Evergreen Shrub
10-15 feet tall
4 inch- Palmate Compound leaves
Used mainly indoors in large containers

69. Spathiphyllum cvs. Peace Lily
Indoor Container Plant
2-3 feet tall
Large, dark green, glossy leaves
Large, white cone shaped flowers
Used indoors, needs little sunlight

70. Tagetes erecta African Marigold
Annual bedding plant
8-24 inches tall
Large, showy round flowers range in color from orange, yellow, to red-brown
Used in the landscape to add seasonal color.

71. Tradescantia zebrina Purple Wandering Jew
Annual Vine
Forms a dense groundcover
3 inch hairy leaves are striped with purple and green. The underside is an intense violet color
Used in hanging baskets, and as a groundcover in the landscape.

72. Voila X wittrockiana Pansy
Perennial plant; often used as an annual
6-8 inches tall
1-2 inch showy flower. Colors range from blue, orange, pink, purple, red, white, or yellow.
Used in the landscape as winter annual color. Also suitable as a container plant.