1. Plant ID Week 1

2. Foster Holly Ilex x attenuata ‘Fosteri’ Evergreen, perennial tree Red berries Slender, dull green leaves with dull points Tree is very symmetrical and tall and slender

3. Nelly R. Stevens Holly Ilex ‘Nelly R. Stevens’ Evergreen, perennial tree Red berries Dark green, wide, thick and very glossy leaves with very sharp points. Tree is more bushy and not very symmetrical. (Not pyramid shaped without pruning)

4. English Ivy Hedera helix Evergreen, groundcover or climbing vine Green leaves may be variegated. Climbs or trails. Used in containers to trail over the side. Adult form – sexually mature. Has flowers and berries. Leaves are larger and more rounded. Rare to find this form. <- Adult form – Leaves change & berries are made

5. Leyland cypress Cupressocyparis leylandii Evergreen, perennial tree Green feathery needles Tree grows very symmetrical with no shaping. Fast grower makes it very popular as a barrier or border plant.

6. Spider Plant Chlorophytum comosum Foliage houseplant Long, slender leaves coming from the central plant. Weeping nature makes it a nice hanging basket. Long stems with small plantlets make asexual propagation easy.

7. African Violet Saintpaulia ionantha Flowering houseplant Dark, fuzzy leaves are very thick. Flowers are all colors – pinks, purples, white, & variegated. Flowers come up from the center of plant in a bunch.

8. Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Deciduous, perennial tree Leaves have 5 points. Fruit is a “gumball” 1 ½ inch in diameter covered with prickly spines. This protects the seed inside.

9. Japanese Aucuba Aucuba japonica Evergreen, perennial shrub Slender, 5 in. long leaves are dark green with splashes of yellow. Medium to large sized shrub.

10. Hetzi holly Medium sized Evergreen Shrub 1 inch long & ½ wide Dark green leaves ½ inch black berries