Post on 13-Dec-2015
Horticulture I
Plant ID
Shrubs
Abelia X grandiflora CN: Glossy Abelia Medium, evergreen shrub Leaves: 1” long, reddish-green Flowers: small clusters
white bugle-shaped, 1” long
arching branches Fall: Bronze
Acuba japonica
CN: Japanese Acuba Evergreen shrub Dense, upright, round Leaves: thick & shiny
green & yellow “splattered”
Berberis thunbergii
CN: Japanese Barberry Deciduous shrub 3’ – 6’ tall Twiggy, arching branches Leaves: bright green Fall: purplish leaves, red berries ½” spines
Buxus sempervirens
CN: Common Boxwood Evergreen shrub Very dense Leaves: small, elliptical
close together dark green, yellow underneath
Uses: hedge, topiaries, etc.
Euonymous japonica
CN: Evergreen Euonymous Large, evergreen shrub Leaves: 1 ½” – 3” long
half wide as length all green, gold margins, or white margins shiny
Dense, oval
Euonymous alata
CN: Winged Euonymous
(Burning Bush) medium, deciduous shrub Leaves: dark green, 1”-2” New growth: light green & gray stems Round, flat top Fall: Bright red, very showy
Forsythia X intermedia CN: Border Forsythia (Yellow Bell) Large, deciduous shrub Bright yellow flowers = early spring Upright, spreading Arching shoots Leaves med.
to dark green
Myrica cerifera
CN: Wax Myrtle Evergreen shrub Irregular, round, dense Leaves: olive green Bayberry scent Small gray fruit
Pinus mugo var. ‘Mugo’
CN: Mugo Pine Evergreen, dwarf tree Dense, multi-trunked Needles: clusters of 2
rigid, slightly curved 1” – 2”, bright green
Cones: 1” – 2”, dark gray
Plant IdentificationShrubs 2
Horticulture I
Ilex X attenuate ‘Fosteri’
CN: Fosteri Holly Large, evergreen shrub Upright, pyramidal, compact Leaves: 1 – 3”
spiny points
Large amt. red berries
Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’
CN: Dwarf Burford Holly Medium, evergreen shrub Round, compact Hedges & Borders Red Berries Glossy leaves
Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’
CN: Helleri Holly Small, evergreen shrub Low, dense, spreading mound Leaves: shiny, dark green
“boxwood like”
Small white flower Black berries
Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’
Dwarf Yaupon Dwarf, evergreen shrub 2’ x 2’ - Dense, round Leaves: dark green
½ “ – 1 “
New growth: light green Stems: gray
Juniperus conferta
CN: Shore Juniper Dense, evergreen shrub Small, spreading Leaves: awl’s in 3
pointed end white band w/ green through
middle
Bright blue-green very small cone – blue
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’
CN: Creeping Juniper Evergreen, ground cover Dense, flat Branching, spreading Light green awl leaves
Ligustrum japonicum cb.
CN: Japanese Privet Large, evergreen shrub Leaves: 3” long x 1 ½ “ wide
raised vein underneath
¼ “ dark purple berries hard seed inside
Clusters of terminal flowers
Nandina domestica
CN: Heavenly Bamboo (Dwarf Nandina) small, semi-evergreen shrub White blooms Red Berries Lacy, upright Many colors through year
Rhododendron catawbiense
Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron Large, evergreen shrubLeaves: dark green
5” long x 2” wide smooth margins
ShadeMany, large flowers (pink, purple) Grows wild in NC mtns.
Rhododendron kiusianum
CN: Azalea medium, semi-evergreen shrub Acidic soil Flowers: funnel-shaped
large clusters, lots very showy
dense, spreading