Nursery/Landscape Plant Identification #4 March 2016
1 Festuca spp. & cv. Fescue Adapted to shade areas and harsh environmental conditions. hort.cornell.edu image.gardening.eu
2 Ficus benjamina ‘Exotica’ Ficus Tree (also known as Benjamin Fig) Gardenmart.com
3 Ficus elastica ‘Decora’ ‘Decora’ Rubber Plant Indoor Height: 1’ to 8’ Outdoor Height: up to 90’ Toptropicals.com
4 Forsythia x intermeda cv. Border Forsythia Extremely Common Shrub locally soonerplantfarm.com lh6.ggpht.com
5 Fraxinus americana cv. White Ash Emerald Ash Borer Beetle killing US Ash trees. faculty.etsu.edu jvh-nurseries.com
6 Gailardia aristata cv. Common blanketflower Member of the sunflower family. images.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com plantcare.com
7 Gardenia jasminoides ‘Fortuniana’ Gardenia Also known as “Jasmine” in the south. wikimedia.org
8 Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree Fruit smells like rotting eggs. Seeds are used in Asian cooking, but prolonged exposure to seeds can cause rashes or convulsions in humans. brianandsherry.com
9 Gleditsia triacantos inermis cv. Thornless Honeylocust gerdes-wholesale-nursery.com shadetreesandevergreens.com Max height: 70 feet, may grow up to 24” in a year. Thornless version popular because the thorns may be 12” long.
10 Hedra helix cv. English Ivy Vines can grow to 50 feet in length. Assets.babycenter.com
11 Hemerocallis spp. & cv. Daylily Findmeplants.co.uk Originally from Asia. 60,000 Cultivars
12 Hosta x hybrida cv. British name Plaintain lily Japanese name Giboshi florifacts.umn.edu quaint.kapsi.fi
13 Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea One of only two species native to the US. The remainder native to Asia. thymeafterthyme.com greengrasslandscape.com
14 Ilex cornuta cv. Chinese Holly Red-Orange Berries ¼” to ½” in diameter. gardensandplants.com aragriculture.org
15 Ilex crenata cv. Japanese Holly Usually planted to form a continuous shrub. seedlingsrus.com finegardening.com
16 Ilex x meserveae cv. Meserve Holly Often called a Blue Holly. connon.ca mobot.org
17 Impatiens hybrid cv. Impatiens Annual Plant Over 1,000 species of Impatiens. Fotosearch.com
18 Iris x germanica florentina cv. Bearded Iris Named after the Greek Goddess “Iris” “Iris” is also Greek for “rainbow”. 18 Iris x germanica florentina cv. Bearded Iris Named after the Greek Goddess “Iris” “Iris” is also Greek for “rainbow”. Home.comcast.net
19 Juniperus chinensis cv. Chinese Juniper Widely used in Bonsai plantings. image.gardening.eu
20 Juniperus horizontalis cv. Creeping juniper Excellent ground cover for Northern Climate. zelenhoz.com magnoliagardensnursery.com
21 Lagerstroemia indica cv. Crape Myrtle Predominantly a Southern plant. jabalamelnursery.com wikimedia.org
22 Leucanthemum x superbum cv. Shasta daisy If the dead flowers are popped off new flowers will develop. gardensandplants.com shootgardening.co.uk
23 Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum Sap can be chewed like chewing gum. biology.missouristate.edu hear.org
24 Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree Often called yellow-poplar. floralimages.co.uk mivak.nl
25 Liriope spp. cv. Lily-turf Popular ground cover in Southeastern US. marecromwell.files.wordpress.com gruporiobravo.com
26 Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Annual plant native to the Mediterranean.
27 Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ Hall’s Japanese Honeysuckle Vining ground cover, evergreen in Southern US. lejardin.ro desert-tropicals.com