Horticulture II Plant ID Week 2

AGLAONEMA COMMUTATUM Aglaonema Indoors- perennial & Outdoors- annual Shrub-like Growth Habit Size depends on space provided Low light - Shade

AGLAONEMA COMMUTATUM Aglaonema Arrangement and composition: Alternate and Simple Shape Elliptical Length 8” - 10” Width 4” Margin Entire Veins Pinnate

AGLAONEMA COMMUTATUM Aglaonema Flower Spathe and Spadix White Fruit Yellow turning to red oblong 3/8” to 1/2” long

AGLAONEMA COMMUTATUM Aglaonema Helpful Hints: Leaves are gray-green with lighter colored silver white spots

AGLAONEMA COMMUTATUM Aglaonema Helpful Hints: Aglaonema has fewer veins in the leaf than Dieffenbachia

AGLAONEMA COMMUTATUM Aglaonema Helpful Hints: The leaf sheath is open a little way and then closes; whereas on Dieffenbachia the leaf sheath is open all the way down

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BUXUS MICROPHYLLA var. Japonica Japanese Boxwood Evergreen perennial Shrub Growth Habit Height: 4-5’ Width: 3-4’ Sun- Part Shade

BUXUS MICROPHYLLA var. Japonica Japanese Boxwood Arrangement and composition: Opposite and Simple Shape Ovate Length 1” Width ½ ” Margin Entire Veins Pinnate

BUXUS MICROPHYLLA var. Japonica Japanese Boxwood Flower Spring White Fragrant Fruit Fall Green capsule turning to black

BUXUS MICROPHYLLA var. Japonica Japanese Boxwood Helpful Hints: Leaves appear rounded and have an indention in the tip of the leaf Leaves are more rounded at top than B. sempervirens

CAMELLIA JAPONICA Camellia Japonica Evergreen perennial Shrub Growth Habit Height 7’ - 12’ Width 5’ - 7’ Part Shade

CAMELLIA JAPONICA Camellia Japonica Arrangement and composition: Alternate and Simple Shape Ovate Length 3” - 4” Width 2” Margin Finely Serrated Veins Pinnate

CAMELLIA JAPONICA Camellia Japonica Flower Early Spring Red, Pink, White and shades Singles and doubles Fruit Fall Brown Capsule

CAMELLIA JAPONICA Camellia Japonica Helpful Hints: Leaf is larger than Camellia sasanqua

CAMELLIA SASANQUA Sasanqua Camellia Evergreen perennial Shrub Growth Habit Height: 7-12’ Width: 5-7’ Part Shade

CAMELLIA SASANQUA Sasanqua Camellia Arrangement and composition: Alternate and Simple Shape Ovate Length 1 1/2” - 2 1/2” Width 1” Margin Finely Serrated Veins Pinnate

CAMELLIA SASANQUA Sasanqua Camellia Flower Fall White, pink, red Singles and doubles Fruit Winter Brown capsule

CAMELLIA SASANQUA Sasanqua Camellia Helpful Hints: Leaf is smaller than Camellia japonica

CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM var. ‘Pictum’ Croton Indoors- perennial & Outdoors- annual Shrub Growth Habit Size varies Sun – Part Shade

CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM var. ‘Pictum’ Croton Arrangement and composition: Alternate and Simple Shape Ovate Length 5” - 12” Width 1/2” - 6” Margin Entire and lobed Veins Pinnate

CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM var. ‘Pictum’ Croton Flower Light yellow panicle Not showy Fruit Insignificant

CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM var. ‘Pictum’ Croton Helpful Hints: The leaf varies from 6” - 12” long and 1/2” to 4” wide May be nearly green or variegated with yellow, orange, or purple

ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS Thorny Elaeagnus Evergreen perennial Shrub Growth Habit Height: 8-11’ Width: 6-10’ Sun

ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS Thorny Elaeagnus Arrangement and composition: Alternate and Simple Shape Ovate Length 2 1/2” - 5” Width 1 1/2” Margin Entire Veins Pinnate

ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS Thorny Elaeagnus Flower Fall Silver White Fruit Spring Drupe Brown-Red

ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS Thorny Elaeagnus Helpful Hints: Silvery underside to the leaf with noticeable brown dots Thorns on twigs

Horticulture I Week 2 Review

Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine

Dieffenbachia Dumbcane

Ficus benjamina Weeping Fig

Ficus elastica Rubber Plant

Philodendron scandens Parlor Ivy

Epiprenum aureum Golden Pothos