Plant ID Horticulture I Week 4 Plants #31 - #40

Hosta sp.  Common name:  Hosta  Deciduous perennial  Height: 18”-20”  Average growth rate  Rounded growth form

Hosta sp.  Rounded growth form  Exposure: Full shade to partial sun  Green, silvery, yellow or variegated leaf color  Flowers purple from late summer to mid fall

Hosta sp.  Propagated through division  Can be used as:  Foundation  Specimen  Ground cover

Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri’  Common name:  Fosteri Holly  Evergreen tree  Height: 20’-25’  Spread: 6’-10’  Slow growth rate

Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri’  Columnar or pyramidal growth form  Exposure: Partial sun to full sun  Flowers white in the spring  Fruit is red berry

Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri’  Easily propagated by cuttings  Can be used as:  Border  Specimen  Screen

Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’  Common name:  Dwarf Burford Holly  Evergreen shrub  Height: 5’-8’  Spread: 4’-5’  Average growth rate

Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’  Rounded growth form  Exposure: Partial sun(shade) to full sun  Pest: aphids and scale  Fruit is edible for birds  Low flammability

Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’  Dioecious plant  Can be used as:  Foundation  Screen  Border

Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’  Common name:  Helleri Holly  Evergreen shrub or groundcover  Height: 3’-6’  Spread: 6’-10’  Slow growth rate

Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’  Rounded growth form  Exposure: Full shade to full sun  Fruit is rare  Low flammability  Needs very little pruning

Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’  Should be planted an 3’ or 4’ centers to form hedge  Can be used as:  Border  Foundation  Massing  Erosion control

Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’  Common name:  Dwarf Yaupon Holly  Evergreen shrub  Height: 4’-6’  Spread: 6’-10’  Slow growth rate

Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’  Rounded growth form  Exposure: Partial sun(shade) to full sun  Plant has no fruit  Low flammability  North American native

Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’  Can be used as:  Massing  Foundation  Ground cover  Erosion control

Impatiens  Common name:  Impatiens  Evergreen perennial  Height: 6”-24”  Spread: 12”-24”  Average growth rate

Impatiens  Irregular or sprawling growth form  Exposure: Full shade to partial sun.

Impatiens  Blooms: orange, pink, red and white  Main pest problem is slugs.

Impatiens  Can be used as:  Border  Container  Ground cover  Massing

Iris X germanica var. florentina  Common name:  Bearded Iris  Deciduous Perennial  Height: 15”-30”  Average growth rate  Upright or erect growth form

Iris X germanica var. florentina  Exposure: Partial sun(shade) to full sun  Leaves arise from the ground with no stems  All parts of this plant are poisonous

Iris X germanica var. florentina  Blooms: blue, orange, pink, purple, red, white and yellow  Should be divided every 3 to 4 years to prevent crowding

Iris X germanica var. florentina  Can be used as:  Border  Massing  Specimen

You can rub the blush off Bearded Iris

Juniperus conferta  Common Name:  Shore Juniper  Evergreen Ground Cover  Height: 1’-2’  Spread: 6’-10’  Slow growth rate

Juniperus conferta  Spreading or horizontal growth form  Exposure: Full sun  Blue or green leaf color.

Juniperus conferta  No flowers or blooms  Fragrant foliage  Highly flammable.

Juniperus conferta  Can be used for:  Massing  Container  Ground cover  Erosion control

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’, “Bar Harbor’, ‘Wiltonii’  Common Name:  Creeping Juniper  Evergreen Ground Cover  Height: 1’-3’  Spread: 10’-20’  Average growth rate

Juniperus horizontalis  Spreading or horizontal growth form  Exposure: Full sun  Fall leaf color is purple  Blooms and fruit are blue  Main disease problem is twig blight

Juniperus horizontalis  North American Native  Can be used for:  Massing  Container  Ground cover  Erosion control

Lagerstroemia indica  Common name:  Crape Myrtle  Deciduous Tree  Height: 6’-25’  Spread: 15’-25’  Average growth rate

Lagerstroemia indica  Rounded or spreading growth form  Exposure: Full sun  Blooms: lavender, pink, purple, red or white  Major pest problem is aphids

Lagerstroemia indica  Can be used as:  Border  Container  Massing  Specimen