Plant ID Horticulture I Week 5 Plants #41 - #50
Ligustrum japonicum Common name: Japanese Privet Evergreen Shrub Height: 12’-18’ Spread: 15’-25’ Average growth rate
Ligustrum japonicum Rounded, spreading, or vase-shape growth form Exposure: Partial sun(shade) to full sun Fruit is black or blue Flowers have an unpleasant odor
Ligustrum japonicum Bark is showy Can be used as: Border Rock Garden Specimen Screen
Liquidambar styraciflua Common name: Sweetgum Deciduous Tree Height:50’-75’ Spread:35’-50’ Average growth rate
Liquidambar styraciflua Oval or pyramidal growth form Exposure: Partial sun(shade) to full sun Fall color: orange, purple, red or yellow Fruit is brown and causes litter
Liquidambar styraciflua North American native Invasive plant Uses: naturalizing specimen plant.
Liriope muscari Common name: Liriope Evergreen perennial Height: 12”-18” Spread: 12”-36” Average growth rate
Liriope muscari Rounded growth form Exposure: Full shade to full sun Simple leaf composition Leaves grows from soil without stems
Liriope muscari Blooms lavender, purple or white Pest problems are slugs and snails Propagated by division or seeds
Liriope muscari Naturalizing plant Can be used as: Container Groundcover Massing Rock garden
Magnolia grandiflora Common name: Southern Magnolia Evergreen Tree Height: 60’-80’ Spread: 35’-50’ Average growth rate
Magnolia grandiflora Oval or pyramidal growth form Exposure: Partial sun(shade) to full sun Blooms white in the spring and summer Fruit is brown and red
Magnolia grandiflora Fragrant flowers North American native Can be used as: Screen Specimen
Malus sp. Common name: Flowering Crabapple Deciduous Tree Height: 6’-25’ Spread: 10’-25’ Average growth rate
Malus sp. Oval, rounded, upright, or weeping growth form Exposure: Full sun Blooms red, pink or white in the spring Fruit is orange or red
Malus sp. Attractive and fragrant flowers Fruit causes litter Uses: specimen border
Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoviana Common name: Prayer plant Evergreen perennial Height: 12”-18” Spread: 12”-36” Fast growth rate
Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoviana Spreading or horizontal growth form Exposure: Full shade to partial sun Needs protection if temperature drops below 65
Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoviana Attractive foliage Blooms white Can be used as: Container Specimen
Myrica cerifera Common name: Wax Myrtle Evergreen Tree Height: 15’-25’ Spread: 15’-25’ Fast growth rate
Myrica cerifera Rounded growth form Exposure: Full shade to full sun Naturally multiple trunks Should not be pruned because of an increased risk of stem disease
Myrica cerifera North American native Can be used as: Border Erosion control Specimen Screen
Nandina domestica Common name: Heavenly Bamboo Evergreen Shrub Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 12”-36” Average growth rate
Nandina domestica Rounded or upright growth form Exposure: Partial sun (shade) to full sun Tri-pinnately compound leaf composition Invasive plant
Nandina domestica Can be used as: Border Foundation Massing Specimen Screening
Nephrolepis exaltata Common name: Boston Fern Evergreen or semi- evergreen fern Height: 12”-20” Spread: 18”-36” Fast growth rate
Nephrolepis exaltata Rounded or upright growth form Exposure: Full shade to Partial Sun (Shade) Pinnately compound leaf composition
Nephrolepis exaltata North American Native No Blooms or fruit Can be used as: Wetlands Container Erosion control Ground cover Massing
Ophiopogon japonicus Common name: Mondo Grass Evergreen Perennial Height:6”-12” Spread:6”-12” Slow growth rate
Ophiopogon japonicus Exposure: Full shade to Partial Sun (Shade) Upright growth form Basal leaf arrangement (from soil without stem).
Ophiopogon japonicus Inconspicuous white blooms and fruit Pests: snails and slugs.
Ophiopogon japonicus Can be used as: Container Ground cover Massing Specimen