Junior Nursery/ Landscaping Competition Christina Smith

Glossy Abelia Leaves grow on opposite sides Sun or no sun, leaves are always glossy (shiny) on both sides

Ajuga Shiny, dark purple leaves Oval glossy leaves are 3”- 4” long and grow opposite of each other

Japanese Aucuba Splattered with yellow paint Might have red berries

Indica Azalea Big leafed Azalea

Kurume Azalea Small leafed azalea

Japanese Barberry Spatula shaped leaves, red fruit Yellow flowers hanging single below the stem Single spine at each base leaf

Hybrid Bermuda Looks like regular grass

River Birch Raged edges Wood is hard, strong and knotty

Boxwood Leaves are usually, small but thick and leathery

Bradford Pear Buds are fuzzy Edges of leaves are kind of wavy

Butterfly Bush leaves are long and narrow or somewhat egg-shaped and arranged oppositely on the branches Leaves are 4 to 10 inches long and 1 to 3 inches wide

Camellia Glossy on top

Yucca Looks like a Aloe, has a sword shaped leaf Kind of wide (narrow), flat needles

Daylily Has a pronounce midrib on it

Indian Hawthorne Has (blue) berries on it

Centipede Grass that looks like it has layers and kind of like bamboo marks on it

Crape Myrtle The fruit looks like jingle bells Leaves are a glossy medium green Has an opposite leaf arrangement, ovate (rain drop shape) and a leaf and smooth margin

Carissa Holly Leaves cup up

Dwarf Burford Holly Leaves cup down

Liriope Has no pronounce midrib

Southern Magnolia Glossy on top dull on bottom Big, dark green leaves

Leather Leaf Mahonia look like leather, spiky on the sides Glossy on top dull on bottom asymmetrical

Dwarf Nandina Red, yellow, green leaves Leaves come in in sets of three like poison ivy

Sweet Gum Has a star like leaf shape Also has glossy leaves Spiky ball like fruit

Weeping Willow Light green above, grayish- green beneath EAVES ATR

Ginkgo The leaves are irregularly shaped. They are often deeply grooved in the middle of the leaf

Leyland Cypress Is a dark green color Looks like a pine but it really isn't The leaf is small, thin, and scaly

Chinese Holly Are spiky leaves and have red berries Is usually the stuff they hang up around Christmas

Red Maple Three lobes, sometimes with two extra mini-lobes near the bottom Few wavy teeth, Long petiole (often red )

Mondo Grass Has a pronounce mid rib

Japanese Maple Has star shaped leaves Opposite leaf arrangement Green or red colored leaves

Flowering Dogwood The leaf has no teeth

Eastern Redbud Heart shaped leaf; short point No teeth ; long petiole

Yellow Poplar Four pointy lobes, sometimes with two extra mini-lobes near base Long petiole, no teeth

Pyracantha The leaves are arranged opposite of each other They are a dark green with finely toothed margines

Privet Hedge Leaves are large and small This plant is often used as a privacy hedge

Border Forsythia Opposite leaf arrangement Upright and overreaching branches

Plum Yew Has a short petiole Has needle LIKE leaves Looks like my moms mothers day plant

Emerald Zoysia Grass that springs from one point Is a thin blade of grass

Dwarf Yaupon Holly Has a symmetrical, dense, rounded form

Live Oak The dark green thick leaves are oval with small spines along the margin and measure Georgia's state tree

Hybrid Tea Rose Anything that has a rose on it call it a hybrid tea rose

Eastern White Pine

Hosta

English Ivy

Cape Jasmine Gardenia

Blue Rug Juniper

Andorra Juniper

Loblolly Pine

Japanese Cleyera