Horticulture II - Landscape Unit B Landscape Design

Objective 3.01 Recognize plants based on use

Plant Names  Botanical name – the scientific name of plants, which includes genus and species in Latin  Example: Acer rubrum  Common name – regional, non-Latin name often used by industry persons and lay people  Example: Red Maple

Plant Categories (based on use)  Tree – any woody perennial plant which normally has one well-defined stem and a definitely formed crown. It is usually considered to have a minimum mature height of 15’  Shrub – a plant that has persistent woody stems and a relatively low growth habit, and that generally produces several basal shoots instead of a single trunk; differs from trees by its low stature and non-tree form  Herbaceous perennial – plants such as hosta and iris with soft, succulent stems whose tops are killed back by frost in many temperate and colder climates, but whose roots and crowns remain alive and send out top growth when favorable growing conditions return  Ground cover – any of many different low growing plants, usually perennials, which grow well on sites on which grass does not thrive; such as banks, terraces, shady areas, etc.

Plant Identification  Everyone will be responsible for the following information from each category, plant list for Horticulture II – Landscape to follow  Trees  Botanical name, common name, identifying features (location, shape, size, color, leaves, buds, bark, flowers, fruit)  Shrubs  Botanical name, common name, identifying features (location, shape, size, color, leaves, buds, bark, flowers, fruit)  Herbaceous perennials  Botanical name, common name, identifying features (location, shape, size, color, leaves, buds, flowers, fruit)  Ground covers  Botanical name, common name, identifying features (location, shape, size, color, leaves buds, flowers, fruit)

Plant ID List – Horticulture II – Landscape Trees  Acer palmatum  Acer rubrum  Betula nigra  Cornus florida  Cornus kousa  Ilex x attenuate ‘Fosteri’  Lagerstromeia indica  Japanese maple  Red maple  River birch  Flowering dogwood  Chinese dogwood  Fosteri holly  Crape myrtle

Plant ID List – Horticulture II – Landscape Trees  Liquidambar styraciflua cv. ‘Rotundiloba’  Magnolia grandiflora  Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’  Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’  Quercus phellos  Zelkova serrata  Fruitless sweetgum  Southern magnolia  Kwanzan cherry  Bradford pear  Willow oak  Zelkova

Plant ID List – Horticulture II – Landscape Shrubs  Aucuba japonica  Buddleia davidii  Camellia japonica  Camellia sasanqua  X Cupressocyparis leylandii  Euonymus japonicas  Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans’  Aucuba  Butterfly bush  Common (Japanese) camellia  Sasanqua camellia  Leyland cypress  Japanese euonymus  Dwarf gardenia

Plant ID List – Horticulture II – Landscape Shrubs  Hydrangea macrophylla  Ilex x attenuate ‘Fosteri’  Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordi Nana’  Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’  Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’  Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’  Ligustrum japonicum  Bigleaf hydrangea  Fosteri holly  Dwarf Burford holly  Helleri holly  Sky Pencil holly  Dwarf yaupon holly  Ligustrum (Japanese Privet)

Plant ID List – Horticulture II – Landscape Shrubs  Loropetalum chinense  Myrica cerifera  Nandina domestica  Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’  Rhaphiolepis spp.  Rhododendron spp. (azalea)  Thuja occidentalis  Loropetalum  Wax myrtle  Heavenly bamboo/standard nandina  Otto Luyken laurel  Indian Hawthorn  Azalea  Arborvitae (American arborvitae)

Plant ID List – Horticulture II – Landscape Herbaceous Perennials  Astilbe cv.  Canna x generalis  Chrysanthemum x superbum  Clematis x jackmanii  Gelsemium sempervirens  Helleborus orientalis  Hemerocallis cv.  Iris x germanica  Paeonia spp.  Phlox paniculata  Astilbe  Canna  Shasta daisy  Clematis  Carolina jessamine  Lenton rose  Daylily  Iris  Peony  Garden phlox

Plant ID List – Horticulture II – Landscape Ground Covers  Ajuga reptans  Hedera helix  Iberis sempervirens  Juniperus conferta  Juniperus horizontalis  Liriope muscari  Ophiopogon japnicus  Pachysandra terminalis  Vinca minor  Ajuga  English ivy  Candytuft  Shore juniper  Creeping juniper  Liriope  Mondo grass  Pachysandra  periwinkle

Plant ID List – Horticulture II – Landscape Annuals  Verbena x hybrida  Verbena Each student is responsible for filling out Plant Identification Sheets on ALL of the Horticulture II – Landscape plants presented in this powerpoint in addition to the plants covered during Plant ID days, which will cover all plants on the Certified Young Plant Professional Plant Identification List.