Horticulture II Plant ID Week 1

C HAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA ‘Gold Mop’ Gold Mop Chamaecyparis Evergreen perennial Shrub Growth Habit – Height: 2-4’ – Width: 3-5’ Sun – Part Sun

Arrangement and composition: – Tapering upward from the base to a slender or rigid point Scale-like – Length 1/16” – Width 1/16” Veins – Parallel Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Insignificant C HAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA ‘Gold Mop’ Gold Mop Chamaecyparis

ILEX CORNUTA ‘Carissa’ Carissa Holly Evergreen perennial Shrub Growth Habit – Height: 3-4’ – Width: 3-4’ Sun-Shade

Arrangement and composition: – Alternate and Simple Shape – Ovate – Length 2 ½ “ – Width ¾” - 1” Margin – Entire Veins – Pinnate ILEX CORNUTA ‘Carissa’ Carissa Holly

Flower – Spring – Rare – White Fruit – None! ILEX CORNUTA ‘Carissa’ Carissa Holly

Helpful Hints: – Leaf smooth with one spine located at the tip ILEX CORNUTA ‘Carissa’ Carissa Holly

Ilex X ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Chinese Holly, ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Evergreen perennial Shrub Growth Habit – Height: 8-10’ – Width: 6-8’ Sun-Part Shade

Arrangement and composition: – Alternate and Simple Shape – Elliptical – Length 2 ¼” – Width 2 ½ “ Margin – Dentate Veins – Pinnate Ilex X ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Chinese Holly, ‘Nellie R. Stevens’

Flower – Spring – White Fruit – Fall – Red Ilex X ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Chinese Holly, ‘Nellie R. Stevens’

Helpful Hints: – Leaf spines known only to be regular in their irregularity. – Commonly have all different number of spines on a branch Ilex X ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Chinese Holly, ‘Nellie R. Stevens’

I LEX X ATTENUATA ‘Savannah’ Savannah Holly Evergreen perennial Tree Growth Habit – Height: 25’ – Width: 15-25’ Sun

Arrangement and composition: – Alternate and Simple Shape – Elliptical – Length 2 1/2” – Width 1” Margin – Dentate Veins – Pinnate I LEX X ATTENUATA ‘Savannah’ Savannah Holly

Flower – Spring – Inconspicuous Fruit – None! I LEX X ATTENUATA ‘Savannah’ Savannah Holly

Helpful Hints: – Leaf similar to Foster Holly but rounder, bigger leaves and more spines I LEX X ATTENUATA ‘Savannah’ Savannah Holly

ILEX CRENATA ‘Compacta’ Compacta Holly Evergreen perennial Shrub Growth Habit – Height: 3-4’ – Width: 3-4’ Sun-Shade

Arrangement and composition: – Alternate and Simple Shape – Elliptical – Length ½” to ¾” – Width ¼” to 3/8” Margin – Slightly serrated Veins – Pinnate ILEX CRENATA ‘Compacta’ Compacta Holly

Flower – Spring – White Fruit – Fall – Black – Rarely Seen ILEX CRENATA ‘Compacta’ Compacta Holly

Helpful Hints: – Shinier leaves than Helleri ILEX CRENATA ‘Compacta’ Compacta Holly

P IERIS JAPONICA Japanese Andromeda Evergreen perennial Shrub Growth Habit – Height: 4-6’ – Width: 4-6’ Part Shade - Shade

Arrangement and composition: – Alternate and Simple Shape – Elliptical – Length 1 1/2” - 3” – Width 3/4” Margin – Serrated Veins – Pinnate P IERIS JAPONICA Japanese Andromeda

Flower – Spring – White/pink Fruit – Fall – Brown – Capsule P IERIS JAPONICA Japanese Andromeda

Helpful Hints: – Leaf tips may be red P IERIS JAPONICA Japanese Andromeda

Horticulture I Week 1 Review

Ophiopogon japonicus Mondo Grass

Maranta leuconeura var. ‘Kerchoviana’ Prayer Plant

Euonymus japonica Evergreen Euonymus

Aucuba japonica Japanese Aucuba

Ajuga reptans Bugleweed

Plectranthus australis Swedish Ivy