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Management?

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Self seeding, invasive seed dispersal, keep hedge clipped, managing plant suckers

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Management?

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Mulch, prune in winter, remove suckers

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Environmental conditions?

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Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered, woodland groundcover

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Description?

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Historically used as hedge, evergreen, grows to 10m, dark leathery leaves, vernation, tiny serrations on leaf, invasive and controlling suckers, white flower spike up to 15cm, small cherry like fruit

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Description?

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Dwarf oak leaf hydrangea, compact, semi deciduous shrub, reddish winter leaves, grows to 1.2m, creamy white flowers

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Management?

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Mulch, remove dead leaf litter, split every 2-5 years

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Management?

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Mulch, prune after flowering

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Botanic name?

Common name?

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Populus trichocarpa

Black cottonwood

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Environmental conditions?

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Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered

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Environmental conditions?

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Sheltered, rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sun to semi shade

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Description of Plant

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Evergreen shrub/tree, used in hedging, grows to 9m, light green leaves, darker leaves on old growth, opposite leaf distribution, small flowers (not when planted as hedge)

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Management?

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Mulch at base, shallow roots, minimal pruning needed, irrigate

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Environmental conditions?

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Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, full sun, sheltered, warm summer, cool winters

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Description?

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Hedging, dense bush shrub, glossy pointed leaves, fragrant cream flowers, red/black berries

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Description?

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Ivy leaved, perennial, grows winter, dies off in summer, underground tubers, flowers summer/autumn

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Botanic name?

Common name?

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Rhododendron sp.

Rhododendron

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Botanic name?

Common name?

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Pachysandra terminalis

Japanese spurge

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Management?

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Mulch base, prune in summer, remove water shoots, susceptible to aphids, spider mites etc

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Environmental conditions?

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Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered

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Description?

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Distinct branch, small and compact, deciduous, grows to 4m, green circular leaf, white pea shaped flower, flowers on bare branch in spring

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Botanic name?

Common name?

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Cyclamen hederifolium

Ivy leaved cyclamen

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Botanic name?

Common name?

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Aesculus hippocastanum

Common horse chestnut

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Description?

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Glossy thick leather leaf, vibrant green, herringbone pattern of spores on reverse of leaf, epiphyte

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Description?

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Thick stems/branches, leaf scars look like horseshoes, large, deciduous, grows to 35m, palmate leaves in groups of 5-7, large tap roots, cream and red upright flowers, prickly conker seeds, poisonous

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Management?
Prune immediately after flowering, remove damaged stems in spring
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Description?
Small (bush, leaves), deciduous or evergreen, hairs on leaf, 5 stamens, flower groups of 1-3, more stems
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Environmental conditions?
Tolerant in many conditions, drought shade and sun tolerant
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Description?
Fluffy seed pods, male and female catkins, fast growing, deciduous, fissured bark, grows to 20m, glossy broadleaf with pointed tips, fast growing, short life, invasive roots, cottony capsules
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Botanic name? Common name?
Zantedeschia aethiopica Arum/Calla lily
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Callistemon* sp. Bottlebrush
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Enviromental conditions?
Forest tree, sun to semi shade, fertile moist soil, can tolerate clay or sandy soils
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered, can tolerate more open space in moist conditions
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Asplenium oblongifolium* Shining spleenwort
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Management?
Mulch, little pruning after flowering, remove dead wood, cut back new shoots
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Description?
Shuttlecock shape, upright fern, dry skinny fronds at centre (hold spores), sterile glossy green leaves on outside, grows to 1.2m
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Cercis canadensis* 'Texas White' Texas white redbud
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Sarcococca confusa* Sweet Box
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Botanic Name? Common name?
*Corylus avellana* Common hazel
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Lomaria discolor* Crown fern
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Management?
Mulch, remove suckers, regular feeding, minimal pruning
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Management?
Aggressive spreader, escapes into lawns, be careful by waterways
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Bergenia cordifolia* Heart leaf bergenia
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, full sun, sheltered
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Management?
Remove suckers, prune end of winter, remove dead wood, harvest autumn nuts, need male and female trees
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Environmental conditions?
Full sun, rich humus soil, sheltered, moist and well drained
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Environmental conditions?
Semi shade, rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sheltered, shade & drought tolerant
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Sequoia sempervirens* Redwood
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Description?
Evergreen, grows to 30m, cylindrical, dark leathery leaf (mottled and serrated), heteroblastic, spikes of red flowers
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Chimonanthus praecox* Wintersweet
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, semi sunlight, well drained, sheltered
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Description?
Red flowers that look like bottle brush, Australian native, evergreen, flowers in summer, thick leathery leaves, seeds remain on stems
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Michelia yunnanensis* Evergreen michelia
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Description?
Evergreen, large thick leathery leaf, funnel shaped flower, 10 stamens, large trusses of flowers with more than 3, Nepal's national tree, fewer and more stout stems than azalea, can create a whole forest
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Environmental conditions?
Full sun, rich humus soil, sheltered, moist and well drained, can tolerate chalky soil
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Hamamelis mollis* Witch hazel
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Canna x generalis* Canna lily
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Description?
Clump forming evergreen, perennial, spiralling, correlate shape, spike seed, rhizomes, reddish leaves in winter
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Environmental Conditions?
Rich humus soil, sun to semi shade, sheltered, moist and well drained, can withstand drought and wind once established, susceptible to blight (especially North)
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Management?
Mulch, trim to shape in spring
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Management?
Mulch, prune in winter, careful of roots
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Management?
Mulch, protect from snails, frost tender
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, full sun, sheltered, moist and well drained, not too dry or too much sun
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Management?
Remove dead wood, remove low branches, hard to transplant
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Description?
Hybrid magnolia, deciduous, glabrous fluffy flower bud, flowers before leaf repopulation, many colours of flowers, up to 20cm in size, smaller tree, interlacing branch patterns, upright water shoot, red elongated fruit
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Knightia excelsa* Rewarewa
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Management?
Invasive and aggressive, take care around waterways (easily spreads)
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Description?
Long yellow ribbon-like flowers with red inner, fragrant flowers, large shrub, deciduous, large toothed leaf, flowers clustered on branch, no single leader - multiple branches at base, hard woody fruit capsule, flowers in cold period
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Description?
Tropical perennial, die back in winter, wide tropic bright coloured leaves, flowers in summer and autumn, different cultivars which are different heights and colours
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Environmental conditions?
Alluvial conditions, streamside/riparian, full sun, moist and well drained soil, tolerant to other soil, not self fertile
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Acer palmatum* Japanese maple
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Rhododendron* sp. Azalea
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Management?
Mulch summer, water for new growth
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Management?
Mulch, remove dead fronds
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Management?
Don't plant too close to paths, clean up of seed pods
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Description?
Evergreen, small leaf with round tip, glabrous brown flower bud, glossy leathery leaf, creamy flower in spring
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, full sun, sheltered
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Botanic name? Common Name
*Buxus sempervirens* Box Hedge
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Hydrangea quercifolia* 'Pee Wee' Oak leaf hydrangea
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Environmental conditions?
Full sun, rich humus soil, frost tender, well drained and moist
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Management?
Mulch, prune after flowering, can be made into pleached hedge or topiary
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Magnolia x soulangeana* Saucer/Chinese Magnolia
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered, more tolerant than other ferns, can tolerate coastal conditions, can tolerate more sunlight and less moisture
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Management?
Fertilise regularly, mulch, trim little but often, thin out, can't handle hot and dry when newly planted
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sheltered, semi shade
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Description?
Small, deciduous, grows to 10m, palmate leaves, leaves can be red green variegated, can have bright red trunk & new growth, pendulous flowers, helicopter seeds (distributed by wind), shallow fibrous roots, small thin branchlets
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Management?
Mulch base, dig up rhizomes in cold winter to preserve
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Environmental conditions?
Full sun, rich humus, moist and well drained, sheltered
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Management?
Mulch, minimal prune after flower, remove dead wood
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Environmental conditions?
Full sun, moist and well drained soil
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Description?
Evergreen groundcover, whirling leaves, terminal cluster, rhizomes, compact & dense
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Management?
Pruning after flowered, low mulch at base to keep moist and cool
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Description?
Evergreen, long lived, 1800 years, grows to 115m tall, flat leaves at bottom, scale like leaf at top where more sunlight, soft fibrous bark (spongey), cones at end of branches
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, sun to semi shade, sheltered, moist and well drained, tolerant of poor soils, doesn't like dry soils
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Prunus laurocerasus* Cherry laurel
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Description?
Multiple trunks, catkins, thin serrated leaf, nut
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Environmental conditions?
Coastal, shrub, forest growing, well drained and moist, frost tender, sheltered, sap sucking bugs in warmer weather
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Description?
Herbaceous, semi evergreen (slight frost tenderness), perennial, white trumpet flowers (yellow long stamen), flowers spring to summer (can flower anytime though), arrow leaves
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sun to semi shade, sheltered, can tolerate slightly acidic soil
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Description?
Small waxy yellow flower with red inner, fragrant, large shrub, deciduous, long glossy leaves, flowers cluster on branch in winter, hard elliptical fruit

LASC206 Plant ID (4 decks)

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