Week 7 Flashcards
1
Q
1008
Chinese Fringe Flower
- Evergreen shrub, can be trained as a small tree
- Medium growth; 4-6ft by 4-6ft
- Moist clay-loam, well drained
- Sun to half shade, heat
- Half harfy to 20 degrees
- Cuttings
- Native to China & Japan
A
Lorapetalum chinense
2
Q
772
Queen Palm
- Evergreen Tree
- Rapid growth; 15-40ft by 10-25ft
- Loamy sand, well drained
- Aridity, full sun and heat
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Seeds
- Native to Brazil
A
Syagrus (Arecastrum) romanzoffianum
3
Q
Silver Maple
#884
- Diciduous Tree
- Rapid growth; 100ft by 100ft
- Variable, well-drained
- Full sun and heat
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Budding, grafting, seeding
- Native to Canada, Eastern U.S.
A
Acer saccharinum
4
Q
Mexican Bush Sage
#189
- Evergreen shrub
- Rapid mounding growth of 3-4ft
- Variable soil
- Sun to light shade
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Cuttings, division
- Native to Mexico
A
Salvia leucantha
5
Q
816
Raywood Ash
- Deciduous Tree
- Rapid growth; 25-35ft by 15-25ft
- Variable soil
- Sun
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Budding, grafting
- Native to Southern Europe & Western Asia
A
Fraxinus angustifolia ‘Raywood’
6
Q
645
Blue Cape Plumbago
- Half deciduous shrub
- Medium growth; 3-10ft by 8-10ft
- Blooms in June & September; Blue
- Moist sand, well-drained
- Aridity, full sun and heat
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Cuttings
- Native to South Africa
- Prone to root diseases
A
Plumbago auriculata
7
Q
293
Wild Strawberry
- Evergreen ground cover
- Medium growth; 4-6in, variable spread
- Blooms in early Spring; White
- Acidic, moist sand, well-drained
- Sun to part shade
- Half hardy to 25 degrees
- Division
- Native to Pacific Coast, Peru, Alaska
- Prone to Red spider, snails, slugs
- Prone to Crown rot, gall
A
Fragaria chiloensis
8
Q
139
Coral Bells
- Perrenial, low growing shrub
- Slow growth; 2-3in by 12in or more
- Blooms coral like flowers in spring and summer; Red
- Variable, well-drained
- Sun to part shade
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Division, seed
- Native to North America
- Prone to Mealy bug
A
Heuchera sanguinea
9
Q
209
Bougainvillea
- Evergreen vine
- Rapid growth; 20-30ft by 20-30ft
- Blooms in summer and fall; Red, purple, yellow, orange
- Warm sandy loam, well-drained
- Aridity or humidity, sun and heat
- Tender to 25 degrees
- Cuttings
- Native to Central South America
- Prone to crown rot and root rot
A
Bougainvillea spectabilis
10
Q
338
Baby Tears
- Evergreen ground cover
- Rapid growth; 2-3in, variable spread
- Variable soil, moist
- Sun, part shade, shade - cool summers
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Division
- Prone to snails and slugs
- Prone to brown patches
- Native to Corsica & Sardinia
A
Soleirolia soleirolli (Helxine soleirolli)
11
Q
32
Impatiens
- Annual sometimes grown as a perrenial, shrub, potted plant
- Medium growth; 3ft by 1.5-2ft
- Blooms summer and fall; Orange, pink, red, or white
- Variable soil
- Shade to part shade
- Tender to 32 degrees
- Seed
- Native to Tropical East Africa at 2500 to 5000ft
A
Impatiens walleriana
12
Q
712
Mediterranean Fan Palm
- Evergreen tree or shrub
- Slow growth; 20ft by 20ft
- Loam or sand, well-drained
- Aridity, sun, wind, heat
- Hardy to 6 degrees
- Division, seed
- Native to the Mediterranean region
A
Chamaerops humilis
13
Q
544
Wheeler’s Dwarf Pittosporum
- Evergreen shrub or ground cover
- Medium growth; 2-3ft by 3-6ft
- Variable soil, well-drained
- Sun, part shade
- Hardy to 10-15 degrees
- Cuttings
- Prone to cottony cushion scale, aphids, mites
- Prone to sunburn
- Native to China & Japan
A
Pittosporum tobira ‘Wheeler’s Dwarf’
14
Q
769
Silk Tree
- Deciduous tree
- Rapid growth; 20-40ft by 15-80ft
- Blooms in summer; Pink (messy flowers)
- Sand, dry, well-drained
- Sun, wind
- Half hardy to 15 degrees
- Seed
- Prone to wilting
- Native to Asia & Japan
A
Albizia julibrissin
15
Q
779
Carob Tree
- Evergreen tree
- Slow growth; 20-45ft by 20-60ft
- Blooms in spring; Yellow
- Alkaline soil, well-drained
- Sun, wind, heat
- Half hardy to 10 degrees
- Seed
- Native to Eastern Meditteranean
A
Ceratonia siliqua
16
Q
741
Victorian Box
- Evergreen tree or shrub
- Rapid growth; 30-35ft by 30-35ft
- Blooms in spring; Fragrant cream color
- Variable soil
- Humidity, sun, part shade
- Tender; 25 degrees
- Cuttings, seed
- Prone to Scale
- Native to Australia
A
Pittosporum undulatum
17
Q
657
Ternstroemia
- Evergreen shrub
- Slow growth; 10ft by 5-8ft
- Blooms in May and June; Fragrant cream color
- Acidic, well-drained
- Humidity, sun, shade, half shade
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Cuttings, seed
- Native to Japan
A
Ternstroemia gymnanthera
18
Q
888
Sierra Alder
- Deciduous tree
- Rapid growth; 25-80ft by 40ft
- Blooms in spring; Green
- Variable but moist soil
- Sun, shade, part shade
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Seed
- Prone to aphids, caterpillars
- Prone to root diseases
- Native to Sierras and Washington State
A
Alnus rhombifolia
19
Q
590
Mirror Shrub
- Evergreen shrub
- Rapid growth; 10ft by 6ft
- Blooms in spring; White, green,
- Moist loam or sand; well-drained
- Shade, part shade
- Half hardy to 22 degrees
- Cuttings
- Prone to cottony cushion scale
- Prone to root rot
- Native to New Zealand
A
Coprosma repens
20
Q
A/Q
Lorapetalum chinense
A
1008
Chinese Fringe Flower
- Evergreen shrub, can be trained as a small tree
- Medium growth; 4-6ft by 4-6ft
- Moist clay-loam, well drained
- Sun to half shade, heat
- Half harfy to 20 degrees
- Cuttings
- Native to China & Japan
21
Q
A/Q
Syagrus (Arecastrum) romanzoffianum
A
772
Queen Palm
- Evergreen Tree
- Rapid growth; 15-40ft by 10-25ft
- Loamy sand, well drained
- Aridity, full sun and heat
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Seeds
- Native to Brazil
22
Q
A/Q
Acer saccharinum
A
Silver Maple
#884
- Diciduous Tree
- Rapid growth; 100ft by 100ft
- Variable, well-drained
- Full sun and heat
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Budding, grafting, seeding
- Native to Canada, Eastern U.S.
23
Q
A/Q
Salvia leucantha
A
Mexican Bush Sage
#189
- Evergreen shrub
- Rapid mounding growth of 3-4ft
- Variable soil
- Sun to light shade
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Cuttings, division
- Native to Mexico
24
Q
A/Q
Fraxinus angustifolia ‘Raywood’
A
816
Raywood Ash
- Deciduous Tree
- Rapid growth; 25-35ft by 15-25ft
- Variable soil
- Sun
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Budding, grafting
- Native to Southern Europe & Western Asia
25
Q
A/Q
Plumbago auriculata
A
645
Blue Cape Plumbago
- Half deciduous shrub
- Medium growth; 3-10ft by 8-10ft
- Blooms in June & September; Blue
- Moist sand, well-drained
- Aridity, full sun and heat
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Cuttings
- Native to South Africa
- Prone to root diseases
26
Q
A/Q
Fragaria chiloensis
A
293
Wild Strawberry
- Evergreen ground cover
- Medium growth; 4-6in, variable spread
- Blooms in early Spring; White
- Acidic, moist sand, well-drained
- Sun to part shade
- Half hardy to 25 degrees
- Division
- Native to Pacific Coast, Peru, Alaska
- Prone to Red spider, snails, slugs
- Prone to Crown rot, gall
27
Q
A/Q
Heuchera sanguinea
A
139
Coral Bells
- Perrenial, low growing shrub
- Slow growth; 2-3in by 12in or more
- Blooms coral like flowers in spring and summer; Red
- Variable, well-drained
- Sun to part shade
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Division, seed
- Native to North America
- Prone to Mealy bug
28
Q
A/Q
Bougainvillea spectabilis
A
209
Bougainvillea
- Evergreen vine
- Rapid growth; 20-30ft by 20-30ft
- Blooms in summer and fall; Red, purple, yellow, orange
- Warm sandy loam, well-drained
- Aridity or humidity, sun and heat
- Tender to 25 degrees
- Cuttings
- Native to Central South America
- Prone to crown rot and root rot
29
Q
A/Q
Soleirolia soleirolli (Helxine soleirolli)
A
338
Baby Tears
- Evergreen ground cover
- Rapid growth; 2-3in, variable spread
- Variable soil, moist
- Sun, part shade, shade - cool summers
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Division
- Prone to snails and slugs
- Prone to brown patches
- Native to Corsica & Sardinia
30
Q
A/Q
Impatiens walleriana
A
32
Impatiens
- Annual sometimes grown as a perrenial, shrub, potted plant
- Medium growth; 3ft by 1.5-2ft
- Blooms summer and fall; Orange, pink, red, or white
- Variable soil
- Shade to part shade
- Tender to 32 degrees
- Seed
- Native to Tropical East Africa at 2500 to 5000ft
31
Q
A/Q
Chamaerops humilis
A
712
Mediterranean Fan Palm
- Evergreen tree or shrub
- Slow growth; 20ft by 20ft
- Loam or sand, well-drained
- Aridity, sun, wind, heat
- Hardy to 6 degrees
- Division, seed
- Native to the Mediterranean region
32
Q
A/Q
Pittosporum tobira ‘Wheeler’s Dwarf’
A
544
Wheeler’s Dwarf Pittosporum
- Evergreen shrub or ground cover
- Medium growth; 2-3ft by 3-6ft
- Variable soil, well-drained
- Sun, part shade
- Hardy to 10-15 degrees
- Cuttings
- Prone to cottony cushion scale, aphids, mites
- Prone to sunburn
- Native to China & Japan
32
Q
A/Q
Albizia julibrissin
A
769
Silk Tree
- Deciduous tree
- Rapid growth; 20-40ft by 15-80ft
- Blooms in summer; Pink (messy flowers)
- Sand, dry, well-drained
- Sun, wind
- Half hardy to 15 degrees
- Seed
- Prone to wilting
- Native to Asia & Japan
32
Q
A/Q
Ceratonia siliqua
A
779
Carob Tree
- Evergreen tree
- Slow growth; 20-45ft by 20-60ft
- Blooms in spring; Yellow
- Alkaline soil, well-drained
- Sun, wind, heat
- Half hardy to 10 degrees
- Seed
- Native to Eastern Meditteranean
32
Q
A/Q
Pittosporum undulatum
A
741
Victorian Box
- Evergreen tree or shrub
- Rapid growth; 30-35ft by 30-35ft
- Blooms in spring; Fragrant cream color
- Variable soil
- Humidity, sun, part shade
- Tender; 25 degrees
- Cuttings, seed
- Prone to Scale
- Native to Australia
32
Q
A/Q
Ternstroemia gymnanthera
A
657
Ternstroemia
- Evergreen shrub
- Slow growth; 10ft by 5-8ft
- Blooms in May and June; Fragrant cream color
- Acidic, well-drained
- Humidity, sun, shade, half shade
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Cuttings, seed
- Native to Japan
32
Q
A/Q
Alnus rhombifolia
A
888
Sierra Alder
- Deciduous tree
- Rapid growth; 25-80ft by 40ft
- Blooms in spring; Green
- Variable but moist soil
- Sun, shade, part shade
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Seed
- Prone to aphids, caterpillars
- Prone to root diseases
- Native to Sierras and Washington State
32
Q
A/Q
Coprosma repens
A
590
Mirror Shrub
- Evergreen shrub
- Rapid growth; 10ft by 6ft
- Blooms in spring; White, green,
- Moist loam or sand; well-drained
- Shade, part shade
- Half hardy to 22 degrees
- Cuttings
- Prone to cottony cushion scale
- Prone to root rot
- Native to New Zealand
