Week 9 Flashcards
403
Poinsettia
- Native to Mexico
- Cuttings
- Half hardy to 35 degrees
- Loam, sand, well-drained
- Sun to part shade
Euphorbia pulcherrima
416
Kentia Palm
- Native to Southern Pacific
- Full heat, part shade
- Loam, moist, well-drained
- Seed
- Tender to 60 degrees
- Free of disease and pests
Howea forsteriana
417
Wax Plant
- Queensland, Australia, South China
- White to pink fragrant flowers
- Moist sand, well-drained
- Shade to part shade
- Cuttings
- Hardy to 32 degrees
Hoya carnosa
Gold Fish Plant
N/A
- House plant
- Orange flowers
Nematanthus gregarius
427
Boston Fern
- Native to Florida, Africa, Asia, Brazil
- Acidic loam, organic matter
- Humidity with shade to part shade
- Division
- Hardy to 32 degrees
- Good house plant, absorbs pollutants in the air.
Nephrolepsis exalta ‘Bostoniensis’
453
Ming Aralia
- Native to India, Malaysia, Polynesia
- Loam, organic matter, well-drained
- Sun to part shade
- Tender 60-80 degrees
- Cuttings
Polyscias fruticosa
457
African Violet
- Native to tropical Africa
- Violet, pink, white, blue fragrant flowers; bloom all year
- Tender 60-75 degrees
- Humidity, half shade
- Cuttings, Division
Saintpaulia hybrids
458
Snake Plant
- Native to South Africa
- Sand, well-drained
- Sun or shade
- Half hardy to 35 degrees
- Cuttings, division
Sansevieria trifasciata
395
Threadleaf False Aralia
- Native to New Hebrides
- Indoor plant
- Loam, sand; moist, well-drained
- Tender; to 65-80 degrees
- Seed
Dizygotheca elegantissima
304
Shore Juniper
- Native to Europe, Asia, North America
- Well-drained, variable soil
- Aridity, sun, wind, heat
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Cuttings
- Ground cover or filler
Juniperus conferta
158
Sea Lavender or Statice
- Native to Eurasia
- White, blue, pink, rose flowers; blooming in summer and fall
- Sun to part shade; heat
- Sand, rich soil, well-drained
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Division or seed
Limonium latifolium
39
Stock
- Native to Mediterranean Region
- Loam, sand, well-drained
- Sun to half shade
- Hardy to 19 degrees
- Seed
Matthiola incana
332
Dwarf Rosemary
- Native to Mediterranean
- Blue flower; blooms winter and spring
- Well-drained, variable soils
- Sun, heat
- Hardy to 10 degrees
- Cuttings
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’
650
Rosemary
- Native to Meditteranean Region
- Blue-violet flowers, February through May
- Sun, Heat
- Dry, warm, well-drained soil
- Half hardy to 18 degrees
- Cuttings
Rosmarinus officinalis
181
English Primrose
- Hybrids
- Red, white, yellow, orange, blue, lavender flowers; bloom winter and spring
- Moist, loam soil
- Shade to part shade
- Hardy to 20 degrees
- Division, seed
Primula X polyantha
876
Windmill Palm
- Native throughout Asia
- Loam, sand, moist and well-drained
- Aridity; sun, heat
- Half hardy to 18 degrees
- Seed
Trachycarpus fortunei
918
Pink Ironbark
- Native to Australia
- Alkaline; loam, sand, well-drained
- Sun, wind, smog, dust
- Half hardy to 20 degrees
- Seed
Eucalyptus sideroxylon ‘Rosea’
717
Leyland Cypress
- Hybrid plant
- Rapid growth
- Variable soil
- Sun to part shade
- Hardy; 10 degrees
- Cuttings
X Cupressocyparis leylandii
348
Giant Chain Fern
- Native from British Columbia down to Mexico
- Slow growth
- Moist, boggy soil
- Shade to part shade
- Hardy; 0 degrees
- Division, spores
Woodwardia fimbriata
545
Dwarf Golden Arborvitae
- Cloned selection
- Loam; moist well-drained
- Sun, part shade, wind, heat
- Hardy; 10 degrees
- Cuttings
Platycladus orientalis ‘Aureus’
71
Peter Pan Agapanthus
- Native to South Africa
- White and blue flowers in the summer
- Loam; moist, well-drained
- Sun to part shade
- Hardy; 12 degrees
- Division, seed
Agapanthus africanus
‘Peter Pan’
66
Pansy
- Native to Central Europe
- Blooms winter and spring; multiple colors
- Moist, well-drained; Rich soil
- Sun to part shade
- Hardy; 20 degrees
- Seed
Viola X wittrockiana
178
Garden Penstemon
- Hybrid
- Blooms spring to fall with multiple colors
- Well-drained soil
- Sun but not to much heat, part shade
- Half hardy; 20 degrees
- Cuttings, seed
Penstemon X gloxinoides
