Horticulture I

Plant ID

Shrubs

Abelia X grandiflora CN: Glossy Abelia Medium, evergreen shrub Leaves: 1” long, reddish-green Flowers: small clusters

white bugle-shaped, 1” long

arching branches Fall: Bronze

Acuba japonica

CN: Japanese Acuba Evergreen shrub Dense, upright, round Leaves: thick & shiny

green & yellow “splattered”

Berberis thumbergii

CN: Japanese Barberry Deciduous shrub 3’ – 6’ tall Twiggy, arching branches Leaves: bright green Fall: purplish leaves, red berries ½” spines

Buxus sempervirens

CN: Common Boxwood Evergreen shrub Very dense Leaves: small, elliptical

close together dark green, yellow underneath

Uses: hedge, topiaries, etc.

Euonymous japonica

CN: Evergreen Euonymous Large, evergreen shrub Leaves: 1 ½” – 3” long

half wide as length all green, gold margins, or white margins shiny

Dense, oval

Euonymous alata

CN: Winged Euonymous medium, deciduous shrub Leaves: dark green, 1”-2” New growth: light green & gray stems Round, flat top Fall: Bright red, very showy

Forsythia X intermedia CN: Border Forsythia (Yellow Bell) Large, deciduous shrub Bright yellow flowers = early spring Upright, spreading Arching shoots Leaves med.

to dark green

Myrica cerifera

CN: Wax Myrtle Evergreen shrub Irregular, round, dense Leaves: olive green Bayberry scent Small gray fruit

Pinus mugo var. ‘Mugo’

CN: Mugo Pine Evergreen, dwarf tree Dense, multi-trunked Needles: clusters of 2

rigid, slightly curved 1” – 2”, bright green

Cones: 1” – 2”, dark gray

Plant IdentificationShrubs 2

Horticulture I

Ilex X attenuate ‘Fosteri’

CN: Fosteri Holly Large, evergreen shrub Upright, pyramidal, compact Leaves: 1 – 3”

spiny points

Large amt. red berries

Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’

CN: Dwarf Burford Holly Medium, evergreen shrub Round, compact Hedges & Borders Red Berries Glossy leaves

Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’

CN: Helleri Holly Small, evergreen shrub Low, dense, spreading mound Leaves: shiny, dark green

“boxwood like”

Small white flower Black berries

Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’

Dwarf Yaupon Dwarf, evergreen shrub 2’ x 2’ - Dense, round Leaves: dark green

½ “ – 1 “

New growth: light green Stems: gray

Juniperus conferta

CN: Shore Juniper Dense, evergreen shrub Small, spreading Leaves: awl’s in 3

pointed end white band w/ green through

middle

Bright blue-green very small cone – blue

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’

CN: Creeping Juniper Evergreen, ground cover Dense, flat Branching, spreading Light green awl leaves

Ligustrum japonicum cb.

CN: Japanese Privet Large, evergreen shrub Leaves: 3” long x 1 ½ “ wide

raised vein underneath

¼ “ dark purple berries hard seed inside

Clusters of terminal flowers

Nandina domestica

CN: Heavenly Bamboo (Dwarf Nandina) small, semi-evergreen shrub White blooms Red Berries Lacy, upright Many colors through year

Rhododendron catawbiense

Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron Large, evergreen shrubLeaves: dark green

5” long x 2” wide smooth margins

ShadeMany, large flowers (pink, purple) Grows wild in NC mtns.

Rhododendron kiusianum

CN: Azalea medium, semi-evergreen shrub Acidic soil Flowers: funnel-shaped

large clusters, lots very showy

dense, spreading