Plant List 3 Flashcards
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana 421
Kalanchoe >house plant, indoor bright light >Patio,indirect light will do great outdoors in patio >protect in winter with harsh frosts >bright pink flower does excellent in the bay area >succulent >dry soil they wont get very big and vigorous >likes moist well drained soil
Spathiphyllum floribundum 467
Peace Lily >always a house plant, for flowers it needs bright light >irrigate thoroughly
Tillandisia Cyanea 470
Air Plant >can put in a glass globe and mist every few days >doesnt need soil, sand, excessive water >loves driftwood >needs high humidity,bright indirect light >has a purple spath flower
Tradescantia zebrina 474
Purple Wandering Jew >underside is purple >avoid hard frost can grow wild outside if protected >moisture +water=fast growing >can be a hanging plant >squishy fleshy texture
Carex comans 97
New Zealand Hair Sedge >long stringy grass >native to marshes > does well in moist humid conditions can do ok with slight dryness > low growing >propagated by division >flower looks like a split end >
Iberia sempivirens 144
Evergreen candy tuft >low border perrenial,spring prevalent >well drained soil,avoid excessive heat,does well in full sun,with good drainage >3-4years tops because it loses its vigor and attractiveness >pure white flower or pink flower >springy stem like leaves and flower >non scented >propagated by cuttings and seeds
Viola sp 347
Perennial Violets >lasts all year,comes back from root >go dormant in the summer >fragrant flower-purple >loose leafed great ground cover >propagated by division >likes shade to dappled sun >loves high organic matter
Asplenium bulbiferium 361
Mother Fern >looks like a pine,drapes down >true fern >propagation, place a plastic bag over soil to keep in the humidity,plantlett with sorei >primarily a house plant >doesn’t like too much heat
Solenostemon scutellarioides 383
Hybrid coleus >houseplant >loves bright light >perennial used as an annual in the summer >20+varieties >wayning in popularity
Cistus purureus 491
Orchid Rock Rose >bush like foliage,is attractive without flower as well >looks similar to save >semi sticky leaf,loves well drained soil >drought tolerant when eased into, doesnt like it in the beginning stages >native to the Mediterranean >water thrifty >spring/summer bloom >propagated by cuttings
Westringa fruticosa
Coastal/Australian Rosemary >water thrifty,chalky film >beautiful white flowers many have a blue flower >hates excessive heat,can be in full sun,but needs to be on the more dry side >susceptible to root rot >5-6 ft tall best to give room when planting >propagated by cuttings
Sedum rubrotinctum
Pork and Beans >succulent >great ground cover >in ground needs well drained,protect from hard frost unless kept very well protected >when irrigated they are fast growing
Calliandra haematocephala
Pink powder puff >dr Seuss tree >cannot take the frost,drought tolerant >planted in great abundance in SoCal >leaves open up in the day time and close at night >cutting propagated >deciduous if it becomes too dry
Leptospermum scoparium 623
Ruby Glow Tree >water thrifty >coastal,does not like excessive heat >fast growers when young in well drained soil >branchy purple leaves in a world positioning > if a large spot in the yard is not available,a large size pot is good >propagated from cuttings
Sarcococca ruscifolia 651
Fragrant Sarcococca >fragrant!!! >small black Un edible pea pod like seeds >great for low growing ground cover >seed propagated in a greenhouse > rich organic moisture retentive soil
