Plant List 4 Flashcards
Carex morowii 97
Variegated Japanese Sedge
-Likes Moisture and Hot Afternoon Sun -Pond like environment adaptable -Great Ground cover -Can handle ‘wet feet, not typically water thrifty -Long Living Plant is more susceptible to burning in center from the sun, cutting it up and dividing allows for longer life
Convovulvus cneorum 103
Bush Morning Glory
-Shrub,cutting propagated -loves heat and dryness,possibly drought tolerant -extreme temps with over watering or under watering can cause root rot -branchy
Dietes iridiodes 120
Fortnight Lily/African Iris
-hardy,can take floods and droughts,very tough and adaptable -can be hedged -would be great as pool side plants -good to prune in spring, every 3-4 years division and seed propagated
Hardenbergia violacea 221
Lilac Vine -Longish thin green leaves,climbs, wraps -thin wispy spray flowers -pea like flowers -Legume -doesnt like reflective heat -loves southern/eastern exposure -reddish/green fluorescence shades -Dappled shade -propagated by cuttings
Armeria maritima 264
Common Thrift/Sea Pink -Looks like grass with tiny pink and purple flowers -Perennial -shade wont allow nice flowers -excessive heat and too much water makes it susceptible to root rot -needs well drained rich soil -will keep through spring
Myoporum parvifolum 322
Prostrate Myoporum -Low spreading shrub -flowers in spring -can get 6 ft wide -doesnt like reflective heat-too much moisture will rot -grows well on the coast,possibly water thrifty there -easy to propagate -white flower in spring
Philiodendron Bipinnateifidum 440
Tree Philiodendron -does well outside,cant take any frost -palm like -toughness depends on temp, great for tropical landscapes with southern exposure -not around pools -shade-part sun, not excessive heat -has air roots -seed propagated -not a deep warm tropic
Abelia grandiflora ‘Edward Goucher’ 475
Pink Abelia -Can take the sun,heat -bell shaped flower,white -vigorous growers with rich moist soil -fertilize at a young age -not water thrifty -gets to be about 6 feet tall 6 in wide -negative: Very brittle wood, easy to snap branches when transplanting/transporting
Carissa Grandiflora ‘Tuttle’ 486
Dwarf Natal Plum -Large foliage -good sectional plant -thorny -white flower -good for protection of an area -water thrifty -popular in southern California -Fragrant flower -Fleshy Fruit -cant withstand excessive frost
Correa pulchella Wynds Wonder 494
Pink Austrailian Correa/Australian Fuchsia -Aussie natve -water thirfty -does not withstand too much heat -lots of root rot in too moist of a spot -exaggerated mound when planting -pink flower, fragrant -Cutting Propagated
Abutilion hybridum 572
Flowering Maple -Protection from heat,under trees for dappled light bell shaped simple flower -Spring flower -droopy,open,leggy -avoid frost -allow to warm up first before allowing full sun on it -Cutting propagated
Photina Fraserii 640
Frasers Photina -fall color-reddish green -trained to a standard might get a developed head that is heavier than the trunk and needs a stake -can grow in good and bad soil -hates wet fee -can be a hedge -evergreen -clean small tree around pool
Ensete ventricosum 124
Dwarf Absyssian Banana -house plant -hardy variety -does not produce a quality fruit when grown in valley climates -reddish green foliage -moisture rich soil,absorbs lots of water -needs a big pot to get large
Geijera parvifolia 818
Australian Willow -Atypical in form -Drooping leaves -hates wet feet -loves well drained rich soil -Can tolerate low water, but will be more sparse -can get to be 24 ft tall
Elaeocarpus decipiens
Japanese Blueberry Tree -dwarf, compact -top can rot -Evergreen -does not love excessive heat -does well in Bay Area -produce attractive berry preceded by white flower, berries can be messy in abundance
