Walk 1 Flashcards
Management?
Self seeding, invasive seed dispersal, keep hedge clipped, managing plant suckers
Management?
Mulch, prune in winter, remove suckers
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered, woodland groundcover
Description?
Historically used as hedge, evergreen, grows to 10m, dark leathery leaves, vernation, tiny serrations on leaf, invasive and controlling suckers, white flower spike up to 15cm, small cherry like fruit
Description?
Dwarf oak leaf hydrangea, compact, semi deciduous shrub, reddish winter leaves, grows to 1.2m, creamy white flowers
Management?
Mulch, remove dead leaf litter, split every 2-5 years
Management?
Mulch, prune after flowering
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Populus trichocarpa
Black cottonwood
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered
Environmental conditions?
Sheltered, rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sun to semi shade
Description of Plant
Evergreen shrub/tree, used in hedging, grows to 9m, light green leaves, darker leaves on old growth, opposite leaf distribution, small flowers (not when planted as hedge)
Management?
Mulch at base, shallow roots, minimal pruning needed, irrigate
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, full sun, sheltered, warm summer, cool winters
Description?
Hedging, dense bush shrub, glossy pointed leaves, fragrant cream flowers, red/black berries
Description?
Ivy leaved, perennial, grows winter, dies off in summer, underground tubers, flowers summer/autumn
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Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
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Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese spurge
Management?
Mulch base, prune in summer, remove water shoots, susceptible to aphids, spider mites etc
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered
Description?
Distinct branch, small and compact, deciduous, grows to 4m, green circular leaf, white pea shaped flower, flowers on bare branch in spring
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Cyclamen hederifolium
Ivy leaved cyclamen
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Aesculus hippocastanum
Common horse chestnut
Description?
Glossy thick leather leaf, vibrant green, herringbone pattern of spores on reverse of leaf, epiphyte
Description?
Thick stems/branches, leaf scars look like horseshoes, large, deciduous, grows to 35m, palmate leaves in groups of 5-7, large tap roots, cream and red upright flowers, prickly conker seeds, poisonous
Management?
Prune immediately after flowering, remove damaged stems in spring
Description?
Small (bush, leaves), deciduous or evergreen, hairs on leaf, 5 stamens, flower groups of 1-3, more stems
Environmental conditions?
Tolerant in many conditions, drought shade and sun tolerant
Description?
Fluffy seed pods, male and female catkins, fast growing, deciduous, fissured bark, grows to 20m, glossy broadleaf with pointed tips, fast growing, short life, invasive roots, cottony capsules
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Zantedeschia aethiopica
Arum/Calla lily
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Callistemon sp.
Bottlebrush
Enviromental conditions?
Forest tree, sun to semi shade, fertile moist soil, can tolerate clay or sandy soils
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered, can tolerate more open space in moist conditions
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Asplenium oblongifolium
Shining spleenwort
Management?
Mulch, little pruning after flowering, remove dead wood, cut back new shoots
Description?
Shuttlecock shape, upright fern, dry skinny fronds at centre (hold spores), sterile glossy green leaves on outside, grows to 1.2m
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Cercis canadensis ‘Texas White’
Texas white redbud
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Sarcococca confusa
Sweet Box
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Corylus avellana
Common hazel
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Lomaria discolor
Crown fern
Management?
Mulch, remove suckers, regular feeding, minimal pruning
Management?
Aggressive spreader, escapes into lawns, be careful by waterways
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Bergenia cordifolia
Heart leaf bergenia
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, full sun, sheltered
Management?
Remove suckers, prune end of winter, remove dead wood, harvest autumn nuts, need male and female trees
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Full sun, rich humus soil, sheltered, moist and well drained
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Semi shade, rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sheltered, shade & drought tolerant
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Sequoia sempervirens
Redwood
Description?
Evergreen, grows to 30m, cylindrical, dark leathery leaf (mottled and serrated), heteroblastic, spikes of red flowers
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Chimonanthus praecox
Wintersweet
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, semi sunlight, well drained, sheltered
Description?
Red flowers that look like bottle brush, Australian native, evergreen, flowers in summer, thick leathery leaves, seeds remain on stems
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Michelia yunnanensis
Evergreen michelia
Description?
Evergreen, large thick leathery leaf, funnel shaped flower, 10 stamens, large trusses of flowers with more than 3, Nepal’s national tree, fewer and more stout stems than azalea, can create a whole forest
Environmental conditions?
Full sun, rich humus soil, sheltered, moist and well drained, can tolerate chalky soil
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Hamamelis mollis
Witch hazel
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Canna x generalis
Canna lily
Description?
Clump forming evergreen, perennial, spiralling, correlate shape, spike seed, rhizomes, reddish leaves in winter
Environmental Conditions?
Rich humus soil, sun to semi shade, sheltered, moist and well drained, can withstand drought and wind once established, susceptible to blight (especially North)
Management?
Mulch, trim to shape in spring
Management?
Mulch, prune in winter, careful of roots
Management?
Mulch, protect from snails, frost tender
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, full sun, sheltered, moist and well drained, not too dry or too much sun
Management?
Remove dead wood, remove low branches, hard to transplant
Description?
Hybrid magnolia, deciduous, glabrous fluffy flower bud, flowers before leaf repopulation, many colours of flowers, up to 20cm in size, smaller tree, interlacing branch patterns, upright water shoot, red elongated fruit
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Knightia excelsa
Rewarewa
Management?
Invasive and aggressive, take care around waterways (easily spreads)
Description?
Long yellow ribbon-like flowers with red inner, fragrant flowers, large shrub, deciduous, large toothed leaf, flowers clustered on branch, no single leader - multiple branches at base, hard woody fruit capsule, flowers in cold period
Description?
Tropical perennial, die back in winter, wide tropic bright coloured leaves, flowers in summer and autumn, different cultivars which are different heights and colours
Environmental conditions?
Alluvial conditions, streamside/riparian, full sun, moist and well drained soil, tolerant to other soil, not self fertile
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Acer palmatum
Japanese maple
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Rhododendron sp.
Azalea
Management?
Mulch summer, water for new growth
Management?
Mulch, remove dead fronds
Management?
Don’t plant too close to paths, clean up of seed pods
Description?
Evergreen, small leaf with round tip, glabrous brown flower bud, glossy leathery leaf, creamy flower in spring
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, full sun, sheltered
Botanic name?
Common Name
Buxus sempervirens
Box Hedge
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Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’
Oak leaf hydrangea
Environmental conditions?
Full sun, rich humus soil, frost tender, well drained and moist
Management?
Mulch, prune after flowering, can be made into pleached hedge or topiary
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Magnolia x soulangeana
Saucer/Chinese Magnolia
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered, more tolerant than other ferns, can tolerate coastal conditions, can tolerate more sunlight and less moisture
Management?
Fertilise regularly, mulch, trim little but often, thin out, can’t handle hot and dry when newly planted
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sheltered, semi shade
Description?
Small, deciduous, grows to 10m, palmate leaves, leaves can be red green variegated, can have bright red trunk & new growth, pendulous flowers, helicopter seeds (distributed by wind), shallow fibrous roots, small thin branchlets
Management?
Mulch base, dig up rhizomes in cold winter to preserve
Environmental conditions?
Full sun, rich humus, moist and well drained, sheltered
Management?
Mulch, minimal prune after flower, remove dead wood
Environmental conditions?
Full sun, moist and well drained soil
Description?
Evergreen groundcover, whirling leaves, terminal cluster, rhizomes, compact & dense
Management?
Pruning after flowered, low mulch at base to keep moist and cool
Description?
Evergreen, long lived, 1800 years, grows to 115m tall, flat leaves at bottom, scale like leaf at top where more sunlight, soft fibrous bark (spongey), cones at end of branches
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, sun to semi shade, sheltered, moist and well drained, tolerant of poor soils, doesn’t like dry soils
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Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry laurel
Description?
Multiple trunks, catkins, thin serrated leaf, nut
Environmental conditions?
Coastal, shrub, forest growing, well drained and moist, frost tender, sheltered, sap sucking bugs in warmer weather
Description?
Herbaceous, semi evergreen (slight frost tenderness), perennial, white trumpet flowers (yellow long stamen), flowers spring to summer (can flower anytime though), arrow leaves
Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sun to semi shade, sheltered, can tolerate slightly acidic soil
Description?
Small waxy yellow flower with red inner, fragrant, large shrub, deciduous, long glossy leaves, flowers cluster on branch in winter, hard elliptical fruit
