Week 2 Flashcards
1
Q
576
Gold Dust Plant
- Long lived
- Does best in full shade
- Rich soil
- Dry soil once established
A
Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’
2
Q
10
Madagascar Periwinkle
- Full heat or shade
- Weaker cultivars
- Annual
- Also known as Vinca
A
Catharanthus roseus
3
Q
987
California Pepper Tree
- Water thrifty
- Messy, drops flowers and leaves
- Full sun and full heat
A
Schinus molle
4
Q
721
Silver Dollar Gum
- Tough - Almost to drought conditions
- Evergreen
- Full sun some shade
- Rapid Growth
A
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
5
Q
705
Shiny Xylosma
- Large shrub
- Full sun/heat
- Dry soil
- Evergreen
A
Xylosma congestum
6
Q
114
Florist Chrysanthermum
- Part sun
- Rich moist soil
- Extra nutrients
- Usually potted plant
A
Dendranthema x grandiflorum
7
Q
678
Hollywood Juniper
- Conifer
- Evergreen shrub or tree
- Sun to part shade
- Sculptural form
- Shallow roots
- Slow growth
A
Juniperous chinensis ‘Kaizuka’
8
Q
944
Colorado Blue Spruce
- Avoid excessive heat
- Good roots
- Propagated by cuttings and grafted for deep blue look.
A
Picea pungens ‘Glauca’
9
Q
926
Maidenhair Tree
- Strong growing tree
- Slow growing
- Can be hundreds of years old
- Structurally sound
- Dioecious
- Good roots
- Disease free
A
Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’
10
Q
732
Grecian Laurel
- Dark green foliage
- Best as large shrub
- Full sun to part sun
- Can be water thrifty once established
- Insect prone
A
Laurus nobilis
11
Q
934
American Sweet Gum
- Large tree, fast growing
- Full sun/heat
- Invasive roots
- Variable watering
- Structurally sound
A
Liquidambar styraciflua
12
Q
219
Creeping Fig
- Decidous
- No full sun or heat
- Good fast climbing vine
- Slow growth before maturity
- Possible irritant
- Water regularly once established, dry soil is fine
A
Ficus pumila
13
Q
224
English Ivy
- Ground cover
- Likes moisture
- Rich soil
- Often potted plant
A
Hedera helix
14
Q
222
Algerian Ivy
- Ground cover / creeping plant
- Moisture
- Propagated by cuttings
A
Hedera canariensis
15
Q
481
Japanese Boxwood
- Needs to be hedged
- Tough once established
- Water regularly
- Full sun or little protection
A
Buxus microphylla japonica
16
Q
198
Society Garlic
- Sun/heat/shade
- Moist to dry
- 3-5 foot mounding growth
- Purple flowering
- Can have an unpleasant scent
A
Tulbaghia violacea
17
Q
925
Modesto Ash
- Prone to mistletoe
- Modesto Native
- Large shade tree
- Prone to anthraxnose
A
Fraxinus velutina glabra ‘Modesto’
18
Q
726
English Holly
- Often kept as a shrub but makes a good small tree
- Rich soil slightly drained
A
Ilex aquifolium ‘San Gabriel’
