Week 3 Flashcards
1
Q
674
Purple Hopseed Bush
- Normally full sun
- Green in winter/spring months
- Purple tinge when water deprived
A
Dondonaea viscosa ‘purpurea’
2
Q
292
Blue Fescue Grass
- Full sun / part sun
- Dry out between waterings
- Propagated by division
A
Festuca glauca
3
Q
514
Noell’s Grevillea
- Water thrifty / almost drought tolerant
- No irrigation during summer
- Full sun / part sun
- 5 by 7 foot growth
- Good for shaping
- Dry area for planting
- Evergreen
A
Grevillea ‘Noellii’
4
Q
677
Rose of Sharon
- Small Tree sometimes shrub
- Tough, takes the heat
- Decidous
- Full sun / part sun
- Violet flowering
- Frost tolerant
- Dry to moist soil
A
Hibiscus syriacus
5
Q
622
Lantana
- Red flowering with yellow center
- Full sun / heat
- Drought tolerant, water lightly
- Cold winters can destroy
- Perrenial, flowers all year around
A
Lantana camara
6
Q
155
Shasta Daisy
- Full sun / part sun
- Bright white flowering
- Blooms in summer
A
Leucanthemum x superbum
7
Q
828
Mayten Tree
- Propagated from seeds and cuttings
- Does not tolerate wet feet
- Shade / part shade
- Evergreen
- Cascading growth (similar to weeping willow)
A
Maytenus boaria
8
Q
687
Oleander
- Tough plant, water thrifty
- Shrubs can be trained into trees
- Red/pinkish flowering
- Often seen on highway medians
- Extremely poisonous plant
A
Nerium oleander
9
Q
324
Mondo Grass
- Enjoys shade
- Evergreen
- Thin grass out to allow continued growth
- Propagated by division
A
Ophiopogon japonicus
10
Q
833
European Olive
- Evergreen
- Can be messy / male tree is best to maintain neatness
- Enjoys heat, very little watering
- Full sun / part shade
- Females can be sprayed to prevent fruiting
- Native to Europe
A
Olea europaea
11
Q
946
Canary Island Pine
- Native to the Canary Islands
- Indigenous to warmer climates
- Shallow roots
- One of the longest needles of all pines
- Juvenile needles are shorter with a blue tinge
A
Pinus canariensis
12
Q
540
Dwarf Mugho Pine
- Tough
- Tree or shrub
- Sun and heat
- Dry out between waterings
- Needs room to grow
A
Pinus mugo mughus
13
Q
740
Black Stem Pittosporum
- Shrub
- Medium growth pattern
- Full sun / part sun
- Prune to maintain density
- Usually propagated as cuttings
A
Pittosporum tenuifolium
14
Q
690
Mock Orange / Tobira
- Large shrub
- Can grow into small tree
- Fast grower until maturity
- Spatulate leaves
- Fruiting can be messy
A
Pittosporum tobira
15
Q
743
Yew Pine
- Evergreen
- Medium size tree
- Cloumn shape
- Full sun / usually shade to part shade.
- Once established, water thrifty
A
Podocarpus macrophyllus
16
Q
746
Cherry Laurel
- Roots easily
- Large shrub / small tree
- Full sun / part sun / shade
- Hedge like structure
A
Prunus laurocerasus
17
Q
Paraguay Nightshade
N/A
- Full sun / part sun
- Evergreen
- Purple flowering
- Water stress may create darker flowers
- Hard freeze will cause damage
A
Solanum rantonnetii
18
Q
860
Evergreen Pear
- Eveergreen to decidous depending on variety
- Structurally sound compared to other pears
- Skilled pruner for good structure
- Shiny leaves with serrated margins
A
Pyrus kawakamii
19
Q
927
Thornless Honey Locust
- Shade tree
- Does well in heat
- Fast growing
- Produces bean pods
- Branching can be somewhat brittle
- Compound leave assortment
A
Gleditsia tricanthos inermis
20
Q
923
Evergreen Ash
- Grows fast
- Sometimes structurally weak
- Shade tree for quick effect
- Prone to Anthracnose
- Larger leaflets
A
Fraxinus uhdei
