Week 4 Flashcards
1
Q
- small evergreen shrub
- Pest free
- Full sun to part shade
- non-showy flowers
- Tiered growth in “flat sprays”
- ashes of wood used to glaze porcelain
- native to China
A
Distylium hybrids
2
Q
- medium shrub with yellow petals and white corona
- buds very apparent along stem.
- likes well drained soil
- specimen
- scented
- no pests
- native to China and Himalayas
A
Edgeworthia chrysantha (Oriental Paper Bush)
3
Q
- ornamental ground cover
- small white bell-shaped flowers (3-4 mo.)
- tolerates mildly alkaline as well as acidic soils.
- evergreen needle-like leaves in whorls of four.
A
Erica Carnea (Winter Heath)
4
Q
- small to medium shrub
- Red flowers
- no pests
- grey drooping padunks
- 4 seasons
A
Grevillea victoriae (Royal Grevillea/ Spider Flower)
5
Q
- small to large tree
- lighter green than most juniper
- sculpture form
- likes full sun
A
Juniperus chinensis ‘Kaizuka’ sun. ‘Torulosa’ (Hollywood Juniper)
6
Q
- used for ground cover
- Full sun
- flat spreading foliage with yellow splashed throughout.
A
Juniperus communis ‘Spotty Spreader’
7
Q
- ground cover
- native to coast of Japan
- more open & longer needles will than most of its family
- prickly
- often used as a bonsai
- can tolerate acidic soil but needs to be well drained
A
Juniperus conferta (Shore Juniper/Blue Pacific Shore Juniper)
8
Q
- Has plum color in winter
- foliage “sprays up”
A
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’/‘Pancake’ (Andorra Juniper/Pancake Juniper)
