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Asparagus setaceus Asparagus setaceus Asparagus
2/2/2011 Asparagus setaceus • Common name: •Plume Asparagus Fern • Perennial evergreen •Height: 12”-24” •Spread: 12”-36” •Average growth rate Asparagus setaceus • Mites are the only pest problem • Fruit will be red in color • Somewhat drought tolerant • Will tolerate wetness • Stems have thorns • Foliage for corsages Asparagus setaceus Asparagus setaceus • Rounded or spreading growth form • Exposure: Full shade to partial sun • Simple leaf composition • Awl-like or linear leaf shape • Alternate leaf arrangement • Green Leaf color • Parallel leaf vein pattern • Entire leaf margin • Length:1/4”-1/2” • Width: 1/4”-1/2” • Flowers white from early summer to early fall Asparagus setaceus • Can be used as: •Container (hanging basket) •Ground cover •Massing 1 2/2/2011 Astilbe cv. • Common name: •Astilbe hybrids • Deciduous perennial •Height: 18”-24” •Spread: 36”-48” •Average growth rate Astilbe cv. • Flower heads last longer if they do not receive afternoon sun • Pest problems: aphids, Japanese beetle, spider mite, slugs • Disease problems: powdery mildew and wilt Astilbe cv. • Upright growth form • Exposure: Full shade to partial sun • Bi-pinnately compound leaf composition • Ovate leaf shape • Basal leaf arrangement • Green or variegated leaves Astilbe cv. • Fruit is a brown seed stalk with tiny seed where flowers remain into late fall • Moist to wet soil conditions • Propagate by division or seed • Stem and leaves are very pubescent Astilbe cv. • Pinnate leaf vein pattern • Serrated leaf margin • Length of leaflets : 1” – 1 1/2” • Width of leaflets : 1/2” • Flowers late spring to mid summer • Flowers pink, red or white Astilbe cv. • Can be used as: •Border •Container •Massing • Attracts butterflies • Used for cut or dried flowers 2 2/2/2011 Aucuba japonica • Common name: •Japanese Aucuba • Evergreen Shrub •Height: 4’-6’ •Spread: 3’-6’ •Slow growth rate Aucuba japonica • Pinnate leaf vein pattern • Leaf margin is serrated (coarsely) • Length - 4” to 8” • Width - 2” to 3” • Flowers red (panicle) in the spring Aucuba japonica • Soil nematodes, aphids, scale, leaf spot and gray mold are the major pest and disease problems • Fruit is a red drupe in fall • Somewhat drought tolerant • Tolerates some salt • Naturally multiple trunks Aucuba japonica • Oval, upright, or rounded growth form • Exposure: Full shade to partial sun • Simple leaf composition • Leaf shape is elliptic or ovate • Opposite leaf arrangement • Green or variegated leaf color Aucuba japonica • Can be used as: •Border •Container •Foundation •Massing •Specimen • Propagate by stem cuttings 3 2/2/2011 Begonia X semperflorenscultorum • Common name •Wax Begonia • Deciduous annual •Height: 8”-24” •Spread: 6”-8” •Average growth rate Begonia X semperflorenscultorum • Rounded growth form • Exposure: Full shade to partial sun • Simple leaf composition • Lanceolate or ovate leaf shape • Alternate leaf arrangement • Green, purple, or variegated leaf color 4 2/2/2011 Begonia X semperflorenscultorum • Pinnate leaf vein pattern • Leaf margin is serrated and hairy • Length 1 1/2” • Width 1 1/2” • Flowers in the late spring to late fall • Flowers pink, red or white • Will bloom almost continuously Begonia X semperflorenscultorum • Prefers a moist soil condition • Attractive foliage • Grow at 62 degrees F. • Propagation by stem cuttings and seed Begonia X semperflorenscultorum • Can be used as: •Border •Container •Massing •Seashore 5 2/2/2011 Berberis thunbergii • Common name •Japanese Barberry • Semi-evergreen shrub •Height: 3’-6’ •Spread: 4’-6’ •Slow growth rate Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii • Fall color is orange, red or yellow • Pinnate leaf vein pattern • Leaf margin is entire • Length 1/2” - 1 1/2” • Width 1/4” - 1/2” • Flowers white or yellow in the spring • No major pest or disease problems • Fruit is red • Somewhat drought tolerant • Tolerates some salt • Naturally multiple trunks • Trunks have thorns • Can be pruned to form a hedge Berberis thunbergii • Rounded growth form • Exposure: Full shade to full sun • Simple leaf composition • Leaf shape is oblong • Alternate leaf arrangement • Green leaf color Berberis thunbergii • Can be used as: •Border •Erosion control •Foundation •Massing •Specimen •Rock garden 6 2/2/2011 Betula nigra • Common name •River Birch • Deciduous tree •Height: 25’-50’ •Spread: 25’-35’ •Fast growth rate Betula nigra • Form: Oval, pyramidal, or upright • Exposure: Partial sun to full sun • Simple leaf composition • Ovate or rhomboid leaf shape • Alternate leaf arrangement • Green leaf color • Fall leaf color is yellow Betula nigra • Leaf vein pattern is pinnate • Leaf margin is double serrate • Leaf size: • Length 3” to 5” Width 1 1/2” to 3” • Flowers are brown in the spring and winter 7 2/2/2011 Betula nigra • No major pest problem • Leaf spot is main disease problem • Fruit is brown • Somewhat drought tolerant • Flood tolerant • Naturally multiple trunks Betula nigra • Bark is papery and showy • Can be used as: •Specimen •Woodland garden •Along streams Buddleia davidii • Common name: •Butterfly Bush • Semi-Evergreen Shrub •Height: 6’-10’ •Spread: 6’-10’ •Fast growth rate 8 2/2/2011 Buddleia davidii • Rounded growth form • Exposure: Full sun • Simple leaf composition • Lanceolate or linear leaf shape • Opposite leaf arrangement • Blue or Green leaf color Buddleia davidii • Bowed or pinnate leaf vein pattern • Serrated leaf margin • Length: 4”-10” • Width: 1”-3” • Flowers in the spring and summer • Flower color: Lavender, pink, purple, red, white or yellow Buddleia davidii • No pest or disease problems • Fruit is brown • Inconspicuous fruit • Somewhat drought tolerant • Tolerates wetness • Attractive flowers • Attracts butterflies and birds Buddleia davidii • Can be used as: • Naturalizing • Border • Container • Massing • Specimen 9 2/2/2011 Buxus microphylla var. japonica • Common name: •Japanese Boxwood • Evergreen groundcover or shrub •Height: 2’-4’ •Spread: 1’-3” •Slow growth rate Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica • Rounded growth form • Exposure: Partial sun(shade) to full sun • Simple leaf composition • Obovate leaf shape • Opposite leaf arrangement • Green leaf color • Pinnate leaf vein pattern • Entire leaf margin • Length: 1” • Width:1/2” • Blooms green in the spring • Fruit is a green capsule turning black • Pest problem: spider mites, nematodes, leaf miners, and scale • Disease problems: leaf spot and stem canker • Root rot is a problem if soil is too wet • Well drained soil • Somewhat drought tolerant 10 2/2/2011 Buxus microphylla var. japonica • All parts of the plant are poisonous • Can be used as: •Container •Foundation •Facer Buxus sempervirens • Common name: •Common Boxwood • Evergreen shrub •Height: 6’-15’ •Spread: 10’-15’ •Slow growth rate Buxus sempervirens • Growth form is rounded • Exposure: Partial shade(sun) to full sun • Leaf composition is simple • Leaf shape is elliptic, oblong, and ovate • Opposite leaf arrangement Buxus sempervirens • Green leaf color • Leaf vein pattern is pinnate • Leaf margin is entire • Leaf Size: • Length:3/4”- 1 ½” • Width:1/2 Buxus sempervirens • Blooms green in the spring • Leaf miner main pest problems • Leaf spot and canker can be problems if air circulation is poor • Inconspicuous fruit • All parts of this plant are poisonous 11 2/2/2011 Buxus sempervirens • Somewhat drought tolerant • Salt intolerant • Naturally multiple trunks • Can be used as: •Container •Foundation •Screening Camellia japonica • Common name: •Common Camellia • Evergreen shrub •Height: 10’-15’ •Spread: 6’-10’ •Slow growth rate Camellia japonica • Oval growth form • Exposure: Partial sun(shade) to full sun • Simple leaf composition • Elliptic leaf shape • Alternate leaf arrangement • Green leaf color 12 2/2/2011 Camellia japonica • Pinnate leaf vein pattern • Finely serrated leaf margin • Length: 3”-4” Width: 2” • Thick and glabrous • Blooms in the spring or fall • Blooms lavender, orange, pink, red, white or yellow Camellia japonica • Pest problems include mites and scale • No disease problems • Green fruit color • Fruit is rare • Somewhat drought tolerant • Tolerates some salt • Can be used as: •Border •Container •Specimen • Naturally multiple trunks Camellia japonica • Plant in spot that gets no early morning sun. • In clay, plant shallow • Propagate by cuttings 13 2/2/2011 14
