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Horticulture II - LC Plant ID Shrubs Slide 2 Acuba japonica CN: Japanese Acuba Evergreen shrub Dense, upright, round Leaves: thick & shiny green & yellow splattered Slide 3 Slide 4 Buddleia davidii CN: Butterfly Bush Flower: Long, drooping blooms pink, white, purple attract butterflies, bees Fast growing, large shrub Arching stems Leaves: gray-green Trim back in winter Slide 5 Slide 6 Camellia japonica CN: Common Camellia Medium, Evergreen shrub dense, pyramidal Flower: large, elegant white, pink, red Leaves: dark green, glossy Slide 7 Slide 8 Camellia sasanqua CN: Sasanqua Camellia Evergreen shrub Leaves: dark green, shiny (darker & shinier than common) Leathery Flower: white to red (smaller) fall & early winter lots of flowers Slide 9 Slide 10 X Cupressocyparis leylandii CN: Leyland Cypress Large, evergreen tree Short cones Popular barrier tree Upright, pyramidal shape Scale-like leaves (awls) Slide 11 Slide 12 Gardenia jasminoides Radicans CN: Dwarf Gardenia Small, evergreen shrub 2-3 Flower: fragrant, large 2 creamy white Leaves: leathery, narrow whorled, dark green Slide 13 Slide 14 Ilex cornuta Buford Nana CN: Dwarf Buford Holly Medium, evergreen shrub Round, compact Hedges & Borders Red Berries Glossy leaves Slide 15 Slide 16 Ilex crenata Helleri CN: Helleri Holly Small, evergreen shrub Low, dense, spreading mound Leaves: shiny, dark green boxwood like Small white flower Black berries Slide 17 Slide 18 Horticulture II - Landscaping Plant ID Shrubs II Slide 19 Ilex crenata Sky Pencil CN: Sky Pencil Holly Evergreen shrub tall, thin (10 x 1.5) Leaves: small, dark green elliptical Uses: focal point, hedge, narrow areas Slide 20 Slide 21 Ligustrum japonicum cb. CN: Japanese Privet Large, evergreen shrub Leaves: 3 long x 1 wide raised vein underneath dark purple berries hard seed inside Clusters of terminal flowers Slide 22 Slide 23 Loropetalum chinense CN: Loropetalum Evergreen shrub loose, open form, spreading Flowers: small clusters 4 narrow drooping petals red & white Leaves: small, oval Slide 24 Slide 25 Myrica cerifera CN: Wax Myrtle Evergreen shrub Irregular, round, dense Leaves: olive green Bayberry scent Small gray fruit Slide 26 Slide 27 Nandina domestica CN: Heavenly Bamboo (Dwarf Nandina) small, semi-evergreen shrub White blooms Red Berries Lacy, upright Many colors through year Slide 28 Slide 29 Prunus laurocerasus Otto Luyken CN: Otto Luyken Laurel Evergreen Shrub dense, spreading Flower: white, showy fragrant, clusters Small, cup-shaped Fruit: showy, black drupe attracts birds Slide 30 Slide 31 Raphiolepis sp. CN: Indian Hawthorn Medium, evergreen shrub mounding habit Flower: small, white or pink cover in spring Leaves: dark green, leathery Fruit: small, purplish-black Slide 32 Slide 33 Rhododendron kiusianum CN: Azalea medium, semi-evergreen shrub Acidic soil Flowers: funnel-shaped large clusters, lots very showy dense, spreading Slide 34 Slide 35 Thuja occidentalis CN: American Arborvitae Evergreen shrub pyramidal, dense Leaf: Soft, awls Used as hedge, privacy screen Fruit: Tiny green cones Slide 36