Plant Identification

Scientific Name Categories

A-BC-EF-IJ-NO-QR-Z

A-B

• Abelia X grandiflora

• Acer palmatum• Acer rubrum• Ageratum mexica

num• Ajuga reptans• Aracaria heteroph

ylla

• Asparagus densiflorus ‘Spengeri’

• Aucuba japonica• Begonia X semperflo

rens-cultorum• Berberis thumbergii• Betula nigra• Buxus sempervirens

C-E• Canna X generalis• Cercis canadensis• Chlorophytum comos

um• Chrysantheum morif

olium• Chrysantheum X sup

erbum• Coleus X hybridus• Cornus florida

• X Cupressocyparis leylandii

• Dieffenbachia maculata

• Epipremnum aureum• Euonymous alata• Euonymous japonica• Euphorbia pulcherri

ma

F-I

• Ficus benjamina• Ficus elastica• Ficus pumila• Forsythia X inter

media• Hedera helix• Hemerocallis cv.• Hosta sp.

• Ilex X attenuata• Ilex cornuta• Ilex crenata ‘Helle

ri’• Ilex vomitoria ‘Na

na’• Impatiens• Iris X germanica v

ar. florentine

J-N

• Juniperus conferta• Juniperus horizont

alis• Lagerstroemia ind

ica• Ligustrum japonic

um• Liquidambar styra

ciflua• Liriope muscari

• Magnolia grandiflora

• Malus• Maranta leuconeu

ra var. kerchoviana

• Myrica cerifera• Nandina domestic

a• Nephrolepis exalt

ata

O-Q

• Ophiopogon japonicus

• Pelargonium X hortorum

• Pelargonium peltatum

• Philodendron scandens

• Pinus mugo var. mugo

• Pinus strobus• Plectranthus austr

alis• Prunus serrulata ‘

Kwanzan’• Pyrus calleryana ‘

Bradford’• Quercus palustris• Quercus phellos

R-Z

• Rhododendron catawbiense

• Rhododendron kiusianum

• Saintpaulia ionantha

• Salvia splendens• Schefflera arboric

ola

• Spathiphyllum cvs.

• Tagetes erecta• Tradescantia zebr

ina• Viola X wittrockia

na

Abelia X grandiflora

• COMMON NAME: Glossy Abelia• SIZE: 4-6 feet tall, 3-5 feet wide• FORM: Semiglobal, fine texture• FOLIAGE: Summer=dark green,

fall and winter=bronze-green to bronze-red and bronze-purple

• FLOWERS: funnel shaped, white with a hint of pink, slightly fragrant

Abelia X grandifloraGlossy Abelia

Acer palmatum

• COMMON NAME: Japanese Maple• SIZE: 15-25 feet tall• FORM: multi-trunked, variable

forms• FOLIAGE: simple leaves,

opposite, 5-13 cm long, 5-7(9) lobes, color varies with cultivar

• FRUIT: samara 1.3-2 cm long, much incurved, ripen in early fall

Acer palmatumJapanese Maple

Early Spring growth habit

Acer palmatumJapanese Maple

Spring to early summer foliage and fruit

Acer rubrum

• COMMON NAME: Red Maple• SIZE: 60-75 feet tall• FORM: ovoid or rounded crown,

develops ascending branches • FOLIAGE: leaves opposite, simple, 5-10

cm long and wide, usually 3-lobed but often 5, medium to dark green

• FLOWERS: red• FRUIT: samara

Acer rubrumRed Maple

Growth habit in winter and summer

Acer rubrumRed Maple

Fall foliage color

Ageratum mexicanum

• COMMON NAME: Ageratum• SIZE: annual from 6-18 inches tall• FLOWERS: clusters of lavender-

blue flowers grow on top of compact, neatly- formed plants

Ageratum mexicanumAgeratum

Ajuga reptans

• COMMON NAME: Ajuga• FORM: evergreen to semi-

evergreen rapid-growing groundcover

• FOLIAGE: ranges from green to bronze to purple

• FLOWERS: may be rose or white, but most commonly purplish-blue

Ajuga reptans/Ajuga

Aracaria heterophylla

• COMMON NAME: Norfolk Island Pine

• SIZE: 2-6 feet tall, 1-4 feet wide• FOLIAGE: needle-like, spirally

arranged, to 1 ½” long, drooping branches with age

• FLOWERS: cones, not seen in indoor cultivation

Aracaria heterophyllaNorfolk Island Pine

Asparagus densiflorus

• COMMON NAME: Sprengeri fern• FOLIAGE: small, linear, soft leaves

densely packed on 3 dimensional, trailing stems which have a prickly nature

• COLORS: dark green, new growth is sometimes light green

Asparagus densiflorusSprengeri Fern

Aucuba japonica

• COMMON NAME: Japanese aucuba• FORM: evergreen shrub with green

stems• FOLIAGE: leaves alternate, simple,

glossy, green or mottled with yellow• FLOWERS: axillary, small, 4-parted,

purple-maroon• FRUIT: scarlet or rarely yellow berry

Aucuba japonicaJapanese Aucuba

Begonia X semperflorens-cultorum

• COMMON NAME: Wax Begonia• FORM: 6 to 15 inches wide, upright mound

growth habit• FOLIAGE: very glossy, thick, succulent, and

ovate leaf blades may be either glabrous or pubescent, having short petioles

• FLOWERS: corolla is single or double flowering with solid white, shell pink, pink or red petals surrounding a yellow center of stamens or pistils

Begonia X semperflorens-cultorum

Wax Begonia

Berberis thumbergii

• COMMON NAME: Japanese Barberry• FORM: 3 to 6 feet tall, slightly wider

than tall, very twiggy• FOLIAGE: ovate shape, significantly

wider at the tip than at the base, 0.5 to 1.25 inches long, 0.25-0.5 inches wide

• FRUIT: bright red berries that color in October

Berberis thumbergiiJapanese Barberry


Summer foliage


Small, but slightly showy flowers


Showy fall and winter berries

Betula nigra

• COMMON NAME: River Birch• FORM: medium sized tree, 50 to 70

feet tall or taller, oval or pyramidal• FOLIAGE: lustrous medium or dark

green, alternate, simple leaves, doubly serrate margin, diamond shaped leaves

• FLOWERS: flowers are catkins• BARK: showy exfoliating bark

Betula nigra/River Birch


Diamond-shaped, doubly serrate leaves


Showy, exfoliating bark

Buxus sempervirens

• COMMON NAME: Common Boxwood

• FORM: 15 to 20 feet tall with an equal spread

• FOLIAGE: opposite, elliptical leathery leaves, 0.5 to 1 inch long and half as wide, dark green above yellow green below

• FRUIT: dehiscent 3 chambered capsule

Buxus sempervirensCommon Boxwood

Buxus sempervirensCommon Boxwood

Foliage dark green above, yellow-green below

Canna X generalis

• COMMON NAME: Canna• FORM: herbaceous perennial that

can grow to seven feet tall and 18 inches wide

• FOLIAGE: large clasping leaves, dark-green

• FLOWERS: red, pink, yellow or orange

Canna X generalis/Canna

Canna X generalis

Cercis canadensis

• COMMON NAME: Eastern Red Bud• FORM: a small, deciduous tree, 20

to 30 feet tall, 25 to 35 feet wide, shape is rounded to broad and flat-topped

• FOLIAGE: wide, heart-shaped leaves, 3” to 5” long and wide

• FLOWERS: small, purplish-pink pea-like flowers, numerous and appear before the foliage

Cercis canadensisEastern Red Bud

Chlorophytum comosum

• COMMON NAME: Spider plant• FOLIAGE: arching leaves with

cascading wiry stems• FLOWERS: small white flowers• ID FEATURE: many times will

contain tiny plantlets at the apex of leaves

Chlorophytum comosumSpider Plant

Chrysanthemum morifolium

• COMMON NAME: Florist chrysanthemum

• FORM: bushy perennial, up to 5 feet tall with a spread of 4 feet

• FOLIAGE: medium to dark-green lobed leaves

• FLOWERS: large aster-type flowers with varying colors

Chrysanthemum morifolium

Florist Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum X superbum

• COMMON NAME: Shasta daisy• FORM: herbaceous perennial with

a height of 30 inches and a spread of 24 inches

• FLOWERS: produces large flowers suitable for cutting, either white or yellow

Chrysanthemum X superbum

Shasta Daisy

Coleus X hybridus

• COMMON NAME: Coleus• FORM: bushy, herbaceous

subshrub, up to 36” tall• FOLIAGE: slightly hairy, highly

colored, heart-shaped, to 6” long• FLOWERS: terminal, whorled

racemes, to 6” long of tiny blue or white flowers

Coleus X hybridus/Coleus

Cornus florida

• COMMON NAME: Flowering Dogwood• FORM: a small deciduous tree, grows

to about 30 feet tall with an equal or greater spread

• FOLIAGE: oval to ovate shape, 3” to 6” long, 1.5” to 3” wide, medium green

• FLOWERS: small and yellowish-green with four showy white bracts

Cornus floridaFlowering Dogwood

Cornus floridaFlowering Dogwood

Actual flower is yellowish-green center surrounded by four white bracts

X Cupressocyparis leylandii

• COMMON NAME: Leyland cypress• FORM: narrow-leaved evergreen,

65 ft spread, and 12 ft height, columnar form

• FOLIAGE: small needle like leaves, ends of branches tend to twist

• FRUIT: round, small cone, ½ to ¾” diameter, brown, rarely found

X Cupressocyparis leylandii

Leyland Cypress

Dieffenbachia maculata

• COMMON NAME: Dumbcane• FORM: erect herb less than 1 meter

tall• FOLIAGE: petiolate, petiole up to 30

cm long, grooved and winged from the base to beyond the halfway point, surface patterned with many irregular yellowish or cream-green splotches

Dieffenbachia maculataDumbcane

Epipremnum aureum

• COMMON NAME: Golden Pothos• FORM: evergreen vines with stems

green and striped with white or yellow

• FOLIAGE: heart-shaped, variegated• FLOWERS: flowers in a spadix

surrounded by a spathe

Epipremnum aureumGolden Pothos

Euonymous alata

• COMMON NAME: Winged Euonymous

• FORM: deciduous shrub, 15-20’ tall with an equal spread

• FOLIAGE: simple, elliptic leaves, 1” to 3” long with fine sharp leaf serrations, dark green leaf color

• BARK: long corky wings on stems

Euonymous alataWinged Euonymous

Euonymous alataWinged Euonymous

Stems have corky wings

Euonymous japonica

• COMMON NAME: Evergreen Euonymous

• FORM: evergreen bush to 10 feet tall with a 6 feet spread

Euonymous japonicaEvergreen Euonymous

Euphorbia pulcherrima

• COMMON NAME: Poinsettia• FORM: shrub• FOLIAGE: large alternate leaves

with or without teeth on the margin• FLOWER: cup-shaped flowers in a

cluster above the showy red, pink, or creamy leaf bracts with a large yellow gland on the rim of the flower

Euphorbia pulcherrimaPoinsettia

Euphorbia pulcherrimaPoinsettia

Red petals are actually bracts, not flowers.

Ficus benjamina

• COMMON NAME: Weeping fig• FORM: evergreen shrub or tree

with drooping branches• FOLIAGE: leaves alternate, simple,

long-tipped, glossy• FLOWERS & FRUIT: enclosed in a

fleshy sac turning from green to orange-red and then purplish-black

Ficus benjaminaWeeping Fig

Ficus elastica

• COMMON NAME: rubber plant• FORM: straight growing central-

stemmed plant• FOLIAGE: dark green oval-oblong

leaves up to 15 inches long, grow at a 45 degree angle from the main stem

Ficus elastica/Rubber Plant

Ficus pumila

• COMMON NAME: Creeping rubber plant

• FORM: creeping, climbing habit• ID CHARACTERISTICS: creeps and

climbs on flat surfaces, hard to maintain

Ficus pumilaCreeping Rubber Plant

Forsythia X intermedia

• COMMON NAME: Border forsythia• FORM: a deciduous shrub 8 to 10

feet tall and 10 to 12 feet wide• FOLIAGE: opposite, ovate to

lanceolate leaves, toothed margins, 3” to 5” long and 0.5” to 1” wide, medium to dark green color above and lighter on underside

• FLOWERS: brilliant yellow color

Forsythia X intermediaBorder Forsythia

Hedera helix

• COMMON NAME: English Ivy• FORM: a vine climbing by aerial

rootlets or a prostrate groundcover• FOLIAGE: leaves are dark green

with white veins, leathery evergreen foliage, alternate leaf arrangement, 1.5 to 4” long, juvenile leaves are 3 to 5 lobed and adult leaves are not lobed

Hedera helixEnglish Ivy

Hemerocallis cv.

• COMMON NAME: Day lily• FORM: perennial clump-forming

plant that grows between 1 ½ feet tall and 3 feet tall

• FOLIAGE: long, grass-like leaves, medium to dark-green

• FLOWERS: multiple colors, similar to that of other lilies

Hemerocallis cv.Day Lily

Hosta sp.

• COMMON NAME: Hosta• FORM: clumping growth habit• FOLIAGE: medium green or

variegated large clasping leaves with prominent veins

• FLOWERS: varying colors from white to purple

Hosta sp.

Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri’

• COMMON NAME: Fosteri holly• FORM: narrow, pyramidal, grows 20 to

30 feet tall• FOLIAGE: elliptic to oblong-ovate, 1 ½

to 3 inches long, margins have 1 to 8 spines

• FLOWERS: small, cream white, fragrant• FRUIT: drupe, orange-red to red, about

¾ in diameter

Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri’Fosteri Holly

Ilex cornuta

• COMMON NAME: Dwarf Burford Holly

• FORM: medium-sized, dense rounded shrub, 6-10’ tall

• FOLIAGE: oblong, rectangular, typically spined margin with 5 to as many as 9 spines, 1 ½ to 4” long

• FLOWERS: dioecious, creamy white• FRUIT: drupe, orange-red to red in

color, ¼ to 1/3”

Ilex cornutaDwarf Burford Holly

Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’

• COMMON NAME: Helleri Holly• FORM: evergreen shrub with

compact, upright, spreading habit, 6 to 10 feet tall and at least as wide

• FOLIAGE: dark green, lustrous leaves, evergreen, usually broadest in the middle, leaves mostly 1 to 2 inches long

Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’Helleri Holly

Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’

• COMMON NAME: Dwarf Yaupon• FORM: pyramidal, open small tree,

3 to 4’ tall• FOLIAGE: ovate leaves ½ to 1 ½”

long• FLOWERS: dioecious, creamy white,

fragrant• FRUIT: drupe, red 3/16”

Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’Dwarf Yaupon

Impatiens

• COMMON NAME: Impatiens• FORM: tall, leggy annuals, 6 to 18

inches tall and 10 to 24 inches across

• FLOWERS: variety of colors including red, orange, salmon, rose, pink, white, violet, and lavender blue

Impatiens

Iris X germanica var. florentine

• COMMON NAME: Bearded Iris• FORM: ranges from about 6 inches

in the miniatures to more than 3 feet in the large types

• FOLIAGE: bold, sword-shaped leaves• FLOWERS: identified by thick, bushy

“beards” on each side of the lower petals

Iris X germanica var. florentine

Bearded Iris

Juniperus conferta

• COMMON NAME: Shore juniper• FORM: dense, evergreen shrub,

branches very flexible, 1 to 2 feet tall and 6 to 9 feet wide

• FOLIAGE: awl-shaped needles, held in 3’s, needles tend to overlap, tip sharply pointed, concave needles with a white band on upper side and a green line running through the middle

Juniperus confertaShore Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

• COMMON NAME: Creeping juniper• FORM: dense, evergreen shrub,

branches very long and flexible, 1 to 2 feet tall and 4 to 8 feet wide

• FOLIAGE: two kinds of needles: awl- shaped and scale-like, awls are found in opposite pairs, tip sharply pointed, green to blue-green

Juniperus horizontalisCreeping Juniper

Lagerstroemia indica

• COMMON NAME: Crape Myrtle• FORM: deciduous shrub to small

tree, to 20 feet or more• FOLIAGE: oblong-elliptic to

rounded, to 2.75 inches long, glabrous or pubescent on veins

• FLOWERS: pink white or purple calyx tube is showy part

• BARK: smooth exfoliating bark

Lagerstroemia indicaCrape Myrtle

Ligustrum japonicum

• COMMON NAME: Japanese Privet• FORM: evergreen or deciduous

shrub• FOLIAGE: leaves simple, opposite,

with smooth margins• FLOWERS: small, white, 4-parted,

tubular, in terminal clusters• FRUIT: semi-fleshy, black berry

Ligustrum japonicumJapanese Privet

Liquidambar styraciflua

• COMMON NAME: Sweetgum• FORM: deciduous shade tree,

typically 60 to 80 feet tall and 40 to 60 feet wide

• FOLIAGE: alternate “maple-like” star shaped leaves, 5 to 7 lobed, 4-8 inches long and wide

• FRUIT: 1” to 1.5” spiny balls change from green to brown

Liquidambar styracifluaSweetgum

Liriope muscari

• COMMON NAME: Liriope• FORM: grass-like perennial 12 to 18

inch tall clumps• FOLIAGE: strap-like, arching, glossy,

dark green leaves (to 1” wide)• FLOWERS: erect, showy flower

spikes with tiered whorls of dense, violet-purple flowers

Liriope muscariLiriope

Magnolia grandiflora

• COMMON NAME: Southern Magnolia• FORM: a large evergreen tree, 60 to

80 feet tall and 30 to 50 feet wide• FOLIAGE: elliptic leaf shape, 5 to 10

inches long 2 to 5 inches wide, color dark green and pubescent on underside

• FLOWERS: white flowers, blooms in spring, up to 12” in diameter, saucer shaped

Magnolia grandiflora

• FRUIT: elongated aggregates of follicles, 3” to 8” long, red seeds, very showy

Magnolia grandifloraSouthern Magnolia

Malus sp.

• COMMON NAME: Flowering crabapple

• FORM: height range of 6 to 50 feet with most in the 15 to 25 feet range, form varies from weeping, spreading, columnar, vase-shaped to pyramidal

• FLOWERS: colors range from white to pink to red

Malus sp.flowering crabapple

Malus sp.Flowering Crabapple

Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoviana

• COMMON NAME: Prayer plant• FORM: 1 to 2 feet tall• FOLIAGE: multi-colored leaves

with thick tissue, leaves fold up at night

Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoviana/Prayer

Plant

Myrica cerifera

• COMMON NAME: Wax Myrtle• FORM: aromatic shrub or small tree

as clumps of trunks up to 25’ in height

• FOLIAGE: semi-evergreen leaves • FRUIT: waxy gray fruit attached to

the twigs, glandular and smell like bayberry when crushed

Myrica cerifera/Wax Myrtle

Nandina domestica

• COMMON NAME: Heavenly Bamboo• FORM: evergreen shrub• FOLIAGE: leaves alternate and

clasping at base, 2-3 pinnately divided• FLOWERS: white in a terminal cluster• FRUIT: bright red berries

Nandina domesticaHeavenly Bamboo

Nephrolepis exaltata

• COMMON NAME: Boston Fern • FORM: evergreen fern, up to 5

feet tall• Reproduces by spores located on

the bottom side of leaves

Nephrolepis exaltataBoston Fern

Ophiopogon japonicus

• COMMON NAME: Mondo Grass• FORM: mounded herbaceous

perennial, similar in appearance to liriope

• FOLIAGE: long, narrow leaves are about 15 inches long

• FLOWERS: spikes of flowers are borne in the tufts of leaves so may be hidden

Ophiopogon japonicusMondo Grass

Pelargonium X hortorum

• COMMON NAME: Geranium• FORM: small to medium-sized

herbaceous perennial, ranges from 12 to 18 inches tall and 18” to 24” wide, spreading mound growth form

• FOLIAGE: leaves 3 to 4 inches across, medium to dark green, cordate in shape, bold-textured, thick and clustered

Pelargonium X hortorum

• FLOWERS: white, pink, red, salmon, orange, violet, and all shades in-between, with bicolors and double flowers available, spherical clusters atop long stiff peduncles

Pelargonium X hortorumGeranium

Pelargonium peltatum

• COMMON NAME: Ivy Leaf Geranium• FORM: trailing growth habit, 6

inches in height and 6 inches wide• FOLIAGE: ivy-shaped and come in

rich green or variegated form• FLOWERS: dainty and come in

white, pink, lilac, burgundy, or red

Pelargonium peltatumIvy Leaf Geranium

Philodendron scandens

• COMMON NAME: Parlor Ivy• FORM: trailing growth form• FOLIAGE: Heart shaped, glossy,

dark green leaves, 4” long and 3” wide

Philodendron scandensParlor Ivy

Pinus mugo

• COMMON NAME: Mugo Pine• FORM: evergreen dwarf tree,

varies from 5 to 20 feet • FOLIAGE: rigid and slightly curved

needles in fasicles of 2’s, needles 1 to 2 inches long, bright green color

Pinus mugo/Mugo Pine

Pinus strobus

• COMMON NAME: Eastern White Pine• FORM: evergreen tree, conical when

young, less defined with age, 50 to 80 feet tall and 30 to 50 feet wide

• FOLIAGE: light green with a bluish cast, 5 needles per fasicle, thin flexible needles, 4” long, serrated margins

• FRUIT: light brown cones, 6-8” long

Pinus strobusEastern White Pine

Plectranthus australis

• COMMON NAME: Swedish Ivy• FORM: stems trailing to 3 feet• FOLIAGE: rounded, glossy, dark

green 1-1 ½” long, scalloped margins

• FLOWERS: whorled, tubular, pale mauve to white flowers in terminal racemes

Plectranthus australisSwedish Ivy

Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’

• COMMON NAME: Japanese flowering cherry

• FORM: a large deciduous tree, 60 to 70 feet tall, round to vase-like shape

• FOLIAGE: ovate leaf shape, 3” to 5” long and up to 2” wide, serrate margin

• FLOWERS: range from white to pink• FRUIT: blackish purple fruit

Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’

• COMMON NAME: Bradford Pear• FORM: a medium-sized deciduous

tree, 30 to 40 feet tall and about 1/3 as wide

• FOLIAGE: ovate leaves that are 2 to 3 inches long and almost as wide

• FLOWERS: white flowers, 3 inches in diameter, usually peak before leaf set

Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’

Bradford Pear

Quercus palustris

• COMMON NAME: Pin oak• FORM: a large, deciduous tree, 75 feet

tall and 40 feet wide at its maximum• FOLIAGE: alternate leaf arrangement

with sharply pointed lobes, 5 to 7 lobes each with terminal bristles, 3 to 6” long

• FRUIT: small acorns around 0.66” to 0.75” in diameter

Quercus palustris/Pin Oak

Quercus palustris/Pin Oak

Fruit are pale yellow-green catkins

Quercus phellos

• COMMON NAME: Willow oak• FORM: medium-sized, deciduous

tree, 50 to 70 feet tall and 30 to 50 feet wide

• FOLIAGE: lanceolate leaf shape, 2 to 5” long, bristle-tipped leaf apex, dark green leaf color

• FLOWERS: pendulous yellow-brown catkins

Quercus phellosWillow Oak

Rhododendron catawbiense

• COMMON NAME: Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron

• FORM: an evergreen shrub, typically 6 to 10 feet tall with an equivalent spread

• FOLIAGE: evergreen, elliptical leaves 3 to 6” long and 1 to 2” wide, dark green

• FLOWERS: 2.5” across and funnel-shaped, clusters are 5 to 6” in diameter and comprised of 5 to 10 flowers

Rhododendron catawbienseCatawba Hybrid Rhododendron

Rhododendron kiusianum

• COMMON NAME: azalea• FORM: evergreen and deciduous

varieties, large showy shrubs with dense twiggy growth

• FOLIAGE: elliptical leaves typically 1 to 2 inches long and ½ to 1 inch wide, medium to dark green

• FLOWER: very similar to rhododendrons in shape and color

Rhododendron kiusianum

Azalea

Saintpaulia ionantha

• COMMON NAME: African violet• FORM: from miniature varieties of

4 inches wide, to large varieties more than 15 inches wide

• FOLIAGE: large, flat, succulent, pubescent leaves

• FLOWERS: varies in color from pink, white, blue, red and bicolor

Saintpaulia ionanthaAfrican Violet

Salvia splendens

• COMMON NAME: Salvia• FORM: upright growing perennial

with a height of .75 to 3.5 feet and a width of .5 to .75 feet

• FLOWERS: multiple blooms that are red

Salvia splendens/Salvia

Schefflera arboricola

• COMMON NAME: Dwarf schefflera• FORM: ornamental tree growing

up to 7 ½ feet tall• FOLIAGE: compound leaf with 8

radiating leaflets which may appear either dull or shiny

Schefflera arboricolaDwarf Schefflera

Spathiphyllum cv.

• COMMON NAME: Peace Lily• FORM: perennial herb• FOLIAGE: leaves are basal,

elongated, pointed at both ends dark green with conspicuously indented veins

• FLOWERS: small on spadix surrounded by a white or greenish, flat or concave spathe

Spathiphyllum cv.Peace Lily

Tagetes erecta

• COMMON NAME: African marigold• FORM: upright growing annual

with a width of 1 foot and a height of 2.5 to 3 feet

• FLOWERS: aster-like flowers of yellow to orange to red colors

Tagetes erectaAfrican Marigold

Tradescantia zebrina

• COMMON NAME: Purple Wandering Jew

• FORM: trailing vine-like plant, vines can grow to several feet in length

• FOLIAGE: 2” wide and 4”long leaves that are purple with silver stripes

Tradescantia zebrinaPurple Wondering Jew

Tradescantia zebrinaPurple Wondering Jew

This is actually a green variety of wandering jew.

Viola X wittrockiana

• COMMON NAME: pansy• FORM: low, bushy growing habit

with a height of .25 to .75 feet tall and a width of .5 to .75 feet

• FLOWERS: white, yellow, black, brown, lavender, purple, blue, pink, often with blotches that resemble animals’ faces

Viola X wittrockiana/Pansy

Crabgrass

Chickweed

Dallisgrass

Goose grass

Henbit

Oxalis

Spurge

White Clover

Wild Garlic

Yellow nutsedge

Diseases

Black Spot

Chlorosis

Damping Off

Fireblight

Powdery Mildew

Root Rot

Insects

Bagworms

Caterpillar

Japanese Beetle

Lace bug

Mealybugs

Spider Mites

Thrips

White Fly

Plant Identification

Documents

Transcript of Plant Identification