Flashcards

Plant ID test

Adam Walker English 29 cards

Cards in this deck (29)

1—Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese spurge
Serrations, tiny white flowers, and evergreen
Part Shade woodlands
Invasive
naturalizes in lawns
2—Corylus avellana
Common Hazel
Multiple trunks, catkins, serrations, forms hazelnuts
Warm summers and cold winters, fertile well-drained soil
trim suckers, prune to shape
3—Rhododendron spp.
Azalea
Funnel-shaped flowers, 5 stamens in flower, thin hairy leaves
rich moist well-draining soil, semi-shade
mulch and prune after flowering
4—Populus trichocarpa
Black Cottonwood
Gloss green leaf with tip, rough bark, catkins
Well-drained moist soil, full sun
Plant away from paths and buildings
5—Knightia excelsa
Rewarewa
Small spikes on slender long leaves, dense red flowers in spring
well-drain soil, frost-tender
Needs protection, prone to thrips
6—Sequoia sempervirens
Red Wood
Thick spongy bark, red timber, lower leaves are flat and top leaves are scale-like
Cool moist soil, lots of rain
Mulch and has shallow roots
7—Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry laurel
Hedge, evergreen, thick leather leaves, white flowers.
Hardy and tolerant, grows everywhere
cut suckers, invasive, prune the hedge
8—Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Horse Chestnuts
large palmate leaves, buds on tip of the branch, form chestnuts, showy upright cream flowers
moist well-drained, full sun - part
prune for formation, poisonous, difficult to transplant
9—Tilia Vulgaris
Lime Tree
little nut-like fruits, small stems thick branches, small berry clusters
well-drained soil, sheltered
prune to shape, remove suckers
10—Canna X generalis
Canna lily
Leaves vary in colour, big striking flowers, small stems with thick branches
Full sun, rich well-drain soil, frost-tender
Mulch, frost protection and deadhead them
11—Zantedeschia aethiopica
calla lily
semi-evergreen, Large white trumpet flower, arrow-shaped leaves
Full sun- part shade, moist well-drain soil
invasive and spreads down water
12—Magnolia X soulangeana
saucer magnolia
white spotty trunk
zig zag branches
flower buds on top of branches
pink showy flowers
moist well-drain soil,full-sun part shade, shelter from frost
mulch base, prune mid-summer
13—Cyclamen hederifolium
Ivy leaved cyclamen
Ground cover, dies back in summer and grows in winter, white discolor in leaves, flowers in summer to autumn
Well-drain soil, woodland environments
Mulch
14—Bergenia cordifolia
Heartleaf bergenia
Grond cover, big glossy green leaves, reddish in winter, leaves from base, blunt separation, trumpet flower cluster
15—Buxus sempervirens
box hedge
small hedge, small dense leaves
well-drain soil, alkaline soil, full sun to full shade, wind and drought tolerant
trim to shape, thin to allow air circulation,mulch
16—Acer palmatum
Japanese maple
red flowers in spring, helicopter seeds, shallow fiber roots
well-drain soil, needs shelter
Mulch, prune when needed
17—Hamamelis mollis
witch hazel
long ribbon yellow flowers, lots of trunks, seed capsules
well-drain soil, full sun-part shade
mulch, prune after flowering, remove suckers
18—chimonanthus praecox
wintersweet
smaller ribbon flowers, lots of trunks beetle pollinated
well-drain soil, full sun- part shade
mulch, prune after flowering, remove suckers
mulch, prune after flowering, remove suckers
19—Sarcococca confusa
Sweet box
Small white flowers, purple berries, alternating pointed leaves
well-drain soil, frost-sensitive, semi-sun
mulch, frost protection
20—Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam
semi-deciduous, oval leaves, small serration, catkins in spring turn into winged nuts
Hardy tree, full sun, cool sites
hedging, pruning, remove dead branches
21—Photinia X fraseri
Photinia
New leaves red and older leaves are green, small white flower cluster, berries, multiple trunks
moist soil, frost and coastal tolerant, Full sun to part shade
hedge, mulch, remove dead branches
22—Laurus nobilis
Bay tree
large shrub small tree, fragrant leaves, thick leaves, yellow midrib in leaves, small red berries
23—Garrya elliptica
Silk tassel bush
long white flower weeping string, thick leathery leaves, flower in winter, green purple fruit
well-drain soil, full sun to part shade
Hedge, prune after flower
24—Azara microphylla
Vanilla tree
Smells like vanilla, small yellow flowers in summer, small rounded green leaves, pale purple berries
sheltered and sunny, rich moist well-drain soil
prune to shape, mulch
25—Acer palmatum
coral bark maple
Red branches in winter, palmate leaves, helicopter seeds, deciduous, fiber roots
Full sun- part shade, well-drain soil, sheltered
Prune dead branches, mulch, no ground cover
26—Alectryon exclesus
Titoki
evergreen, native, compound shiny leaves, curled margins, red flower cluster, red berries
Well-drain soil, sheltered, sun-semi shade, frost tender
Attracts native birds, well-watered, mulch
27—Skimmia japonica
Japanese skimmia
Evergreen, round form1-2m, leathery deep-green leaves, flower clusters, red berry clusters
Part-cool shade, moist well-drain soil, pollution tolerant
28—Daphne odora
Winter Daphne
Thick long pointed leaves, pink flower clusters in winter, grows a bit spread out, red berries
Fertile slightly acidic well-drain soil, fun sun- part shade
Mulch, transplants badly
29—Daphne bholua
Napalese paper plant
Shrub/tree
Yellow margin around thin leaves, winter flower clusters, blue-black berry, very fragrant
sun-semi shade, Well-drain moist soil
mulch, min prune for shape