Stakes and tight guide wires or ropes insure a more even surface. Make sure wire is tight and not misplaced by twig. Overhanging top edges shade sides, which soon loose their leaves and become leggy. SOME GOOD HEDGE PLANTS Low hedge (2 to 4 feet) Pygmy Peashrub Alpine Current Fritsch Spirea Dakota Sunset Potentilla Little Giant Arborvitae Hetz Midget Arborvitae Emerald Carousel Barberry Dwarf Gooseberry Medium hedge (4 to 6 feet) Globe peashrub Threelobe Spirea Triumph Potentilla Globe Arborvitae Miniglobe Honeysuckle Palibin Dwarf Lilac Large hedge (over 6 feet) Miss Kim Lilac Minuet Lilac Large hedge (over 6 feet, continued.) Medora Juniper Chinese Lilac Fragrant Sumac Siberian Arborvitae Bergeson Compact Dogwood Wayfaring Tree Viburnum Screening (over 10 ft tall) Eastern Red Cedar Medora Juniper Grizzly Bear Juniper Miss Late Lilac Embers (or Redwing) Amur Maple Siberian Peashrub (Caragana) Spruce Spruce Pyramidal Arborvitae Bailey Compact Amur Maple Techny Arborvitae LAB 9 - PRUNING AND TRAINING Lab Report Name__________________________________________ Lab Section______________________ 1. Diagram the procedure for removing a large limb from a tree. Explain why large limbs are removed in this way.
8. Brassaia arboricola Araliaceae Hawaiian Schefflera 9. Hedera helix Araliaceae English Ivy 10. Araucaria heterophylla Araucariaceae Pine 11. Begonia masoniana Begoniaceae Iron Cross Begonia 12. Aechmea fasciata Bromeliaceae Silver Vase 13. Mammillaria albilanata Cactaceae Mammillaria Cactus 14. Crassula argentea Crassulaceae Jade Plant 15. Euphorbia splendens Euphorbiaceae Crown-of-Thorns 16. Euphorbia trigona Euphorbiaceae African Milktree 17. Saintpaulia ionantha Gesneriaceae African Violet 18. Plectranthus australis Lamiaceae Swedish Ivy 19. Chlorophytum comosum 'Vittatum' Liliaceae Variegated Spider Plant 20. Asparagus densifloris ‘Sprengeri’ Liliaceae Sprenger Asparagus 21. Ficus benjamina Moraceae Weeping Fig 22. Ficus elastica Moraceae Rubber Plant 23. Cattleya spp. Orchidaceae Cattleya Orchid 24. Peperomia obtusifolia variegata Piperaceae Variegated Peperomia 25. Nephrolepis exaltata 'Dallas' Polypodiaceae Dallas Fern 26. Platycerium bifurcatum Polypodiaceae Staghorn Fern Lab 10: Guidelines for Completing Plant ID Sheets Names: Family Name: Origin: Scientific Name: Common Name: Cultivar: Environmental Requirements: 1. Temperature: Cool (C) Medium (M) High (H) 2. Light: Low (L) Minimum 50 fc (recommended 70-150 fc) Medium (M) Minimum 100 fc (recommended 200 fc) High (H) Minimum 200 fc (recommended 500 fc) Very High (VH) Minimum 500 fc (recommended 1000+ fc) 3. Moisture: Dry (D) Let dry completely between watering Moist (M) Keep uniformly moist but not wet Wet (W) Never let soil dry out
Abutilon x hybridum Chinese Lantern Abutilon x hybridum 'Souvenir de Bonn' Variegated Flowering Maple Abutilon megapotamicum Hanging Chinese Lantern Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii' Flowering Maple Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese Hibiscus, Rose of China Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cooperi Variegated Hibiscus MARANTACEAE Calathea clossonii Calathea insignis Rattlesnake Plant Calathea makoyana Peacock Plant Calathea picturata 'Argentea' Calathea roseo-picta Maranta leuconeura 'Erythroneura' Red-Veined Prayer Plant Maranta leuconeura kerchoveana Prayer Plant MORACEAE Ficus benjamina Weeping fig Ficus benjamina 'Exotica' Javan Fig Ficus deltoidea Mistletoe Fig Ficus elastica 'Decora' Rubber Plant Ficus elastica 'Honduras' Variegated Rubber Plant Ficus elastica 'Variegata' Variegated Rubber Tree Ficus lyrata Fiddle Leaf Fig Ficus palmeri Mexican Blue Fig Ficus petiolaris Redvein Mexican Blue Fig Ficus pumila Creeping Fig Ficus retusa nitida Indian Laurel Ficus rubignosa Rusty Fig Ficus rubignosa 'Variegata' Variegated Rusty Fig MUSACEAE Musa acuminata Dwarf Banana MYRSINACEAE Ardisia crispa Coral Berry NICTAGINACEAE Bougainvillea glabra Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra 'Raspberry Ice' Variegated Bougainvillea Pisonia umbellifera 'Variegata' Bird Catcher Tree OLEACEAE Jasminum sambac Arabian Jasmine Jasminum polyanthum Pink Jasmine ORCHIDACEAE Cattleya spp. Lady of the Night Orchid Cymbidium spp. Cymbidium Orchid Dendrobium spp. Dendrobium Orchid Epidendrum spp. Fiery Reed Orchid Miltonia spp. Pansy Orchid Oncidium spp. Dancing Doll Orchid Paphiopedilum spp. Lady Slipper Orchid Phalaenopsis spp. Moth Orchid Vanda spp. Vanda Orchid Vanilla planifolia Vanilla Orchid OXALIDACEAE Oxalis regnellii 'rubra alba' Oxalis Oxalis rubra Pink Oxalis PANDANACEAE Pandanus veitchii Veitch Screw Pine
RUTACEAE Citrus mitis Calamondin SAXIFRAGACEAE Saxifraga stolonifera Strawberry Begonia Saxifraga stolonifera 'Tricolor' Variegated Strawberry Begonia Tolmiea menziesii Piggy-back Plant SELAGENELLACEAE Selaginella lepidophylla Resurrection Plant Selaginella kraussiana Creeping Moss STRELITZIACEAE Strelitzia nicolai Giant Bird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae Bird of Paradise URTICACEAE Helxine soleirolii Baby's Tears Pellionia pulchera Satin Pellionia Pilea cadierei Aluminum Plant Pilea depressa Creeping Pilea Pilea involucrata Friendship Plant Pilea microphylla Artillery Plant Pilea '' Pilea Pilea 'Silver Tree' Silver Tree Pilea Pilea spruceana '' Norfolk Pilea VERBENACEAE Clerodendrum thomsoniae Bleeding Heart Plant VITACEAE Cissus adenopoda Pink Cissus Cissus antarctica Kangaroo Vine Cissus rotundifolia Arabian Wax Cissus Cissus quadrangula Veldt Grape Cissus rhombifolia Grape Ivy Cissus rhombifolia 'Ellen Danica' Oak-Leaf Grape Ivy ZAMIACEAE Zamia furfuracea Cardboard Palm PLANTS FOR HIGH-LIGHT SITUATIONS These plants will tolerate or excel in situations with an interior light level of 1000 Foot Candles or more. Remember that temperature levels are not a consideration for this list. Abutilon hybridum 'Fireball' Chinese Lantern Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii' Flowering Maple Acalypha hispida Chenille Plant or Foxtail Acalypha wikesiana macafeana Copper Leaf Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpreum' Tree Aeonium Aeonium hawarthii Pinwheel Agave americana Century Plant Agave angustifolia marginata Variegated Caribbean Agave Agave attenuata Dragon Tree Agave Agave victoriae-reginae Aloe aristida Lace Aloe Aloe barbadensis Aloe Vera Aloe variegata Tiger Aloe Alternanthera versicolor Joseph's Coat