Plant233-PlantLists

Agave americana ; century plant

Long thick fleshy blades, profound rounded triangle at base of blade, forms a shallow U in center. see past impressions of blades, long woody spines on tips

Agave attenuata ; foxtail agave

Blades in a rosette structure, appearance of foxtail, stiff rubbery feel, blade widens in center, greyish green with lots of horizontal growth

Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' ; Sprenger asparagus

immature leaflets look like asparagus(small tho) same color top and bottom, thin flat needle about 1" and a light to medium green and have long creeping vines like structures

Beaucarnea recurvata ; bottle palm

SWOLLEN base, very long pointed tip blades, medium green, blades sheaths have almost 90 degree bend in the, waxy feel and droopy ends

Cordyline australis ; giant dracaena

Feels like Corduroy, with tall narrow trunks, blades are broader than yucca's and the top clusters are dense and a dark green can be a cultivar, more of round circle top

Sansevieria trifasciata ; snake plant

All leaf blades go vertical with a pointy tip, vertical marbling (snake print like), thick succulent like leaves, feels stiff plastic and smooth

Yucca filamentosa ; Adam's needle

Leaf blades have long hair like fibrous on them, scratchy sandpaper feeling, basil growth and forms a shallow U, about 3'-8', possible cultivars

Aloe x nobilis ; golden tooth aloe

Small succulent like, rosette structure, clustered growth and has golden yellow hues on edges and spines, Spines feel like soft plastic (Not sharp)

Hemerocallis sp. ; daylily

flowers have about 5 petals different colored cultivars, Big mid vein feels like a papers edge, the blade has V or fusion at base then broadens to flat, slightly rubbery waxy feeling

Kniphofia sp. ; red hot poker

Bright orange tubular flower structure(cone like) different colored cultivars, long flower stem, long dark green blades with defined sharp mid vein, V's and can fold in half

Phormium tenax ; New Zealand flax

Leathery texture, Multiple Cultivars, the Blade pinches into a fuse at base the widens in center narrows to point, smooth leathery top and Corduroy bottom

Dietes iridioides ; fortnight lily

Blades and very flat and symmetrical triangle like, plasticky feeling, swollen tubular flower buds with flower stalks that look like sugar cane, base blades fuse to one horizontally

Iris germancia ; bearded iris

Very broad powdery blades can see and feel parallel venation top and bottom, powder greyish white and blade is medium, long flower stalk with oval shape at base

Anigozanthos sp. ; kangaroo paw

Velvety red flowers with short hairs on flower stalk, dark green blades, blades wrap around entire petiole with a hollow/fusion at base to a flat blade

Alstroemeria sp. ; Peruvian lily

latex feeling with white powder on top, bottom of blade has 2 to 3 profound parallel veins to mid veins, all leaflets have a twist at base and fuse cleanly into petiole and very rigid stem.

Philodendron bipinnatifidum / tree philodendron

Deeply lobed heart shape blades, about 2 - 3' long. Top of petiole is flat rest is round, eye shaped indentations in trunk, thick veins and heavy rubbery feel

Zantedeschia aethiopica / common calla

white cup shaped petal with a flat arrow tip, large spade like leaves, basil growth base of petiole it celery like and long. Has some slime, yellow stamen and seed below it

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana / king palm

Feather like leaves, with broader leaflets and flat. darker green w/ no visible fibers. Large sheaths at base of petiole and leaflets go to base

Brahea armata / Mexican blue palm

Fronds: stiff fan, greyish blue green, very long seed structures - almost double the petiole. spines are about less than 1"

Chamaerops humilis / Mediterranean fan palm

Clumping palm, spines about 1", long petioles with fans. Petioles are V shaped, with lots of smaller yellow pollen. dull medium green and wide

Jubaea chilensis / Chilean wine palm

Flat Feather like fronds and a slight twist in fronds, at maturity trunk is very thick like a wine bottle. Medium light green, with a ashy grey trunk no spines and leaflets close to base

Phoenix canariensis / Canary Island date palm

Flat feather like fronds about 15-18' long, medium dark green, towards base spines appear, thin plasticky feeling, very dense and when mature look on Cali Blvd.

Phoenix dactylifera / date palm

Feather like fronds with more 3D appearance (Frond creates a V) Fronds tend to shoot up more, appears light and open, lighter green grey, orange flower structure.

Phoenix roebelenii / pygmy date palm

Dwarf palm, fibrous base, flat feather like fronds dark green, Leaflets droop, curved petioles and narrow bottom wider at top. Just smaller in general

Syagrus romanzoffianna / queen palm

Whorled feather like frond with narrow leaflets, medium green light and open. Fibrous at base with very persistent base petioles

Trachycarpus fortunei / Chinese windmill palm

Fan like fronds with medium petiole length, very narrow trunk at base and widens slightly at top, extremely HAIRY, dark green, petite in general

Washingtonia robusta / Mexican fan palm

very tall, Fan like fronds with droopy tips and flatter towards petiole. long petiole about 4", dark green about 1" long spines, Pistolets are long and shoot up with arch, petiole base is criss cross pattern

Agapanthus sp. / lily of the Nile

Flowers form a whorled ball like structure and purple, the flower bud is an almond shape, with long broad leaves and a subtle point, very slimy and a soft rubbery feel

Narcissus sp. / daffodil

Yellow cup surrounded by 6 whorled sepals, blades are grey green has a powder outside, and soft leathery feel, leaves about 12 - 15" long

Tulbaghia violacea / society garlic

Reeks Of Garlic when smashed, has small soft violate flowers with a rubbery feel and narrow blades about 1/2" wide, medium green.

Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar

Flat foliage, stack scale like and opposite, scales are rectangular with 3 points. FRAGERENT, shiny medium green color, trunk has a strong red color and flaky.

Cupressus sempervirens Italian cypress

Form: cone shape. Foliage is opposite or whorled, scale like with dark dull green rounded tips. Dry leathery feel, inside branches are long and bald on inside, drops lots of needles

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa Monterey cypress

Evergreen, Foliage: opposite or whorled scale like (square?) tips are rounded and not flat, Silvery branches picturesque tree, normally 3 large branches(looses lots of branches)

Juniperus rigida var. conferta shore juniper

low growing - forms a dense mat with creeping branches, foliage is opposite appears whorled, white stripe on bottom with dark green short needles, leaves can be turned

Metasequoia glyptostroboides dawn redwood

Foliage: light green-darkens slightly with maturity, soft rubbery feel, flat and rounded needles, lighter and more open tree. Bark is shallow linear fibers whitish grey color

Sequoia sempervirens coast redwood

Flat plasticky needles, up to 1" long and short immature needles. Two tone look with new growth, light green/dark green. Trunk: straight fibrous red texture, Dark denser tree, dual white stripes

Cedrus atlantica 'Gluaca' blue atlas cedar

Strong blue tone green, foliage opposite or whorled creating ball like whorls. Stiff appearance, denser and more upturned branches with shorter needles(3/4" - 1") and smoother bark

Cedrus deodara deodar cedar

Foliage: alt or whorled, needles 1" - 2" dark green with slight hint of blue. Graceful appearance from droopy ends, branches appear hairy from needles, light grey semi checkered

Pinus canariensis Canary Island pine

long needles 9" - 12" with shiny and graceful look, stamen stacked looks like pineapple. Tends to be more branches and has much lighter appearance

Pinus halepensis Aleppo pine

Foliage: Thin and petite soft like needles, usually fascicles are 2 with smaller paper base. Bark lighter grey, trunk has some texture branches smooth, Bright/light

Pinus pinea Italian stone pine

Form: Umbrella shape, wider than height with rounded top. Branches low on trunk, fascicles of 2, 3" - 8" (long) thicker needles, bark warm grey with soft brown. Pollen tips

Pinus radiata Monterey pine

Fascicles of 3, 3" - 6" darker green, cones tend to be more persistent and clustered. Dark appearance, bark and needles, cones are asymmetrical

Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock

Foliage: < 1" normally 1/2" flat obtuse needles with bright-medium green and dual white lines on the bottom, very petite. Greyish bark with a dull shine

Afrocarpus falcatus fern pine

Soft and billowy, fern form. Foliage: no color difference TvB, leaves are linear bright green, Soft, Pistolets appear like yellow berries, bark square/checkered plates

Podocarpus macrophyllus yew pine

Stiff broader leaves, leathery feel, Berry clusters on each other, Top is medium green v bottom is light green, bigger vein bark has vertical fibers

Cyathea cooperi Australian tree fern

Bipinnately compound leaves, deeply lobed. Spores are round with petiole that has a little white line, very long petioles about 12ft.

Woodwardia fimbriata giant chain fern

Basil Growth (base origin, no trunk), Pinnately compound leaves with bar spores

Cycas revoluta sago palm

Plasticky needle like leaves, pinnately compound. Leaflets average to 6" long and are downturned. Maybe spines and rose like structure

Ginkgo biloba maidenhair tree

Woody Conifer(cone-bearing seed plant) Deciduous tree, leaves are fan like: alternate simple with a petiole 1-3" L. Dioecious (unisexual)

Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island pine

Woody Conifer pine, young leaves: scale like with hooked end most common, matured are half the size and broader. leaves are soft, and two cones male small, female bigger round