Horticulture Plant ID Exam

Agarita

Mohonia trifoliolata

American Beautyberry

Callicarpo americano

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Cabernet Sauvignon Grape

Vitis vinifera

What are the characteristics of the Agarita plant.

A woody plant that has yellow flowers and is a shrub that lives in dry dessert like areas.

What are the characteristics of the American Beautyberry plant.

A woody plant that carries purple berries on it, it is shrub-like and grows in moist areas.

What are the characteristics of the Bald Cypress plant.

A woody plant that can grow up to 50-120ft, and has needles instead of leaves and grows in wet areas.

What are the characteristics of the Cabernet Sauvignon Grape plant.

A woody plant that carries round purple wine grapes, and grows in wet areas.

Canaert Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Chaste Tree

Vitex agnus-castus

What are the characteristics of the Canaert Juniper plant.

A woody plant that looks like a Christmas tree, but it has blue cones that look like berries on it.

What are the characteristics of the Chaste tree plant.

A woody tree/shrub like plant that has very vibrant purple flower spikes on it.

Chitalpa

X Chitalpa tashkentensis

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

What are the characteristics of the Crape Myrtle plant.

A woody tree that has plenty of green leaves, but it grows purple/pink flowers that cover the top of the tree.

What are the characteristics of the Chitalpa plant.

A woody tree that grows vibrant pink flowers

Desert Bird of Paradise

Caesalpinis gilliesii

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

Japanese Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

Hinckley’s Oak

Quercus hinckleyi

Japanese Pagoda Tree

Styphnolobium japonicum

Mexican Buckeye

Ungnadia speciosa

Pinyon Pines

Pinus cembroides

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Leapord Bulb

Ledebouria socialis

Coleus

Solenostemon scutellarioides

Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Snake Plant

Sansevieria trifasciata

Feather Celosia

Celosia argentea

Boston Fern

Nephrolipis exaltata

Vinca

Catharanthus roseus