Plant I.D. Level 2 Final

Abelia x grandiflora ‘Edward Goucher’, Caprifoliaceae

• Edward Goucher abelia

• Broadleaf evergreen, fragrant, mass planting, hedge row, sheared hedge, summer interest

• Full sun-part shade, acidic, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Pink cyme, June-Oct

• Susceptible to fungal leaf spot, root rot

Acer circinatum, Sapindaceae

• Vine Maple

• Deciduous tree, fall interest, reclamation, woodland margin

• Form: Irregular, vase; Habit: Arching, Irregular

• Full sun, acidic, well-drained soil

• Pest/disease resistant, drought tolerant, susceptible to anthracnose

Acer negundo, Sapindaceae

• Manitoba maple

• Deciduous tree, street tree

• Form: Round; Habit: Upright

• Full sun- part shade, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Susceptible to anthracnose, canker, mildew, stem borer

Acer rubrum, Sapindaceae

• Red maple

• Deciduous tree, fall interest, specimen plant

• Form: Columnar, oval, pyramidal, round; Habit: Open

• Full sun, acidic soil, drought tolerant

• Susceptible to heteroptera, mites, psyllids, stem borer, wilt

Aegopodium podagraria ‘variegatum’, Apiaceae

• Goutweed

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, groundcover, container plant, herb, medicinal

• Full sun-deep shade, acidic, rich, rocky, gravelly, dry, well-drained soil

• Susceptible to fungal leaf spot

Ajuga reptans, Lamiaceae

• Bugleweed

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, ground cover, container plant, erosion control, mass planting, herb, spring interest, woodland margin

• Full sun (if kept moist) - deep shade, humus rich, rocky, gravelly, dry, well-drained soil

• Blue, purple verticillaster May-June

• Drought tolerant, susceptible to crown rot, root rot, fungal leaf spot

Blechnum spicant, Blechnaceae

• Deer fern

• Fern, container plant, filler, forestry, mass planting, border plant, native planting, waterside planting, woodland margin

• Part sun-deep shade, humus rich, well-drained soil

• Susceptible to rust, scale

Buddleja davidii, Scrophulariaceae

• Butterfly bush

• Deciduous shrub, invasive, attracts pollinators (butterflies), erosion control, fragrant, summer interest

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White, blue, purple, pink thyrse June-Sept

• Susceptible to dieback, fungal leaf spot, mites

Buxus sinica var. insularis ‘Green Velvet’, Buxaceae

• Green velvet boxwood, winter gem boxwood

• Broadleaf evergreen, ground cover, hedge row, perennial border

• Full sun (if kept moist) - filtered shade, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Susceptible to leaf miner, mites

Calystegia sepium, Convolvulaceae

• Hedge bindweed, morning glory

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive vine/climber, weed

• Full sun-filtered shade

• White, pink solitary flowers, May-Oct

• Pest/disease resistant

Cardamine oligosperma, Brassicaceae

• Bittercress, snapweed

• Herbaceous perennial, weed, herb

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil

• White raceme March-July

• Susceptible to mildew, rust

Centaurea cyanus, Asteraceae

• Cornflower, bachelors buttons

• Herbaceous annual, invasive, attracts pollinators (birds, butterflies), bedding plant, cut flower/foliage, perennial border

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White, blue, purple, pink head (capitulum), May-June

• Susceptible to aphids, mealybugs, root rot, rust, wilt

Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Aurea’, Cupressaceae

• Gold threadleaf false cypress

• Conifer, mass planting, specimen plant

• Full sun, acidic, well-drained soil

• Susceptible to mites, root rot

Cirsium arvense, Asteraceae

• Canada thistle

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, weed, attracts pollinators (birds), wildlife food

• Full sun, rocy gravelly, dry soil, drought tolerant

• Violet, purple, pink head (capitulum), June-August

• Pest/disease resistant

Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’, Cornaceae

• Silverleaf dogwood, Siberean dogwood

• Deciduous shrub, accent plant, summer/fall/winter interest, mass planting, shrub border, woodland margin

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil

• Susceptible to anthracnose, galls, leaf miner, mites, nematodes, root rot, scal, stem borer, thrips

Cotinus coggygria, Anacardiaceae

• Smoke bush

• Deciduous shrub, accent plant, fall interest, screening

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Susceptible to rust, scale, wilt

Equisetum arvense, Equisetaceae

• Common horsetail

• Herbaceous perennial, weed, erosion control,

• Full sun-deep shade

• Pest/disease resistant

Euphorbia cyparissias, Euphorbiaceae

• Cypress spurge

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, ground cover, container plant, mass planting

• Full sun, rocky, gravelly, dry, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Yellow, red cyathium April-June

• Pest/disease resistant

Fallopia japonica, Polygonaceae

• Japanese knotweed

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, noxious

• Full sun-deep shade, well-drained soil

• White panicle August-September

• Pest/disease resistant

Fraxinus americana, Oleaceae

• American ash

• Deciduous tree, attracts pollinators (birds), fall interest, shade tree, street tree, specimen plant, tall background

• Form: Oval, Round; Habit: Dense, upright

• Full sun, well-drained soil

• Susceptible to anthracnose, psyllids, stem borer

Galium aparine, Rubiaceae

• Northern bedstraw, cleavers

• Annual vine/climber, weed, herb, medicinal plant

• Full sun-filtered shade, well-drained soil

• Pest resistant

Gypsophila paniculata, Caryophyllaceae

• Baby’s breath

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, attracts pollinators (butterflies), cut flower/foliage, filler, floristry, perennial border

• Full sun, alkaline, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White, pink cyme July-August

• Pest/disease resistant susceptible to crown rot, mold

Helleborus x hybridus, Ranunculaceae

• Hybrid Lenten rose

• Broadleaf evergreen, attracts pollinators, perennial border, rock garden, spring/winter interest

• Part sun-deep shade, humus rich, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White, yellow, green, purple, pink, cyme Jan-April

• Pest/disease resistant

Heracleum mantegazzianum, Apiaceae

• Giant hogweed

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, noxious

• Full sun, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White umbel June-July

• Pest/disease resistant

Hibiscus syriacus, Malvaceae

• Hibiscus, rose of Sharon

• Deciduous shrub, attracts pollinators (butterflies), summer/fall interest, hedge row, shrub border, screening

• Full sun-part shade, humus rich, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White, blue, violet, red cyme September-October

• Susceptible to aphids, beetles, canker, earwigs, fungal leaf spot, rust, virus, whitefly

Pilosella aurantiaca, Asteraceae

• Orange hawkweed

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, attracts pollinators (butterflies)

• Full sun-part shade, rocky gravelly, dry, well-drained soil, noxious

• Orange, red cyme, June-September

• Drought tolerant

Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris, Hydrangeacea

• Climbing hydrangea

• Deciduous shrub/vine, accent plant, arbors, cut/dried flower/foliage, fall interest, mass planting, shrub border, tall background, specimen plant

• Full sun-filtered shade, well-drained soil

• White, pink cyme, July-August

• Susceptible to nematodes

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’, Hydrangeaceae

• Annabelle hydrangea, hills of snow

• Deciduous shrub, mass planting, border plant, summer interest, woodland margin

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil

• White, red cyme, June-September

• Susceptible to aphids, blight, fungal leaf spot, mites, mold, rust, scale insects

Hydrangea quercifolia, Hydrangeaceae

• Oakleaf hydrangea

• Deciduous shrub, shrub border, summer interest

• Full sun (if kept moist)-part shade, well-drained soil

• White, pink thyrse, August-October

• Pest/disease resistant

Impatiens glandulifera, Balsaminaceae

• Himalayan balsam

• Herbaceous annual, invasive, herb, summer interest

• Part sun-part shade, bog, humus rich soil

• White, purple, pink solitary flowers June-October

• Susceptible to aphids

Impatiens walleriana, Balsaminaceae

• Impatiens

• Herbaceous annual, bedding plant, container plant, filler, mass planting, hanging basket

• Full sun-deep shade, well-drained soil

• White, orange, violet, purple, pink, red raceme, May-Oct

• Susceptible to fungal leaf spot, mites, nematodes, slugs, thrips

Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’, Poaceae

• Japanese blood grass

• Herbaceous perennial, container plant, fall/summer interest, ground cover, mass planting, perennial border, specimen plant, wetland/bogs, woodland margin

• Full sun-filtered shade, well-drained soil

• Pest/disease resistant

Iris pseudacorus, Iridaceae

• Yellow flag iris

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, aquatic plant, cut flower/foliage, attracts pollinators (butterflies), mass planting, Spring interest, specimen plant, noxious

• Full sun-filtered shade, humus rich soil

• Yellow raceme, May-July

• Susceptible to fungal leaf spot, mold, root rot, slugs

Iris sibirica

• Siberian iris

• Herbaceous perennial, aquatic plant, attracts pollinators (butterflies), cut flower/foliage, fragrance, mass planting, border plant, summer interest

• Full sun-part shade, bog, humus rich, well-drained soil

• White, blue, violet, purple, magenta, raceme, June-July

• Susceptible to root rot, rust, slugs, wilt

Juncus effusus ‘Spiralis’, Juncaceae

• Corkscrew rush

• Herbaceous perennial, aquatic plant, accent plant, container plant, summer interest

• Full sun-part shade, acidic, bog, rocky, gravelly, dry soil

• Pest/disease resistant

Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’, Cupressaceae

• Blue star juniper, squamata juniper

• Conifer, winter interest

• Full sun-part shade, rocky, gravelly, dry, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Susceptible to dieback, heart rot, leaf miner, mites, nematodes, rust, scale

Knautia arvensis, Caprifoliaceae

• Field scabious

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive

• Full sun, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Blue, violet, purple umbel, July-September

Lamium galeobdolon, Lamiaceae

• Yellow archangel

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, container planting

• Part sun-deep shade, humus rich, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Yellow verticillaster, April-June

• Pest/disease resistant, susceptible to blight, mites

Larix laricina, Pinaceae

• Tamarack, eastern larch

• Conifer, forestry, native planting, screening, specimen plant

• Form: Pyramidal; Habit: Upright

• Full sun, acidic, bog, humus rich, well-drained soil

• Susceptible to heart rot, root rot, ants

Leucanthemum vulgare, Asteraceae

• Oxeye daisy

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive

• Full sun, rocky, gravelly, dry, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White head (capitulum), June-July

• Pest/disease resistant

Ligustrum amurense, Oleaceae

• Amur privet

• Deciduous shrub, attracts pollinators (birds, butterflies), hedge row, shrub border, sheared hedge, specimen plant, winter interest

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White cyme, May-June

• Susceptible to beetles, blight, canker, fungal leaf spot, leaf miner insect, mildew, mites, root rot, thrips

Lobelia erinus, Campanulaceae

• Lobelia

• Herbaceous annual, attracts pollinators, bedding/container plant, summer interest

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil

• White, blue, violet, pink raceme, June-September

• Pest/disease resistant

Lonicera x brownii ‘Dropmore Scarlet’, Caprifoliaceae

• Honeysuckle, scarlet trumpet honeysuckle

• Deciduous vine, arbors, attracts pollinators (birds, butterflies), ground cover, screening

• Full sun, well-drained soil

• Orange, red clustered flowers, July-September

• Susceptible to aphids, mildew, thrips

Lythrum salicaria, Lythraceae

• Purple loosestrife

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, weed, wetland/bog plant, noxious

• Full sun-part shade, acidic, bog, humus rich soil

• Purple, pink, magenta raceme, July-September

• Pest/disease resistant, susceptible to fungal leaf spot

Mahonia aquifolium, Berberidaceae

• Oregon grape

• Broadleaf evergreen, attracts pollinators (birds), shrub border, security, wildlife food, winter interest, woodland margin

• Full sun (if kept moist) - part shade, acidic soil, drought tolerant

• Susceptible to anthracnose, aphids, fungal leaf spot, leaf miner, rust, scale, whitefly

Marchantia polymorpha, Marchantiaceae

• Thalloid liverwort, lung liverwort

• Herbaceous perennial, weed

• Filtered-deep shade

• Pest/disease resistant

Monarda didyma cvs., Lamiaceae

• Bee balm

• Herbaceous perennial, attracts pollinators (birds, butterflies), cut/dried flower/foliage, fall/summer interest, fragrance, mass planting, herb, shrub border, tall background, waterside plant

• Full sun (if kept moist) - part shade, acidic, humus rich, well-drained soil

• Red verticillaster, July-September

• Susceptible to mildew, rust

Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Vitaceae

• Boston ivy

• Deciduous vine, attracts pollinators (birds), erosion control, fall interest, screening, wildlife food

• full sun-deep shade, acidic, humus rich, rocky, gravelly, dry, well-drained soil

• Pest/disease resistant, drought tolerant

Petunia x hybrida, Solanaceae

• Petunia

• Herbaceous annual, bedding plant, mass planting, hanging basket, summer interest

• Full sun, well-drained soil

• All colours, solitary flowers, May-September

• Susceptible to leaf miner insect, virus

Phalaris arundinaceae, Poaceae

• Reed canary grass, ribbon grass

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, erosion control

• Full sun-part shade, acidic, bog, humus rich soil

• Pest/disease resistant

Philadelphus coronarius, Hydrangeaceae

• Mock orange

• Deciduous shrub, attracts pollinators (butterflies), fragrance, hedge row, shrub border, specimen plant, woodland margin

• Full sun-part shade, acidic, well-drained soil

• White raceme, May-June

• Pest/disease resistant

Physocarpus capitatus, Rosaceae

• Pacific ninebark

• Deciduous shrub, attracts pollinators, filler, mass planting, shrub border, screening, spring interest, wetland plant, wildlife food, woodland margin

• Full sun-filtered shade, acidic bog, humus rich soil, drought tolerant

• White corymb, May-June

• Pest/disease resistant, susceptible to fungal leaf spot

Plantago major, Plantaginaceae

• Broad-leaf plantain

• Herbaceous perennial, weed, herb, medicinal plant

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil

• Pest/disease resistant

Platanus x acerifolia, Plantanaceae

• London plane tree

• Form: Pyramidal, round; Habit: Spreading,

• Deciduous tree, accent plant, rain garden, shade tree, street tree

• Full sun, well-drained soil

• Pest/disease resistant

Poa annua, Poaceae

• Annual bluegrass

• Annual weed, erosion control

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil

• Pest/disease resistant susceptible to anthracnose

Potentilla fruticosa, Rosaceae

• Potentilla, cinquefoil

• Deciduous shrub, alpine, mass planting, shrub border

• Full sun, rocky, gravelly, dry, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White, orange, yellow, pink, red cyme, May-September

• Susceptible to fungal leaf spot, mildew, mites

Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinaceae

• Douglas fir

• Form: Pyramidal; Habit: Horizontal, upright

• Conifer, forestry, native planting, specimen plant, wind break, woodland margin

• Full sun, acidic, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Susceptible to adelgids, blight, canker, caterpillar, dieback, diptera, nematodes, root rot, rust, scale, spittlebug

Pyracantha coccinea, Rosaceae

• Scarlet firethorn, pyracantha

• Broadleaf evergreen, container plant, espalier, shrub border, screening, security, specimen plant, wildlife food

• Full sun-part shade, rocky, gravelly, dry, well-drained soil

• White corymb, April-May

• Susceptible to blight, dieback, fungal leaf spot, root rot, scale

Quercus palustris, Fagaceae

• Pin oak

• Form: Pyramidal; Habit: Horizontal, pendulous, upright

• Deciduous tree, shade tree, street tree, specimen plant

• Full sun, acidic, bog, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Susceptible to anthracnose, caterpillar, galls, heart rot, leaf miner, root rot, scale, wilt

Quercus rubra, Fagaceae

• Red oak

• Deciduous tree, street tree, specimen plant

• Form: Round; Habit: Spreading, stiffly upright

• Full sun, acidic soil, drought tolerant

• Susceptible to anthracnose, galls, heart rot, leaf miner, root rot, rust, scale, stem borer, wilt

Ranunculus repens, Ranunculaceae

• Creeping buttercup

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, weed, attracts pollinators, wetland plant

• Full sun-deep shade, well-drained soil

• Yellow solitary flowers, June-August

• Susceptible to fungal leaf spot, leaf miner, mites, rust, slugs, virus

Rubus armeniacus, Rosaceae

• Himalayan blackberry

• Semi-evergreen vine/climber, invasive, weed, attracts pollinators, security, urban agriculture

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil

• White cyme, May-July

• Susceptible to anthracnose, mold, rust, scale, wilt

Spiraea x bumalda ‘Goldflame’, Rosaceae

• Goldflame spiraea

• Deciduous shrub, mass planting, summer interest

• Full sun-part shade

• Pink cyme, June-July

• Pest/disease resistant

Stellaria media, Caryophyllaceae

• Chickweed

• Annual weed, attracts pollinators, herb, wildlife food

• Part sun-part shade, humus rich soil

• White cyme, March-Oct

• Susceptible to aphids, heteroptera, thrips, virus

Tamarix ramosissima, Tamaricaceae

• Tamarisk, salt cedar

• Form: Round; Habit: Arching

• Deciduous tree, invasive, erosion control, mass planting, summer interest

• Full sun, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• Pink raceme, June-August

Tanacetum vulgare, Asteraceae

• Common tansy

• Herbaceous perennial, invasive, attracts pollinators, noxious

• Full sun, well-drained soil

• Yellow head (capitulum), July-September

• Pest/disease resistant

Taraxacum officinale, Asteraceae

• Dandelion

• Herbaceous perennial, weed, attracts pollinators, herb, medicinal plant, wildlife food

• Full sun-part shade, rocky, gravelly, dry soil

• Yellow head (capitulum), March-October

• Pest/disease resistant

Taxus x media, Taxaceae

• Dense yew, yew

• Form: Oval; Habit: Spreading, upright

• Conifer, screening, sheared hedge

• Full sun-deep shade, humus rich, well-drained soil

• Susceptible to dieback, mites, root rot

Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’, Cupressaceae

• Emerald cedar, eastern white cedar

• Form: Columnar; Habit: Fastigiate, stiffly upright

• Conifer, accent plant, hedge row, screening, sheared hedge

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil

• Pest/disease resistant, susceptible to scale

Tsuga canadensis, Pinaceae

• Canada hemlock, eastern hemlock

• Form: Mounded, pyramidal; Habit: Arching, pendulous

• Conifer, specimen plant

• Full sun (if kept moist) - deep shade, well-drained soil

• Susceptible to adelgids, leaf miner, rust

Vinca minor, Apocynaceae

• Periwinkle

• Herbaceous perennial, ground cover, invasive, mass planting, hanging basket, perennial border, rock garden, spring interest

• Full sun-filtered shade, acidic, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White, blue, violet, purple solitary flowers, March-April

• Pest/disease resistant, susceptible to canker, dieback, scale

Weigela florida, Caprifoliaceae

• Weigela

• Deciduous shrub, attracts pollinators (birds), filler, screening, specimen plant

• Full sun-part shade, well-drained soil

• Red cyme, May-June

• Susceptible to dieback, nematodes, scale, virus

Yucca filamentosa, Asparagaceae

• Yucca

• Broadleaf evergreen, attracts pollinators (butterflies), container plant, mass planting, rock garden, specimen plant

• Full sun, rocky, gravelly, dry, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

• White panicle, June-August

• Susceptible to aphids, fungal leaf spot, scale