PLANT MATERIALS

LANDSACAPE ASSIGNMENT
 TREES (A tree is a tall plant with a trunk and branches made of wood .)

1. JAPANESE MAPLE TREE

Botanical Name- Acer palmatum

Height Range- 2-30 ft. tall

Canopy Size- 15-35 ft.

Native Place- Japan

2. JACARANDES TREE 3. BALETE TREE

Botanical Name- Jacaranda mimosifolia Botanical Name- Ficus benjamina

Height Range- 25 to 40 feet Height Range- 24-60m

Canopy Size- 25 to 40 feet Canopy Size- 50-90m

Native Place- Argentina & Bolivia Native Place- Philippines

4. WEEPING WILLOWTREE 5. SAGANO BAMBOO TREE

Botanical Name- Salix Botanical Name- Phyllostachys edulis

Height Range- 30-40’ Height Range- 20-40m

Canopy Size- Around 35’ Canopy Size- 15-30cm

Native Place- China, Europe and Native Place- Japan

N . America
 SHRUBS (A woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems
branching from or near the ground.)

1. ABELIA

Botanical Name- Abelia x grandiflora

Height Range- 6-10’

Canopy Size- About 6’

Native Place-  Eastern Asia and Mexico

2. SWEETSHRUB 3. CARYOPTERIS

Botanical Name- Calycanthus Botanical Name- Caryopteris clandonensis

Height Range- 3-9’ Height Range- 1-4m

Canopy Size- 6-12’ Canopy Size- 2-3’

Native Place- U.S.A Native Place- East Asia

4. GOLDEN BELL 5. AZALEA

Botanical Name- Forsythia Botanical Name- Rhododendron

Height Range- 2-10’ Height Range- 6-20’

Canopy Size- 4-12’ Canopy Size- Varies according to climate

Native Place- S . Korea Native Place- Asia, Europe

& N . America
 HERBS (Herb is a flavorful plant used to season food in cooking or a plant used as medicine.)

1. POT MARIGOLD

Botanical Name- Calendula officinalis

Height Range- 1-2’

Canopy Size- 1-2’

Native Place- Southern Europe

2. MOTHERWORT 3. TULSI

Botanical Name- Leonurus cardiaca Botanical Name- Ocimum tenuiflorum

Height Range- 2-4’ Height Range- 2-5’

Canopy Size- about 1’ Canopy Size- 1-2’

Native Place- S.E Europe Native Place- India

& Asia
4. MEADOWSWEET 5. SPILANTHES

Botanical Name- Filipendula ulmaria Botanical Name- Acmella oleracea

Height Range- 3-6’ Height Range- 12-15”

Canopy Size- About 3’ Canopy Size- About 24”

Native Place- Europe & W Asia Native Place- India and

S America
 GROUND COVERS (Ground cover is any plant that grows over an area
of ground.)

1. CREEPING THYME

Botanical Name- Thymus serpyllum

Height Range- 2-4”

Canopy Size- Upto 18”

Native Place- Europe & N Africa

2. CREEPING JUNIPER 3. AJUGA

Botanical Name- Juniperus horizontalis Botanical Name- Ajuga reptans

Height Range- 0.5-1.5’ Height Range- 4-14”

Canopy Size- 5-8’ Canopy Size- 2-5”

Native Place- N . America Native Place- Europe, Asia

& Africa
4. MONDO GRASS 5. SWEET WOODRUFF

Botanical Name- Ophiopogon japonicus Botanical Name- Galium odoratum

Height Range- 6”-3’ Height Range- 6-12”

Canopy Size- Up to 1’ Canopy Size- 12-18”

Native Place- Japan Native Place- Central Europe, North Africa, and
Siberia
 CLIMBERS (Climbers are plants whose stems are weak, so they climb up trees and walls for support to
grow.)

1. PYRACANTHA

Botanical Name- Pyracantha coccinea

Height Range- 10-15’

Canopy Size- Around 10’

Native Place- Southwest Europe to Southeast Asia

2. IVY 3. CLEMATIS

Botanical Name- Hedera Botanical Name- Clematis x jackmanii

Height Range- 25-30m Height Range- 20-30’

Canopy Size- 10-15’ Canopy Size- 4-6”

Native Place- Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Native Place- China

Africa & Asia
4. VIRGINIA CREEPER 5. CLIMBING ROSES

Botanical Name- Parthenocissus quinquefolia Botanical Name- Rosa

Height Range- 12”-60’ Height Range- 10-12’

Canopy Size- Not Specified Canopy Size- up to 10’

Native Place- Ontario and Quebec Native Place- Asia

 CREEPERS (Any plant that grows along the ground, around another plant, or up a wall by means of
extending stems or branches.)

1. FLAMEVINE

Botanical Name- Bigonia venusta

Height Range- 10-15’

Canopy Size- Around 10’

Native Place- S. America, Brazil and Paraguay

2. APARAJITA 3. YELLOW ELDER

Botanical Name- Convolvulus pluricaulis Botanical Name- Tecoma stans

Height Range- Around 2m Height Range- 5-15’

Canopy Size- 1-2” Canopy Size- 3-5’

Native Place- Equatorial Asia Native Place- America

4. BARBADOS CHERRY 5. BRAZILIAN JASMINE

Botanical Name- Malpighia emarginata Botanical Name- Mandevilla sanderi

Height Range- 1-3’ Height Range- 10-15’

Canopy Size- 2-5’ Canopy Size- 10-15’

Native Place- West Indies Native Place- Brazil

 VINES (A vine is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing))

1. BOUGAINVILLEA

Botanical Name- Bougainvillea glabra

Height Range- 10-12’

Canopy Size- 8-10’

Native Place- Brazil, Peru, Argentina and other

South American countries.
2. CORAL HONEYSUCKLE 3. CHOCOLATE VINE

Botanical Name- Lonicera sempervirens Botanical Name- Akebia quinata

Height Range- 8-15’ Height Range- 20-40’

Canopy Size- 10-20’ Canopy Size- 10-20’

Native Place- United States Native Place- Japan, China & Korea
4. STAR JASMINE 5. BLUE PASSION FLOWER

Botanical Name- Trachelospermum jasminoides Botanical Name- Passiflora caerulea

Height Range- Around 0.5m Height Range- Up to 30’

Canopy Size- 3-6m Canopy Size- 3-6’

Native Place- Eurasia, Australasia and Oceania Native Place- S. Brazil & Argentina
 TWINERS (Twiners are the climbing plants which wind themselves around supports like ropes and rods with
their touch-sensitive main shoots, and grow upwards in this way.)

1. GOLDEN DODDER

Botanical Name- Cascuta campestris

Height Range- 3-4’

Canopy Size- 5-10’

Native Place- Central Europe

2. HYACINTH BEAN 3. RANGOON CREEPER

Botanical Name- Lablab purpureus Botanical Name- Combretum indicum

Height Range- Around 20” Height Range- 2.5-8m

Canopy Size- 6”-1’ Canopy Size- Medium Size

Native Place- Native to Africa Native Place- Philippines, India and Malaysia
REFERENCE
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• https://www.veranda.com/
• https://www.homeonline.com/
• https://www.rootwell.com/
• https://www.gardensillustrated.com/
• https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/
• https://chestnutherbs.com/
• https://www.countryliving.com/
• https://urnabios.com/
THANK
YOU

ANMOL CHUGH

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