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This document provides information on various plant materials for landscaping including trees, shrubs, herbs, ground covers, climbers, creepers, vines, and twiners. It lists the botanical name, height range, canopy size, and native place of 5 examples for each plant type. In total it describes characteristics of 100 different plant species. References for further information are also included at the end.

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Assignment 3 (Anmol)

This document provides information on various plant materials for landscaping including trees, shrubs, herbs, ground covers, climbers, creepers, vines, and twiners. It lists the botanical name, height range, canopy size, and native place of 5 examples for each plant type. In total it describes characteristics of 100 different plant species. References for further information are also included at the end.

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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

A 1904017025

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