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ASSIGNMENT – 3
TREES, SHRUBS, GRASS, GROUND COVER

SUBMITTED BY,
Archana Menon
L Srilekha
Sandie George
BOTANICAL Lagerstroemia speciosa Colvillea racemosa GREVILLEA ROBUSTA PACHIRA SAITHIFOLIA
NAME
COMMON jarul colville SILVER OAK Malabar chestnut
NAME Money tree
STRUCTURE

DESIGN QUALITY • Ornamental tree
• Medium sized , smooth
flaky bark.
• Leaves are deciduous.
• Coppery bark, bright •Used to form shady avenues. Used as ornamental tree.
orange flowers which
grows in cone or cylindrical
shape
• Small deep green leaves.

SEASONAL •Grown in tropical and sub •adapts well to different •prefers full sun It is a durable plant and
CHARACTERIS- tropical areas conditions. •grows best in warm zones. adapts well to different
-TICS •needs plenty of sunlight •occasional water. conditions..

GROWTH •small to medium-sized
•deciduous, oval to
The flowers are white to purple.
•After flowering, the tree
produces long, flat, woody seed
pods.
•The tree has small deep green
leaves
•It is a fast- shiny green palmate leaves
growing evergreen tree with lanceolate leaflets
smooth green bark.

HEIGHT •20m •3.6-12m •18-35m Upto 18 m

BOTANICAL Dillenia indica Parmentiera cereifera Hevea brasiliensis Magnolia grandiflora
NAME
COMMON ELEPHANT APPLE Candle tree RUBBER TREE MAGNOLIA
NAME
STRUCTURE

DESIGN QUALITY • Leaves are 15-30 cm with
corrugated surface with
impressed vein.
• Fruit is edible.
• Medium sized tree
SEASONAL •Evergreen large shrub or
CHARACTERIS- medium sized tree
-TICS
commonly cultivated specimen
in botanical gardens.
• Oval leaves • It's trunk is typically
• Buttressing roots straight and erect with
• Aerial roots spreading branches that
form a dense, broadly
pyramidal crown.
• It has large, thick,
leathery dark green
leaves which are up to
10 inches long.
• Heavy rainfall • Evergreen tree.

GROWTH borne on winged petioles 300 years In the spring, they have a
The flower is solitary or borne in golden to rust color on their
a cluster of up to four. undersides.
The fruit is a taper-
shaped berry up to 60
centimeters long.
HEIGHT • Upto 15m 6m Upto 30 m 30m
BOTANICAL Coccoloba uvifera Artocarpus heterophyllus
NAME
COMMON SEA GRAPE JACK FRUIT TREE
NAME
STRUCTURE

DESIGN QUALITY •Coccoloba uvifera is wind • Largest tree borne fruit

resistant,[3] moderately tolerant • Thick bark
of shade, and highly • Fruit is edible
tolerant of salt
•it is also planted as
an ornamental shrub

SEASONAL •Capable of surviving down to • Tropical lowland

CHARACTERIS- approximately 2 °C, the tree is
-TICS unable to survive frost.

GROWTH •The leaves turn reddish before

falling.
•dioecious species

HEIGHT •6-9m • Upto 30 m

BOTANICAL ANDROMEDA ANGEL'S TRUMPET BAMBOO PALM BANANA SHRUB
NAME

COMMON
NAME
STRUCTURE

DESIGN QUALITY BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SIMPLY TREAT IT AS AN EXOTIC CREATE A TEXTURAL THE EVERGREEN SHRUB'S
SHRUB BACKDROP FLUSH OF FLOWERS
WHITE, PINK

SEASONAL WHITE, PINK WHITE, YELLOW, PINK, GREEN YELLOW/GOLD, PINK/ROSE,

CHARACTERIS- ORANGE, AND CREAM BICOLOR
-TICS

GROWTH SLOW GROWING FAST GROWING FAST GROWING FAST GROWING

SPRING SPRING ANY SUMMER ,SPRING
ACIDIC SOIL WELL-DRAINED SOIL FOUNDATION SOIL WELL-DRAINED SOIL

HEIGHT 12’ 6’ 10’ 4-5’

BOTANICAL BARBERRY BEAUTYBERRY BOXWOOD BUTTERFLY BUSH
NAME
COMMON
NAME
STRUCTURE

DESIGN QUALITY FINE-TEXTURED BRANCHES OF CLUSTERS OF SMALL VIOLET- AN EVERGREEN SHRUB IDEAL DRENCHING THE AIR WITH A
PURPLE-RED PURPLE FRUITS. FOR SCULPTING FRUITY SCENT

SEASONAL YELLOW/GOLD, RED/PURPLE PINK/ROSE WHITE, BLUE-GREEN LEAVES, WHITE, PINK/ROSE,

CHARACTERIS- LEAVES, YELLOW LEAVES, VARIEGATED LEAVES BLUE/VIOLET/LAVENDER,
-TICS VARIEGATED LEAVES RED

GROWTH FAST GROWING FAST GROWING FAST GROWING FAST GROWING

SPRING SUMMER SPRING SUMMER
DROUGHT ANY WELL-DRAINED SOIL EXTRA-FERTILE SOIL

HEIGHT 6’ 6’ 15’ 5-15’

BOTANICAL CAROLINA ALLSPICE CRAPE MYRTLE DAMIANITA DEUTZIA
NAME
COMMON
NAME
STRUCTURE

DESIGN QUALITY STRONGLY FRAGRANT DARK THE BRIGHTEST BLOOMING ITS SUNNY-YELLOW DAISY- A WATERFALL OF WHITE
RED FLOWERS AND MOST HEAT-TOLERANT SHAPE BLOOMS UNFURL SPRING BLOSSOMS ON
TREES ALMOST YEAR-ROUND. CASCADING BRANCHES

SEASONAL BURGUNDY-RED FLOWERS REDDISH PEELING BARK AND YELLOW LARGE WHITE FLOWERS
CHARACTERIS- SMOOTH TRUNK
-TICS

GROWTH FAST GROWING FAST GROWING FAST GROWING FAST GROWING

SUMMER SUMMER SUMMER SPRING WELL-DRAINED SOIL
WELL-DRAINED SOIL WELL-DRAINED SOIL WELL-DRAINED SOIL

HEIGHT 8’ 5-8’ 2’ 2-10’

BOTANICAL
CREEPING CANADA BAHIAGRASS CENTIPEDEGRASS
NAME
BENTGRASS BLUEGRASS

STRUCTURE

DESIGN BENTGRASS IS A FINE- IS A COLD-TOLERANT, FINE-

IS A TOUGH,
S A COARSE-TEXTURED,
TEXTURED, COOL-SEASON TEXTURED BLUEGRASS WITH A LIGHT GREEN GRASS THAT
QUALITIES SPECIES CREEPING HABIT COARSE-TEXTURED SPREADS BY STOLONS.
BENTGRASS IS THE FINEST- BAHIAGRASS THIS GRASS IS
SEASONAL BLADED, LOWEST-
ITS NATURAL GROWING
SPREADS SLOWLY BY SOMETIMES CALLED
RANGE IS WELL-ADAPTED
CHARACTERS GROWING RHIZOMES "LAZY MAN'S GRASS"
IT MAKES A NICE LOOKING WAS ORIGINALLY BAHIAGRASS HAS SOME HAS SHALLOW ROOTS, SO
OTHER QUALITIES LAWN. WITH FREQUENT INTRODUCED AS A SOURCE SHADE TOLERANCE AND IT HAS NO REAL DROUGHT
MOWING, WATERING, OF FORAGE FOR DRY FORMS A THICK TURF THAT TOLERANCE
DETHATCHING, AND PASTURES WITH POOR CROWDS OUT WEEDS
FERTILIZING WITHOUT CREATING THATCH
SOIL.
ECOLOGICAL GOOD AIR CIRCULATION OVER
THE SURFACE OF THE GRASS FULL SUN IS BEST, BUT WILL FULL SUN, TOLERATES FULL SUN
VALUES TO PREVENT DISEASE TOLERATE SOME SHADE SOME SHADE
GROWTH FAST GROWING FAST GROWING FAST GROWING FAST GROWING
CLIMATE SPRING SPRING SUMMER SUMMER
ANY ANY ANY
SOIL ANY

SPAN,HEIGHT ¾” 3-4” 2-3” 2-3.5’

BOTANICAL SWEET BRASS
THYME DEADNETTLE
NAME WOODRUFF BUTTONS

STRUCTURE

DESIGN THIS SUN-LOVING, SWEET WOODRUFF IS THE TINY, FINE-TEXTURED FREE-BLOOMING

DROUGHT-TOLERANT HERB PERFECT GROUNDCOVER FOR FOLIAGE THAT'S TINGED DEADNETTLES ENLIVEN
QUALITIES CARPETS HILLSIDES
ADDING FRAGRANCE TO YOUR BLACK AND BUTTON- DIFFICULT PLACES IN SUN OR
BACKYARD. SHAPE SHADE.
THE LEAVES ARE CRUSHED THE TRIANGULAR GREEN LEAVES
SEASONAL BLOOMS ARE BLUISH- THEY SMELL LIKE FRESHLY BRONZE-COLOR ARE SPLASHED WITH SILVER, OR
THEY ARE SILVER-RIMMED OR
CHARACTERS PURPLE TO PINK MOWN HAY FLOWERS VEINED WITH EMERALD.

FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE

OTHER QUALITIES FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,DRIED FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,DRIED FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,DRIE FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,ATTR
FLOWERS FLOWERS, D FLOWERS ACTS BUTTERFLIES
THIS IS ONE PLANT THAT ISN'T IT TOLERATES SOME DEADNETTLES HAVE
ECOLOGICAL INTRODUCES A SAVORY FLAVOR
PRONE TO INVASIVENESS AND DEGREE OF TRAFFIC, SO UNFAIRLY GOTTEN A BAD
TO DISHES, SUCH AS ROASTED
VALUES VEGETABLES, SOUPS. TENDS TO FORM WELL- YOU CAN WALK ON IT. NAME FOR BEING INVASIVE
MANNERED CLUMPS. AND SOMEWHAT WEEDY
FAST GROWING
GROWTH FAST GROWING FAST GROWING ANY FAST GROWING
CLIMATE ANY ANY WELL-DRAINED ANY
WELL-DRAINED SOIL WELL-DRAINED SOIL WELL-DRAINED
SOIL SOIL
SOIL

SPAN,HEIGHT 3-12” 12” 12” 8-24”