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
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