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PlantStuff: Part 1- An Intro to Learning About Plants
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Sphagneticola trilobata (Wedelia)
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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0113 Botanical Name: Sphagneticola trilobata Common Name: Wedelia, Trailing Daisy, Singapore Daisy, Creeping Ox-eye Cultivar: N/A Family: Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Central America, Mexico, Caribbean Landscaping Information Plant Type : Groundcover Texture: Medium, Coarse Form: Mat Height (on average, in landscape use): <1' - 1' Height to Spread Ratio: A spreading, groundcover, usually not becoming more than 1.5' tall. Growth Rate: Fast Landscape Values: Border, Edging, Filler, Framing, Groundcover, Mass, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Robust groundcover: great for urban landscapes Sphagneticola trilobata Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: Yellow, 1" wide, aster-type with ray and disc flowers. Many more disc flowers than ray flowers. Sphagneticola trilobata flower Photo by Matthew
Murrarya paniculata (Orange Jessamine)
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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0152 Botanical Name: Murrarya paniculata Common Name: Mock Orange, Jasmine Orange, Chinese Box, Orange Jessamine, Lakeview Jasmine Cultivar: N/A Family: Rutaceae Murrarya paniculata Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Pacific Islands Landscaping Information Plant Type : Shrub, Treelet Texture: Fine Form: Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use): 2' - 4' (Hedged), 8'-10' (Treelet) Growth Rate: Medium to Fast Landscape Values: Background, Border, Edging, Facer, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Hedge, Mass, Screen, Space Division, Windbreak Outstanding Quality: Fragrance, Hedgability, Wood Murrarya paniculata as a hedge Photo by Matthew Gaston Murrarya paniculata hedge with bright green new foliage Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: egg shell to cream, 5-petals, bisexual flowers with 10 stamens. Highly fragra
Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta' (Mediterranean Cypress)
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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0064 Botanical Name: Cupressus sempervirens Common Name: Italian Cypress, Mediterranean Cypress, Turkish Cypress, Common Cypress Cultivar: ' Stricta' (Some people include subspecific names for the two general forms: fastigiate (' Stricta ') & horizontal. The fastigiate form is treated as a cultivar, while the horizontal form is believed to be the form pre-horticultural intervention. The fastigiate form is the form/cultivar described specifically in this post. Additionally there are compact forms of the fastigiate form.) Family: Cupressaceae Cupressus sempervirens on the UH Manoa Campus Photo by Matthew Gaston Cupressus sempervirens Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Mediterranean Region from Morocco & Spain to Egypt, Israel & Iran Landscaping Information: Plant Type : Tree, Conifer, Evergreen Texture: Fine Form: Conical, Upright-Narrow Height (on average, in landscape use
Nephrolepsis cordifolia (Kupukupu)
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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0127 Botanical Name: Nephrolepsis cordifolia Common Name: Kupukupu, Narrow Sword Fern, Fishbone Fern Cultivar : N/A Family: Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepsis cordifolia Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Considered Pantropical; Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands, Asia, and Northern Australia. Landscaping Information Plant Type : Fern, Tuberous Texture: Dense, Coarse Form: Upright-Narrow Height (on average, in landscape use): 1'-2' Spread: Stolons grow from the tuber giving rise to new plants. Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Background, Border, Edging, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Groundcover, Indoor, Lanai, Mass, Patio, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Form/Silhouette, Foliage Characters Nephrolepsis cordifolia Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Foliage Color: Young/immature: Light Green Mature: Bright Medium Green to Dark Green Leaflet