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Nikita Loknathan
Nikita Loknathan

This document provides information on various trees, shrubs, grasses, and ground covers that could be used in a landscape design. It includes the botanical and common names, descriptions of growth structure and characteristics, preferred growing conditions, and height ranges. A total of 26 different plant varieties are described, with details on their seasonal qualities, ecological benefits, growth rates, preferred climates and soil types.

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LANDSCAPE ASSIGNMENT – 3 TREES, SHRUBS, GRASS, GROUND COVER SUBMITTED BY, Archana Menon L Srilekha Sandie George
BOTANICAL NAME Lagerstroemia speciosa Colvillea racemosa GREVILLEA ROBUSTA PACHIRA SAITHIFOLIA COMMON NAME jarul colville SILVER OAK Malabar chestnut Money tree STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY • Ornamental tree • Medium sized , smooth flaky bark. • Leaves are deciduous. • Coppery bark, bright orange flowers which grows in cone or cylindrical shape • Small deep green leaves. •Used to form shady avenues. Used as ornamental tree. SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS •Grown in tropical and sub tropical areas •adapts well to different conditions. •needs plenty of sunlight •prefers full sun •grows best in warm zones. •occasional water. It is a durable plant and adapts well to different 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- growing evergreen tree shiny green palmate leaves with lanceolate leaflets smooth green bark. HEIGHT •20m •3.6-12m •18-35m Upto 18 m
BOTANICAL NAME Dillenia indica Parmentiera cereifera Hevea brasiliensis Magnolia grandiflora COMMON NAME ELEPHANT APPLE Candle tree RUBBER TREE MAGNOLIA STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY • Leaves are 15-30 cm with corrugated surface with impressed vein. • Fruit is edible. • Medium sized tree commonly cultivated specimen in botanical gardens. • Oval leaves • Buttressing roots • Aerial roots • It's trunk is typically straight and erect with spreading branches that form a dense, broadly pyramidal crown. • It has large, thick, leathery dark green leaves which are up to 10 inches long. SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS •Evergreen large shrub or medium sized tree • Heavy rainfall • Evergreen tree. GROWTH borne on winged petioles The flower is solitary or borne in a cluster of up to four. The fruit is a taper- shaped berry up to 60 centimeters long. 300 years In the spring, they have a golden to rust color on their undersides. HEIGHT • Upto 15m 6m Upto 30 m 30m
BOTANICAL NAME Coccoloba uvifera Artocarpus heterophyllus COMMON NAME SEA GRAPE JACK FRUIT TREE STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY •Coccoloba uvifera is wind resistant,[3] moderately tolerant of shade, and highly tolerant of salt •it is also planted as an ornamental shrub • Largest tree borne fruit • Thick bark • Fruit is edible SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS •Capable of surviving down to approximately 2 °C, the tree is unable to survive frost. • Tropical lowland GROWTH •The leaves turn reddish before falling. •dioecious species HEIGHT •6-9m • Upto 30 m
BOTANICAL NAME ANDROMEDA ANGEL'S TRUMPET BAMBOO PALM BANANA SHRUB COMMON NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SHRUB WHITE, PINK SIMPLY TREAT IT AS AN EXOTIC CREATE A TEXTURAL BACKDROP THE EVERGREEN SHRUB'S FLUSH OF FLOWERS SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS WHITE, PINK WHITE, YELLOW, PINK, ORANGE, AND CREAM GREEN YELLOW/GOLD, PINK/ROSE, BICOLOR GROWTH SLOW GROWING SPRING ACIDIC SOIL FAST GROWING SPRING WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING ANY FOUNDATION SOIL FAST GROWING SUMMER ,SPRING WELL-DRAINED SOIL HEIGHT 12’ 6’ 10’ 4-5’
BOTANICAL NAME BARBERRY BEAUTYBERRY BOXWOOD BUTTERFLY BUSH COMMON NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY FINE-TEXTURED BRANCHES OF PURPLE-RED CLUSTERS OF SMALL VIOLET- PURPLE FRUITS. AN EVERGREEN SHRUB IDEAL FOR SCULPTING DRENCHING THE AIR WITH A FRUITY SCENT SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS YELLOW/GOLD, RED/PURPLE LEAVES, YELLOW LEAVES, VARIEGATED LEAVES PINK/ROSE WHITE, BLUE-GREEN LEAVES, VARIEGATED LEAVES WHITE, PINK/ROSE, BLUE/VIOLET/LAVENDER, RED GROWTH FAST GROWING SPRING DROUGHT FAST GROWING SUMMER ANY FAST GROWING SPRING WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING SUMMER EXTRA-FERTILE SOIL HEIGHT 6’ 6’ 15’ 5-15’
BOTANICAL NAME CAROLINA ALLSPICE CRAPE MYRTLE DAMIANITA DEUTZIA COMMON NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY STRONGLY FRAGRANT DARK RED FLOWERS THE BRIGHTEST BLOOMING AND MOST HEAT-TOLERANT TREES ITS SUNNY-YELLOW DAISY- SHAPE BLOOMS UNFURL ALMOST YEAR-ROUND. A WATERFALL OF WHITE SPRING BLOSSOMS ON CASCADING BRANCHES SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS BURGUNDY-RED FLOWERS REDDISH PEELING BARK AND SMOOTH TRUNK YELLOW LARGE WHITE FLOWERS GROWTH FAST GROWING SUMMER WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING SUMMER WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING SUMMER WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING SPRING WELL-DRAINED SOIL HEIGHT 8’ 5-8’ 2’ 2-10’
BOTANICAL NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITIES SEASONAL CHARACTERS OTHER QUALITIES ECOLOGICAL VALUES GROWTH CLIMATE SOIL SPAN,HEIGHT CREEPING BENTGRASS BENTGRASS IS A FINE- TEXTURED, COOL-SEASON SPECIES BENTGRASS IS THE FINEST- BLADED, LOWEST- GROWING IT MAKES A NICE LOOKING LAWN. WITH FREQUENT MOWING, WATERING, DETHATCHING, AND FERTILIZING GOOD AIR CIRCULATION OVER THE SURFACE OF THE GRASS TO PREVENT DISEASE FAST GROWING SPRING ANY CANADA BLUEGRASS ¾” IS A COLD-TOLERANT, FINE- TEXTURED BLUEGRASS WITH A CREEPING HABIT ITS NATURAL GROWING RANGE IS WELL-ADAPTED WAS ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED AS A SOURCE OF FORAGE FOR DRY PASTURES WITH POOR SOIL. FULL SUN IS BEST, BUT WILL TOLERATE SOME SHADE FAST GROWING SPRING ANY 3-4” BAHIAGRASS IS A TOUGH, COARSE-TEXTURED BAHIAGRASS SPREADS SLOWLY BY RHIZOMES BAHIAGRASS HAS SOME SHADE TOLERANCE AND FORMS A THICK TURF THAT CROWDS OUT WEEDS WITHOUT CREATING THATCH FULL SUN, TOLERATES SOME SHADE FAST GROWING SUMMER ANY 2-3” CENTIPEDEGRASS S A COARSE-TEXTURED, LIGHT GREEN GRASS THAT SPREADS BY STOLONS. THIS GRASS IS SOMETIMES CALLED "LAZY MAN'S GRASS" HAS SHALLOW ROOTS, SO IT HAS NO REAL DROUGHT TOLERANCE FULL SUN FAST GROWING SUMMER ANY 2-3.5’
BOTANICAL NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITIES SEASONAL CHARACTERS OTHER QUALITIES ECOLOGICAL VALUES GROWTH CLIMATE SOIL SPAN,HEIGHT THYME THIS SUN-LOVING, DROUGHT-TOLERANT HERB CARPETS HILLSIDES BLOOMS ARE BLUISH- PURPLE TO PINK FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,DRIED FLOWERS INTRODUCES A SAVORY FLAVOR TO DISHES, SUCH AS ROASTED VEGETABLES, SOUPS. FAST GROWING ANY WELL-DRAINED SOIL 3-12” SWEET WOODRUFF SWEET WOODRUFF IS THE PERFECT GROUNDCOVER FOR ADDING FRAGRANCE TO YOUR BACKYARD. THE LEAVES ARE CRUSHED THEY SMELL LIKE FRESHLY MOWN HAY FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,DRIED FLOWERS, THIS IS ONE PLANT THAT ISN'T PRONE TO INVASIVENESS AND TENDS TO FORM WELL- MANNERED CLUMPS. FAST GROWING ANY WELL-DRAINED SOIL 12” BRASS BUTTONS TINY, FINE-TEXTURED FOLIAGE THAT'S TINGED BLACK AND BUTTON- SHAPE BRONZE-COLOR FLOWERS FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,DRIE D FLOWERS IT TOLERATES SOME DEGREE OF TRAFFIC, SO YOU CAN WALK ON IT. FAST GROWING ANY WELL-DRAINED SOIL 12” DEADNETTLE FREE-BLOOMING DEADNETTLES ENLIVEN DIFFICULT PLACES IN SUN OR SHADE. THE TRIANGULAR GREEN LEAVES ARE SPLASHED WITH SILVER, OR THEY ARE SILVER-RIMMED OR VEINED WITH EMERALD. FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,ATTR ACTS BUTTERFLIES DEADNETTLES HAVE UNFAIRLY GOTTEN A BAD NAME FOR BEING INVASIVE AND SOMEWHAT WEEDY FAST GROWING ANY WELL-DRAINED SOIL 8-24”

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landscape- types plants-tree-shrubs

  • 1. LANDSCAPE ASSIGNMENT – 3 TREES, SHRUBS, GRASS, GROUND COVER SUBMITTED BY, Archana Menon L Srilekha Sandie George
  • 2. BOTANICAL NAME Lagerstroemia speciosa Colvillea racemosa GREVILLEA ROBUSTA PACHIRA SAITHIFOLIA COMMON NAME jarul colville SILVER OAK Malabar chestnut Money tree STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY • Ornamental tree • Medium sized , smooth flaky bark. • Leaves are deciduous. • Coppery bark, bright orange flowers which grows in cone or cylindrical shape • Small deep green leaves. •Used to form shady avenues. Used as ornamental tree. SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS •Grown in tropical and sub tropical areas •adapts well to different conditions. •needs plenty of sunlight •prefers full sun •grows best in warm zones. •occasional water. It is a durable plant and adapts well to different 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- growing evergreen tree shiny green palmate leaves with lanceolate leaflets smooth green bark. HEIGHT •20m •3.6-12m •18-35m Upto 18 m
  • 3. BOTANICAL NAME Dillenia indica Parmentiera cereifera Hevea brasiliensis Magnolia grandiflora COMMON NAME ELEPHANT APPLE Candle tree RUBBER TREE MAGNOLIA STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY • Leaves are 15-30 cm with corrugated surface with impressed vein. • Fruit is edible. • Medium sized tree commonly cultivated specimen in botanical gardens. • Oval leaves • Buttressing roots • Aerial roots • It's trunk is typically straight and erect with spreading branches that form a dense, broadly pyramidal crown. • It has large, thick, leathery dark green leaves which are up to 10 inches long. SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS •Evergreen large shrub or medium sized tree • Heavy rainfall • Evergreen tree. GROWTH borne on winged petioles The flower is solitary or borne in a cluster of up to four. The fruit is a taper- shaped berry up to 60 centimeters long. 300 years In the spring, they have a golden to rust color on their undersides. HEIGHT • Upto 15m 6m Upto 30 m 30m
  • 4. BOTANICAL NAME Coccoloba uvifera Artocarpus heterophyllus COMMON NAME SEA GRAPE JACK FRUIT TREE STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY •Coccoloba uvifera is wind resistant,[3] moderately tolerant of shade, and highly tolerant of salt •it is also planted as an ornamental shrub • Largest tree borne fruit • Thick bark • Fruit is edible SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS •Capable of surviving down to approximately 2 °C, the tree is unable to survive frost. • Tropical lowland GROWTH •The leaves turn reddish before falling. •dioecious species HEIGHT •6-9m • Upto 30 m
  • 5. BOTANICAL NAME ANDROMEDA ANGEL'S TRUMPET BAMBOO PALM BANANA SHRUB COMMON NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SHRUB WHITE, PINK SIMPLY TREAT IT AS AN EXOTIC CREATE A TEXTURAL BACKDROP THE EVERGREEN SHRUB'S FLUSH OF FLOWERS SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS WHITE, PINK WHITE, YELLOW, PINK, ORANGE, AND CREAM GREEN YELLOW/GOLD, PINK/ROSE, BICOLOR GROWTH SLOW GROWING SPRING ACIDIC SOIL FAST GROWING SPRING WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING ANY FOUNDATION SOIL FAST GROWING SUMMER ,SPRING WELL-DRAINED SOIL HEIGHT 12’ 6’ 10’ 4-5’
  • 6. BOTANICAL NAME BARBERRY BEAUTYBERRY BOXWOOD BUTTERFLY BUSH COMMON NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY FINE-TEXTURED BRANCHES OF PURPLE-RED CLUSTERS OF SMALL VIOLET- PURPLE FRUITS. AN EVERGREEN SHRUB IDEAL FOR SCULPTING DRENCHING THE AIR WITH A FRUITY SCENT SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS YELLOW/GOLD, RED/PURPLE LEAVES, YELLOW LEAVES, VARIEGATED LEAVES PINK/ROSE WHITE, BLUE-GREEN LEAVES, VARIEGATED LEAVES WHITE, PINK/ROSE, BLUE/VIOLET/LAVENDER, RED GROWTH FAST GROWING SPRING DROUGHT FAST GROWING SUMMER ANY FAST GROWING SPRING WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING SUMMER EXTRA-FERTILE SOIL HEIGHT 6’ 6’ 15’ 5-15’
  • 7. BOTANICAL NAME CAROLINA ALLSPICE CRAPE MYRTLE DAMIANITA DEUTZIA COMMON NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITY STRONGLY FRAGRANT DARK RED FLOWERS THE BRIGHTEST BLOOMING AND MOST HEAT-TOLERANT TREES ITS SUNNY-YELLOW DAISY- SHAPE BLOOMS UNFURL ALMOST YEAR-ROUND. A WATERFALL OF WHITE SPRING BLOSSOMS ON CASCADING BRANCHES SEASONAL CHARACTERIS- -TICS BURGUNDY-RED FLOWERS REDDISH PEELING BARK AND SMOOTH TRUNK YELLOW LARGE WHITE FLOWERS GROWTH FAST GROWING SUMMER WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING SUMMER WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING SUMMER WELL-DRAINED SOIL FAST GROWING SPRING WELL-DRAINED SOIL HEIGHT 8’ 5-8’ 2’ 2-10’
  • 8. BOTANICAL NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITIES SEASONAL CHARACTERS OTHER QUALITIES ECOLOGICAL VALUES GROWTH CLIMATE SOIL SPAN,HEIGHT CREEPING BENTGRASS BENTGRASS IS A FINE- TEXTURED, COOL-SEASON SPECIES BENTGRASS IS THE FINEST- BLADED, LOWEST- GROWING IT MAKES A NICE LOOKING LAWN. WITH FREQUENT MOWING, WATERING, DETHATCHING, AND FERTILIZING GOOD AIR CIRCULATION OVER THE SURFACE OF THE GRASS TO PREVENT DISEASE FAST GROWING SPRING ANY CANADA BLUEGRASS ¾” IS A COLD-TOLERANT, FINE- TEXTURED BLUEGRASS WITH A CREEPING HABIT ITS NATURAL GROWING RANGE IS WELL-ADAPTED WAS ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED AS A SOURCE OF FORAGE FOR DRY PASTURES WITH POOR SOIL. FULL SUN IS BEST, BUT WILL TOLERATE SOME SHADE FAST GROWING SPRING ANY 3-4” BAHIAGRASS IS A TOUGH, COARSE-TEXTURED BAHIAGRASS SPREADS SLOWLY BY RHIZOMES BAHIAGRASS HAS SOME SHADE TOLERANCE AND FORMS A THICK TURF THAT CROWDS OUT WEEDS WITHOUT CREATING THATCH FULL SUN, TOLERATES SOME SHADE FAST GROWING SUMMER ANY 2-3” CENTIPEDEGRASS S A COARSE-TEXTURED, LIGHT GREEN GRASS THAT SPREADS BY STOLONS. THIS GRASS IS SOMETIMES CALLED "LAZY MAN'S GRASS" HAS SHALLOW ROOTS, SO IT HAS NO REAL DROUGHT TOLERANCE FULL SUN FAST GROWING SUMMER ANY 2-3.5’
  • 9. BOTANICAL NAME STRUCTURE DESIGN QUALITIES SEASONAL CHARACTERS OTHER QUALITIES ECOLOGICAL VALUES GROWTH CLIMATE SOIL SPAN,HEIGHT THYME THIS SUN-LOVING, DROUGHT-TOLERANT HERB CARPETS HILLSIDES BLOOMS ARE BLUISH- PURPLE TO PINK FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,DRIED FLOWERS INTRODUCES A SAVORY FLAVOR TO DISHES, SUCH AS ROASTED VEGETABLES, SOUPS. FAST GROWING ANY WELL-DRAINED SOIL 3-12” SWEET WOODRUFF SWEET WOODRUFF IS THE PERFECT GROUNDCOVER FOR ADDING FRAGRANCE TO YOUR BACKYARD. THE LEAVES ARE CRUSHED THEY SMELL LIKE FRESHLY MOWN HAY FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,DRIED FLOWERS, THIS IS ONE PLANT THAT ISN'T PRONE TO INVASIVENESS AND TENDS TO FORM WELL- MANNERED CLUMPS. FAST GROWING ANY WELL-DRAINED SOIL 12” BRASS BUTTONS TINY, FINE-TEXTURED FOLIAGE THAT'S TINGED BLACK AND BUTTON- SHAPE BRONZE-COLOR FLOWERS FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,DRIE D FLOWERS IT TOLERATES SOME DEGREE OF TRAFFIC, SO YOU CAN WALK ON IT. FAST GROWING ANY WELL-DRAINED SOIL 12” DEADNETTLE FREE-BLOOMING DEADNETTLES ENLIVEN DIFFICULT PLACES IN SUN OR SHADE. THE TRIANGULAR GREEN LEAVES ARE SPLASHED WITH SILVER, OR THEY ARE SILVER-RIMMED OR VEINED WITH EMERALD. FLOWERS,ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,ATTR ACTS BUTTERFLIES DEADNETTLES HAVE UNFAIRLY GOTTEN A BAD NAME FOR BEING INVASIVE AND SOMEWHAT WEEDY FAST GROWING ANY WELL-DRAINED SOIL 8-24”