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| Botanical Name: |
Quercus rubra |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
kwer-cuss REWB-rah |
| Common Name: |
Red Oak |
| Family Name: |
Fagaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Catkins yellow to green. |
| Growth: |
Fast in youth, 60'-70' x 35'-50'. |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, lawn tree and specimen tree. |
| Light: |
Sun on coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Lower campus path by Computer Tech. Center 1400 bldg. |
| Pest: |
Caterpillars, scale, and gulls. |
| Problems: |
Excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds. |
| Pruning: |
None required. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, lawn irrigation, neglect, and smog/dust. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree that are dense, and picturesque upright spreading. |
| Water: |
Moderate to dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zone: 1-10, 14-21. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Ar-BUTTE-us you-NEIGH-dough |
| Common Name: |
Dwarf Strawberry Tree |
| Family Name: |
Ericaceae |
| Diseases: |
Rhizoctonia |
| Flower: |
White to pink bells, in drooping panicles 1/4" dia. in the fall. |
| Growth: |
6-10'' x 6-10', Average to slow growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, hedge, screen, seacoast, street tree and wind break. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on coast and inland.. |
| Location: |
East side of Baskin Center |
| Pest: |
Aphids, scale (control) increase watering. Thrips (control) Safer's soap, sticky traps. |
| Problems: |
Dropping fruit. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Will tolerate shearing as desired to reveal branch structure. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, deer, heat, lawn irrigation, neglect, poor drainage, seacoast, smog/dust and wind. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree that is dense, oval, semi-open, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Moderate to dry between/none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zone 4-24 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Euryops pectinatus ' viridus ' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
YUR-ee-ops peck-tin-A-tuss VEER-eh-dus |
| Common Name: |
Euryops Daisy |
| Family Name: |
Asteraceae |
| Diseases: |
Crown rot in clay. |
| Flower: |
Yellow daisy. |
| Growth: |
3-6' x 3-4' spread, fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, bankcover, container plant, cut flowers, deer proof, rock garden, seacoast, and shrub mass. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast. |
| Location: |
West of atmospheric weather station and planter west of 1400 bldg. |
| Pest: |
Snails pick to kill. |
| Problems: |
Short lived 8-10 years. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
In early spring prune to 18" after blooming. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects, neglect, seacoast and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen herbaceous, perennial shrub. |
| Water: |
Moderate to dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
MENTIONED IN LAB 2
Hardy to 20 degrees.
Sunset zones: 8,9, 12-24 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Lavandula angustifolia, L. dentata, L. stoechas |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
lah-VAN-due-lah an-gus-teh-FOAL-ee-ah, den-TAH-tah, STOY-kas |
| Common Name: |
Lavender |
| Diseases: |
Phytopthera (control) by remove and destroy. Fusarium wilt (control) reduce watering and hope. |
| Flower: |
Spikes of tubular, 2 lipped white, pink, lavender, green, purple, blue purple & yellow. |
| Growth: |
3-4' X 3-4' spread, fast in youth to fast in maturity. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, bank cover, borders, container plant, cut flowers, deer proof, hedge medium, seacoast, and a shrub mass. |
| Light: |
Sun on both coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Gym Plaza |
| Pest: |
Spittle bug & whitefly (control) neem oil soap, aphids (control) decrease watering. |
| Problems: |
Allergen and short lived in gardens. |
| Propagation: |
Cuttings, layering and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Dead head flowers and annually after flowering. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, neglect, seacoast, and winds. |
| Type: |
Herbaceous peremmial shrub that is dense, round, semi open, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Only until established. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Notice the difference in the flowers.
Hardy to 15-20 degrees.
Sunset zones: 8, 9, 12-24 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Phormium tenax |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
FOUR-me-uhm TEN-ax |
| Common Name: |
New Zealand Flax |
| Diseases: |
Crown rot possible in very poorly drained soil. |
| Flower: |
Tubular, spike 3-4' above leaves dull red of yellow. |
| Growth: |
1-3' - 6-10' X 1-3'-6-10' Fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Container plant, cut flowers, attracts birds, deer proof, shrub mass, specimen plant and windbreak. |
| Light: |
Sun to part sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Gym parking lot. |
| Pest: |
Gophers to control plant in baskets or trap, |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By division or seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Dead head flowers and remove older leaves. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects, lawn irrgation, neglect, poor drainage, seacoast, smog/dust, and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen herbaceous perennial shrub that is dense, round, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Only until established then none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones 7-9, 14-24 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Clivia miniata |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
KLI-vee-ah min-ee-AH-tah |
| Common Name: |
Kaffir Lily |
| Diseases: |
Bacteerial spot, virus-like disease. |
| Flower: |
6-petaled, funnel-shaped yellow, orange, salmon or red. In Dec.-April. |
| Growth: |
18" X 12", slow to average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Container, border, deer proof, pond/stream, rock garden, shade plant or shrub mass. |
| Light: |
Part sun to shade on both coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Gym Plaza. |
| Pest: |
Mealybugs to control increase water, snails just kill. |
| Problems: |
All parts poisonous! |
| Propagation: |
By division or seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Dead head flowers. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, lawn irrigation and neglect. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen herbaceous perennial that is clumping,round, semi-open, spreading and upright.. |
| Water: |
Monthly/dry season. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 25 degrees.
Sunset zones 12-17, 19-24, H1, H2 or indoors. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Gazania rigens leucolaena |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
gah-ZANE-ee-ah RIDGE-ehns lew-coe-LAY-nah |
| Common Name: |
Gazania |
| Family Name: |
Asteraceae |
| Diseases: |
Crown rot |
| Flower: |
Daisy flower in pink, yellow and burgundy in the spring to fall. |
| Growth: |
3-8" X 8-12"+ fast in youth growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attrats bees, bank cover, border/edging clumps, container plant, erosion control, fire retardant, ground cover, rock garden, sea coast, wall spiller and hanging basket. |
| Light: |
Sun in the coast and inland. |
| Pest: |
Snails (control) hand pick or organic bait. |
| Problems: |
Short-lived in gardens. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Dead head flowers. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, lawn irrigation, neglect and seacoast. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen groundcover that is dense, mat, semi-open, spreading and trailing. |
| Water: |
Monthly/dry season |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 22-25 degrees.
Sunset zones: 1-7 treat as annual, 8-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Aptenia cordifolia |
| Common Name: |
Aptenia, Baby Sun Rose |
| Family Name: |
Aizoaceae |
| Flower: |
Cherry red - pink circular shape 1/2 - 1" dia. in the spring to fall. |
| Growth: |
6-12" X 2-12' fast in youth to fast in maturity. |
| Light: |
Sun to part sun on the coast and inland. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Invasive. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Tip prune as needed as desired to control. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer?, drought, heat, insect/disease resistant, neglect, seacoast and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen groundcover herbaceous perennial succulent. |
| Water: |
Monthly/dry season. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 20-28 degrees.
Sunset zones: 12, 13, 15-17, H1, H2,21-24. |
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