Plant ID By Me

Picea pungens (Colorado Blue Spruce)    Pron unciation :   PYE-see-uh PUN-jenz Family :  Pinaceae Plant type :  Conifer tree Origin:  US Zone:  3 … …..   Mature size     Height :    15 - 22 m   Spread :  5-7 m Habit:  horizontal, stiffly upright Form:   pyramidal - narrowly Texture:   medium fine Exposure  -   full sun Preferred soil  -   well drained Landscape uses  -   alpine, specimen, screening, winter interest … …..   Leaves   Arrangement :  spiraled Shape :  needle like lanceolate  Size :  1-2 cm Margin :  entire Characteristics : needle like, prickly, stiff, glabrous, waxy   Colo ur :  bluish green … ……   Flowers   Inflorescence type :  male cone Colour :  yellow red purple  Size:  10cm x 3 cm Time :  summer … ……   Fruit type:  female cone, winged seed Colour:  brown Time:  september october  ………   Stem   Description:  exfoliating, plated Colour

Hibiscus syriacus cvs. (Rose of Sharon)    Pron unciation :   hye-BISS-kiss seer-ee-AY-kus Family :  Malvaceae Plant type :  Deciduous shrub Origin:  South Asia Zone:  Zone 5 … …..   Mature size     Height : 2-3 m   Spread :   1.5 - 2 m Habit:  Upright Form:  Oval Texture:  Medium  Exposure  -   full to part sun Preferred soil  -   humus rich well drained  Landscape uses  -   fall interest, hedge row, tall background, spring interest … …..   Leaves   Arrangement :  alternate Shape :  ovate, rhomboidal Size :  4x2cm (can get up to 10 cm) Margin :  dentate  Characteristics :  lobed simple,  Colo ur :  green … ……   Flowers   Inflorescence type : solitary   Colour :  white, pink, purple, red, violet, darker center Size:  7 cm Time :  september october … ……   Fruit type:  capsule, aborted  Colour:  brown Time:  october november ………   Stem  

Chamaecyparis obtusa cvs.  (Hinoki Falso Cypress)    Pron unciation :   kam-ee-SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh Family :  Cupressaceae Plant type :  Conifer Origin:  Asia, Garden Zone:  6 … …..   Mature size     Height :    3 - 5 m   Spread :  2-3 m Habit:  dense upright Form:   pyramidal, narrowly Texture:   medium Exposure  -   full sun Preferred soil  -   well drained Landscape uses  -  accent plant, specimen plant, borders, rock garden … …..   Leaves   Arrangement :  imbricate  Shape :  Rhomboidal  Size :  1mm scales Margin :  entire Characteristics : lustrous, leathery, imbricate   Colo ur :  dark green to yellow depending on the cultivar … ……   Flowers   Inflorescence type :  Male cone Colour :  red, brown, orange Size:  2x1mm Time : summer … ……   Fruit type:  female cone Colour:  brown Time:  September October ………   Stem   Description: