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

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.

STRUCTURE

DESIGN
QUALITY

Ornamental tree
Medium sized ,
smooth flaky bark.
Leaves are
deciduous.

SEASONAL
CHARACTER
IS-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
Theflowersare white to
purple.

After flowering, the tree

produces long, flat,
woody seed pods.
The tree has small deep
green leaves

It is a fastgrowingevergreentree

shiny
greenpalmateleaves
withlanceolateleaflets
smooth greenbark.

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

commonly cultivated
specimen inbotanical
gardens.

Oval leaves
Buttressing roots
Aerial roots

STRUCTURE

DESIGN
QUALITY

Leaves are 15-30 cm

with corrugated
surface with
impressed vein.
Fruit is edible.
Medium sized tree

SEASONAL
CHARACTER
IS-TICS

Evergreen large shrub or

medium sized tree

GROWTH

HEIGHT

Upto 15m

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.

Heavy rainfall

Evergreen tree.

borne on winged petioles

The flower is solitary or
borne in a cluster of up to
four.
The fruit is ataper-shaped
berryup to 60 centimeters
long.

300 years

In the spring, they have

a golden to rust color on
their undersides.

6m

Upto 30 m

30m

BOTANICAL
NAME

Coccoloba uvifera

Artocarpus
heterophyllus

COMMON
NAME

SEA GRAPE

JACK FRUIT TREE

DESIGN
QUALITY

Coccoloba uviferais
wind resistant,[3]
moderately tolerant of
shade, and
highly tolerantofsalt
it is also planted as an
ornamental shrub

Largest tree borne

fruit
Thick bark
Fruit is edible

SEASONAL
CHARACTER
IS-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.
dioeciousspecies

HEIGHT

6-9m

Upto 30 m

STRUCTURE

BOTANICAL
NAME

ANDROMEDA

ANGEL'S TRUMPET

BAMBOO PALM

BANANA SHRUB

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
CHARACTER
IS-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

10

4-5

COMMON
NAME
STRUCTURE

BOTANICAL
NAME

BARBERRY

BEAUTYBERRY

BOXWOOD

BUTTERFLY BUSH

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
CHARACTER
IS-TICS

YELLOW/GOLD,
RED/PURPLE LEAVES,
YELLOW LEAVES,
VARIEGATED LEAVES

PINK/ROSE

WHITE, BLUE-GREEN
LEAVES, VARIEGATED
LEAVES

WHITE, PINK/ROSE,
BLUE/VIOLET/LAVEND
ER, RED

GROWTH

FAST GROWING
SPRING
DROUGHT

FAST GROWING
SUMMER
ANY

FAST GROWING
SPRING
WELL-DRAINED SOIL

FAST GROWING
SUMMER
EXTRA-FERTILE SOIL

HEIGHT

15

5-15

COMMON
NAME
STRUCTURE

BOTANICAL
NAME

CAROLINA ALLSPICE

CRAPE MYRTLE

DAMIANITA

DEUTZIA

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
CHARACTER
IS-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 WELLDRAINED SOIL

HEIGHT

5-8

2-10

COMMON
NAME
STRUCTURE

BOTANICAL
NAME

CREEPING
BENTGRASS

CANADA
BLUEGRASS

BAHIAGRA CENTIPEDEGR
ASS
SS

STRUCTU
RE

DESIGN
QUALITIES
SEASONAL
CHARACTERS

BENTGRASS IS A
FINE-TEXTURED,
COOL-SEASON
SPECIES
BENTGRASS IS THE
FINEST-BLADED,
LOWEST-GROWING

IS A COLD-TOLERANT,
FINE-TEXTURED
BLUEGRASS WITH A
CREEPING HABIT

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

WAS ORIGINALLY
INTRODUCED AS A
SOURCE OF FORAGE
FOR DRY PASTURES
WITH POOR SOIL.

OTHER QUALITIES
ECOLOGICAL
VALUES
GROWTH
CLIMATE
SOIL
SPAN,HEIG

SPRING
ANY

ITS NATURAL
GROWING RANGE
IS WELL-ADAPTED

FULL SUN IS BEST,

BUT WILL TOLERATE
SOME SHADE

FAST GROWING
SPRING
ANY

3-4

IS A TOUGH,
COARSETEXTURED
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

S A COARSETEXTURED, LIGHT
GREEN GRASS THAT
SPREADS BY
THIS GRASS IS
STOLONS.

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

THYME

SWEET
WOODRUFF

BRASS
BUTTONS

SWEET WOODRUFF IS
THE PERFECT
GROUNDCOVER FOR
ADDING FRAGRANCE
TO YOUR
BACKYARD.
THE
LEAVES
ARE

TINY, FINETEXTURED FOLIAGE

THAT'S TINGED
BLACK AND
BUTTON-SHAPE

DEADNETTL
E

STRUCTU
RE

DESIGN
QUALITIES

THIS SUN-LOVING,
DROUGHT-TOLERANT
HERB CARPETS
HILLSIDES
SEASONAL
BLOOMS ARE
CHARACTERS BLUISH-PURPLE TO
PINK
FLOWERS,ATTRACTI
OTHER QUALITIES
VE
FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT
,DRIED FLOWERS
A SAVORY
ECOLOGICAL INTRODUCES

VALUES
GROWTH
CLIMATE
SOIL
SPAN,HEIG

FLAVOR TO DISHES,
SUCH AS ROASTED
VEGETABLES, SOUPS.

FAST GROWING
ANY
WELL-DRAINED
SOIL

3-12

CRUSHED THEY
SMELL LIKE
FRESHLY MOWN
FLOWERS,ATTRACTIV
HAY
E
FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT,
DRIED
THIS
ISFLOWERS,
ONE PLANT
THAT ISN'T PRONE TO
INVASIVENESS AND
TENDS TO FORM
WELL-MANNERED
CLUMPS.
FAST GROWING

ANY
WELL-DRAINED
SOIL

12

BRONZECOLOR
FLOWERS

FLOWERS,ATTRAC
TIVE
FOLIAGE,FRAGRAN
T,DRIED
FLOWERS
IT
TOLERATES
SOME DEGREE OF
TRAFFIC, SO YOU
CAN WALK ON IT.

FAST
GROWING
ANY
WELLDRAINED SOIL

12

FREE-BLOOMING
DEADNETTLES
ENLIVEN DIFFICULT
PLACES IN SUN OR
THE TRIANGULAR GREEN
SHADE.
LEAVES ARE SPLASHED
WITH SILVER, OR THEY
ARE SILVER-RIMMED OR
VEINED WITH EMERALD.

FLOWERS,ATTRACTI
VE
FOLIAGE,FRAGRANT
,ATTRACTS
DEADNETTLES HAVE
BUTTERFLIES
UNFAIRLY GOTTEN A
BAD NAME FOR
BEING INVASIVE
AND SOMEWHAT
FAST
WEEDY

GROWING
ANY
WELLDRAINED
8-24
SOIL