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”