Saturday, September 29, 2007

HINTS - Number 4 Set 3

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Family: Celastraceae (Staff-tree Family)
Evergreen vine, groundcover or shrub.
Size group 4, Geographic origin: China, Japan, Korea

Provides brightness in a partly shaded area.
Climbs. Adheres to trees with aerial rootlets and thus does not harm the tree

Leafs: Variegated, opposite, orbicular to ovate (can revert to non-variegated)
(When plant is "stresses" they tend to be ovate)
Crenately serrate,apex is obtuse and rounded, base is rounded, glabrous (without hair)

Does not tolerate cold winds (below freezing)
Affected by scale

Cultivars: 'Carrierei', 'Coloratus', 'Emeral Cushion', 'Greenlane', 'Ivory Jade', 'Longwood'

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