Week 4

Front 1

Variegated Mock Orange

Back 1

Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata'

Hint 1

Leaves pinnate, alternate or whorled, obovate-oblong, revolute, pale green with white edges, 2" - 4" long

Front 2

Kangaroo treebine

Back 2

Cissus antarctica

Hint 2

Leaves pinnate, alternate, deltoid-ovate, 2-4" long, dentate, shiny green, conspicuous veins

Front 3

Dwarf burford holly

Back 3

Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana'

Hint 3

Leaves pinnate, alternate, oval-oblong, 1-2 1/2", dark glossy green, revolute margin with single toothed apex

Front 4

Rose of Sharon, Shrub althaea

Back 4

Hibiscus syriacus

Hint 4

Leaves simple palmate, rhomboid to ovate shape 3-lobed, coarsely-toothed; prominent vein pattern
Flowers single or double flowers to 3" across white, pink, purple solitary on stem

Front 5

Blue agave

Back 5

Agave attenuata

Hint 5

Leaves 2-1/2' long, soft gray green, fleshy, translucent, no spines, forms rosette – older plants develop stout trunk

Front 6

Shore juniper

Back 6

Juniperus conferta

Hint 6

Leaves needle-like, 3 1/2" long, whorled, single white line above leaves - branches bright green, soft textured

Front 7

African boxwood

Back 7

Myrsine africana

Hint 7

Leaves pinnate, alternate, on dark red stems; oval/round, 1/4"-1/2" across, dark green, leathery

Front 8

Short-leaf aloe / Dune aloe

Back 8

Aloe brevifolia

Hint 8

Leaves fleshy, narrowly triangular-sword-shaped, whorled on short stems, pale green, 2"-4" long, thick, short, soft-toothed margins

Front 9

Medicinal aloe

Back 9

Aloe vera (A. barbadensis)

Hint 9

Leaves Stiff, upright fleshy leaves to 2' long, 6" wide at base margins are coarsely toothed; leaves are widely used to treat burns and skin ailments

Front 10

Pride of Madeira

Back 10

Echium candicans (E. fastuosum)

Hint 10

Leaves elliptical, blue-gray, to 8" long, hairy on upper and lower surfaces
Flowers large vertical panicles of dark purple or blue flowers, spikes to 18" tall, flowers 1/2" across

Front 11

Sotol, Desert spoon

Back 11

Dasylirion wheeleri

Hint 11

Leaves blue-gray to gray leaves 1" wide; up to 45" long with stout spines on the margins; the upper half of the leaf is often twisted

Front 12

Granite honey myrtle

Back 12

Melaleuca elliptica

Hint 12

Leaves pinnate, alternate-whorled, oval-round, 1/2 - 3/4" long, leathery, dull green
Flowers reddish-crimson, many stamens, bottlebrush-like, 3-4" spikes, spring-fall

Front 13

Nevin's mahonia

Back 13

Mahonia nevinii

Hint 13

Leaves odd-pinnately compound, alternate, with 3-5 stiff leathery leaflets; the leaflets are bluish-green, lanceolate, very spiny-toothed, 1" - 3" long

Front 14

Spotted emu bush

Back 14

Eremophila maculata

Hint 14

Leaves narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, to 1-1/4" long, adult leaves usually glabrous; juvenile and some adult foliage faintly hairy, tips pointed
Flowers tubular, to 1" long, colors range from red, yellow, whitish to pale pink; flowers solitary, borne heavily during late winter and spring months

Front 15

Cigar plant

Back 15

Cuphea ignea

Hint 15

Leaves pinnate, opposite, elliptic-ovate, 1-2" long, older leaves tinged with bronze – shiny
Flowers orange, tubular, 1 to 1-1/2" long, solitary, axillary/ terminal bisexual – nearly year round