10.9 Plant Palette and Plant CategoriesThe plant palette and categories are designed to help the designer choose the best plant for each particular set of design requirements. The plants that appear on the palette and in the categories were selected for their hardiness and their ability to survive in this geographical area. To use them effectively, the design requirements must be well defined for the specific site.
10.9.1 Plant PaletteA select group of plant materials has been divided into the following six categories.
On the palette, the plants appear in alphabetical order by their botanical name, followed by their common name, design characteristics, cultural information, recommended use, and miscellaneous notes. The plant palette is presented in a matrix format in Appendix O. 10.9.2 PLANT CATEGORIESPlants from the plant palette with similar characteristics have been cataloged in the Plant Categories. These characteristics could be cultural (e.g., upright, narrow form), environmental (e.g., shade tolerant), ornamental (e.g., red fall color), or functional (e.g., screening plant). Characteristics include: cultural conditions (mature height and spread, form and growth rate, disease and pest resistance), environmental conditions (sun/shade, pH range, soil moisture required, and wind/sun), and ornamental characteristics (flower color, autumn color, fruit color, and/or summer leaf color). Each category describes a list of plants that share a similar quality. For example, materials that are shade tolerant would be placed in the Shade Tolerant group under the "Environmental Conditions" heading. To further explain the categories, under the "Environmental Conditions" heading, in the Shade Tolerant group, all shade tolerant deciduous trees would be listed under “Deciduous Trees;" all shade tolerant coniferous trees would be listed under "Coniferous Trees;" and so on.
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