Book Title: Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements

Subtitle: Line F Apply Horticultural Practices: F2 - Level 1, 2, 3 and 4

Author: Michelle Nakano

Book Description: Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements is an adaptation of KPU HORT 1155 Introduction to Plant Materials Lecture Notes. This first edition supports student achievement of the Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 learning goals for Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Line F2.

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Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements is an adaptation of KPU HORT 1155 Introduction to Plant Materials Lecture Notes. It is an editable, open access learning resource with interactive web based experiences customized for horticulture students studying plant identification.

This first edition supports student achievement of the Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 learning goals for Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Line F2:

  • Identify plant and plant requirements for a range of plants commonly used in horticulture
  • Employ correct naming and plant identification terminology
  • Identify morphological characteristics, growing requirements, use and availability
  • Use a dichotomous key for plant identification
  • Explain plant hardiness
  • Identify weedy and invasive plants
  • Identify plant and plant requirements for a range of woody and non-woody plants
  • Use botanical terms to identify and describe plants
  • Identify and describe plants according to cultural and maintenance requirements
  • Recognize plants suitable for common tropical, floral and interior landscape situations
  • Identify plants suitable for planting in difficult situations
  • Describe native plants common to the horticulture industry
  • Describe seasonal plants common to the horticulture industry in BC
  • Describe plants suitable for green infrastructure projects
  • Describe plants suitable for edible landscapes

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This book is a cloned version of Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements by Michelle Nakano, published using Pressbooks by Kwantlen Polytechnic University under a CC BY (Attribution) license. It may differ from the original.

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Michelle Nakano

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Botany and plant sciences

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Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements
Author
Michelle Nakano
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Ebook ISBN: 978-1-77420-083-4

Print ISBN: 978-1-77420-082-7

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Primary Subject
Botany and plant sciences
Publisher
BCcampus
Publication Date
September 15, 2020
Ebook ISBN
978-1-77420-083-4
Print ISBN
978-1-77420-082-7