FULL TIME DIPLOMA

RTC2016A RECOGNISE PLANTS & RTC3016A PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PLANTS

PROGRAM 2007

WEEK NO. TOPIC BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

DATE
1 NAMING PLANTS & Abelia x grandiflora & cvs Glossy Abelia
5th FEB PLANT LONGEVITY
Nomenclature (ongoing each week) Agapanthus praecox & cvs Agapanthus
Family Buxus microphylla & cvs Japanese Box
Genus Buxus sempervirens English Box
species & cv
Cultivar Coleonema pulchrum & cvs Diosma
subspecies, form & variety Gardenia augusta ‘Florida ‘ Gardenia
Longevity Gardenia augusta ‘Radicans‘ Rock Gardenia
Annual, Impatiens cvs Impatiens / Busy Lizzie
Biennial. Lagerstroemia indica & cvs Crepe Myrtle
Perennial – Soft-wooded Lilium formosanum Taiwan Lily
- Evergreen Lilium longiflorum November Lily
- Herbaceous Lobularia maritima Alyssum / Sweet Alice
Hard wooded Nandina domestica Sacred Bamboo
- Sub – shrub Nandina domestica ‘Pygmaea’ Dwarf Nandina
- Shrub
Nerium oleander & cvs Oleander
- Tree
Petunia x hybrida Petunia
Primula malacoides Fairy Primrose
Primula x polyantha Polyanthus
2 PARTS OF THE Abelia x grandiflora & cvs Glossy Abelia
12th FEB PLANT
Leaf Agapanthus praecox & cvs Agapanthus
- Arrangement Buxus microphylla & cvs Japanese Box
- Shapes, Buxus sempervirens English Box
- Margins, & cv
- Apices & bases Coleonema pulchrum & cvs Diosma
- Textures Gardenia augusta ‘Florida ‘ Gardenia
Flower Gardenia augusta ‘Radicans‘ Rock Gardenia
- Shapes, Impatiens cvs Impatiens / Busy Lizzie
inflorescences Lagerstroemia indica & cvs Crepe Myrtle
Fruit types Lilium formosanum Taiwan Lily
Lilium longiflorum November Lily
Lobularia maritima Alyssum / Sweet Alice
Nandina domestica Sacred Bamboo
Nandina domestica ‘Pygmaea’ Dwarf Nandina
Nerium oleander & cvs Oleander
Petunia x hybrida Petunia
Primula malacoides Fairy Primrose
Primula x polyantha Polyanthus
3. 19th FEB ASTERACEAE
TRIAL IDENT & REVISION QUIZ 1 - Brachycome multifida syn. Brachycome
WEEKS 1 - 2 Brachyscome multifida
ASTERACEAE
Bracteantha bracteata cvs Strawflower
Plant Families syn. Xerochrysum
Family ASTERACEAE ASTERACEAE
Inflorescence structure Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos
Differences between monocots and dicots ASTERACEAE
- Habit Erigeron karvinskianus Seaside Daisy
- Cell structure ASTERACEAE
Gazania spp. Gazania / Treasure Flower
LAMIACEAE
Lavandula dentata Toothed Lavender
Lavandula stoechas Italian Lavender

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 WEEK NO. TOPIC BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME
DATE
4. 26th FEB Camellia japonica Japonica Camellia
Camellia sasanqua Sasanqua Camellia
ASSESMENT 1 Hydrangea macrophylla cvs Hydrangea
IDENT 1 WEEKS 1 - 2 Magnolia grandiflora & cvs Bull Bay Magnolia
QUIZ 1 - MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES

5. 5th MARCH ENVIRONMENTAL Abutilon x hybridum Chinese Lantern

FACTORS
Aspect – sun / shade
Temperature - Cold / frost / Warm / humid Hibiscus rosa – sinensis cvs Chinese Hibiscus

Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda

Murraya paniculata & cvs Murraya / Orange Jessamine
Plumbago auriculata & cvs Plumbago
Plumeria cvs Frangipani
Philodendron ’Xanadu’ Xanadu
ROSES Rosa banksii Banksia Rose
Rosa Hybrid Tea Hybrid Tea Rose
Rosa Floribunda Floribunda Rose
6. 12th MARCH DECIDUOUS TREES Acer negundo Box Elder
Acer palmatum & cvs Japanese Maple
Modifications for cold tolerance Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar
Autumn colour Platanus x hybrida London Plane Tree
Robinia pseudoacacia & cvs Robinia
Sapium sebiferum Chinese Tallow Tree
MONOCOTS Clivia spp. & cvs Clivia / Clivea
Cymbidium spp. & cvs Cymbidium Orchid
Freesia spp. & hybrids Freesia
Liriope spp. Lily Turf
Ophiopogon japonicus Mondo Grass
7. 19th MARCH SUCCULENTS Agave spp. Agave / Century Plant
Aloe spp. & cvs Aloe
Echeveria spp. Hen & Chicks
Yucca filamentosa Yucca / Adam’s Needle
MODIFICATIONS FOR CLIMBING Bougainvillea cvs Bougainvillea
Adventitious roots Hedera canariensis & cvs Canary Island Ivy
Aerial roots Hedera helix & cvs English Ivy
Scramblers Jasminum polyanthum Spring Jasmine
Tendrils Pyrostegia venusta & cvs Orange Trumpet Vine
Twiners Solanum jasminoides Potato Vine
Trachelospermum jasminoides Star Jasmine
Wisteria spp. Japanese Wisteria /
Chinese Wisteria
8. 26th MARCH TRIAL IDENT 2 & Acmena smithii Lillypilly
REVISION QUIZ 2 Acmena smithii var. minor Small-leafed Lillypilly
Weeks 3 - 7

Lophostemon confertus Brush Box

Syzygium australe & cvs Scrub Cherry / Lillypilly
Syzygium luehmannii Riberry / Small leafed Lillypilly
Tristaniopsis laurina Watergum
Archontophoenix Bangalow Palm
cunninghamiana
Howea forsterana Kentia palm
Phoenix canariensis Date Palm
Phoenix roebelenii Dwarf Date Palm
Adiantum aethiopicum Maidenhair Fern
Asplenium australasicum Birds Nest Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata Boston Fern

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 WEEK NO. TOPIC BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME
DATE
9. 2nd APRIL ASSESSMENT 2 Callistemon citrinus Crimson or Lemon Scented
GOOD FRIDAY 6TH IDENT AND QUIZ Bottlebrush
APRIL 2 – weeks 3 - 7 Callistemon viminalis Weeping Bottlebrush
& cvs
Leptospermum laevigatum Coastal Tea tree
Leptospermum petersonii Lemon Scented Tea Tree
Leptospermum polygalifolium Yellow Tea Tree
cvs
Leptospermum scoparium cvs Manuka
CONIFERS / GYMNOSPERMS Araucaria bidwillii Bunya Bunya Pine
Araucaria cunninghamii Hoop Pine
Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine
Cupressus sempervirens cvs Italian Cypress
Juniperus conferta Shore Juniper
Juniperus ‘Spartan’ Spartan Juniper
Pinus radiata Radiata Pine
X Cupressocyparis leylandii & Leyland Cypress
cvs

TERM BREAK

10. 23RD APRIL CONIFERS / Araucaria bidwillii Bunya Bunya Pine

ANZAC DAY 25TH GYMNOSPERMS Araucaria cunninghamii Hoop Pine
APRIL Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine
Cupressus sempervirens cvs Italian Cypress

Juniperus conferta Shore Juniper

Juniperus ‘Spartan’ Spartan Juniper
Pinus radiata Radiata Pine
X Cupressocyparis leylandii & Leyland Cypress
cvs
11. 30th APRIL INDIGENOUS Acacia baileyana Cootamundra Wattle
AUSTRALIANS Acacia elata Cedar Wattle
Acacia longifolia Sydney Wattle
Acacia podalyriifolia Queensland Silver Wattle
Acacia sophorae Coastal Wattle
Westringia fruticosa Coast Rosemary
Westringia longifolia Long leafed Westringia
12. 7th MAY INDIGENOUS PROTEACEAE
AUSTRALIANS Banksia ericifolia Heath Banksia
Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia
Banksia serrata Old Man Banksia
Banksia spinulosa Hairpin Banksia
‘Birthday Candles’
PROTEACAEAE
Grevillea ‘Moonlight’ Moonlight Grevillea
Grevillea ‘’Poorinda Royal Poorinda Royal Mantle
Mantle’ Grevillea
Grevillea robusta Silky Oak
Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ Robyn Gordon Grevillea
PROTEACAEAE
Telopea speciosissima NSW Waratah

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WEEK NO. TOPIC BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME
DATE
13. 14th MAY 15 INDIGENOUS Corymbia citriodora Lemon Scented Gum
AUSTRALIANS Corymbia cvs e.g. ‘Summer Summer Beauty / Summer
Beauty’, ‘Summer Red’ Red
Corymbia maculata Spotted Gum
Eucalyptus cinerea Argyle Apple
Eucalyptus haemastoma Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus microcorys Tallow Wood
Eucalyptus nicholii Black Peppermint
Eucalyptus sideroxylon Mugga Ironbark
14. 21st MAY TRIAL IDENT 3 &
REVISION weeks 8 -
13
HERBARIUM DUE

15. 28th MAY ASSESSMENT 3 –

IDENT 3 & QUIZ 3
Weeks 8 - 13

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 PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PLANTS & THEIR CULTURE
2006 PROGRAM - FULL TIME DIPLOMA

WEEK & TOPIC BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

DATE
1 / 16 FABACEAE subfam.
4th JUNE Mimosoideae
Acacia binervia Coastal Myall
QUEENS B’DAY MON. 11TH Acacia cognata Bower Wattle / Narrow leafed Bower Wattle
JUNE Acacia cultriformis Knife Leaf Wattle
Acacia fimbriata Fringed Wattle
HARD WOOODED Acacia floribunda Gossamer wattle
PERENNIALS Acacia howittii Sticky Wattle / Howitt’s Wattle
Trees and shrubs
INDIGENOUS SPECIES
2/ 17 Allocasuarina littoralis Black She Oak
Allocasuarina torulosa Forest Oak
11th JUNE Casuarina cunninghamii River She Oak, River Oak
Casuarina glauca Swamp Oak
Trees and shrubs Cupaniopsis anacardioides Tuckeroo /Cupaniopsis
INDIGENOUS SPECIES Eucalyptus elata Willow Peppermint
Eucalyptus pilularis Blackbutt
SOFT WOODED PERENNIALS Eucalyptus saligna Sydney Blue Gum
EVERGREEN & Eucalyptus scoparia Wallangara White Gum
HERBACEOUS Anigozanthos cvs Kangaroo Paw
Monocotyledons and Dietes robinsoniana Wedding Lily
dicotyledons Dietes vegeta One Day Iris
Doryanthes excelsa Gymea Lily
Kniphofia hybrids Torch Lily
Lomandra longifolia & cvs Lomandra / Spiny headed Mat Rush
Phormium tenax cvs New Zealand Flax
3/ 18 18th HARD WOOODED PROTEACEAE
JUNE PERENNIALS Grevillea banksii & cvs Bank’s Grevillea
Trees and shrubs Grevillea ‘ Bronze Rambler’ Bronze Rambler Grevillea
INDIGENOUS Grevillea hookerana Hooker’s Grevillea
SPECIES Grevillea ‘ Ivanhoe’ Ivanhoe Grevillea
Grevillea rosmarinifolia Rosemary Grevillea
PROTEACEAE
Hakea salicifolia Willow Leafed Hakea
Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus tiliaceus Cottonwood
Melaleuca armillaris Bracelet Honey Myrtle
Melaleuca linariifolia & cvs Snow in Summer
Melaleuca styphelioides Prickly leafed Paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia Broad leafed Paperbark
Waterhousia floribunda Weeping Lillypilly

SEMESTER BREAK

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 WEEK & TOPIC BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME
DATE
5/2 Cordyline australis Cabbage Tree
23rd JULY Cordyline fruticosa & cvs Cordyline / Ti Plant
Cycas revoluta Japanese Sago Palm
SOFT WOODED PERENNIALS Dracaena draco Dragon Tree / Dragon’s Blood Tree
EVERGREEN & Dracaena marginata & cvs Red Edge Dracaena
HERBACEOUS ARECACEAE
Monocotyledons and Livistona australis Cabbage Tree Palm
dicotyledons Macrozamia communis Burrawang / Macrozamia
Nymphaea cvs Waterlily
ARECACEAE
Syagrus romanzoffianum Cocos Palm / Queen Palm
ARECACEAE
Washingtonia spp. Cottonpalm / Skyduster
6/ 3 CUPRESSACEAE
30th JULY Chamaecyparis obtusa Golden Hinoki Cypress
REVISION & TRIAL IDENT ‘Crippsii’
WEEKS 1 - 5 CUPRESSACEAE
Cupressus glabra Arizona Cypress
GYMNOSPERMS Cupressus macrocarpa Golden Lambert Cypress
‘ Lambertiana Aurea’
Cupressus torulosa Bhutan Cypress
CUPRESSACEAE
Thuja orientalis ‘Aurea Oriental Arbor – vitae
Nana’
Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar
CUPRESSACEAEAE
Juniperus chinensis Keteleer Juniper
‘ Keteleeri’
Juniperus horizontalis Waukegan Juniper
‘ Douglasii’
Juniperus x media cvs Pfitzer Juniper
Juniperus sabina Savin Juniper
7/4 PINACEAE
6th AUGUST Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar
ASSESSMENT 1 WEEKS 1 – 5 Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar
– IDENT & QUIZ PINACEAE
Picea pungens cvs Blue Spruce
Alnus jorullensis Evergreen Alder
syn. Alnus acuminata
Betula nigra TROPICAL Tropical Birch
BIRCH TM
Betula pendula Silver / Weeping Birch
Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa / Tupelo
Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistachio
Pyrus calleryana Callery Pear / Chinese Wild Pear
Ulmus glabra ‘ Lutescens’ Golden Elm
Ulmus parvifolia Weeping Elm

WEEK & DATE TOPIC BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

8/5 Anemone hybrids Japanese Windflower
13th AUGUST Anemone coronaria Anemone
Cyclamen persicum Cyclamen
Hyacinthoides spp. Blue Bells

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SOFT WOODED Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth
PERENNIALS Leucojum vernum Snow Flake
EVERGREEN & Narcissus cvs Daffodil / Jonquil
HERBACEOUS Ranunculus asiaticus Turban Ranunculus
Monocotyledons and Strelitzia nicholai syn. Giant Bird of Paradise
dicotyledons Strelitzia nicolai
Strelitzia reginae Bird of Paradise / Bird’s Tongue Flower /
Crane Flower
Tulipa hybrids Tulip
Zephyranthes candida Storm Flower
9/6 Antirrhinum majus cvs Snapdragon
20th AUGUST
ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS ASTERACEAE
Calendula officinalis English Marigold
Celosia cvs Cock’s Comb / Prince of Wales Feathers
FABACEAE subfam.
Faboideae
Lathyrus odoratus Sweet Pea
Lobelia erinus Edging Lobelia
Mathiola incana var. Stock
annua
Papaver nudicaule Iceland Poppy
ASTERACEAE
Tagetes spp. African / English Marigold
Torenia fournieri Torenia
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium
10 / 7 Malus x floribunda Japanese Crab Apple
27th AUGUST Malus ioensis ‘Plena’ Bechtel’s Crabapple
Magnolia heptapeta Yulan Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangiana Soulange Magnolia
Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia
Prunus x blireana Blireana Plum
Prunus campanulata Taiwan Cherry
Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’ Black Cherry Plum
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel / English Laurel
Prunus persica Flowering Peach
Prunus serrulata & cvs Japanese Flowering Cherry

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 WEEK & TOPIC BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME
DATE
11 / 8 Acanthus mollis Oyster Plant
3rd SEPT. Aucuba japonica & cvs Japanese Aucuba / Gold Dust
Bauera rubioides Dog Rose
*Begonia – Cane Varieties Tree Begonia
Begonia x semperflorens – Bedding Begonia
cultorum
Bergenia x schmidtii Bergenia
Fuchsia hybrids Fuchsia
Viola hederacea Native Violet
Viola hybrids Pansy / Viola
Viola odorata Sweet Violet

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 12 / 9 Cyathea australis Rough Tree Fern
10th SEPT. Cyathea cooperi Coin Spot Tree Fern
Dicksonia antarctica Soft Tree Fern
Ficus benjamina & cvs Weeping Fig
Moisture Lovers
Ficus carica Fig
Ficus macrophylla Moreton Bay Fig
Ficus microcarpa var. hillii Hill’s Weeping Fig
Ficus pumila Creeping Fig
Ficus rubiginosa Port Jackson or Rusty Fig
Platycerium bifurcatum Elkhorn
Platycerium superbum Staghorn
13 / 10 Acalypha wilkesiana cvs Fijian Fire Plant
17th SEPT. FABACEAE subfam.
Caesalpinioideae
REVISION & TRIAL IDENT Bauhinia galpinii Nasturtium Bush
WEEKS 6 - 12 Bauhinia variegata Orchid Tree
Euphorbia milii Crown of Thorns
Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia
Euphorbia wulfenii Spurge / Dalmatian Spurge
Iresine herbstii & cvs Beefsteak / Bloodleaf
Michelia figo Port Wine Magnolia
LAMIACEAE
Solenostemon scutellarioides Coleus
cvs
Tibouchina ‘Jules’ Jules Tibouchina
Tibouchina lepidota Alstonville Tibouchina
‘Alstonville’
14 / 11
24th SEPT.

ASSESSMENT 2
WEEKS 6 – 12 IDENT & QUIZ

TERM BREAK

WEEK & TOPIC BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

DATE
14 / 12 Coprosma repens Looking Glass Plant
15th OCTOBER Coprosma x kirkii Small Leafed Looking Glass Plant
Duranta repens & cvs Duranta / Pigeonberry
ASSIGNMENT DUE Escallonia cvs Escallonia
Hedging / Screening Euonymus japonicus cvs Japanese Spindle Tree
Hebe cvs Hebe
Laurus nobilis Bay Tree
Photinia glabra cvs Small Leafed Photinia

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 Rhododendron Azalea - Azalea
Belgian Indian
Kurume
Tall Single Indica
Rhododendron Large Leaf Hybrids Rhododendron
Rhododendron Vireya Hybrids Vireya Rhododendron
15 / 13 Pittosporum eugenioides Silver Tarata
22nd OCTOBER ‘Variegatum’
Hedging / screening Pittosporum rhombifolium Queensland Pittosporum /
Hollywood
Pittosporum tenuifolium & cvs Kohuhu
Pittosporum tobira & cvs Tobira
Pittosporum undulatum Native Daphne
Viburnum odoratissimum Sweet Viburnum
Viburnum tinus Lauristinus
Xylosma japonica Xylosma
16 / 14 Baeckea virgata Twiggy Heath Myrtle
29th OCTOBER Dianella caerulea Flax Lily
Olea europaea var. communis European Olive
Pelargonium x hortorum Common / Zonal Pelargonium / Geranium
Ivy Leafed Pelargonium / Geranium
Pelargonium peltatum
LAMIACEAE
Prostanthera ovalifolia Common Mint Bush
LAMIACEAE
Rosmarinus officinalis cvs Rosemary
LAMIACEAE
Salvia splendens Scarlet Sage
Salvia – perennial spp. & cvs Sage
Xanthorrhoea spp. Grass Tree / Kangaroo Tail
17 / 15 ASTERACEAE
5th NOVEMBER Argyranthemum hybrids Marguerite Daisy
ASTERACEAE
Chrysanthemum grandiflora Florists’ Chrysanthemum
ASTERACEAE
Euryops pectinatus Euryops / Bright Eyes
ASTERACEAE
Felicia amelloides Blue Daisy
ASTERACEAE
Gerbera cvs Gerbera /Transvaal Daisy
ASTERACEAE
Leucanthemum maximum Shasta Daisy
ASTERACEAE
Pericallis x hybridus Florists Cineraria
ASTERACEAE
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton
ASTERACEAE
Senecio cineraria Dusty Miller

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WEEK & TOPIC *EXAMINABLE BOTANIC COMMON NAME
DATE NAME
18 / 16 Lonicera nitida Box Leaf Honeysuckle
12TH NOVEMBER Mandevilla sanderi Chilean Jasmine
syn. M splendens
syn. Dipladenia
Muehlenbeckia spp. Wire Vine
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy

Vitis vinifera cvs Ornamental Grape

19 / 17 REVISION &
19th TRIAL IDENT
NOVEMBER

21 / 18 ASSESSMENT 3
26th
NOVEMBER

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