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Acknowledgment ASSALAMMUALAIKUM WBT , FIRST OF ALL , BY THE NAME OF ALLAH SWT , I FEEL SO GRATEFUL FOR BEING ABLE TO PREPARING THIS FLORA MAGAZINE FOR MY LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN SESSION 2 2024 / 2025. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A THOUSAND THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN ME THE OPPURTUNITY TO COMPLETE THIS FLORA MAGAZINE ALSO A SPECIAL THANKS I GIVE TO MY LECTURER DR.JULIA BT MD.TUKIRAN AND PUAN HALIZA BT AB KARIM WHOSE ASSIST ME FROM THE BEGINNING TO END. AUTHOR BY ; IRDINA SYAHIRAH _ssshhhee Dyn Nz Dina FLORA MAGAZINE [ i
SOFTSCAPE FLORA MAGAZINE [ ii
TTAABBLLEEOOFF CONTENTS i ) FILICIUM DECIPENS ii ) FICUS BENJAMINA iii ) HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS iv ) PHILODENDRON “ BURLE MARX “ v ) PLUMERIA OBTUSA vi ) COCOS NUCIFERA vii ) CORDYLINE AUSTRALIS viii ) AXONOPUS COMPRESSU ix ) TRISTELLATEIA AUSTRALASIAE x ) PIPER BETLE FLORA MAGAZINE [ iii
PAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SOFTSCAPE TABLE OF CONTENTS TYPE & CHARACTERISTIC OF SOFTSCAPE INTRODUCTION SITE PLAN BACKGROUND PLANT CHARACTERISTICS SUMMARY I II III - IV V - VI VII - VIII IX - XVIII XIX FLORA MAGAZINE [ iv SUMMARY XX
TYPES CHARACTERISTIC OF SOFTSCAPE TREE SHRUB FLORA MAGAZINE [ v
PALM GROUND COVER climber FLORA MAGAZINE [ vi
LEGEND : S I T E P L A N Livistona chinensis ( chinese fan palm ) Codiaeum variegatum ( garden croton ) Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia ( madagascar dragon tree ) Axonopus compressus ( carpet - grass ) Ficus elastica ( rubber tree ) Hymenocallis littoralis ( beach spider lily ) Cordyline australis ( cabbage tree ) Plumeria obtusa ( singapore graveyard flower ) Dracaena reflexa ( song of india ) Tristellateia australasiae ( australian goldvine ) Philodendron burle-marxii ( burle marx philodendron ) Piper betle ( betel ) Dracaena fragrans ( corn plant ) Polyscias guilfoylei ( geranium aralia ) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ( chinese hibiscus ) Adonidia merrillii ( manila palm ) Ficus benjamina ( weeping fig ) Cocos nucifera ( common coconut palm ) Ptychosperma elegans ( alexander palm ) Ixora coccinea ( flame of the woods ) LC CV DRV AC FE HL CA PO DR TA LC PB DF PG HRS AM FB CN PE IC FLORA MAGAZINE [ vii
Detail : T h i s s i t e l o c a t e d a t J a b a t a n K e j u r u t e r a a n A w a m ( J K A ) a n d J a b a t a n K e j u r u t e r a a n M e k a n i k a l ( J K M ) , P o l i t e k n i k S u l t a n H a j i A h m a d S h a h ( P O L I S A S ) , 2 5 3 5 0 , S e m a m b u , K u a n t a n , P a h a n g . T h e r e a r e d iff e r e n t t y p e s o f p l a n t s t h a t h a v e a s o f t s c a p e a l s o h a r d s c a p e . L e t s u s k n o w e a c h t y p e o f p l a n t ! ! ! FLORA MAGAZINE [ viii B A C K G R O U N D
01 CATEGORY TREE SCIENTIFIC NAME : FILICIUM DECIPENS COMMON NAME : FERN TREE NOS : 1 AREA : MIDDLE OF FIELD BETWEEN DEPARTMENT BUILDING PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : TREE FERN FRONDS ARE OFTEN VERY LARGE , SOME OF THE LARGEST LEAF STRUCTURES IN THE PLANT KINGDOM . THEY CAN REACH 9 TO 13 FEET ( 2.7 TO 4 METERS ) IN LENGTH IN SOME . THE FRONDS ARE COVERED IN SCALES AND HAIRS PLANT REQUIREMENTS : 1. CONSISTENT MOISTURE THRIVING IN A SHADY OR PARTIALLY SHADED AREA 2. 3. REGULAR WATERING LEAVES FLORA MAGAZINE [ ix
LEAVES 02 CATEGORY TREE SCIENTIFIC NAME : FICUS BENJAMINA COMMON NAME : WEEPING FIG NOS : 1 AREA : IN BETWEEN U9 AND U8 PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : WEEPING FIGS ARE GROWN FOR THEIR ATTRACTIVE FORM AND FOLIAGE. THEY HAVE SMOOTH , GRAY BARK ANG SHINY , GREEN OVAL LEAVES. CULTIVARS ARE AVAILABLE WITH VARIEGATED FOLIAGE , WITH HEAVY AND WITH PENDULOUS BRANCHES. WEEPING PIGS STEM ARE OFTEN TRAINED IN ORNAMENTAL SHAPES PLANT REQUIREMENTS : 1. BRIGHT , INDIRECT LIGHT 2. A STEADY TEMPERATURE 3. WELL DRAINING SOIL 4. REGULAR WATERING THEY ALSO NEED HUMADITY AND FERTILIZER 5. FLORA MAGAZINE [ x
03 CATEGORY SHRUB SCIENTIFIC NAME : HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS COMMON NAME : CHINESE HIBISCUS NOS : 3 AREA : INFRONT OF U8 BUILDING PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : THE FLOWERS ARE TRUMPET SHAPED AND RANGE IN COLOURS OF RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, PINK OR PURPLE. THERE ARE FIVE OR MORE PETALS IN A HIBISCUS FLOWER. THE MOST COMMON SPECIES, HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS, HAS BRIGHT REDSCOLOURED FLOWERS WITH A STRIKING ORANGE TIPPED RED ANTHER PLANT REQUIREMENTS : 1. FULL SUN WELL-DRAINING SOIL, CONSISTENT MOISTURE 9 AVOIDING SOGGY CONDITIONS ) 2. REGULAR FERTILIZATION DURING THE GROWING SEASON 3. OCCASING PRUNNING TO ENCOURAGE NEW GROWTH 4. PROTECT FROM THE FROST AND MONITOR FOR PESTS LIKE APHIDS AND MEALYBUGS 5. FLOWER FLORA MAGAZINE [ xi
04 CATEGORY SHRUB PLANT REQUIREMENTS : FLORA MAGAZINE [ LEAVES SCIENTIFIC NAME : PHILODENDRON “ BURLE MARX “ COMMON NAME : BURLE MARX NOS : 3 AREA : JKA GARDEN PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : LEAVES ARE DEEP GREEN, GLOSSY,AND HEART SHAPED. LEAVES HAVE PROMINENT VEINSAND A WAYY TEXTURE. STEMS ARE GREEN IN YOUNG SHOOTS AND TURN GREYISH-BROWN OVERTIME AND TURN HAS AERIAL ROOTS BRIGHT , INDIRECT SUNLIGHT 1. 2. WELL-DRAINING SOIL OCCASIONAL FERTILIZATION 3. xii
05 CATEGORY SHRUB SCIENTIFIC NAME : PLUMERIA OBTUSA COMMON NAME :SINGAPORE GRAVEYARD FLOWER NOS : 4 AREA : JKA GARDEN PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : A SMALL TREE, GROWING 3.0–4.6 M (10–15 FEET) TALL. INFREQUENTLY, INDIVIDUALS CAN GROW TO BE 7.6 M (25 FEET).ITS FLOWERS ARE WHITEWITH YELLOW THROATS AND EACH HAS FIVE PETALS. THE FRAGRANT FLOWERS BLOOMIN CLUSTERS. PLANT REQUIREMENTS : AMPLE SUNLIGHT ( AT LEAST 6 HOURS DAILY ) 1. 2. WELL-DRAINING SOIL 3. MODERATE WATERING PROTECTION FROM COLD TEMPERATURES 4. LEAVES FLOWER FLORA MAGAZINE [ xiii
06 CATEGORY PALM FLORA MAGAZINE [ LEAVES SCIENTIFIC NAME : COCOS NUCIFERA COMMON NAME :COCONUT PALM NOS : 7 AREA : INFRONT OF U8 BUILDING PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : COCONUTS PALMS IS A TREE WITH A SLENDER AND SMOOTH TRUNK, A CROWN OF LEAVES, FLOATED AND A ROUND, GREEN AND YELLOW FRUIT. THE FLOWERS GROW IN CLUSTERSON STEMS; A FLOWERING STRUCTURE KNOWN AS AN INFLORESCENCE. THIS PALM HAS SINGLE TRUNK, 20-30 METERS HIGH. PLANT REQUIREMENTS : LOTS OF SUNLIGHT, WATER, AND SPACE TO GROW 1. NEED WELL-DRAINED SOIL AND WARM TEMPERATURES 2. FRUIT xiv
07 CATEGORY PALM SCIENTIFIC NAME : CORDYLINE AUSTRALIS COMMON NAME :CABBAGE TREE NOS : 1 AREA : JKA GARDEN PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : ITS GROW UP TO 20 METERS TALL WITH STOUT STEMS AND SWORD-LIKE lLEAVES AND LONG LANSEOLS. SINGING LEAVES CURVE OUTWARDS PLANT REQUIREMENTS : 1. WELL-DRAINING SOIL FULL SUN TO PARTIAL SHADE 2. LEAVES FLORA MAGAZINE [ xv
FLORA MAGAZINE [ PLANT REQUIREMENTS : 1. REGULAR MOWING 2. WATERING 3. SUNLIGHT LEAVES xvi SCIENTIFIC NAME : AXONOPUS COMPRESSUS COMMON NAME :CARPET GRASS NOS : 1 AREA : JKA GARDEN,INFRONT PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : A CREEPING STOLONIFEROUS GRASS, FORMING A DENSE MATON THE SOIL SURFACE, RARELY REACHING A HEIGHT OF MORE THAN 15CM. NEW SHOOTS THAT DEVELOP FROM OLDER NODES CAN REACH A HEIGHT OF UP TO 50CM. LOOSE LEAF COVER OF U8 AND U9 BUILDING 08 CATEGORY GROUND COVER FLORA MAGAZINE [
09 CATEGORY CLIMBER SCIENTIFIC NAME : PIPER BETLE COMMON NAME : BETEL NOS : 1 AREA : JKA GARDEN PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : A SEMI-WOODY BRANCHING VINE WITH A SPRAWLING OR CLIMBING GROWTH HABIT. LIGHT GREEN TO BRIGHT GREEN LEAVES ARE GLOSSY DEEPLY VEINED AND HAIRLESS.THEY ARE HEART SHAPED WITH ENTIRE LEAF MARGIN.THE PETIOLE ( LEAF STALK ) IS REDDISH LIKE THE STEM PLANT REQUIREMENTS : CONSISTENTLY MOIST SOIL HIGH HUMADITY LEVELS (AROUND 60% OR MORE) 1. BRIGHT INDIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR 4-6 HOURS PER DAY 2. WELL-DRAINED FERTILE SOIL 3. LEAVES FLOWER FLORA MAGAZINE [ xvii
10 CATEGORY CLIMBER SCIENTIFIC NAME : TRISTELLATEIA AUSTRALASIAE COMMON NAME : AUSTRALIAN GOLDVINE NOS : 1 AREA : JKA GARDEN PLANT CHARACTERISTIC : GROWTH FORM IT UP TO 10 M TALL OR MORE. FOLIAGE ITS OPPOSITE STALKED LEAVES HAVE SOMEWHAT PAPERY LEAF BLADES THAT ARE OBLONG-EGG-SHAPED, AND 6-12 BY 4-7 CM. COLOUR OF FLOWERS ITS BRIGHT YELLOW PETALLED FLOWERS ARE 2-2.5 CM WIDE, BORNEO ON FLOWERING SHOOTS THAT ARE 10-30 CM LONG. PLANT REQUIREMENTS : PROVIDE CONSISTENT MOISTURE BY WATERING REGULARLY 1. ENSURING WELLDRAINING SOIL 2. PLANT IN A SUNNY LOCATION 3. PRUNE IN EARLY SPRING TO MAINTAIN SHAPE 4. FLOWER LEAVES FLORA MAGAZINE [ xviii
Plant Care GIVE YOUR PLANTS PLENTY OF LIGHT. One of the primary concerns for house plants is making sure they get enough light. Look up the sun requirements for your specific plant, and move them to a location that matches those requirements. Keep in mind that windows facing the south side of your house will receive the most light, while windows facing the north side will receive the least amount of light FLORA MAGAZINE [ xix WATER YOUR PLANTS REGULARY Getting the proper balance of water for houseplants can be tricky: too much water, and the roots will start to rot because of poor drainage, and too little water and they'll dry out. Use a spray bottle or small watering can, and add enough water each time so that the soil is moist without being muddy. FERTILIZE YOUR PLANTS EVERY FEW WEEKS Fertilizer is a soil additive that supplies plants with nutrients. I Because every kind of plant requires different amounts of those three minerals, the type of fertilizer you need to use will vary. However, starting with a 'middle ground' fertilizer such as a 6-12-6 or 10-10-10 mix should be good enough for most plants. 1 2 3
Summary WHILE MAKING THIS MAGAZINE , I GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ALL PLANT SPECIES THAT CAN BE MADE INTO A SOFTSCAPE . THEY NEED A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM TO CONTINUE A HEALTHIER LIFE. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANTS THAT ARE ON OUR EARTH. AND EVERY PLANT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF TO STAY ALIVE. NOT ALL PLANTS CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT SUN OR WATER EACH FLOWER OR TREE HAS TO BE CARED FOR IN ITS OWN WAY, JUST LIKE PEOPLE FLORA MAGAZINE [ xx
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