Transcript H2LC Perennials 1_2 - Catawba County Schools

Horticulture II - LC
Plant ID
Herbaceous Perennials I
Astilbe cv.
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CN: Astilbe (Spireas)
Feathery, tall panicles
Flowers: tiny, fluffy
Leaves: glossy green, toothed
Canna x generalis
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CN: Canna
Tall
Leaves: wide, furled
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thick
variety of variegations
Flowers: 3 petals, tall stalk
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white, yellow, orange, red
Chrysanthemum X superbums
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CN: Shasta Daisy
Perennial bedding plant
Flowers:
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white petals, yellow centers
Leaves: narrow, serrated
Sun-loving
1-3’ high
Clematis x jackmanii
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Clematis
Vine
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twining stems, semi-woody
Rapid growth
Flowers: large, 5-7”
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many colors
lots of blooms.
Gelsemium sempervirens
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Carolina jasmine
Twining, evergreen vine
Leaves: glossy, dark green
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dark purple  yellow in winter
Flowers: clusters, trumpet-shaped
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fragrant, yellow, waxy
Helleborus orientalis
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CN: Lenton Rose
Clump-forming
Flower: large, cup-shaped
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rose-like, “nodding”
pink, purple, white
winter-flowering
Leaves: palmate, 8-16”
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leathery, glossy
dark green
Perennials II
Hort. II - Landscaping
Hemerocallis cv.
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Day Lily
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 Clump-forming
 Leaves: long, arching, grass-like
 Flower: leaf-less stalk
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Large, 6 petals
Many colors
Hosta sp.
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CN: Hosta
Ground Cover
Wide, long leaves
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7” x 3” , whorled
Variety of greens
grown for foliage
Flowers: spikes
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lily-like lavender to white
Iris X germanica var. Florentine
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CN: Bearded Iris
Perennial
Flowers: 6 petals
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3 on bottom, 3 on top
Tufts of hair down middle
Stalks, ~ 3’ tall
Leaves: sword-shaped
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~ 2’ tall
Paeonia sp.
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CN: Peony
Large, bushy
Easy to grow
Flower: huge, showy
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sweet fragrance
shades of red, pink, white
single or double
Leaves: lobed, divided
Phlox paniculata
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CN: Garden Phlox
Tall-growing
Flowers: conical clusters
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tops of stems
pink, purple, white
Blooms lavishly & for long time.
Leaves: lance-shaped
Verbena x hybrida
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CN: Verbena
Annual in NC
Many forms: trailing, mat, bushy, upright
Leaves: oblong, toothed
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Flower: small 5-petaled in rounded clusters
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