Transcript Perennials - MrsLongHorticulture

Perennials
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BOTANICAL NAME
AJUGA REPTANS
COMMON NAME
 Ajuga
 Bugle Weed
Connecting the Scientific Name
with the Common Name (The Mrs.
A Way)
 Ajuga and Ajuga
Plant description
 Low growing groundcover.
 Leaves form a dense mat or mound.
 Spike flowers bloom in spring
 Stems are square
PLANT
 Evergreen
 Height 3”
 Width 1’
 Spreading
EXPOSURE
 Sun
 Part shade
Foliage/Flower Color
 Foliage- Greenish purple or variegated
 Flowers- purple, pink, white
Landscape use
 Ground cover for poor soils
BOTANICAL NAME
CANNA X GENERALIS
COMMON NAME
 Canna
Connecting the Scientific Name
with the Common Name (The Mrs.
A Way)
 Canna and Canna
Plant Description
 Leaves are rolled in the stem
 Flower arises out of main stem
 One main stem and leaves have no
petioles
 Pointed apex
 Plants are upright with broad, tropical
looking foliage
PLANT
 Height 3’ - 4 1/2’
 Width 2’ - 3’
 Upright
EXPOSURE
 Sun
Foliage/Flower Color:
 Foliage- Green, maroon, or variegated
green and yellow or striped
 Flowers- Colors range from white to
yellow, orange, red and pink
Landscape Use
 Excellent in mass displays.
 Also used in containers.
 Adaptable to all types of soil
 Drought tolerant
BOTANICAL NAME
CHRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM or
DENDRANTHEMA X GRANDIFLORA
COMMON NAME
 Florist Chrysanthemum
 (Garden Chrysanthemum)
Connecting the Scientific Name
with the Common Name (The Mrs.
A Way)
 Your “mum” always wants you to do mor!
Plant Description
 Dark-green or gray-green lobed
pubescent leaves.
 Flowers in all colors except for blue
 Flower types can be in many different
forms from daisy to full cushion
PLANT
 Height 12” - to 36”
 Width 16” - to 36”
 Upright/Spreading
 Varies depending on cultivar
EXPOSURE
 Sun
 Semi-Shade
Landscape Use
 Showy and reliable for borders and
massed plantings
 Long-lasting when cut
CULTURAL PRACTICES
 Short day plant
BOTANICAL NAME
CHRYSANTHEMUM X SUPERBUM
COMMON NAME
 Shasta Daisy
COM Connecting the Scientific
Name with the Common Name
(The Mrs. A Way) POSITION
 Shasta has a super bum
Plant Description
 Free-flowering summer daisies with
deep green, coarsely toothed, alternate
foilage
PLANT
 Herbaceous perennial
 Height 3’
 Upright/spreading
EXPOSURE
 Sun
Foliage/Flower Description
 Flowers are white with yellow centers
and may be single or double
 Foliage is deep green
Landscape Use
 Used in borders as singles or in groups
of 3 or more
 Cut flower
BOTANICAL NAME
HEDERA HELIX
COMMON NAME
 English Ivy
AR Connecting the Scientific
Name with the Common Name
(The Mrs. A Way) RANGEMENT
 English people have big heads
Plant description
 Fine-leaved ivy with dark green foliage
 Most leaves are 3-5 lobes
 On old stems leaves will be entire and
oval
 See picture in your notes
PLANT
 Evergreen
 Vine
 Spreading
EXPOSURE
 Part shade
 Shade
Foliage/Flower Color
 Flower is inconspicuous
 Foliage is deep green or may be
variegated
Landscape Use
 Ground cover, trellis, or to cover topiary
forms