Transcript Plant ID Week 6

Plant ID Week 4
Ageratum
Ageratum mexicanum
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Annual bedding plant
Leaves usually opposite
Bloom color: Blue, pink, purple and white
Blooms mid spring to mid fall
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
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Herbaceous perennial ground cover
Green, purple or variegated leaf color
Blooms blue, pink or white
Blooms in early spring to early summer
Canna or Canna lily
Canna X generalis
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Perennial flower usually grown for large
foliage
Tropical foliage can be green or purple
Flowers are usually red, orange or yellow
Day lily
Hemerocallis cv.
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Deciduous perennial – dies back during
dormancy (winter)
Long, slender green leaves
Blooms open during the day
Easily divided to make new plants
Southern magnolia
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Evergreen tree
Large waxy leaves & large
white flowers (6-8 inches
wide)
Leaves are dark green on
top & bronzy brown underneath
Poinsettia
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“Christmas” flower
Comes in colors like
red, pink, white &
variegated
The flower is actually
the tiny yellow center
& the leaves are bright
colored “bracts”
Chrysanthemum
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Called “mums” for short
Species has types that
are used for a variety of
floriculture uses: cut
flowers, fall landscapes
& florist mums
Propagated by
cuttings
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Ageratum
Ageratum mexicanum
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Canna or Canna lily
Canna X generalis
Day lily
Hemerocallis cv.
Southern magnolia
Poinsettia
Chrysanthemum