Transcript Plant Identification M-R

Floriculture Plant Identification
M-R
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Marnata leuconeura var.
kerchoviana Prayer Plant
• Other names: rabbit tracks
• Colors: light & dark green w/a tint of red
or white sometimes; little white flower
• Characteristics: leaves are velvety & dark
black green w/ brilliant green irregular
zones along the middle, it has bright pink
and red veins as well
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: 9-18” tall
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Marnata leuconeura var. kerchoviana
Prayer Plant
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Marnata leuconeura var.
kerchoviana
Prayer Plant
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Marnata leuconeura var.
kerchoviana
Prayer Plant
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Marnata leuconeura var.
kerchoviana
Prayer Plant
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Matthiola incana cv.
Flowering Stock
• Other names: common stock
• Colors: white, yellow, pink, blue, orange,
a darker rosy pink and a lighter pink
• Characteristics: long thin stem with three
to four leaves encircling it; dozens of little
flowers that resemble snap dragons
• Type of plant: cut flower
• Size: 12-18” tall
• Growth requirements: full sun; average
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Matthiola incana cv.
Flowering Stock
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Matthiola incana cv.
Flowering Stock
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Matthiola incana cv.
Flowering Stock
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Matthiola incana cv.
Flowering Stock
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Monstera deliciosa
Cutleaf “Philodendron”
• Other names: Swiss cheese plant,
Mexican bread fruit
• Colors: green/ cream/ tan
• Characteristics: large leaves with large
cuts along the sides of each
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: 30-40’ tall
• Growth requirements: light shade,
average water
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Monstera deliciosa
Cutleaf “Philodendron”
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Monstera deliciosa
Cutleaf “Philodendron”
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Monstera deliciosa
Cutleaf “Philodendron”
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Narcissus pseudonarcissus cv.
Daffodil
• Other names: Narcissus
• Colors: yellow, cream, orange center
• Characteristics: petals surrounding a cup
shaped center
• Type of plant: bulb; cut flower
• Size: 6-12” tall
• Growth requirements: full sun, average
water
• Other: low maintenance plant
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Narcissus pseudonarcissus cv.
Daffodil
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Narcissus pseudonarcissus cv.
Daffodil
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Narcissus pseudonarcissus cv.
Daffodil
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Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’
Bromeliad
• Other names:
• Colors: green variegated, red center
• Characteristics: flowers appear in the
center of a rosette of leaves; inner leaves
bright red even before flowers appear
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: 12-24” tall
• Growth requirements: bright indirect light;
up to 70 degrees F
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Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’
Bromeliad
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Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’
Bromeliad
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Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’
Bromeliad
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Nephrolepis exalta cv.
Boston Fern
• Colors: green
• Characteristics: arching, bright green
fronds
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: up to 5 ft. and 3/4 in. width
• Growth requirements: low light and high
humidity; temp. 70 degrees F--leaves turn
yellow if temp. below 55 degrees F
• Other: stem is located in the soil
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Nephrolepis exalta cv.
Boston Fern
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Nephrolepis exalta cv.
Boston Fern
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Nephrolepis exalta cv.
Boston Fern
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Nephrolepis exalta cv.
Boston Fern
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Opuntia tribe cv.
Cactus
• Other names: paddle cactus
• Colors: all brown at first, then become
light brown and eventually grayish
• Characteristics: six to eight radial spines,
sometimes more, grow from the areoles
• Type of plant: cactus
• Size: flowers-1.25” to 1.5” long
• Growth requirements: dry, sun
• Other: origin-Sierras de Cordoba,
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Opuntia tribe cv.
Cactus
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Paeonia cv.
Peony
Other names:
Colors: whites, reds, pinks
Characteristics: large showy flower
Type of plant: perennial
Size: 2-3’ tall
Growth requirements: full sun, partial
shade
• Other: flowers last only a week; require
little maintenance
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Paeonia cv.
Peony
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Paeonia cv.
Peony
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Paphiopedilum x hybrid cv.
Ladyslipper Orchid
• Other names: moccasin flower
• Colors: various
• Characteristics: leaves are two-ranked
from the ground, leathery, usually about 5
inches long; flower emerges from center
whorl with 1-3 flowers
• Plant type: tropical houseplant; cut flower
• Size: flower 5” across
• Growth requirements: day temp. 70F-90F,
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Paphiopedilum x hybrid cv.
Ladyslipper Orchid
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Pelargonium x domesticum cv.
Regal (Martha Washington)
Geranium
Colors: various—pinks, purples, bicolor
Characteristics: many ruffled petals
Type of plant: annual
Size: 12-18” tall
Growth requirements: semi-shade
• Other: showy
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Pelargonium x domesticum cv.
Regal (Martha Washington) Geranium
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Pelargonium x domesticum cv.
Regal (Martha Washington) Geranium
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Pelargonium x hortorum cv.
(Zonal) Geranium
• Other names:
• Colors: red, pink, salmon, and white
• Characteristics: dark ring appears on
leaves in brown or red
• Type of plant: annual
• Size:12-15 inches tall
• Growth requirements: full sun
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Pelargonium x hortorum cv.
(Zonal) Geranium
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Pelargonium x hortorum cv.
(Zonal) Geranium
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Pelargonium x hortorum cv.
(Zonal) Geranium
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Pelargonium peltatum cv.
Ivy Geranium
• Other names: hanging geranium
• Colors: lavender, magenta, pink, red,
white
• Characteristics: Smooth, leathery ivy
shaped leaves; ivy shaped leaves and
vine-like growth habits
• Type of plant: annual
• Size: 3 or more feet in length
• Growth requirements: cool temps.
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Pelargonium peltatum cv.
Ivy Geranium
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Pelargonium peltatum cv.
Ivy Geranium
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Pelargonium peltatum cv.
Ivy Geranium
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Peperomia argyreia
Watermelon Peperomia
• Colors: green variegation
• Characteristics: Dark green, heart-shaped
leaves have silver streaks Leaves are
perched on red stems
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: 6-12” tall
• Growth requirements: partial shade;
normal water
• Other: Streaks cause optical illusion that
make leaves look like small fruits
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Peperomia argyreia
Watermelon Peperomia
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Peperomia caperata
Emerald Ripple Peperomia
• Colors: dark green
• Characteristics: Thin, dark green leaves
appear to be crumpled like a relief map
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: 6-12” tall
• Growth requirements: tolerant of light and
temperature
• Other: from Central and South America;
humid areas
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Peperomia caperata
Emerald Ripple Peperomia
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Peperomia caperata
Emerald Ripple Peperomia
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Peperomia obtusifolia ‘Variegata’
Variegated Peperomia
• Other names: variegated pepper face
• Colors: green/ yellow variegation
• Characteristics: leaves are oblong and
waxy, notched at the tip and attached to a
reddish stem, marked w/ cream and white
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: 1’
• Growth requirements: partial shade,
normal water needs
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Peperomia obtusifolia ‘Variegata’
Variegated Peperomia
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Petunia x hybrida cv.
Common Garden Petunia
• Colors: various
• Characteristics: funnel shaped flowers;
tiny, sticky hairs cover leaves and stems
• Type of plant: annual bedding plant
• Size: 12-15” tall; 2.5-4” inches across a
single bloom
• Growth requirements: full sun, av. water
• Other: blooms all season
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Petunia x hybrida cv.
Common Garden Petunia
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Petunia x hybrida cv.
Common Garden Petunia
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Petunia x hybrida cv.
Common Garden Petunia
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Petunia x hybrida cv.
Common Garden Petunia
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Phalaenopsis cv.
Phalaenopsis (Butterfly) Orchid
• Other names: moth orchid
• Colors: pink,white,yellow,red,and spotted
and stripped varieties
• Characteristics: looks like a butterfly
• Type of plant: houseplant; cut flower
• Size: 2-5” flower
• Growth requirements:
• Other: 50 species
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Phalaenopsis cv.
Phalaenopsis (Butterfly) Orchid
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Phalaenopsis cv.
Phalaenopsis (Butterfly) Orchid
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Phalaenopsis cv.
Phalaenopsis (Butterfly) Orchid
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Philodendron scandens
oxycardium
Heartleaf Philodendron
• Colors: dark green
• Characteristics: large, heart-shaped
glossy, leaves, vining
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: can get 4-5’ long
• Growth requirements:
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Philodendron scandens oxycardium
Heartleaf Philodendron
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Philodendron scandens oxycardium
Heartleaf Philodendron
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Pilea cadierei
Aluminum Plant
Colors: green/white variegation
Characteristics:
Type of plant: houseplant
Size: 6-12” long
Growth requirements: medium and in high
humidity conditions
• Other: very closely related to the Artillery
Plant and the Friendship Plant
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Pilea cadierei
Aluminum Plant
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Pilea involucrata
Friendship Plant
• Colors: green
• Characteristics: oval shaped leaves with
ruffled edges; veins are often dark green;
small pink flowers in small clusters
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: 6-12” tall
• Growth requirements:
• Other: showy
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Pilea involucrata
Friendship Plant
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Pilea microphylla
Artillery Plant
Colors: pink, white, near white
Characteristics:
Type of plant: ground cover; houseplant
Size: 12-18” tall
Growth requirements: medium light
intensity
• Other: young plants are the most
attractive
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Pilea microphylla
Artillery Plant
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Pilea nummularifolia
Creeping Charley
• Other names: Creeping Jenny
• Colors: pale to bright green leaves; yellow
flowers bloom midsummer
• Characteristics: coin-shaped, saw-edged,
leaves; have a quilted texture
• Type of plant: houseplant; ground cover
• Size: 12-18” high
• Growth requirements: moist soil; shade
• Other: spreads rapidly; hanging plant
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Pilea nummularifolia
Creeping Charley
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Plectranthus mummularis
Swedish Ivy
• Colors: leaves green turning purplish
• Characteristics: Slightly oval, bright green
leaves-rounded toothed edges; stems
somewhat square, trailing
• Type of plant: houseplant
• Size: 24”
• Growth requirements: moist soil in
summer; medium to bright light
• Other: flowers-small/white, should be
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Plectranthus mummularis
Swedish Ivy
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Polianthes tuberosa
Tuberose
• Colors: white, pinkish; bright green leaves
• Characteristics: long leaves clustered at
the base; smaller, clasping leaves along
wiry stem; white, waxy, funnel-shaped
flowers clustered at tip of stem
• Type of plant: cut flower
• Size: up to 4’ tall
• Growth requirements: soil well-drained,
loamy; sunlight
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Polianthes tuberosa
Tuberose
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Primula x polyanthus cv.
Polyanthus (Primrose)
• Colors: various
• Characteristics: large clusters of flowers
appear atop 1’ stalks; leaves are eggshaped and hairy
• Type of plant: bedding plant
• Size: 6-12” tall
• Growth requirements: shade; high water;
rich soil
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Primula x polyanthus cv.
Polyanthus (Primrose)
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Primula malacoides cv.
Fairy Primrose
• Colors: shades of white, lilac, and pink
• Characteristics: loose clusters of small,
delicate flowers at the tops of long, slender
stalks; leaves egg shaped with ruffled
edges
• Type of plant: flowering houseplant
• Size: up to 1’
• Growth requirements: cool, moist
atmosphere; shade
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Primula malacoides cv.
Fairy Primrose
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Rhododenron cv.
Azalea
• Colors: various
• Characteristics: rounded shrub; clusters
of flowers; evergreen and deciduous
leaves
• Type of plant: flowering houseplant
• Size: 20” tall; big as 80ft.-small as 1’’
• Growth requirements: little tolerance to
heat and drought
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Rhododenron cv.
Azalea
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Rosa hybrid, Class Hybrid Tea cv.
Hybrid Tea Rose
• Other names: Standard Rose
• Colors: every color but blue
• Characteristics: large, shapely, single
flowers to stem
• Type of plant: cut flower
• Size: up to 3’ tall
• Growth requirements: cool, shaded
• Other: modern roses; hundreds of species
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Rosa hybrid, Class Hybrid Tea cv.
Hybrid Tea Rose
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Rumohra adiantiformis
Leatherleaf Fern
• Colors: dark green
• Characteristics: long fronds with 12-14
leaflets
• Type of plant: cut foliage
• Size: 15’’
• Growth requirements: withstand
temperatures as low as 24 degrees F.
• Other: grows in Western North America
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Rumohra adiantiformis
Leatherleaf Fern