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Horticulture II Plant ID Perennials 1 Slide 2 Astilbe cv. CN: Astilbe (Spireas) Feathery, tall panicles Flowers: tiny, fluffy Leaves: glossy green, toothed Slide 3 Slide 4 Clematis x jackmanii Clematis Vine twining stems, semi-woody Rapid growth Flowers: large, 5-7 many colors lots of blooms. Slide 5 Slide 6 Echinacea purpurea CN: Cone Flower Tall, rigid Leaves: dark green, long & narrow Flower: daisy-like, drooping petals large coppery-orange center purplish-pink attract birds & butteflies Heat & drought tolerant Used for medicinal purposes also Slide 7 Slide 8 Gerbera jamesonii CN: Gerber daisy Herbaceous perennial Mounding habit Leaves: green, grow from soil without stem Blooms: orange, pink, white, red, yellow large, daisy-like, 4 bloom 1 flower per leaf-less stems Common florist cut flower Slide 9 Slide 10 Gladiolus x hortulanus CN: Gladiolus Deciduous perennial upright habit Leaves: green, grow from soil without stem sword-like Blooms: early spring to late fall flat one sided stalk holds flowers blue, green, orange, pink, red, purple, white, yellow, salmon, lavender can be used as cut flowers Slide 11 Slide 12 Horticulture II Plant ID Perennials 2 Slide 13 Hippeastrum cv. CN: Amaryllis Evergreen, perennial - tropical Leaves: green, grow from soil without stem Blooms: early spring to early summer red, orange, pink, white 3-4 funnel-shaped flowers per leaf-less stalk Bulb Slide 14 Slide 15 Iberis sempervirens CN: Evergreen Candytuft Small, evergreen perennial Groundcover Leaves: dark green; small, oblong Flowers: small, white; early to late spring showy; 4-petals, dense, flat clusters Slide 16 Slide 17 Iris xiphium CN: Dutch Iris Bulbs Tall, slender Leaves: long & narrow Flowers: small, blue & yellow Excellent cut flowers Slide 18 Slide 19 Pachysandra terminalis CN: Japanese Pachysandra Herbaceous perennial evergreen spreading habit groundcover Leaves: dark green, oval whorled Flower: tiny, white 1-2 spikes of blooms Slide 20 Slide 21 Paeonia sp. CN: Peony Herbaceous perennial Large, bushy Easy to grow Flower: huge, showy sweet fragrance shades of red, pink, white single or double Leaves: lobed, divided Slide 22 Slide 23 Pennisetum alopecuroides CN: Fountain Grass Ornamental grass 2-3 spreading clumps Leaves: narrow summer = green fall = golden yellow winter = beige Bloom: silvery to pinkish white bristly, bottle-brush spikes Slide 24