plant identification week 7. jade plant crassula argentea erect, succulent tree-shaped shrub heavily...
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Plant IdentificationWeek 7
Jade Plant
Crassula argentea• Erect, succulent tree-shaped
shrub• Heavily branched, thick, fleshy
stems• Fleshy, opposite, elliptic,
glossy leaves• Star-shaped, white/pale-pink
flowers are born on terminal, inflorescence
Florist’s cyclamenCyclamen x persicum cv.• Foliage and flowers emerge on stalks
from tuberous bulb• Slightly rounded heart-shaped, dark
green leaves sometimes with silver markings and toothed margins
• Flowers with wide petals that may be frilled or twisted are born on slender, dark stalks with flowers standing about foliage
• Colors – Pink, red, white, salmon, purple, magenta, some with dark throats
Cymbidium Orchid
Cymbidium cv. • Long, thin, arching, medium-
green leaves emerge from the psuedobulbs
• Multiple flower bearing spikes
• Flowers come in all shades except blue and true red
Carnation
Dianthus caryophyllus cv.• Long, erect stems with short,
thin, leathery, blue-green leaves• Large, round, double flowers up
to 3 inches in width• Colors- white, shades of pink,
orange, red, yellow, purple, and many combinations of colors
• Some varieties may have very fringed petals and may be fragrant
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