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