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Hen and Chicks

Hen and Chicks• “Sempervivum tectorum”

• evergreens

• perennials

• “Hens” are parent rosettes, “chicks” are offsets

• budding (asexual reproduction)

• Chicks begin as buds on hens, eventually grow roots

• Hens die after they flower

• Are strong succulents. Planted on roofs in ancient times to slow advancing fires.

‘Freckles’

Coleus Freckles•perennials

•often times used as annuals because they are so delicate

•developing flower buds are pinched off because the plant would die afterwards

•extremely colorful - hybrid

•When around sun, become more colorful

•Genus Coleus indigenous to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, the East Indies, the Malay Archipelago, and the Philippines

Daylilies

Daylily• genus Hemerocallis

• means “beautiful for a day” in Greek

• mature flowers only last one day

• misnomer: not lilies

• Native to Europe, China, Japan, Korea

• monocots

• open at sunrise, whither at sunset (photoperiodism)

• require >6 hours sunlight daily

• Bloom time varies from June through October

• Propagated by dividing clumps or by seed

Aloe(Huge!)

Aloe Vera• Genus native to Africa

• succulents

• Propogate via seeds or plant cuttings (leaf or root)

• Gel:

• thick jelly derived from leaf parenchymal tissue. Contains carbohydrate polymers (ex: glucomannans)

• used for topical treatment of wounds, minor burns, and skin irritations; skin care products

• Latex:

• bitter yellow juice derived from leaf

• used as a powerful laxative to relief constipation

• Plant also made into beverages and is a component of some medicines

Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria(Zapricia)• monocot

• commercially popular - favored bouquet component

• experience resupination- flower is inverted; upside down- looking

• Zapricia:

• new hybrid (published 2008)(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,119)

• mutation, first found in The Netherlands in 2002

• propagation via rhizome division

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