Plant Identification Week 20

Emerald Ripple Peperomia Peperomia caperata Mound shaped plant Heart shaped leaves with brown stems Tiny white flowers on long thin brown spikes Foliage colors range from metallic green to dark emerald green

Phalaenopsis (Butterfly) Orchid Phalaenopsis cv. Flowers borne on simple or branched stems with rounded or ovate shaped petals and a protruding lower lip Thick, broad, flat, semi-drooping leaves Flower colors – white, cream, yellow, pink, purple, green, striped, with colored/marked throats and lower lips

Friendship Plant Pilea involucrata Compact, thick-clustered, creeping perennial Nearly stalkless rosettes of ovate, deep green leaves with deeply-grooved bronze surfaces with light green toothed margins

Polyanthus (Primrose) Primula x polyanthus cv. Compact, rosette-forming perennial Broadly ovate, wrinkled leaves Large, colorful, blossoms appear on very short stalks with up to 20 flowers Flower Colors – white, pink, yellow, orange, red, blue, purple, some bi-colored