Bedding and House Plants Week 6 Bedding and House Plants

Salvia splendens Common Name: Salvia Native to Brazil

Growth Habit: annual to tropical perennial Uses: bedding plant used for height. Great in containers Facts: prolific and durable bloomers, they are not bothered by pests, and are fairly attractive to hummingbirds because of their flower color and shape

Flower: Spikes Flower colors: White, salmon, pink, purple/blue, traditional Red Height: 8” to 3’ tall Leaves: Elliptical, serrated, and dark green in color.

Tagetes erecta African Marigold Compositate Bedding Plant Tropical

Arrangement: Opposite Type: Compound Shape: Elliptical Margin: Serrated Vein: Pinnate Length: 3-6” Width: 2-4”

Life Cycle: Annual Exposure: Sun Growth: Rapid

FLOWER Spring Yellow, orange, white FRUIT Seed in flower head

CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by seed Problems: powdery mildew

Viola X wittrockiana Common Name: Pansy The pansy is a perennial that is grown as an annual by most gardeners . “Flower with a Face”

Viola X wittrockiana Height: 4-10” tall depending on variety Foliage is resistant to frost Leaves are pinnate vein structure, with dentate margins Spatulate shaped leaves Flowers are head or solitary, and come in all colors but black. Face: dark blotches on the flower

Aracaria heterophylla’ Common Name: Norfolk Island Pine Family: Araucariaceae Native: Norfolk Island (New Zealand)

Life Cycle: Deciduous Classification: House plant Leaf Arrangement: Opposite Leaf Shape: Needle-like Leaf Margin: Entire Vein Pattern: Parallel Compound

Flower Color: Insignificant Root: Fibrous Fruit: Cone Environment: Sun Growth: Medium Zones: 10

DESCRIPTION Leaf is a needle, but the plant is not really a pine even though it produces cones

Asparagus densiflorus “Sprengeri” Common Name: Sprengeri Fern

Chlorophytum comosum Common Name: Spider Plant