1. Plant Identification
Week 13

2. Purple Passion, Velvet Plant
Gynura surantiaca ‘Sarmentosa’
Semi-trailing/twining vine
Purple hairs cover all stems and foliage
Leaves are lance shaped and lobed
Small, dandelion-like flowers produce a disagreeable odor

3. Amaryllis Hippeastrum hybrid cv.
Bulbous plant that may produce foliage prior to, during, or after blooming
Long strap like medium-green leaves
Large, showy, trumpet-like flowers are produced on long, hollow, leafless, stalks and are born in groups of 4-6 blooms
Colors – white, yellow, orange, red, picotee, striped, or with colored tips

4. Plantain Lily Hosta undulata
Plant shape is mounded due to overlapping foliage and comes in a variety of sizes
Most common leaf shapes are ovate, rounded, heart
Leaves may be yellow, green, grey-green, bluish, or variegated with many patterns and colors
Flowers are white, pink, lavender, or blue and are borne on one sided spikes
Flowers can be bell, funnel, or spider-shaped

5. Wax Plant Hoya carnosa Succulent twining vine
Thick, waxy, dark green oval, 2-4 inch leaves
Small, waxy flowers grown in tight clusters of up to 20 star shaped flowers
Five pointed, cream colored, fragrant petals surround a central pink star