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Plant ID. Marigold. Origin : South America-Argentina and New Mexico Use : Bedding plants, pot culture, edging, cut flowers Height : 6 inches to 4 feet Flowers : Orange, yellow, mixed, red, cream and maroon; rounded or flat heads
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Marigold • Origin: South America-Argentina and New Mexico • Use: Bedding plants, pot culture, edging, cut flowers • Height: 6 inches to 4 feet • Flowers: Orange, yellow, mixed, red, cream and maroon; rounded or flat heads • Foliage: Lacy, feather-like, finely dissected, opposite, often pungent odor
Cosmo • Grow to 3-6 feet tall. • The leaves are simple, pinnate, or bi-pinnate, and are arranged in opposite pairs. • The word Cosmos is derived from the Greek “balanced universe.” • Solid pink, white, maroon, and pink with deep pink flares.
Fern • World’s oldest living things (even older than the dinosaurs) dating from 300 million years ago • Approximately 10,500 species • Size varies from the smallest specimen, the wall rue (5-6cm or 2-3in), to the tree ferns from New Zealand that can reach heights of thirty feet or ten meters high!
Zinnia • originated in Mexico and therefore, likes a arm-hot climate. • leaves are lance-shaped and sandpaper like in texture. • height ranges from 15 cm to 1 meter. • yellow, orange, white, red, rose, pink, purple, lilac and multi-colored blooms. • stems that bear opposite leaves and terminal flower heads.
English Ivy • attach to the bark of trees, brickwork, and other surfaces by way of numerous, small root-like structures, which exude a glue-like substance. • Leaves are dark green, waxy, somewhat leathery, and are arranged alternately along the stem. • recognized leaf forms, the most common being a 3-lobed leaf with a heart-shaped base. • first introduced to the US by European immigrants and is widely sold as an ornamental plant for landscapes throughout the US.
Iron Cross • Common Name: Oxalis Iron Cross, Good Luck Plant • Exposure: Full sun to light shade • Height:10"-12" • Rosy pink flowers and foliage with purple cross-shaped markings • Flowers in 10-12 weeks from planting
Snake plant • 50 species variously known as bowstring hemp, snake plant, and leopard lily, native primarily to tropical Africa. • short, thick roots and long, narrow basal leaves that stand erect. • Many species have water-resistant leaf fibers that are used in the manufacture of ropes and for bowstrings.
Aloe Vera • Latin name for the plant that goes by several other names including burn plant, elephant's gall and lily of the desert. • The earliest record of this native plant dates back thousands of years in ancient Egyptian. • The aloe plant has long green stems that grow up to one foot long. The stems have gray spots and soft, tiny teeth on the edges.
Christmas Cactus • evolved in the last 30 to 40 million years ago. • The flowers are available in a wide variety of colors including red, purple, orange, pink, fuschia, cream, etc. • The green, flattened, leaf-like structures that make up the majority of a Christmas Cactus are actually modified stem segments called cladodes.
Blue Salvia • feathery foliage and a profusion of plume-like flower spikes made up of unusual upside-down, blue flowers in late spring • Native to Eastern Europe, this wildflower Salvia is easily grown in any well-drained soil.