plant identification week 21. zonal geranium pelargonium x hortorum cv. upright, bushy plant with...

Plant IdentificationWeek 21

Zonal GeraniumPelargonium x hortorum cv.• Upright, bushy plant with short,

jointed stems• Rounded, kidney-shaped, mid-green

leaves• Some leaves have a zone (a band) of

dark brown or maroon• Flowers appear in ball shaped clusters• Colors – white, pink, salmon, orange,

red, purple, some with white throats, or with bi-colors

TuberosePolianthes tuberosa

• Rosette plant formed from bulb like rhizomes

• Grass-like basal leaves are semi-erect

• Strongly fragrant flowers on 2-3 foot spike

• Tubular flowers are wax-like, up to 2 inch long, and are white with single or double forms

Fairy PrimrosePrimula malacoides cv•Rossette forming, stalked perennial•Oval-shaped, slightly toothes, frilly margined, pale green leaves•Flower stalks up to 1 foot long containing small, fragrant, flats flowers arranged in tiers•Flower Colors – white, pink, lilac-purple, red-pink

AzaleaRhododendron cv.•Small, woody shrub; some varieties deciduous, some evergreen •Leathery, glossy, elliptical-shaped leaves with pubescence on underside of foliage•Flowers are bell shaped, funnel shaped, trumpet shaped, some with ruffled petals•Flower Colors – white, yellow, orange, pink, red, purple, bi-colored