Week 2 Flashcards
Canna Lily
Canna hybrida
CANNACEAE
Tall tropical with large leaves. Background texture in beds
Impatiens or Busy Lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
BALSAMINACEAE
Full to partial shade, prefers well drained moist soils.
Marigold
Tagetes spp.
ASTERACEAE
Full sun. tolerates dry conditions. Deadhead for best flowering
Cockscomb
Celosia argentea
AMARANTHACEAE
Full sun, make sure plants are good size before flowering
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
ASTERACEAE
Tall (1-3m) full sun. Blooms summer to fall often needs staking
Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima
BRASSICACEAE
Full sun to partial shade, low (7-15cm) tolerates some frost
New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens x hawkeri
BALSAMINACEAE
light and/or partial shade. dislikes cold nights. popular in containers
Castor Bean Plant
Ricinus communis
EUPHORBIACEAE
tall (1-3m) plants with large leaves. interesting seed pods with poisonous seeds.
Pansy
Viola x wittrockiana
VIOLACEAE
Require cool temperatures and cool, moist soil. Frost hardy, so earliest annual
Licorice plant
Helichrysum petiolare
ASTERACEAE
Sun-loving foliage plant. Popular “filler” in hanging baskets and containers
Love-in-a-Mist
Nigella damascena
RANUNCULACEAE
Full sun. direct sow. Fairly tall (40-60cm) very fine foliage and unique seed pods
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
ASTERACEAE
Tall (90-120cm) and wide (90cm) Full sun. Tolerates hot and dry conditions.
Fuchsia
Fuchsia hybrida
ONAGRACEAE
partial and/or light shade (not full sun). Often grown in hanging baskets
Zonal Geranium
Pelargonium x hortorum
GERANIACEAE
Full sun. well-drained, but moist and cool soil. containers or bedding plant
Common Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
ASTERACEAE
15-90 cm tall depending on cultivar. Full sun. Prefers hot, drier weather
