2. Plant ID week 4 Perennials Hort I

3. Hemerocallis cvs. Common name: Daylily Each bloom only blooms for ONE day! Not a true lily Daylilies are useful in the perennial flower border, planted in large masses, or as a ground cover on slopes, where they form a dense mat in just a few years.

5. Full sun Height: 6-12 in. (15-30 cm) Spacing: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball Bloom Time: Early midseason (EM) Reblooming (Re) Flower Size: Miniature (less than 3" diameter)

7. Hosta sp. Common name: Hosta (34 different species) Perennial bedding plant used for its foliage in flower beds, borders and ground covers.

9. Native to Japan, Korea, and China Propagate by division Mainly a shade tolerant plant, however some do well in full sun Grown from Rhizomes

11. Do have white, purple, or green flowers on a stalk, but are grown for their foliage.

12. Iris X germanica var florentine Common Name: Bearded Iris Family: Iridaceae Native: Mediterranean

13. Life Cycle: Herbaceous Growth Habit: Bedding Plant Leaf Arrangement: Basal Leaf Shape: Linear Lear Margin: Entire Vein Pattern: Parallel Type: Simple

16. Flower: Head Shaped Spring (April-May) Fruit: Green pod (Summer) Environment: Sun Growth: Medium Zones: 5-9

18. DESCRIPTION The leaves are sword shaped, sheathing each other at the base Flowers have prominent gold beards at the top inside the falls

19. You can rub the blush off Bearded Iris

20. Liriope muscari Liriope Liliaceae Ground Cover Japan

22. Arrangement: Basal Type: Simple Shape: Linear Margin: Entire Vein: Parallel Length: 1-2’ Width: 1/3-1”

24. Life Cycle: Evergreen Height: 12-18” Width: 12-18” Spreading Exposure: Sun-Shade Growth: Rapid Zone: 6-9

25. FLOWER Summer Pink spike FRUIT Fall Shiny black

26. CULTURAL PRACTICES Each March cut to 1” with lawn mower

27. Ophiopogon japonicus Mondo Grass Liliaceae Ground Cover China

31. Arrangement: Basal Type: Simple Shape: Linear Margin: Entire Vein: Parallel Length: 6-8” Width: 1/8-1/4”

33. Life Cycle: Evergreen Spreading Exposure: Sun-Shade Growth: Rapid Zone: 6-8

34. FLOWER Summer (July) Tiny white; hidden in center of plant FRUIT Blue turning to black berry hidden in foliage

35. DESCRIPTION Flower occurs down in the foliage Grows in clumps And needs to be mowed like Liriope