Plant Identification Week 22
Heartleaf Philodendron.Philodendron scandens oxycardium Trailing and climbing vine Heart-shaped, deep green, 5-inch shiny leaves with very pointed tips Juvenile leaves are reddish-bronze and as they mature, they turn green
Hybrid Tea Rose Rosa hybrud, Class Hybrid Tea cv. Free branching, shrub with thorny branches ranging from 2-6 feet tall Shiny to matt, oval or lance shaped leaflets with serrated margins Flowers are often scented and have high, tight centers Colors – white, pink, yellow, orange, red, lavender, some striped, some with colored margins
Leatherleaf Fern Rumohra adiantiformis Evergreen Deep-green, triangular-shaped, leathery fronds grow from stout rhizomes covered with brown, papery scales Circular spores may be present on underside of frond
Salvia Salvia splendens cv. Upright, bushy annual/perennial Oval-shaped, pointed, pale green dark green, hairy leaves with toothed, leaf margins Terminal spikes display long, tubular flowers emerging from similar colored bracts Flower colors – red, white, lavender, purple, salmon, pink, violet, orange