Horticulture II - LC Plant ID Herbaceous Perennials I

Astilbe cv.  CN: Astilbe (Spireas)  Feathery, tall panicles  Flowers: tiny, fluffy  Leaves: glossy green, toothed

Canna x generalis  CN: Canna  Tall  Leaves: wide, furled thick thick variety of variegations variety of variegations  Flowers: 3 petals, tall stalk white, yellow, orange, red white, yellow, orange, red

Chrysanthemum X superbums  CN: Shasta Daisy  Perennial bedding plant  Flowers: white petals, yellow centers white petals, yellow centers  Leaves: narrow, serrated  Sun-loving  1-3’ high

Clematis x jackmanii  Clematis  Vine twining stems, semi-woody twining stems, semi-woody Rapid growth Rapid growth  Flowers: large, 5-7” many colors many colors lots of blooms. lots of blooms.

Gelsemium sempervirens  CN: Carolina jasmine  Twining, evergreen vine  Leaves: glossy, dark green dark purple  yellow in winter dark purple  yellow in winter  Flowers: clusters, trumpet-shaped fragrant, yellow, waxy fragrant, yellow, waxy

Helleborus orientalis  CN: Lenton Rose  Clump-forming  Flower: large, cup-shaped rose-like, “nodding” rose-like, “nodding” pink, purple, white pink, purple, white winter-flowering winter-flowering  Leaves: palmate, 8-16” leathery, glossy leathery, glossy dark green dark green

Perennials II Hort. II - Landscaping

Hemerocallis cv.  CN: Day Lily  Perennial  Clump-forming  Leaves: long, arching, grass-like  Flower: leaf-less stalk Large, 6 petals Large, 6 petals Many colors Many colors

Hosta sp.  CN: Hosta  Ground Cover  Wide, long leaves 7” x 3”, whorled 7” x 3”, whorled  Variety of greens  grown for foliage  Flowers: spikes lily-like lavender to white lily-like lavender to white

Iris X germanica var. Florentine  CN: Bearded Iris  Perennial  Flowers: 6 petals 3 on bottom, 3 on top 3 on bottom, 3 on top Tufts of hair down middle Tufts of hair down middle Stalks, ~ 3’ tall Stalks, ~ 3’ tall  Leaves: sword-shaped ~ 2’ tall ~ 2’ tall

Paeonia sp.  CN: Peony  Large, bushy  Easy to grow  Flower: huge, showy sweet fragrance sweet fragrance shades of red, pink, white shades of red, pink, white single or double single or double  Leaves: lobed, divided

Phlox paniculata  CN: Garden Phlox  Tall-growing  Flowers: conical clusters tops of stems tops of stems pink, purple, white pink, purple, white Blooms lavishly & for long time. Blooms lavishly & for long time.  Leaves: lance-shaped

Verbena x hybrida  CN: Verbena  Annual in NC  Many forms: trailing, mat, bushy, upright  Leaves: oblong, toothed gray green to dark green gray green to dark green  Flower: small 5-petaled in rounded clusters blue, purple, pink, red, yellow, white, bi-color blue, purple, pink, red, yellow, white, bi-color