Floriculture Plant Identification: 120-139

Vocabulary flashcards matching botanical plant names to their common names and identification recognition cues from the 2027 Floriculture CDE study guide.

Calibrachoa hybrid cv.

Common name: Million Bells; Recognition cue: Small petunialike trumpets on a trailing plant

Callistephus chinensis cv.

Common name: China Aster; Recognition cue: Daisy heads on upright stems; many cultivars have double blooms

Campanula hybrid cv.

Common name: Bell Flower; Recognition cue: Distinct bell-shaped flowers

Canna x generalis cv.

Common name: Canna; Recognition cue: Broad banana-shaped leaves and bold upright flowers

Capsicum annuum

Common name: Ornamental Pepper; Recognition cue: Colored peppers held among leaves; small white flowers

Celosia argentea cv.

Common name: Cockscomb; Recognition cue: Comb-shaped or plumed flower heads depending on cultivar

Centaurea cyanus

Common name: Cornflower, Bachelor's Button; Recognition cue: Blue fringed flower heads; narrow gray-green leaves

Chamaedorea elegans

Common name: Parlor Palm; Recognition cue: Fine pinnate palm fronds with many narrow leaflets

Chamelaucium uncinatum

Common name: Waxflower; Recognition cue: Tiny waxy five-petal flowers; fine needlelike leaves on woody stems

Cholorophytum comosum cv.

Common name: Spider Plant; Recognition cue: Arching strap leaves; runners bearing plantlets

Chrysanthemum x morifolium

Common name: Chrysanthemum; Recognition cue: Lobed toothed leaves and composite flower heads in many forms

Clematis hybrid cv.

Common name: Clematis; Recognition cue: Climbing leaf stalks and showy flowers with petal-like sepals

Codiaeum variegatum pictum

Common name: Croton; Recognition cue: Leathery leaves with bold multicolor markings

Colocasia esculenta

Common name: Taro; Recognition cue: Broad elephant-ear leaves; stalk joins underside within leaf blade

Cordyline fruticosa

Common name: Ti Plant; Recognition cue: Long leathery lance leaves, often colorful, on upright canes

Crassula argentea

Common name: Jade Plant; Recognition cue: Thick oval succulent leaves on branched woody stems

Cycas revoluta cv.

Common name: Sago Palm; Recognition cue: Stiff pinnate fronds arranged in a crown; a cycad

Cyclamen x persicum cv.

Common name: Cyclamen; Recognition cue: Reflexed petals and patterned heart-shaped leaves

Cymbidium cv.

Common name: Cymbidium Orchid; Recognition cue: Large waxy orchid flowers on arching spikes; strap foliage

Cymbopogon cv.

Common name: Lemongrass (herb); Recognition cue: Clumping grass with long strap blades; aromatic when permitted to examine