horticulture plants

Aechmea fasciata cv./ Silver Vase Bromeliad

Stemless plant

Stiff, arching, broad, strap-shaped, silvery-green leaves

Plant 1-2' tall

Leaf margins have black spines

White scales on leaves can be rubbed off

Ageratium houstonianum/Ageratum

Bedding plant

Fluffy flowers in flattened to slightly rounded clusters atop compact, mounded plants

4" to 18" tall

Leaves typically rounded, cordate-at-the-base, hairy, slightly quilted, soft green

Alocasia amazonica Amazon elephant ear

Houseplant

Leathery, wavy-edged, arrowhead-shaped, dark bronze-green leaves (to 16" long)

Contrasting, thick white to silvery-green main veins.

Size Reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall, 1 to 2 ft. wide.

Aloe vera Aloe plant

Leaf shape: Thick, fleshy, triangular leaves with pointed tips.

Color: Green to grey-green, sometimes with white spots on the surface.

Leaf edges: Serrated with small white teeth or spines.

Growth pattern: Forms a rosette of leaves, growing stemless or with a short stem.

Flowers: Yellow, tubular flowers clustered on a stem

Alstroemeria hybrid cv./ Peruvian Lily

Top slender, upright stems in bushy clumps 2-3' tall

Comes in a variety of colors including white, yellow, red, orange, purple and pink. he petals can often have contrasting color patterns and speckled throats

Narrow, twisted, lance-shaped leaves ~4" long, veins run parallel to margins

Anemone coronaria/ Anemone

Leaves medium green with basal leaves biternate and involucral leaves deeply divided.

Solitary, showy, poppy-like flowers (2.5" in diameter) with 6-8 sepals

Bloom in spring on stems 10-12" tall

Anethum graveolens cv./ Dill

3-5' tall on stiff hollow stems

Aromatic, lacy, delicate, blue-green leaves pinnately divided into fine, thread-like segments

Taller plants may flop and need protection from strong winds

Scented, yellow flowers bloom in mid-summer in large, flattened, compound umbels (each to 10" diameter)

Flowers followed by aromatic seed

Angelonia hybrid cv./ Angelonia

12-18" tall

Oblong to lanceolate, green, slightly aromatic leaves (to 3" long) with toothed margins

Bluish-purple flowers (3/4" across) bloom late spring to early fall in narrow terminal spikes (8" long)

Two-lipped flowers similar to snapdragon

Cultivars available in white, blue, light pink and bicolor

Anthurium x andraeanum cv./ Flamingo Plant

About 16" tall

Long-lasting, waxy, palette-shaped, bright-red spathes (flowers) with a yellow spadix

Drooping, heart-shaped, dark green leaves arise on long stems from plant crown

Flowers may appear throughout the year in optimum growing conditions

Antirrhinum majus cv/ Snapdragon

Upright form

Flower well from spring to fall

Dragon-shaped, tubular, two-lipped, closed flowers

Flowers come in both pastel and bright colors such as shades of white, yellow, red, pink, orange, peach and purple (some bicolors)

Lance shaped, glossy dark green leaves (to 3" long)

Aphelandra squarrosa cv./ Zebra Plant

Leaves are ovate to elliptic in shape

Dark green leaves with zebra-like white veins

Spikes of yellow-bracted flowers are long-lasting

Typically pruned to 12-18" tall.

Araucaria heterophylla/ Norfolk Island Pine

Has needles on stems as well as branches

Needles are modified leaves

Tree form

Can get very tall (50-70 feet)

Asparagus densiflorus Fox Tail Fern

Dense, upright foliage: The main giveaway is the bushy, foxtail-like appearance created by numerous tightly packed, needle-like leaves growing along the stems.

Can grow to be 2-3 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide.

During the blooming period, you might see tiny white flowers.

Red berries: After flowering, small red berries can develop.

Aster Amellus Aster

Height: 2-2.5 ft (60-75 cm) tall and wide

Leaves: Rough, hairy, lanceolate leaves that are medium to deep green

Flowers: Daisy-like flowers with purple rays and yellow centers

Flowering period: Late summer to early autumn to frost

Astilbe hybrid cv. / Astilbe

Graceful, fern-like mounds of mostly basal, 2-3 ternately compound leaves with sharply-toothed leaflets

Tiny flowers densely packed into erect to arching, plume-like panicles rising above foliage on slender, upright stems

Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum/ Wax Begonia

Waxy leaves gives glossy look

Leaf margins look like torn paper, rough, ragged edges

Leaves can be green or bronze

Begonia x tuberhybrida cv./ Tuberous Begonia

12-18" tall

Brightly colored waxy-petaled flowers

Colors ranging from white to yellow to apricot to pink to rose to red.

Leaves are simple and have wavy or serrated margins.

Caladium x hortulanum cv./ Caladium

Grows from a tuber

Plants grow in clumps 1-2.5' tall

One leaf per stem

Arrowhead-shaped leaves (~1.5' long) various shades of green mottled and blotched with pink, red, white or combinations thereof; distinctively colored veins

Calla-type flowers, if present, are usually hidden

Calathea insignis Rattlesnake plant

Long, lance-shaped leaves with wavy margins

Upper leaf surface is light green with dark green markings

Lower leaf surface is dark purple

Leaves fold up at night and unfold in the morning

28-35cm in height

Calibrachoa hybrid cv./ Million Bells

Flowers look like small petunias

Compact, mounded plants grow 3-9" tall on mostly trailing stems.

Prolific bloomers produce hundreds of 1" wide flowers from spring to frost

Flower colors include shades of violet, blue, pink, red, magenta, yellow, bronze, and white

Callistephus chinensis cv./ China Aster

Ovate, toothed, medium green leaves.

Cultivar height ranges from 8-inch dwarfs to 36-inch tall plants

Flower varies by cultivar from single daisy-like heads with yellow centers to fully double flower heads with shaggy to pompom form

Colors include shades of white to pink, red, blue, violet, purple and yellow.

Campanula hybrid cv./ Campanula

Drooping, tubular, bell-like flowers (up to 2" long)

Flowers purple, pink, white

Erect to slightly arching stems

Canna x generalis cv./ Garden Canna

Leaves come in variety of colors from variegated to green or red

Can be 4-6' tall

Large flowers resemble that of an iris

Flowers are orange, yellow or red

Capsicum annuum/ Ornamental Pepper Plant

Shrubby mounds 1-4' tall

Lance-shaped to oval medium green leaves

Star to bell-shaped white or yellow flowers give way to edible peppers ranging from extremely hot chili peppers to sweet bell peppers

Many cultivars developed for ornamental use featuring attractive peppers in bright shades of red, yellow, purple, orange and brown.

Celosia argentea cv./ Cockscomb

Midrib gets progressively lighter in color towards end of leaf

Fasciated, large crested flower heads (3-12" across), with each flower head somewhat resembling the comb of a rooster.

Flower colors include bright shades of orange, red, purple, yellow and pink.

Flowers bloom throughout summer into fall (sometimes to frost) on stems clad with spear-shaped green to red purple leaves.

Centaurea cyanus Cornflower, Bachelor's Button

An annual plant

Stems: Gray-green, hairy

Leaves: Gray-green, 1-3 inches long, lyrate-pinnatifid lower leaves and narrow lanceolate upper leaves., alternate, and slightly lobed

Flowers: Blue, purple, white, or pink,

Flowerheads: 1.5-3 cm in diameter

Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.

Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in

Chamaedorea elegans/ Parlor Palm

Small, compact, usually single-trunked palm

Usually grows to 4' tall

Dense, attractive foliage, compact shape and easy maintenance.

Handsome, arching, green pinnate leaves, with 12 or more pairs of narrow leaflets per leaf, lend a tropical flair to indoor locations.

Chamelaucium uncinatum/ Waxflower

Small, woody shrub

Usually grows to 1.5 - 3' tall

Erect growing habit

Pink, purple or white flowers

Flowers ½' across, occur along stems with needle-like leaves.

"Uncinatum" means hooked at the point referring to the ends of the leaves.

Cholorophytum comosum cv./ Spider Plant

It has linear leaves that are green or striped white.

Flowering stems bear loose panicles of small, white, starry flowers.

Plantlets are formed at the flowering nodes.

When plants are full, they have an interesting, graceful, cascading habit.

Chrysanthemum x morifolium / Florist's Chrysanthemum

Flower comes in many different styles

Lobed, medium green leaves (to 2" long).

Leaves have 5 main lobes

Clematis hybrid cv./ Clematis

Leaves are compound, leaves attach to trellis to help hold the plant upright - veins palmate

When petals fall off, usually leave pistil behind

Grows as a vine so usually on a trellis or stake

Very thin stem

Codiaeum varigatum pictum/ Croton

Foliage is almost always multi-colored

Woody plant that is grown for its foliage

Can be cork screw or slender leaf, grown as a potted plant

Colocasia esculenta Taro

Leaves are very large (up to 3 ft.). They are heart-shaped to arrow-shaped with prominent veins. The apex is obtuse while the base is somewhere between cordate and auriculate. The petiole comes out from the center of the leaf. There is a wide variety of colors and patterns.

Cordyline fruticosa Ti Plant

The Ti plant features lance shaped leaves (to 30" long and 6" wide)that can range in color.

Colors: Green, Pink, Purple, Red, Variegated, White

Scented, white to pale lavender flowers appear in panicles (to 12" long) in summer and are followed by red berries.

Houseplants rarely flower and fruit, however.

Crassula argentea / Jade Plant

Oblong, fleshy, shiny, evergreen leaves (to 2" long).

Leaves may acquire red tints when grown in direct sun.

Cycas revoluta cv./ Sago Palm

Symmetrical plant

Trunk is thick and shaggy, typically about 7.9" in diameter

Trunk is very low to ground in young plants, but lengthens above ground with age.

Can grow over 20 feet of trunk in very old specimens.

Trunk can branch several times, producing multiple heads of leaves.

Leaves are shiny and dark green, and grow out into a feather-like rosette to 3.3 ft in diameter.

Cyclamen x persicum cv./ Florists' Cyclamen

Margin has very fine teeth and a halo of light color

Flowers can be a variety of colors, flowers fold up

Very coarse leaf

Cymbidium cv./ Cymbidium Orchid

Leaves are long and skinny compared to other orchids

5 petals to the flower

In the throat has a rolled up "tongue" inside of throat

No stem except for flower spike

Backside has a sharp midrib

Has "bulbs" just above the ground

Cymbopogon cv./ Lemongrass (herb)

Tropical plant

Ornamental grass

Grows 2-4' high

Leaves have lemon scent

Used for culinary and medicinal purposes

Dahlia hybrid cv./ Dahlia

Grows 1-6' Tall

Bushy habit

In Asteraceae family (with daisies, sunflowers, chrysanthemums and zinnas)

Tuberous perennial

Leafy stems with one flower head per stem

Multi-layered flowers are unscented, bright and widely varied in color

Popular garden plant and cut flower

Delosperma Ice Plant

A low-growing, succulent groundcover with fleshy, green, finger-like leaves

Daisy-like flowers in shades of pink, purple, or yellow that shimmer as if covered in ice crystals

Delosperma is known for its drought and heat tolerance, making it a good choice for dry, sunny areas.

Delphinium consolida cv./ Larkspur

Perennial that grows 3-4' Tall

Upright growth habit

Multiple flowers combine to create long, spear-like flower heads

Typically white, pink, lavender, blue or dark-blue flower color

Deeply lobed leaves with three to seven toothed, pointed lobes in a palmate (hand) shape.

Leaves can be very fine in texture, as shown in photo on left.

Dendrobium cv./ Dendrobium Orchid

Thick, very apparent stem

Dendrobiums have larger blooms than oncidiums but are typically smaller than cymbidiums. These grow on long stems with about four to eight per stalk.

Leaf is rubbery and are typically arranged alternately along the length of the canes.

Aerial roots (Above soil-line)

Dianthus caryophyllus cv./ Carnation

1 flower head per stem, ruffled edges of flower

Grayish appearance to leaves & stem

Very pronounced nodes and long internodes

Leaves opposite in twos

Dracaena cincta / Red Edge Dracaena

Grows on a stalk

Bottom of the stalk sometimes drops its lower leaves - leaving a bare cane appearance

Is a large upright plant

Edges of the plant are indeed red

Echinocactus cv./ Barrel Cactus

A cactus that can grow up to 2' tall.

Almost perfectly round when young, but will sometimes stretch into an oval as it grows.

Has evenly spaced spines and deeply ribbed lobes.

Epipremnum aureum cv./ Golden Pothos

Leaves are always marbled either green & white or green & yellow

Trailing growth pattern

Stipule is a small piece of tissue that is fused to the stem, unlike philodendron, creates the appearance of a ribbed node

Erica carnea cv./ Spring Heather

Grows 6" to 12" tall.

Broadleaf evergreen with a mounding growth habit

Light to dark pink, narrow, bell shaped flowers, 0.16-0.24" long

0.16-0.31" needle-like leaves

Eucalyptus polyanthemos / Silver Dollar Eucalyptus

Large evergreen tree with upright growth habit.

Matures to 30-75'.

Foliage is aromatic, silver/green and about the size of a one dollar coin.

Often used in floral arrangements for unique foliage.

Euphorbia pulcherrima cv./ Poinsettia

Flowers are actually modified leaves known as bracts

Midrib on the leaves is usually white

They come in many colors but red is most common

Eustoma grandiflorum/ Lisianthus

A biennial or annual

Grows on erect single to sometimes branching stems to 3' tall.

Large bell-shaped flowers (to 2" across)

Flaring pale purple petal-like lobes bloom from the upper leaf axils.

Flower colors including various shades of pink, blue-violet and white.

Ovate to oblong, 3-5 veined, stem-clasping, gray-green leaves (to 3" long).

Exacum affine / Persian Violet

A 6-12" tall annual with shiny green foliage.

Tiny leaves of this rounded plant are oval in shape and densely cover the stems.

Flowers are blue with bright yellow pollen masses in their centers appear in the spring and summer.

The flowers are fragrant and will densely cover this plant if grown under the proper cultural conditions

Ficus benjamina cv/ Benjamin Fig

Leaves can be solid green or variegated

This is a tree - can be 1 foot to 20 feet tall

Leaves have a "tail" on the end

Produces white milky sap

Woody Stem

Ficus elastica cv/ Rubber Plant

New growth has reddish color

Midrib has reddish color

Leaf bud is very distinct

The bud also has a sheath that will fall off

Ficus lyrata Fiddle Leaf Fig

Broadleaf evergreen

Mature Size 50 ft. tall (outdoors), 10 ft. tall (indoors)

It has large, broad, lyre-shaped, green leaves that can measure up to 18 inches long. This plant rarely flowers or fruits when grown as a houseplant. The stems have a milky sap that can irritate the skin

Fragaria x ananassa cv./ Strawberry Plant

Five-petaled white flowers with yellow centers

Flowers appear on the plants in early spring and give way to large red berries which mature in late spring to early summer.

Leaves are compound with three leaflets and have serrated edges

Freesia x hybrida / Freesia

Noted for fragrance and bright flower colors.

Frost tender perennial that grow from corms.

The large-flowered hybrids sold by florists feature sweetly fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers (5-10 per stem)

Flowers bloom in one-sided racemes atop leafless, arching, wiry stems to 18" tall.

Narrow, sword-shaped leaves appear in an iris-like fan.

Gardenia jasminoides / Gardenia

Veins sit down/ indented into the leaf

Leaves turn bright yellow before they fall off

Flower buds have sepals that stick up

Waxy leaves

Very fragrant

Gerbera jamesonii / Gerbera Daisy

Flowers come in a variety of colors

Stays low to the ground

No visible stem except flower "stem"

Gladiolus x hortulanus cv./ Garden Gladiolus

Flowers bloom stacked on top of each other, variety of colors

Flowers come out alternate on the stem

Midrib is raised on the leaf

Gomphrena hybrid cv./ Globe Amaranths

12-24" tall with an upright branching habit.

The true flowers are insignificant, tiny, white to yellow trumpets that are only visible close up.

The bright magenta bracts arranged in a globe shape have a papery-texture and clover-like flowerheads.

Flowerhead colors include red, pink, purple, lilac, violet and white.

Narrow oblong to elliptic green leaves (to 4" long).

Gypsophila elegans cv./ Baby's Breath

Large clusters of white flowers, have a unpleasant odor

Usually no foliage

Stems come out at 45° angle

Hedera helix cv./ English Ivy

Ground cover

Vining, Trailing Growth Pattern

Leaves have 3 main lobes

Comes in solid green and different variegated patterns

Helianthus annuus / Sunflower

Typically grows 5-10' tall on stiff upright stalks.

Coarse, hairy, leafy, fast-growing annual

Species plants feature 3-6" wide sunflowers with orange-yellow rays and brown to purple center disks.

Flowers in bright and pastel shades of yellow, red, mahogany, bronze, white and bicolors

Flower head shapes vary (short rays/petals, long rays, some doubles).

Dwarf varieties (1-3' tall) and mammoth varieties (to 15' tall) are also available.

Flower heads on mammoth varieties can reach 12" in diameter.

Large, ovate to triangular, sandpapery leaves

Hemerocallis cv./ Daylily

Flowers are typically funnel-shaped to bell-shaped.

Each flower has six segments.

Flowers range in size from 3-8" across and ruffled edges.

Flowers bloom on naked modified stems from spring to late summer.

Each plant features grass-like to sword-shaped foliage.

May grow from 1-6' tall, but most mature to about 3-4'.

Usually a perennial, but sometimes semi-evergreen or evergreen.

Hibiscus spp. Hibiscus

Large, funnel-shaped flowers in various colors (white, yellow, red, pink), often with a showy central tube

Glossy, alternately arranged leaves, sometimes with toothed margins

Can grow from 5-6 feet tall, with tropical hibiscus.

Hippeastrum hybrid cv./ Amaryllis

Bulb, if planted correctly the bulb should show

Leaves opposite, USUALLY same # on each side

Does not have a pronounced mid-rib more of a swollen area on the back of the stem

Large flowers, multiple flowers come out of same point

Hosta cv./ Hosta

Herbaceous perennial that forms a clump.

Primarily grown for their ornamental foliage.

Variety of leaf shapes, sizes, colors and textures form a rounded to spreading mound of foliage.

Bell or funnel-shaped flowers.

Blooms in late spring or summer on vertical, unbranched, usually leafless stems.

Stems with flowers rise upward from the crown or rootstock often well above the foliage mound.

Hoya carnosa / Wax Plant

Climbing or trailing perennial of the dogbane and milkweed family.

Grows 2-4' indoors.

Trailing stems will climb counterclockwise around wire or other thin trellis-like structures.

Plants feature glossy, elliptic, fleshy, dark green leaves (to 4" long)

Tight rounded clusters (umbels) of fragrant white summer flowers.

Each tiny flower (to 1/2" diameter) sports a distinctive, star-shaped, red-centered corona.

Each cluster may include from 10-30 flowers.

Hyacinthus orientalis cv. / Hyacinth

Flowers come in a variety of colors

Leaf folds up into a boat shape

Bloom very early in the spring,

Very fragrant flowers

Bulb has purplish tint with very flat bottom

Hydrangea macrophylla / Big Leaf Hydrangea

Large clusters of sepals makes large flower heads

Serrated edges on the leaf

Leaf veins very noticeable and opposite

Hypoestes phyllostachya / Polka-Dot plant

Foliage: The primary characteristic is the leaves, which are typically ovate (egg-shaped) and have a mottled or spotted appearance.

Coloration: The spots or blotches can vary in color, including pink, red, white, or even shades of green.

Grows to between 15 and 45 centimeters

Impatiens hawkeri / New Guinea Impatiens

Leaves: Large, lush, and often glossy. Ovate or lance-shaped with serrated edges. Can come in shades of green, bronze, burgundy, or variegated patterns.

Undersides of leaves can be red or purple.

Flowers: Large and showy, with 5 petals. Come in a wide range of colors, including pink, lavender, orange, red, and white. Have a unique butterfly-like shape.

Branch well and are sturdy.

Leaves are in whorls of 3 to 7 leaflets.

Ipomoea batatas cv./ Ornamental Sweet Potato

Tender perennial

Popular root vegetable

purple, chartreuse and variegated-leaved cultivars

A popular ornamental foliage plant.

Stems typically mound to 9" tall but spread by trailing stems to 8-10' wide

Leaves of the ornamental varieties are heart-shaped to palmately lobed (to 6" long)

Ornamental varieties usually do not flower.

Iris x xiphium cv./ Dutch Iris

Smaller flowers compared to regular irises

Bearded can be purple/ blue or yellow and white

Leaves are very slim and silvery on the inside

Justica brandegeana / Shrimp Plant

Very long internode between leaves

Flower is pink with yellow markings

Shrub that has an open airy look - not compact

Leaves are opposite

Kalanchoe x blossfeldiana cv./ Kalanchoe

Has a spike of flowers that come in a variety of colors

Leaf is waxy, scalloped on the edges

Leucanthemum x superbum / Shasta Daisy

Grows 2-3' tall in upright clumps

Flower is always white with yellow center

Has a long leaf with teeth on the margins that point in a upward motion

Liatris spicata / Liatris

Grows one flower per stem

Flowers are usually purple

Foliage is very dense, grass-like leaves

Lilium hybrid cv./ Asiatic or Oriental Lily

Blooms come in many different colors

The "stem" that attaches each flower to the plant is longer than on an Easter lily

Limonium sinuatum / Statice

Purple is most common but also come in blue, white, and yellow

Stem and flower are very paper like

Stem also has a winged edge

Lobularia maritima / Alyssum

Very small delicate flowers - flowers can be shades of white, pink, or purple

Grows in a mounded shape

Leaves are roughly 1 inch long and only ¼ inch wide

Smells very sweet

Mandevilla spp. Rock Trumpet

Trumpet-shaped, five-petaled flowers.

Comes in various colors, including red, pink, white, and yellow.

Mature Size: 3-10 ft. tall, 3-4 ft. wide

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Arrangement: Opposite

Leaf Shape: Oblong

Leaf Margin: Entire

Hairs Present: No

Leaf Length: > 6 inches

Leaf Description:

Fine pointed wrinkled leaves are deep green and glossy. 3'-8" long

Maranta leuconeura / Prayer Plant

Coloring in between the veins of leaves is always a reddish tint

New leaf is rolled as it starts to emerge

Shape of the leaf is very wide and leaf turns up at the margins

Matthiola incana cv./ Stock

Flowers come in different colors, blooms in clusters

Fuzzy leaf, leaves are very long and slender

Very fragrant

Monstera deliciosa / Split Leaf Philodendron

Leaves are solid green

Deep "cuts" start almost at the midrib and move to edge of the leaf

Actually grows out as a vine

Narcissus hybrid cv./ Daffodil or Narcissus

Flower resembles "tea cup & saucer"

Are usually yellow, white, or a mixer of the 2 colors

Leaf is flat with a very round end

Bulb is tear dropped shape

Nephrolepis exaltata cv./ Boston Fern

Typically in a hanging basket

Fern leaves are known as fronds

The fronds are solid green in color

Fronds droop over to cover the pot

Ocimum basilicum cv./ Basil

Grown as an annual

Grows between 12-51" tall

Leaves are opposite one another, light green, and silky

Leaves are 1.2-4.3" long and 0.39-2.36" wide.

The flowers are small, white in color and arranged in a spike.

Fragrant herb used in cooking.

Opuntia cv./Prickly Pear Cactus

Flat/ pad surface

Has thorns

The pads connect directly on top of each other

Paeonia cv./ Peony

Herbaceous perennial

Grows 1.5-3'

Leaves are compound, large and deeply lobed

Flowers vary in colors ranging from purple red to white or yellow

Paphiopedilum hybrid cv./ Lady's Slipper Orchid

Characterized by the slipper-shaped pouches of the flowers

Not an epiphyte, so planted in root medium

The pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up into the flower to collect or deposit pollen, thus fertilizing the flower

Pelargonium peltatum cv./ Ivy Geranium

Very stout, wavy lobes on the leaf

Not as hairy as regular geranium

Pelargonium x hortorum cv./ Zonal Geranium

Un-opened flower buds face down

Flower "stem" is very long and raises above foliage

Fragrant flowers bloom in clusters

Leaves are round-oval with ruffled edges

Pentas hybrid cv./ Pentas

A tropical woody-based perennial that grows to 1-2' tall in beds or containers.

A many-branched, somewhat sprawling plant

Features 4" wide rounded clusters of star-shaped flowers.

Elliptic to lanceolate dark green leaves (to 6" long).

Flowers are pink, magenta, lilac or less commonly white.

Peperomia sp. Peperomia

Peperomias are known for their diverse foliage, which can be:

Smooth and waxy Rippled or crinkled Succulent-like, with thick, fleshy leaves

Round, oval, heart-shaped, or pointed

Solid green, variegated, or with unique patterns or colors

Size:

They typically grow to a relatively small size, often between 8 and 15 inches tall and wide.

Flowers:

While not the primary reason for growing them, Peperomias have "rat-tail" inflorescences (flower clusters) that can help with identification if they are blooming

Petroselinum crispum cv./ Parsley

Biennial, grown as an annual.

Grows in a clump to 12" tall

and as wide.

Triangular dark green leaves are finely divided into curly or flat leaflets.

Plants will bloom in the 2nd year by sending up stalks to 2-3' tall bearing compound round shaped clusters of greenish-yellow flowers.

Petunia x hybrida cv./ Petunia

Trumpet/ tube shaped flower - lots of colors

All the petals are attached together

Leaf is pointed and fuzzy, stem is fuzzy

Plant typically grows in a downward pattern

Phalaenopsis cv./ Moth Orchid

Leaves attach to a main stem and stay low the bottom of the stem

Very hard leathery leaf

Flower - has two distinct "wings"

Philodendron scandens oxycardium / Heartleaf Philodendron

Leaves heart shaped

Can be variegated or solid green leaves

Stem is very smooth, very round

Stipule is a small piece of tissue that is NOT fused to the stem, unlike pothos