Plants Exam 1

False Goatsbeard, Astilbe japonica

compound leaves (bipinnate, very serrated), some hairs on stem, clumps of fluffy seed head (kinda pointy)

Siberian Bugloss, Brunnera macrophylla

dark green/blueish cordate leaves with white/light green teardrops

Russian Sage, Salvia yangii

purple flowers (directly on stem), leaves smell like mint/leaves, square stem, silvery top

Japanese Rose, Kerria japonica

alternate, simple, doubly serrated leaves, green, woody, zig-zag stem, small yellow flower - might be gone

Indian Pink, Spigelia marilandica

opposite, sesile (no petiole, straight on stem) leaves with no serrations (cup-like), yellow and red tube-like flowers with petals at top

Clematus spp.

compound pinnate leaves, seed head that looks like a truffula tree

Flowering Quince, Chaenomeles speciosa

Leafy stipules, kinda curled, tiny serrations, alternate, leaves, brown stem

Coral Bells, Heuchera villosa

fuzzy stems and leaves, cordate, serrated, lobed leaves, white fluffy flower

Anise Hyssop, Agastache foeniculum

opposite, semi-cordate, serrated leaves with a prominent midrib on back, fluffy brownish-purple flower/seed head

Button Bush, Cepolanthus occidentalis

black seed head (spikey ball), opposite/whorled leaves with fine or absent serrations

Threadleaf Coreopsis, Coreopsis verticillata

thin, thread-like leaves (look like needles), yellow flower (may be absent)

Common Lavendar, Lavendula angustifolia

long, linear, opposite leaves, lavender scent, silvery blue/green color

Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa

lime green, sub-opposite leaves, tiny hairs on bottom of stem and leaves

Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis

Bright red flower, alternate leaves with sharp points on edges, thicker leaves at base

Starry Starry Night Hibiscus, Hibiscus ‘Starry Starry Night’

large purple opposite leaves, purple stem, possible a green flower bud thing

Geranium, Geranium maculatum

small, very lobed leaves shaped like cirlces/stars

Golden Ragwort, Packera aurea

serrated leaves that are wide at botton and rounded at top (spoon/spatula shaped)

Catmint, Nepeta x faassenii

rounded serrated, opposite, tiny leaves, light purple flowers

Sweet Potato Vine, Ipoma batatas

simple, lobed, cordate leaves (purple or green)

Cheddar Pink, Dianthus spp.

5 pedal flowers (fragment), pink tinge to stem sometimes

Lantana, Lantana camara

rough, opposite or whorled, serrated leaves, yellow, purple, or pink flowers with the little square buds

Petunia, Petunia x hybrida

simple, fragment leaves with small hairs (no petiole), pink tubular flower

Zinnia, Zinnia elegans

big, bushy, round flowers, rough, simple, opposite leaves with hairs

Dahlia, Dahlia spp.

dark purple leaves, compound leaves at base, simple at leaves at top, very serrated leaves, bright red flower

Cockscomb, Celosia argentea

pink/red flame-like flower, simple, alternate leaves

Daylily, Hemerocallis spp.

Long, thin, parallel leaves (grass-like) with v shape near the base, dead slower stem brown stick thing

Tall Vervain, Verbena bonariensis

clustered purple flowers, whispy (spread out), opposite, long/linear leaves

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

large, oblong, opposite leaves with a prominent midrib, produces milky sap when broken off leaves