HORT 325 Plant ID Lab #7

Spathiphyllum wallisii (Peace Lily)

Diffenbachia spp. (Dumb Cane)

Zamioculcas zamifolia (ZZ Plant)

Aglaonema commutatum (Chinese Evergreen)

Sansevieria trifasciata (Snake Plant)

Sansevieria trifasciata hahnii (Birds Nest Snake Plant)

Peperomia spp. (Peperomia)

Pilea spp. (Pilea)

Codiaeum variegatum (Crotons)

Monstera deliciosa (Split Leaf Philodendron)

Monstera adansonii (Swiss Cheese Philodendron)

Rhaphidophora tetramsperma (Mini Monstera)

Cycas revoluta (King Sago)

Strelitzia nicolai (White Bird of Paradise)

Pachira aquatica (Money Tree)

Pointed elongated leaves, green foliage, white flowers in M light, L, small

Spathiphyllum wallisii (Peace Lily)

Variegated leaves, broad oval leaves, single trunk w/ leaves branching out, L, small-medium, white yellow or green, biting will mess with vocal chords and breathing

Diffenbachia spp. (Dumb Cane)

Really glossy leaves, swollen leaf base, long pinnate leaf, hard to kill, keep moist but not too wet, small

Zamioculcas zamifolia (ZZ Plant)

Narrower than dumb cane, elongated oval, L, silvery variegation, can be pink and yellow or green, small

Aglaonema commutatum (Chinese Evergreen)

L, patterned leaves, vertical habit, medium

Sansevieria trifasciata (Snake Plant)

L, small, compact, rosette

Sansevieria trifasciata hahnii (Birds Nest Snake Plant)

Waxy leaf, can be variegated, long stringy flower, L, reddish stem, small, mounding habit

Peperomia spp. (Peperomia)

Small, trailing, ground cover, tiny leaves, L

Pilea spp. (Pilea)

Variegated warm colors & green, H, more light = more color, medium

Codiaeum variegatum (Crotons)

Foliage full of tiny glass fibers, large leaves, L-H, lobed w/ deep sinuses, fenestrations develop in maturity and higher light, medium

Monstera deliciosa (Split Leaf Philodendron)

Lots of fenestrations, medium sized leaves, don’t usually lobe, can drape, small, L-H

Monstera adansonii (Swiss Cheese Philodendron)

Lobes, no fenestrations, lobes angle toward leaf tip, L-H

Rhaphidophora tetramsperma (Mini Monstera)

Stiff sharp leaves, rosette habit, L, small, Jurassic plant

Cycas revoluta (King Sago)

Huge oval long leaves, trunks, H, tropical, need to stay moist, white flowers

Strelitzia nicolai (White Bird of Paradise)

Palmate foliage, green stems, trunks can be braided standard twisted or stump, showcase stem, pendulous thin leaves, medium-large

Pachira aquatica (Money Tree)

Spathiphyllum wallisii (Peace Lily)

L

Diffenbachia spp. (Dumb Cane)

L

Zamioculcas zamifolia (ZZ Plant)

L

Aglaonema commutatum (Chinese Evergreen)

L

Sansevieria trifasciata (Snake Plant)

L

Sansevieria trifasciata hahnii (Birds Nest Snake Plant)

L

Peperomia spp. (Peperomia)

L

Pilea spp. (Pilea)

L

Codiaeum variegatum (Crotons)

H

Monstera deliciosa (Split Leaf Philodendron)

L-H

Monstera adansonii (Swiss Cheese Philodendron)

L-H

Rhaphidophora tetramsperma (Mini Monstera)

L-H

Cycas revoluta (King Sago)

L

Strelitzia nicolai (White Bird of Paradise)

H

Pachira aquatica (Money Tree)

M-H