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Plant ID week 8. Perennials Hort I. Hemerocallis cvs. Common name: Daylily Each bloom only blooms for ONE day! Not a true lily Daylilies are useful in the perennial flower border, planted in large masses, or as a ground cover on slopes, where they form a dense mat in just a few years. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Plant ID week 8
Perennials Hort I
Hemerocallis cvs.
• Common name: Daylily
• Each bloom only blooms for ONE day!• Not a true lily• Daylilies are useful in the perennial flower
border, planted in large masses, or as a ground cover on slopes, where they form a dense mat in just a few years.
• Full sun • Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)
• Spacing:18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
• Propagation Methods:By dividing the rootball
• Bloom Time:Early midseason (EM)Reblooming (Re)
• Flower Size:Miniature (less than 3" diameter)
Hosta sp.
• Common name: Hosta (34 different species)• Perennial bedding plant used for its foliage in
flower beds, borders and ground covers.
• Native to Japan, Korea, and China (SLATER!!)• Propagate by division• Mainly a shade tolerant plant, however some
do well in full sun• Grown from Rhizomes
• Do have white, purple, or green flowers on a stalk, but are grown for their foliage.
Iris X germanica var florentineIris X germanica var florentine
• Common Name:Bearded Iris
• Family: Iridaceae• Native: Mediterranean
• Life Cycle: Herbaceous• Growth Habit: Bedding Plant• Leaf Arrangement: Basal• Leaf Shape: Linear• Lear Margin: Entire• Vein Pattern: Parallel• Type: Simple
• Flower: Head ShapedSpring (April-May)
• Fruit: Green pod (Summer)• Environment: Sun• Growth: Medium• Zones: 5-9
DESCRIPTION
• The leaves are sword shaped, sheathing each other at the base
• Flowers have prominent gold beards at the top inside the falls
You can rub the blush off Bearded Iris
Liriope muscariLiriope muscari
• Liriope• Liliaceae• Ground Cover• Japan
•Arrangement: Basal• Type: Simple• Shape: Linear•Margin: Entire•Vein: Parallel• Length: 1-2’•Width: 1/3-1”
• Life Cycle: Evergreen• Height: 12-18”• Width: 12-18”• Spreading• Exposure: Sun-Shade• Growth: Rapid• Zone: 6-9
FLOWER
• Summer• Pink spike
FRUIT
• Fall• Shiny black
CULTURAL PRACTICES
• Each March cut to 1” with lawn mower
Ophiopogon japonicusOphiopogon japonicus
• Mondo Grass• Liliaceae• Ground Cover• China
•Arrangement: Basal• Type: Simple• Shape: Linear•Margin: Entire•Vein: Parallel• Length: 6-8”•Width: 1/8-1/4”
• Life Cycle: Evergreen• Spreading• Exposure: Sun-Shade• Growth: Rapid• Zone: 6-8
FLOWER
• Summer (July)• Tiny white; hidden in center of plant
FRUIT
• Blue turning to black berry hidden in foliage
DESCRIPTION
• Flower occurs down in the foliage• Grows in clumps• And needs to be mowed like Liriope
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