Week 11 Honors

Kalanchoe blossfeldianaKalanchoe

• Native to Madagascar• Height and width – 6” – 18”• Blooms scarlet, pink, white or

yellow in umbel clusters• Full sun to part shade• Dry to medium watering• Easy to propagate• Succulent perennial with

scalloped edges

Crassula ovataJade plant

• Slow growing Succulent reaching up to 3 ft in many years

• Native to south africa• Fleshy leaves 1” -2” almost round• Bark is green when young turning

reddish brown as it ages• Leaves are at a right angle from

the next• Water only when completely

dried out• Pink to purplish star shaped

flowers• Margins are often red

Codiaeum variegatumCroton

• Originate in Indonesia• Indoor plant here kept at

temperatures between 60 – 70 degrees F

• Need lots of sun to keep their bright variegated colors of orange, red, yellow and green or they will drop their leaves.

• Can grow from 6’ -8’ tall and 3’ – 6’ wide

• Prefer well drained soil

Schlumbergera bridgesiiChristmas cactus

• Green segmented leaves• November, buds swell at

the tips of the stems producing brilliant flowers in red, white, pink and mixes

• Does not light direct sunlight or heat from artificial sources

• Prefers slightly moist soil

Chamaedorea elegansParlor Palm

• Native to Guatemala rainforest• Height 2’ – 6’ Width 2’ – 3’• arching, green pinnate leaves,

with 12 or more pairs of narrow leaflets per leaf

• Shady, moist environment indoors.

• Clusters of yellow flowers in loose spirals may bloom in spring if enough light is present

Clematis jackmaniiClematis hybrids

• Climbing, decidous vine that flowers in many colors; purple, white,

• Full sun but the roots like some shade with heavy mulch

• Bloom only on new growth• Grows up to 10’• Star shaped flowers in the late

spring –summer• Leaves are heart shaped• Deer resistant