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Horticulture 2
Foliage Plant ID week 2
QUIZ
arching branches with feathery, needlelike, stems
 Not a fern, but is related
to asparagus
 Tiny white flowers then
Red berries

Houseplant or
annual (not
hardy)
 Purple and green
 Fast growing
 Great hanging
basket
 Easy to propagate

•Indoor houseplant
•Requires low light
•Leaves are shaped
like arrowheads
•Green with variegation
House plant
 Low light
 Requires nitrogen

Indoor houseplant
 Variegated leaves
 Poisonous
 Instead of stem,
Dieffenbacia has
a cane that can be
used to propagate.

Grown as a foliage plant
 Feathery, flat branches
 Not really a fern, makes
Small black berries (fruit)
Following tiny white flowers
 Has sharp spines that are
Not visible but will hurt

Indoor tree
 Leaves are in a
Whorled pattern.
Does not flower.
May be variegated.

Foliage plant native to
Asian swamps
 Narrow, ovate (oval) leaves

•Indoor houseplant
•Has red or pink
blooms that are similar
to a peace lily.
•Requires medium
light levels.