Common Greenhouse Plants

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1 Common Greenhouse Plants

2 Scientific Name vs. Common Name n Common Names: Misleading, Many n Ex: Mother in Law s Tongue, Snake Plant, Sanseveria n Scientific Name: Two Names n Generic Name: Plant s group name, Same Genus n Specific Name: Same Species n Example: Begonia x tuberhybrida

3 # 1 Tuberous Rooted Begonia n Life Cycle: Annual n Begonia x tuberhybrida n Light: Partial Sun/Shade n Soil: Well Drained Soil n Prop: Seeds n Pests: blight, leaf spot, stem rot, powdery mildew, mealybugs, thrips n Use: bedding plant, hanging baskets, under trees

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5 # 2 Coleus n Coleus x hybridus n Life Cycle: Annual n Light: Sun to Light Shade n Soil: Moist, Well Drained n Prop: Seeds, Cuttings n Pests: Leaf spots, Mealybugs, Mites, Aphids, White fly n Use: Colorful Foliage, (spike-like flower), Edging Borders, Baskets

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7 # 3 Dusty Miller n Senecio cineraria n Life Cycle: Annual n Light: Full Sun n Soil: Dry Soil, High in Organic Matter n Prop: Seeds, Stem Cuttings n Pests: Root rot, Stem Rot, and Nematodes n Use: Foliage Plant, Edging, Potted Containers

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9 # 4 Fuchsia n Life Cycle: Annual n Fuchsia x hybrida n Light: Indirect Light, NOT Full Sun n Soil: Damp, NOT Wet Soil n Prop: Cuttings n Pests: Blight, Rust, Aphids, Mealybugs, Mites, Scale, Thrips and Whitefly n Use: Hanging Baskets, Containers

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11 # 5 Geranium n Pelargoium hortorum n Life Cycle: Annual n Light: Full Sun n Soil: Well Drained, Cool Root Zone n Prop: Seeds, Cuttings n Pests: Bacterial Leaf Spot, Blight, Root & Stem rots, Rust, Mealybugs, Mites n Use: Borders, Bedding, Containers & Hanging Baskets

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13 n Life Cycle: Annual # 6 Impatien n Impatiens x hybrida n Light: Shade, Partial Shade n Soil: Well Drained n Prop: Seeds, Cuttings n Pests: Stem & Root Rot n Use: Borders, Bedding, Containers,

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15 # 7 Marigold (Dwarf French) n Life Cycle: Annual n Light: Sun n Tagetes patula n Soil: Moist, Well Drained, Tolerates Dry n Prop: Seeds n Pests: Leafhoppers, Slugs, Spider Mites n Use: Edging, Bedding, Cut Flowers

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17 n Life Cycle: Annual n Light: Sun # 8 Moss Rose n Portulaca grandiflora n Soil: Dry, Grows in Areas Others Won t n Prop: Seeds n Pests: None n Use: Rock Gardens, Ground Cover, Edging

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19 # 9 Pansy n Viola x wittrockiana n Life Cycle: Annual n Light: Sun to Partial Shade n Soil: Cool, Moist, Well Drained n Prop: Seeds n Pests: Crown Rot, Leaf Spots, Stem Rot, Slugs n Use: Borders, Edging, Bedding Plants

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21 n Life Cycle: Annual # 10 Petunia n Petunia x hybrida n Light: Sun to Partial Shade n Soil: Light, Well Drained n Prop: Seeds n Pests: Stem Rot, Aphids, Botrytis, n Use: Flower Beds, Borders, Containers

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23 # 11 SnapDragon n Life Cycle: Annual n Antirrhinum majus n Light: Sun to Partial Shade n Soil: Well Drained n Prop: Seeds n Pests: Rust, Leaf Blights, Gray Mold, Wilt, Aphids, Mites, Leaf Rust n Use: Cut Flowers, Borders, Bedding Plants

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25 # 12 Zinnia n Life Cycle: Annual n Light: Sun n Soil: Dry n Prop: Seeds n Zinnia elegans n Pests: Powdery Mildew, Blight, Root & Stem Rots, Mites n Use: Borders, Edging, Cut Flowers

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27 # 13 Crocus n Crocus vernus n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade n Soil: Well Drained Sandy Loam, High O.M. n Prop: Detach Corms from Parent Plant n Pests: Scab, Dry Rot, Corm Rot, Rodents n Use: Rock Gardens, Early Spring Bloomers

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29 # 14 Daffodils n Narcissus x species (hybrids) n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade n Soil: Well Drained n Prop: Division of Bulbs n Pests: Bulb Rot n Use: Perennial Border, Early Spring Flower

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31 # 15 Tulip n Tulipa x hybrids n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun n Soil: Plant 6 deep, heavy soil, high O.M. n Prop: Division of Bulbs n Pests: Gray Mold, Stem Rot n Use: Rock Gardens, Perennial Border, Spring Bouquets, Potted Plants

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33 # 16 Lily n Lilium sp. n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun or Partial Shade n Soil: Fertile, Well Drained Soil n Prop: Division of Bulbs n Pests: Lily Mosaic, Basal Bulb Rot n Use: Border or Cut Flower

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35 n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun # 17 Hyacinth n Hyacinthus orientalis n Soil: Normal, Fertile Garden Soil n Prop: Purchase New Bulbs 2-3 Years n Bulblets possible, but very small, increases slowly n Pests: None n Use: Perennial Beds and Borders, Forcing

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37 # 18 Iris n Iris hybrids n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun n Soil: Well Drained Soil n Prop: Division of Rhizomes after flowering n Pests: Iris Borer n Use: Perennial Borders, Early Spring Color

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39 n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun # 19 Gladiolus n Gladiolus x hortulanus n Soil: Moist, Well Drained n Prop: Division of Corms-Store Inside Winter n Pests: Rst, Aphids, Thrips, Fusarium Rot, Mosaic, Botrytis Leaf Spot n Use: Cut Flower

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41 # 20 Rose n Rosa x hybrid n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Sun n Soil: High nutrient, well drained soils n Prop: Seeds n Pests: Caterpillars, Japanese bettle, scale, spidermites, aphids n Use: Cut Flowers, Edging

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43 n Life Cycle: Perennial # 21 Astilbe n Astilbe x arendsii n Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade n Soil: Fertile, Moist, Well Drained n Prop: Seed, Tissue Culture or Crown Division n Pests: Powdery Mildew, Wilt n Use: Cut Flower, Borders, Esp. Around Ponds

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45 n # 22 BlackEyed Susan n Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun to Light Shade n Soil: Ordinary Soil, Dry Conditions Don t Harm n Prop: Seed, or Division n Pests: Downy Mildew, Rust, Powdery Mildew, Aphid, n Use: Cut Flowers, Borders, Backgrounds

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47 n # 23 Bleeding Heart n Dicentra spectabilis Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Partial Shade n Soil: Moist Soil n Prop: Seeds, Division, Stem or Root Cuttings n Pests: Stem Rot, Wilt n Use: Shaded Border, Cut Flower

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49 n # 24 Purple Coneflower n Echinacea purpures Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun-Drought Resistant n Soil: Well Drained n Prop: Clump Division, Root Cuttings, Seeds n Pests: Leaf Spots, Japanese Beetle n Use: Border, Cut Flower, WILD (overly aggressive)

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51 n # 25 Chrysanthemum n Dendranthema x morifolium Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full Sun n Soil: Well Drained, Moist Soil n Prop: Division, Tip Cuttings n Pests: Leaf Spot, Stalk Borer, Leaf Miner, Aphids and Spider Mites n Use: Borders, Cut Flowers, Decorations

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53 n Life Cycle: Perennial # 26 Peony n Paeonia hybrids n Light: Full Sun or Light Shade n Soil: Well Drained, Deep Fertile Soil n Prop: Division, (3 years before it blooms) n Pests: Blight n Use: Borders, Cut Flowers,

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55 # 27 Dracaena n Dracaena x hybrid n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Part Sun n Soil: Dry n Prop: Stem Cuttings n Pests: None n Use: Focal Points, Edging, Borders

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57 n Life Cycle: Perennial # 28 Sedum n Sedum spectabile n Light: Sun or Light Shade n Soil: Well Drained n Prop: Division, Stem Cuttings n Pests: None n Use: Borders, Rock Gardens

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59 n Life Cycle: Perennial # 29 Hosta n Hosta plantaginea n Light: Full to Partial SHADE n Soil: Well Drained, High in O.M. n Prop: Division n Pests: Leaf Spots, Crown Rot, Chewing Insects, Slugs n Use: Borders, Rock Gardens

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61 # 30 Vinca n Life Cycle: Annual n Light: Part Shade n Soil: Well Drained n Prop: Stem Cuttings n Vinca major n Pests: Stem Rot, Chewing Insects n Use: Ground Cover, Rock Gardens, Hanging Baskets

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63 # 31 Wintercreeper n Euonymus fortunei n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Part Shade n Soil: Any n Prop: Stem Cuttings n Pests: None n Use: Wild (aggressive growth), ground cover, hanging baskets, trellis

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65 # 32 Clematis n Clematis montana n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Part Shade n Soil: Well Drained n Prop: Stem Cuttings n Pests: Leaf Spots, Stem Rot, Clematis Wilt n Use: Climbing Plant, Trellis, Edges

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67 # 33 Colorado Spruce n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Full sun n Soil: Moist but not wet n Prop: Seed, cuttings n Picea pungens n Pests: Rhizosphaea needle cast, canker, spider mites, needle miner, scale, aphids n Use: Landscape, Wood, Christmas Trees, Wildlife, Windbreaks

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69 # 34 White Pine n n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Part Sun Pinus stobus n Soil: Well Drained or Boggy n Prop: Seeds n Pests: Blister rust, pine beetle n Use: Wildlife shelter, wood, timber, hardwood, Christmas trees

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71 # 35 American Elm n n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Sun n Soil: Well Drained Ulmus americana n Prop: Asexual propogation, seeds n Pests: Dutch Elm Disease, Elm Beetle, leaf feeding insects n Use: Shade in streets, parks, homes. Lumber.

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73 # 36 Green Ash n Fraxinus pennsylvanica n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Part Sun n Soil: Moist to Wet n Prop: Seeds n Pests: Ash Borer, Carpenter worm, Rust n Use: Windbreak, wildlife, shade/ornamental, wood

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75 n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Any n Soil: Any n Prop: Seeds (prolific) n Pests: None # 37 Red Maple n Acer rubrum n Use: Wood for timber, fuel and appearance, maple syrup, shade, apperance

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77 n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Part Sun # 38 Sugar Maple n Acer saccharum n Soil: Not compacted (well drained) n Prop:Seeds n Pests: none n Use: Syrup production, shade, appearance, wood

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79 # 39 Candian Yew n Taxus canadensis n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Part Sun n Soil: Any n Prop: Seed cones n Pests: None n Use: Medicinal, shrubs, shade, appearance.

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81 # 40 Juniper n Juniperus communis n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Part Shade n Soil: Any n Prop: Seeds n Pests: Blight, Rust, Root Rot n Use: Appearance, wind block, medicinal

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83 # 41 Spirea n n Life Cycle: Perennial n Light: Sun n Soil: Well Drained n Prop: Seeds Spirea pruifolia n Pests: None, Attracts pollinators n Use: Flowering Shrub, borders, edging, appearance

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