Nursery and Landscape #6: Landscape Plants

What type of plant is a hibiscus?

• grass
• tree
• landscape
• bedding

Which does not belong:

• azalea
• gardenia
• petunia
• oleander

Which does not belong in this group:

• marigold
• coleus
• geranium
• dwarf Burford holly

Landscape/perennial shrub with evergreen leaves and stems tipped with white, pink, or red flowers in the Spring. They are toxic to people and animals (i.e. "deadly dagger" leaves).

• Geranium
• Coleus
• Oleander
• Azalea

Landscape/perennial shrub with evergreen leaves and HUGE white, orange, pink, or red flowers with a long stamen poking out the middle. The petal edges are frilly. Dies back with a freeze but returns from the roots.

• Marigold
• Geranium
• Hibiscus
• Coleus

Landscape/perennial shrub with evergreen leaves and beautiful fragrant white flowers in the Spring.

• Gardenia
• Petunia
• Geranium
• Azalea

Landscape/perennial shrub with evergreen leaves with spikes on their tips and red berries in the winter.

• Dwarf Burford Holly
• Azalea
• Wax Begonia
• Marigold

Landscape/perennial shrub with evergreen leaves in South Florida, and yellow veined leaves of different colors.

• Azalea
• Marigold
• Croton
• Coleus

Landscape/perennial VINE with evergreen leaves in Zones 9, 10 and greater, but annual in North Florida. Can have profuse white, purple, pink, or red flowers in the Spring.

• Bougainvillea
• Gardenia
• Azalea
• Oleander

Landscape/perennial shrub with evergreen leaves and profuse white, purple, pink, or red flowers in the Spring. The underside of the leaves is fuzzy and brown. They are poisonous to bees.

• Coleus
• Azalea
• Gardenia
• Croton