Section 2

Flowers

Black Eyed Susan• Have coarse, hairy leaves

with golden yellow heads and brownish black centers.

• Grow about 2 to 3 feet tall.• Bloom from summer to

fall.• Like full sun or light shade

and can tolerate hot, dry summers.

• Best used as cut flowers.• Typically grown in beds,

backgrounds, and borders.

Chrysanthemum• Native to the Orient, where

it is a symbol of Japanese royal imperial house.

• Leaves are thick• Different colors are

available; yellow, orange, red, white.

• The cultivar “Clara Curtis” the flowers are pink color with yellow center.

• Grow in mounds 1 to 3 feet tall and bloom in late summer to frost.

• Like full sun in a well-drained, moist soil.

•Require ample fertilizer and water.•Used in border or cut flowers.

Daylily• Daylily forms large clumps

of long linear leaves and tall erect flowers.

• Range in height from 3-4 feet tall and are edible.

• Come in any color of the rainbow.

• “Hemerocallis” is Greek, meaning “beautiful for a day,” since the flowers only last a day in bloom.

• Early summer to frost is the time or bloom.

• Used in borders and rock gardens.

Gladiolus• Perennial with sword-

shaped, erect leaves and showy floral spikes

• Bloom in the summer and should be cut back after blooming to ensure growth in the next season.

• Used as cut flowers and like full sun in moist, well-drained soil.

• Do not plant near trees or shrubs

Hollyhock• Colors are yellow, pink,

lavender and red.• Grow in a spike form• Long blooming period

from June to late August

• Look great as a background plant against a wall or fence.

• Grows best in full sun and well-drained areas.

• May need to be staked.

Petunia• Most common annual

bedding plant.• Colors vary from white to

dark purple, some can also be striped.

• Flowers have a fringed edge.

• Shade to full sun and well-drained soils

• Deadheading is required for good blooming.

• Best used in beds or flower boxes.

Begonia• This is a Hybrid Tuberous

Begonia native to Brazil.• Used as a bedding plant in

shady areas, hanging baskets, or window boxes.

• Colors vary from red to orange.

• Requires a well-drained soil

• Leaves are wide and glossy.

• Tuberous begonia can be propagated via leaf cuttings.

Geranium• A classic annual that

will bloom all summer long.

• Grown in flower beds, borders or containers.

• They like full sun with moist, well-drained soil.

• Strong odor when leaves are rubbed or crushed.(chocolate, lime)

Impatients• Tender annual plants

for shady areas.• Grow best in moist soil

around trees or patio planters.

• Colors are white, pink, lavender, red

• Bloom from early summer to frost.

• Stem cuttings can be easily taken to propagate.

Pansy• Depending on climate,

Pansies will bloom in the fall, spring or early summer. Most varieties can survive the winter.

• Flowers are thin with delicately overlapping petals, and have usually two to three colors.

• Cool-season plants but prefer sun to partial shade with cool, moist , well drained soil.

• Also need to be well-watered and deadheaded for continued bloom.

Peony

• 3 inch flowers• Grow better massed• Full sun• Great for borders