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Herbaceous Plants I

Plant Identification: Common Annuals

Ageratum houstonianum a jer AY tum yew sto nee A num		Ageratum Flossflower
Antirrhinum majus an tih RI num MAY jus		Snapdragon
Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum be GO nee a sem per FLO renz kul TO rum		Wax Begonia Fibrous-rooted Begonia
Calendula officinalis kal END la oh fis in NAY lis		Calendula Pot Marigold
Catharanthus roseus Ka tha RAN thus RO ze us		Vinca Madagascar Periwinkle
Celosia argentea var. plumosa sel O see a ar JEN te a plu MO sa		Celosia Plumed Celosia Red Fox
Celosia argentea var. cristata sel O see a ar JEN te a kris TA ta		Crested Celosia Cockscomb
Celosia spicata sel O see a spi KA ta		Feather-wheat Celosia Wheat Celosia
Cleome hasslerana klee OH mee has le RA na		Spider Flower Cleome Cat’s Whiskers
Cosmos bipinnatus KOS mos bi pin A tus		Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus KOS mos sul FU re us		Sunny Cosmos
Gomphrena globosa gom FREE na glo BO sa		Globe Amaranth Gomphrena
Heliotropium arborescens hee lee oh TRO pee um ar bor E senz		Heliotrope
Impatiens hawkeri im PAY shenz HAWK er i		New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens wallerana im PAY shenz wall er AY na		Impatiens
Lobularia maritima lob yew la ree a mar ih TEE ih ma		Sweet Alyssum
Nicotiana x sanderae nih ko see A na SAN der ay		Flowering Tobacco Nicotiana
Nierembergia hippomanica Neer em BER gee a hih po MAN ih ka		Cupflower
Pelargonium x hortorum pe lar GO nee um hor TOR um		Geranium Zonal Geranium Bedding Geranium
Pelargonium peltatum pe lar GO nee um pel TAY tum		Ivy Geranium
Petunia x hybrida pe OO nee ah HIB ri da		Petunia
Portulaca grandiflora por choo LA ka gran dih FLOR a		Rose Moss Sun Moss Portulaca
Salvia coccinea SAL vee a kok SIN ee a		Texas Sage
Salvia farinacea SAL vee a fa rih NAY see a		Blue salvia Mealycup sage
Salvia splendens SAL vee a SPLEN denz		Salvia
Senecio cineraria sen EE see o sin er AR ee a		Dusty miller
Solenostemon scutellarioides So len oh STEE mon sku tah lair ee OI deez		Coleus Flame Nettle
Tagetes erecta tah JEE teez e REK ta		American Marigold (African Marigold)
Tagetes patula tah JEE teez PA chew la		French Marigold
Verbena hybrids ver BEE na HIB ri dah		Verbena
Verbena bonariensis ver BEE na bo nair ee EN sis		Brazilian Verbena
Zinnia angustifolia ZIN ee a an gust ih FO lee a		Narrow-leaved Zinnia
Zinnia elegans ZIN ee a EL e ganz		Zinnia Cut-and-Come-Again
Zinnia haageana ZIN ee ah hag ee A na		Haage's Zinnia