Plant crossword

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  1. 2. Grows from a tuber, Plants grow in clumps 1-2.5' tall,One leaf per stem,Calla-type flowers, if present, are usually hidden
  2. 4. Bedding plant, 4” to 18” tall, Leaves typically rounded, cordate-at-the-base, hairy, slightly quilted, soft green
  3. 5. Dense foliage forms arching mound that matures 1-3’ tall and spreads 3-4’ wide, Leaflets create bushy tail,Plant has small thorns,
  4. 8. Leaves are ovate to elliptic in shape, Dark green leaves with zebra-like white veins, Spikes of yellow-bracted flowers are long-lasting
  5. 11. Upright form, flower well from spring to fall, Flowers come in both pastel and bright colors such as shades of white, yellow, red, pink, orange, peach and purple (some bicolors)
  6. 12. plant About 16” tall, Drooping, heart-shaped, dark green leaves arise on long stems from plant crown, Long-lasting, waxy, palette-shaped, bright-red spathes (flowers) with a yellow spadix
  7. 13. Stemless plant, Plant 1-2’ tall, White scales on leaves can be rubbed off
  8. 15. Top slender, upright stems in bushy clumps 2-3' tall, Flowers yellow or orange often with spotting and streaking in terminal clusters of small, lily-like flowers
Down
  1. 1. Flowers look like small petunias, Compact, mounded plants grow 3-9” tall on mostly trailing stems,Prolific bloomers produce hundreds of 1” wide flowers from spring to frost
  2. 3. Has needles on stems as well as branches, Needles are modified leaves, tree form, Can get very tall (50-70 feet)
  3. 6. 12-18" tall, Brightly colored waxy-petaled flowers,Colors ranging from white to yellow to apricot to pink to rose to red.
  4. 7. 12-18” tall, Two-lipped flowers similar to snapdragon, Cultivars available in white, blue, light pink and bicolor
  5. 9. Waxy leaves gives glossy look, Leaf margins look like torn paper, rough, ragged edges, Leaves can be green or bronze
  6. 10. Leaves medium green with basal leaves biternate and involucral leaves deeply divided, Solitary, showy, poppy-like flowers (2.5” in diameter) with 6-8 sepals, Bloom in spring on stems 10-12” tall
  7. 14. 3-5' tall on stiff hollow stems, Taller plants may flop and need protection from strong winds, Flowers followed by aromatic seed