Plant crossword
Across
- 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
- 4. Bedding plant, 4” to 18” tall, Leaves typically rounded, cordate-at-the-base, hairy, slightly quilted, soft green
- 5. Dense foliage forms arching mound that matures 1-3’ tall and spreads 3-4’ wide, Leaflets create bushy tail,Plant has small thorns,
- 8. Leaves are ovate to elliptic in shape, Dark green leaves with zebra-like white veins, Spikes of yellow-bracted flowers are long-lasting
- 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)
- 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
- 13. Stemless plant, Plant 1-2’ tall, White scales on leaves can be rubbed off
- 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. 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
- 3. Has needles on stems as well as branches, Needles are modified leaves, tree form, Can get very tall (50-70 feet)
- 6. 12-18" tall, Brightly colored waxy-petaled flowers,Colors ranging from white to yellow to apricot to pink to rose to red.
- 7. 12-18” tall, Two-lipped flowers similar to snapdragon, Cultivars available in white, blue, light pink and bicolor
- 9. Waxy leaves gives glossy look, Leaf margins look like torn paper, rough, ragged edges, Leaves can be green or bronze
- 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
- 14. 3-5' tall on stiff hollow stems, Taller plants may flop and need protection from strong winds, Flowers followed by aromatic seed