Plant IdentificationWeek 3

Marguerite Daisy

Argyranthemum frutescens• Rounded flowering shrub• Deeply dissected bright

green foliage• White daisy like flowers• Center portion of flower

contains yellow disk florets

Asparagus “Fern”

Asparagus setaceus• Light feathery foliage• Tiny branchlets on wiry

stems• Stems contain sharp spines

Astilbe

Astilbe hybrid cv.• Dark fern like foliage • Tiny flowers in upright,

feathery plumes• Flower colors – white,

red, pink

Wax Begonia

Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum

• 6-12” tall, bush like plant• Leaf colors range from

greenish yellow to bronze red

• Foliage can be green or dark bronze and is very waxy and succulent