Plant ID ●
Silver Vase Bromeliad Aechmea fasciata
Look first Start with the vase-shaped rosette of broad, banded silver-green leaves and the stiff pink central bracts.
Closest check Unlike most foliage rosettes, the leaves form a central water-holding cup and the inflorescence rises from its center.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Silver vase = silver-banded leaf cup + pink center.
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Flamingo Plant Anthurium × andraeanum
Look first Find the glossy heart-shaped spathe surrounding a straight, finger-like spadix.
Closest check Peace Lily also has a spathe and spadix, but usually has white spathes and long lance-shaped leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Anthurium = shiny heart + finger spadix.
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Plant ID ●
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Look first Look for an upright flower spike lined with larger two-lipped 'dragon-mouth' blooms.
Closest check Angelonia has smaller, more open flowers and a lighter, narrower spike.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Snapdragon = mouths marching up a spike.
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Zebra Plant Aphelandra squarrosa
Look first Start with dark glossy leaves crossed by bold pale or white veins.
Closest check Prayer Plant also has patterned foliage, but its pattern is broader/blotched and leaves are usually oval rather than sharply white-veined.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Zebra Plant = dark leaf + bright vein stripes.
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Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria heterophylla
Look first Look for a symmetrical conifer with regular horizontal tiers of soft-looking branches.
Closest check Its whorled, layered branch architecture is more orderly than most foliage houseplants.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Norfolk = stacked Christmas-tree tiers.
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Caladium Caladium × hortulanum
Look first Start with thin, broad heart-to-arrow-shaped leaves painted with contrasting veins, blotches or margins.
Closest check Nephthytis has arrowhead leaves too, but typically lacks Caladium's thin, dramatically patterned leaf blade.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Caladium = painted paper-thin heart/arrow leaf.
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Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus
Look first Look for flat five-petaled pinwheel flowers above glossy opposite leaves with a pale midrib.
Closest check Pentas flowers form starry clusters; vinca/periwinkle shows larger individual pinwheel flowers.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Periwinkle = five-petal pinwheel + glossy opposite leaves.
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Cockscomb Celosia argentea
Look first Look for a velvety crested flower head shaped like a brain or rooster comb; plume forms may look flame-like.
Closest check Globe Amaranth has separate round papery heads, not a fused crest.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Cockscomb = comb, brain or flame.
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Plant ID ●
Florist's Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum × morifolium
Look first Use the distinctly lobed aromatic-looking foliage along with the dense composite flower heads.
Closest check China Aster and Zinnia can have similar flower colors; mum leaves are deeply lobed and diagnostic.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Mum = packed flower head + lobed leaf.
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Croton Codiaeum variegatum
Look first Start with thick glossy leaves splashed or veined in yellow, red, orange and green.
Closest check Coleus is colorful too, but its leaves are softer, thinner and usually toothed rather than leathery.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Croton = glossy leather leaf painted in many colors.
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Plant ID ●
Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus
Look first Look for ruffled many-petaled flowers, narrow blue-green leaves and obvious swollen stem nodes.
Closest check Stock also comes in spikes of flowers, but has broader leaves and lacks Carnation's jointed narrow-leaf stems.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Carnation = ruffles + skinny leaves + knobby joints.
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Golden Pothos Epipremnum aureum
Look first Look for a trailing/climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves commonly splashed yellow and a distinctly grooved/winged petiole.
Closest check Heartleaf Philodendron usually has a smoother rounded petiole and thinner, more symmetrical heart-shaped leaf.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Pothos = gold-splashed heart + grooved petiole.
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Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima
Look first Look for brightly colored leaf-like bracts surrounding tiny true flowers in the center.
Closest check Do not call the colored bracts petals; the small yellow-green center structures are the actual flowers.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Poinsettia = bright bracts, tiny center flowers.
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Gerbera Daisy Gerbera jamesonii
Look first Look for a very large daisy-like flower head held on a mostly leafless stalk above a basal leaf rosette.
Closest check China Aster and Zinnia usually carry leaves along flowering stems.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Gerbera = giant daisy on a bare stalk.
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Baby's Breath Gypsophila elegans
Look first Look for an airy cloud of tiny flowers on very fine, repeatedly branching stems.
Closest check Waxflower has woody stems and narrow needle-like leaves; Baby's Breath looks softer and cloudier.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Baby's Breath = tiny white flower cloud.
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English Ivy Hedera helix
Look first Look for a trailing/climbing vine with firm, palmately veined leaves commonly showing 3–5 pointed lobes.
Closest check Nephthytis has arrow-shaped juvenile leaves rather than the classic ivy-lobed outline.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue English Ivy = climbing vine + pointed lobes.
Speed Slow Normal Fast Voice Device Natural AI Open sketch study Illustrated study aid. Illustrated flower form. Confirm the official common and botanical names with the source-backed reference card; cultivars vary.
Plant ID ●
Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Look first Start with the large composite head: a broad central disk surrounded by ray petals, plus coarse broad leaves.
Closest check Shasta Daisy also has rays and disk, but is much smaller with white rays and narrower foliage.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Sunflower = giant disk + rays.
Speed Slow Normal Fast Voice Device Natural AI Open sketch study Illustrated study aid. Illustrated flower form. Confirm the official common and botanical names with the source-backed reference card; cultivars vary.
Plant ID ●
Big Leaf Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla
Look first Look for broad opposite serrated leaves and huge rounded or lacecap clusters of many small flowers.
Closest check The very large flower cluster plus big toothed leaves separates it from Pentas or Ageratum.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Hydrangea = big leaf + big flower ball.
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Floral Knife Look first Look for a short very sharp straight floral knife used to make clean stem cuts.
Closest check Do not confuse it with wire cutters or pruners; a floral knife is a single exposed cutting blade.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Floral knife = clean stem slice, never wire.
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Wire Cutter Look first Look for short strong opposing cutting jaws designed to clip floral wire.
Closest check Pruners have curved plant-cutting blades; wire cutters have compact metal-cutting jaws.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Wire cutter = short jaws for wire.
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Hook-and-blade Pruners (Bypass Pruners) Look first Look for two curved blades that pass alongside one another like scissors.
Closest check Anvil pruners have one blade closing onto a flat anvil surface.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Bypass = two blades pass by.
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Anvil-and-blade Pruner Look first Look for one sharp blade that closes down onto a flat anvil surface.
Closest check Bypass pruners have two curved blades that pass each other like scissors.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Anvil = blade lands on a flat block.
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Floral Foam Look first Look for the familiar porous green foam brick used to hold stems and absorb water for fresh designs.
Closest check Dry foam is usually firmer and intended for dried/artificial materials.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Green wet foam = fresh flowers.
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Dry Foam Look first Look for a firm floral foam block intended for dried/artificial materials and not for soaking with water.
Closest check Fresh-flower floral foam is porous and designed to absorb water; dry foam stays dry.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Dry foam = artificial/dried designs.
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Glue Gun Look first Look for a pistol-shaped electric tool that melts solid glue sticks.
Closest check A glue pan melts adhesive in an open heated pot; the gun feeds a stick through a nozzle.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Glue gun = hot glue through a trigger tool.
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Ribbon Shears Look first Look for clean long-bladed scissors reserved for ribbon and decorative material.
Closest check Corsage snips are smaller detail cutters; wire cutters have short strong jaws.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Ribbon shears = scissors for ribbon only.
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Water Pick Look first Small reservoir that gives an individual stem a local water supply.
Know the name and its job or distinguishing shape.
Contest specimens may be real items or pictures; identify from shape before reading labels.
Memory cue Water pick = tiny stem water tube.
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Cardette Look first Look for a long stem or pick topped with a small fork/clip that holds an enclosure card.
Closest check An enclosure card is the paper message itself; the cardette is the holder.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Cardette = card holder on a stem.
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Corsage Pin Look first Look for a long straight pin, often with a decorative pearl-like head, used to fasten wearable flowers.
Closest check Fern greening pins are U-shaped; corsage pins are single long straight pins.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Corsage pin = long straight wearable-flower pin.
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Floral Stem Tape Look first Look for narrow stretchy crepe-like tape that becomes tacky when stretched and wraps stems/wires.
Closest check Waterproof container tape is smooth adhesive tape for grids/containers; stem tape stretches and self-bonds.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Stem tape = stretch, wrap, bind.
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PVC Pipe Cutter Look first Look for a hand cutter with a curved/ratcheting jaw made to slice plastic pipe squarely.
Closest check Pruners are shaped for plant stems; PVC cutters have a broad curved pipe cradle.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue PVC cutter = ratchet jaw around pipe.
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Soil Moisture Meter Look first Look for a meter attached to one or more long probes inserted into potting media.
Closest check A pH meter may also have a probe, but the display/label measures acidity; moisture meter measures wet/dry status.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Moisture meter = probe for wet/dry.
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pH Testing Meter Look first Look for a digital/analog meter with a probe or electrode used to measure acidity/alkalinity.
Closest check A soil moisture meter measures water status; a pH meter reports pH.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue pH meter = acidity number.
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Salesmanship Look first Match the product/solution to the customer's actual need before trying to sell extras.
Ask clarifying questions first.
Explain benefits accurately; do not invent plant-care claims.
Memory cue Ask → match → explain.
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Customer Service Look first Listen, clarify, stay professional, then offer a policy-appropriate solution.
Do not argue or blame.
Restate the concern so both sides agree on the problem.
Memory cue Listen → clarify → solve.
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Asexual Propagation Look first Cuttings, air layering and division make new plants without seed.
Use clean tools and correct plant material.
The procedure must match the propagation method.
Memory cue Asexual = clone from plant parts.
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Floral Design Costing Look first Total arrangement cost comes from the supplied material costs and quantities.
Multiply quantity × unit cost before adding items.
Follow contest rounding and directions exactly.
Memory cue Quantity × unit cost, then total.
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Retail Pricing Look first Use the material costs and quantities supplied by the event to determine the retail cost of the finished arrangement.
Write down quantity × cost for every component before totaling.
Check the current event directions for any markup or rounding rule they provide.
Memory cue Price the pieces first, then the whole design.
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Media Selling Look first Choose a message, image and call-to-action that accurately match the product and intended customer.
Do not make claims you cannot support.
Keep the offer, audience and product benefit consistent.
Memory cue Right audience → right message → clear action.
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Store Displays Look first A strong display should be attractive, safe, easy to shop and organized around a clear merchandising purpose.
Keep pathways and products accessible.
Group related products intentionally rather than creating clutter.
Memory cue Attract → organize → make it easy to buy.
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Job Interview Look first Answer the question directly, give a specific example and connect your skills to the floriculture job.
Use professional language and eye contact.
If you do not know something, explain how you would find the answer safely.
Memory cue Answer → example → connect.
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People Management Look first Clarify the task, communicate expectations, listen to concerns and solve the problem professionally.
Focus on behavior and the work, not personal attacks.
Confirm who is responsible for the next step.
Memory cue Clarify → listen → solve → confirm.
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Time Management Look first Prioritize safety and deadline-critical work, break larger jobs into steps and use the available time intentionally.
Do not rush a hazardous task to save time.
Sequence work so waiting time can be used productively.
Memory cue Urgent + important first; safe always.
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Handling a Hazardous Situation Look first Protect people first, isolate the hazard when safe, use the correct PPE and follow the label or workplace procedure.
Never improvise chemical handling.
Report spills, exposure or unsafe equipment to the responsible adult/supervisor.
Memory cue People → isolate → PPE/procedure → report.
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Identifying & Controlling Plant Disorders Look first Start with visible symptoms, affected plant parts and growing conditions before deciding whether the problem is pest, disease, nutrition or environment.
Similar symptoms can have different causes.
The correct control depends on the correct diagnosis.
Memory cue Observe first. Diagnose second. Control third.
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Plant–Soil–Water Relationships Look first Roots need both water and oxygen; drainage, pore space, media type and irrigation frequency work together.
Too little water causes stress; too much can reduce root-zone oxygen.
Choose irrigation based on the crop and media rather than a fixed habit.
Memory cue Roots need water + air, not water alone.
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Corsage / Boutonniere Look first Create a secure, balanced wearable design using the supplied flowers, foliage, wire/tape and attachment materials.
Keep mechanics neat and concealed.
Check proportion, balance and secure attachment before finishing.
Memory cue Secure mechanics + balanced wearable design.
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Bud Vase Look first Use line, proportion, focal placement and clean mechanics to create a small vertical arrangement.
Condition stems and keep foliage below the water line where appropriate.
The design should look intentional from the judged view.
Memory cue Line + focal + proportion.
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Dish Garden Look first Combine compatible plants in a shallow container with stable placement and a finished presentation.
Consider similar light and moisture needs.
Keep plant crowns and roots positioned correctly.
Memory cue Compatible plants + clean composition.
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Foliage Arrangement Look first Use foliage form, texture, line and balance to build a finished arrangement without relying on flowers for the focal effect.
Vary texture and scale while keeping the design unified.
Secure stems and maintain a clean container/mechanics area.
Memory cue Shape + texture + balance.
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Potting Young Plants Look first Place the young plant at the proper depth in suitable growing media, settle the media around the root system and leave room for correct watering.
Do not bury the crown or pack the medium so tightly that root-zone air space is lost.
Choose a container and media appropriate for the plant and event directions.
Memory cue Right depth + supported roots + room for water and air.
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Pinching Look first Remove the growing tip at the instructed point to reduce apical dominance and encourage branching.
Know which growing tip the event asks you to remove before cutting.
Use clean technique and avoid damaging unnecessary leaves or nodes.
Memory cue Pinch the tip → encourage side branches.
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Know the Floriculture Event Map Look first The published middle-school format uses 50 identification specimens—35 plants and 15 equipment/supplies—plus two selected practicums.
The identification practicum is published at 25 minutes.
The published rules allow 25 minutes for each selected practicum.
Memory cue 35 plants + 15 equipment + 2 practicums.
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Ageratum Ageratum houstonianum
Look first Look for soft, fuzzy button-like flower clusters above opposite, toothed leaves.
Closest check The flower heads look fluffy rather than daisy-like, and the plant is much finer-textured than hydrangea or pentas.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Ageratum = fuzzy little buttons.
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Peruvian Lily Alstroemeria hybrid
Look first Look for lily-like flowers with streaks or spots on the inner tepals and narrow leaves along leafy stems.
Closest check Unlike true lilies, Alstroemeria flowers are usually smaller in clustered stems and often have striped inner petals.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Peruvian Lily = small lily bloom + striped inner petals.
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Anemone Anemone coronaria
Look first Look for a poppy-like flower with a conspicuous dark center above finely divided foliage.
Closest check Ranunculus has many tightly layered petals; anemone usually shows an open face with the dark center exposed.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Anemone = open face + dark eye.
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Dill Anethum graveolens
Look first Start with the extremely fine, threadlike blue-green foliage and flat umbrella-shaped flower clusters.
Closest check Parsley is also in the carrot family but has much broader divided leaf segments.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Dill = feathery threads + umbrella flowers.
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Angelonia Angelonia hybrid
Look first Look for upright spikes of small snapdragon-like flowers with narrow lance-shaped leaves.
Closest check Snapdragon flowers are larger and more distinctly two-lipped on a heavier spike.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Angelonia = mini snapdragons on a slim spike.
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Sprengeri Fern Asparagus densiflorus
Look first Look for arching or trailing stems covered in many tiny needle-like cladodes; it is not a true fern.
Closest check Boston and Leatherleaf ferns have obvious flat fronds divided into pinnae.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Sprengeri = cascading green needles, not flat fern fronds.
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Monte Cassino Aster Aster pringlei
Look first Look for airy branching sprays of many small daisy flowers with yellow centers.
Closest check Solidago forms masses of tiny yellow flowers without the obvious daisy ray-and-disk look.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Monte Cassino = a cloud of tiny daisies.
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Astilbe Astilbe hybrid
Look first Start with soft, feathery upright flower plumes above compound, toothed foliage.
Closest check Liatris makes a tighter vertical spike; Astilbe makes branched, fluffy plumes.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Astilbe = ferny leaves + feather plumes.
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Wax Begonia Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum
Look first Look for compact plants with glossy, succulent-looking rounded leaves and small waxy flowers.
Closest check Tuberous Begonia usually has much larger, showier flowers and larger asymmetrical foliage.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Wax Begonia = small glossy leaves + small waxy blooms.
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Tuberous Begonia Begonia × tuberhybrida
Look first Look for large, showy often double flowers above fleshy, asymmetrical leaves.
Closest check Wax Begonia is smaller and simpler in both leaf and flower scale.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Tuberous Begonia = big bloom + lopsided fleshy leaf.
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Million Bells Calibrachoa hybrid
Look first Look for a trailing plant covered with many small petunia-like trumpet flowers and small leaves.
Closest check Petunia has noticeably larger flowers and larger, often sticky-hairy foliage.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Million Bells = mini petunias by the dozens.
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China Aster Callistephus chinensis
Look first Look for daisy-type composite flower heads on upright stems with toothed leaves.
Closest check Gerbera usually has a single large flower on a mostly leafless stalk from a basal rosette.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue China Aster = leafy stem + aster/daisy head.
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Campanula Campanula hybrid
Look first Look for unmistakable bell- or cup-shaped flowers, often held in clusters on leafy stems.
Closest check Hyacinth makes a dense bulb spike; Campanula flowers show individual open bells.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Campanula = campana means bell.
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Garden Canna Canna × generalis
Look first Start with very large paddle-shaped, banana-like leaves and tall flower stalks.
Closest check Bird of Paradise also has large leaves, but its distinctive flower emerges from a boat-shaped spathe.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Canna = tropical paddle leaves + tall flower spike.
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Ornamental Pepper Plant Capsicum annuum
Look first Look for a compact leafy plant carrying many small colorful pepper fruits, often upright.
Closest check Do not identify by fruit color alone; the conical pepper fruit and simple pointed leaves are the key combination.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Ornamental pepper = tiny bright peppers on a compact plant.
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Parlor Palm Chamaedorea elegans
Look first Look for delicate pinnate fronds on slender green cane-like stems.
Closest check Sago Palm has much stiffer, darker fronds radiating from a stout central crown.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Parlor Palm = soft feather fronds + skinny canes.
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Waxflower Chamelaucium uncinatum
Look first Look for woody fine-textured stems with narrow needle-like leaves and small waxy five-petaled flowers.
Closest check Baby's Breath is airier with tiny soft flowers and lacks the woody, needle-leaf look.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Waxflower = woody sprig + tiny wax stars.
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Spider Plant Chlorophytum comosum
Look first Start with a basal clump of arching strap leaves and long runners carrying baby plantlets.
Closest check The hanging plantlets on wiry stolons separate it quickly from other strap-leaved houseplants.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Spider Plant = straps + babies on runners.
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Clematis Clematis hybrid
Look first Look for a climbing vine with opposite leaves and large star-like flowers with showy petal-like sepals.
Closest check The twining/climbing habit and opposite leaf arrangement help separate it from upright cut flowers.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Clematis = climbing vine + big star flower.
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Jade Plant Crassula ovata
Look first Look for thick, smooth, oval succulent leaves in opposite pairs on fleshy-to-woody stems.
Closest check Kalanchoe has succulent leaves too, but commonly shows scalloped leaf edges and clustered flowers.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Jade = plump oval coins on a succulent shrub.
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Sago Palm Cycas revoluta
Look first Look for a rosette of stiff, glossy pinnate fronds emerging from a thick rough central trunk or crown.
Closest check Parlor Palm has softer, more flexible fronds on slender canes.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Sago = stiff feather fronds from a stout crown.
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Florist's Cyclamen Cyclamen × persicum
Look first Start with heart-shaped often silver-marbled leaves and flowers whose petals sweep sharply upward/backward.
Closest check The reflexed petals make Cyclamen unlike most other potted flowering plants.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Cyclamen = marbled heart leaves + swept-back petals.
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Cymbidium Orchid Cymbidium
Look first Look for long strap leaves and a sturdy flower spike carrying several waxy orchid blooms.
Closest check Dendrobium has cane-like stems with flowers attached along the canes; Cymbidium rises from a grasslike leaf clump.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Cymbidium = grassy straps + thick orchid spike.
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Lemongrass Cymbopogon
Look first Look for a dense clump of long narrow grass blades arising from thick overlapping basal sheaths.
Closest check Unlike decorative strap-leaf houseplants, it forms a true grass clump with blade-and-sheath structure.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Lemongrass = fountain of coarse grass blades.
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Dahlia Dahlia hybrid
Look first Look for large composite flower heads on sturdy leafy stems with opposite, often toothed leaves.
Closest check Zinnia leaves are usually simple, rough and nearly sessile; Dahlia foliage is often more divided.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Dahlia = showy composite + opposite leafy stems.
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Larkspur Delphinium consolida
Look first Look for tall airy spikes of spurred flowers above very finely divided foliage.
Closest check Stock has dense four-petaled flowers and broader gray-green leaves; Snapdragon has dragon-mouth flowers.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Larkspur = tall spike + little flower spurs.
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Dendrobium Orchid Dendrobium
Look first Start with upright cane-like stems and flowers produced at nodes along or near those canes.
Closest check Cymbidium forms a basal strap-leaf clump with a separate flower spike.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Dendrobium = orchid flowers along a cane.
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Red Edge Dracaena Dracaena marginata
Look first Look for thin woody canes topped by tufts of very narrow arching leaves edged in red.
Closest check Spider Plant lacks the cane trunk and produces plantlets on runners.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Red Edge Dracaena = cane + skinny leaves + red rim.
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Barrel Cactus Echinocactus
Look first Start with the rounded-to-columnar barrel shape, strong vertical ribs and dense spines.
Closest check Opuntia cactus is made of flattened jointed pads instead of one ribbed barrel.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Barrel Cactus = ribs around a barrel.
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Spring Heather Erica carnea
Look first Look for a low woody mound covered in tiny needle-like leaves and many small urn- or bell-shaped flowers.
Closest check Its woody, miniature shrub habit separates it from upright spike flowers such as Liatris or Stock.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Heather = tiny needles + tiny bells on a low shrub.
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Silver Dollar Eucalyptus Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Look first Start with blue-gray, round coin-like juvenile leaves arranged in opposite pairs.
Closest check Dusty Miller is also silver, but has fuzzy deeply lobed leaves rather than smooth round coins.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Silver Dollar = blue-silver leaf coins.
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Lisianthus Eustoma grandiflorum
Look first Look for rose-like cup flowers on smooth stems with opposite blue-gray oval leaves.
Closest check Rose has compound serrated leaves and prickles; Lisianthus has simple opposite glaucous leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Lisianthus = rose-like flower, no rose leaf.
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Persian Violet Exacum affine
Look first Look for a compact plant with glossy oval leaves and many small violet five-petaled flowers with yellow eyes.
Closest check African Violet has fuzzy leaves in a basal rosette; Persian Violet leaves are smooth and glossy.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Persian Violet = shiny leaves + purple stars with yellow eyes.
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Benjamin Fig Ficus benjamina
Look first Look for a woody tree/shrub with graceful drooping twigs and many small glossy leaves ending in a long point.
Closest check Rubber Plant has much larger, thicker leaves and a bolder upright habit.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Benjamin Fig = many small glossy pointed leaves.
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Rubber Plant Ficus elastica
Look first Start with very large thick glossy oval leaves, often with a reddish new-leaf sheath.
Closest check Benjamin Fig has much smaller, thinner leaves and finer drooping branches.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Rubber Plant = big thick shiny leaves.
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Strawberry Plant Fragaria × ananassa
Look first Look for leaves divided into three toothed leaflets; flowers are white and fruit may show seeds on the outside.
Closest check The trifoliate serrated leaf is useful even when no strawberry fruit is present.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Strawberry = three toothed leaflets.
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Freesia Freesia × hybrida
Look first Look for narrow sword-like leaves and a curved or one-sided flowering stem with funnel-shaped blooms.
Closest check Gladiolus also has sword leaves but its spike is taller, straighter and much larger.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Freesia = slim swords + bent one-sided flower stem.
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Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides
Look first Start with thick glossy dark-green leaves, usually opposite or whorled, and waxy white flowers.
Closest check Stephanotis also has waxy white flowers, but it is a vine with clusters of tubular star flowers.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Gardenia = glossy leaves + waxy white rosette flower.
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Garden Gladiolus Gladiolus × hortulanus
Look first Look for upright sword-shaped leaves and a tall one-sided spike of large funnel flowers.
Closest check Freesia is smaller and its flowering stem usually bends/arches more.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Gladiolus = swords + tall flower ladder.
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Globe Amaranths Gomphrena hybrid
Look first Look for round, papery clover-like flower heads on slender branching stems.
Closest check Cockscomb forms a crest or plume, not separate little globes.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Gomphrena = papery flower balls.
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Daylily Hemerocallis
Look first Look for a fountain of arching grasslike basal leaves with lily-shaped flowers on leafless scapes.
Closest check True lilies carry leaves along the upright stem; Daylily leaves stay in the basal clump.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Daylily = grassy clump + bare flower scape.
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Amaryllis Hippeastrum hybrid
Look first Look for a thick leafless flower stalk topped by several huge trumpet flowers; strap leaves arise from the bulb.
Closest check Daylily flowers are on thinner scapes above a dense grassy clump.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Amaryllis = thick stalk + giant trumpets.
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Hosta Hosta
Look first Start with a basal mound of broad, strongly veined leaves; flower stalks rise above the foliage.
Closest check Hosta leaves are broader and more corrugated/ribbed than most strap-leaved plants.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Hosta = mound of broad ribbed leaves.
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Wax Plant Hoya carnosa
Look first Look for a trailing vine with thick waxy opposite leaves and rounded clusters of star-shaped waxy flowers.
Closest check Stephanotis is also a glossy vine, but its white flowers are larger, tubular and not the tight wax-star umbels of Hoya.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Hoya = wax leaves + wax star cluster.
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Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Look first Look for a dense central spike packed with many small star/bell flowers rising from broad strap leaves.
Closest check Daffodil has separate trumpet-centered flowers rather than one densely packed spike.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Hyacinth = bulb leaves + packed flower spike.
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Impatiens Impatiens hybrid
Look first Look for soft succulent stems, serrated leaves and flat flowers that often show a rear spur.
Closest check Periwinkle has tougher glossy opposite leaves and simple pinwheel flowers.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Impatiens = soft juicy stems + flat spurred flowers.
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Ornamental Sweet Potato Ipomoea batatas
Look first Look for a vigorous trailing vine with heart-, maple- or deeply lobed leaves, often chartreuse or purple.
Closest check Unlike Pothos, the leaves are not leathery aroid hearts and the plant has a softer outdoor vine habit.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Sweet potato vine = fast trailer + dramatic lobed/heart leaves.
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Dutch Iris Iris × hollandica
Look first Look for narrow sword leaves and elegant iris flowers with upright standards and drooping falls.
Closest check Gladiolus makes a long spike of many funnel flowers rather than the distinct iris flower structure.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Dutch Iris = swords + standards and falls.
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Dusty Miller Jacobaea maritima
Look first Start with the silvery-white, felted foliage that is often deeply cut or lobed.
Closest check Silver Dollar Eucalyptus is smooth and round; Dusty Miller is fuzzy and carved.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Dusty Miller = fuzzy silver cut-leaf.
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Shrimp Plant Justicia brandegeeana
Look first Look for overlapping salmon/pink/yellow-green bracts forming a curved shrimp-like spike with small flowers protruding.
Closest check The layered bracts, not the tiny flowers, create the shrimp shape.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Shrimp Plant = stacked bracts shaped like a shrimp.
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Kalanchoe Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Look first Look for thick succulent leaves with scalloped edges and dense clusters of small four-petaled flowers.
Closest check Jade has smoother-edged oval leaves and a more shrub-like woody habit.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Kalanchoe = scalloped succulent leaf + tight flower cluster.
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Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum × superbum
Look first Look for classic white ray petals around a yellow disk on upright stems with toothed green leaves.
Closest check Gerbera heads are larger and rise from a basal rosette on nearly leafless stalks.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Shasta = white daisy + yellow button.
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Pin Cushion Protea Leucospermum hybrid
Look first Look for a rounded flower head packed with many long projecting styles, creating a pincushion effect.
Closest check No daisy or mum has the same mass of long pin-like projections.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Pincushion = pins sticking out of the flower head.
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Liatris Liatris spicata
Look first Look for a stiff vertical spike densely packed with small fuzzy purple flower heads and narrow leaves.
Closest check Astilbe makes branched feathery plumes; Liatris is a tight straight wand.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Liatris = purple bottlebrush wand.
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Asiatic or Oriental Lily Lilium hybrid
Look first Look for a tall stem carrying large six-tepaled lily flowers with leaves attached along the stem.
Closest check Daylily has all grasslike leaves at the base and flowers on leafless scapes.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue True lily = leafy stem + six-part bloom.
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Statice Limonium sinuatum
Look first Look for branched sprays of tiny papery cup-like flowers, often purple/blue, above a basal leaf cluster.
Closest check Baby's Breath has softer tiny flowers and much finer stems; Statice looks papery and stiff.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Statice = papery flower spray.
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Alyssum Lobularia maritima
Look first Look for a low mound or trailer covered in clusters of very small four-petaled flowers and narrow leaves.
Closest check Baby's Breath is taller and airier; Alyssum forms a low carpet.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Alyssum = tiny four-petal carpet.
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Prayer Plant Maranta leuconeura
Look first Start with oval leaves marked by bold veins, bands or paired dark blotches; leaves arise on a low spreading plant.
Closest check Zebra Plant has straighter bold white veins on darker upright foliage.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Prayer Plant = patterned oval leaf that 'prays'.
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Stock Matthiola incana
Look first Look for an upright spike of many fragrant-looking four-petaled flowers with soft gray-green leaves.
Closest check Snapdragon flowers are two-lipped; Larkspur flowers are spurred and foliage is finely divided.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Stock = four-petal flowers stacked on a stout spike.
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Split Leaf Philodendron Monstera deliciosa
Look first Look for very large glossy leaves that develop deep splits and interior holes/fenestrations.
Closest check Heartleaf Philodendron has simple unsplit heart-shaped leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Monstera = giant leaf with splits and holes.
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Daffodil or Narcissus Narcissus hybrid
Look first Look for a central trumpet/cup (corona) surrounded by six petal-like tepals and narrow strap leaves.
Closest check Tulip lacks the central trumpet and usually has broader leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Daffodil = six around one trumpet.
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Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata
Look first Look for long arching sword-shaped fronds divided into many small pinnae from a central crown.
Closest check Leatherleaf fronds are broader, triangular and stiffer; Sprengeri has needle-like cladodes instead of flat pinnae.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Boston Fern = arching green feather swords.
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Basil Ocimum basilicum
Look first Look for opposite ovate leaves on square branching stems; flowering plants carry narrow spikes of small flowers.
Closest check Parsley leaves are deeply divided rather than simple opposite blades.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Basil = opposite simple leaves + square stem.
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Cactus Opuntia spp.
Look first For the listed Opuntia type, look for flattened jointed pads with regularly spaced areoles bearing spines or glochids.
Closest check Barrel Cactus is one ribbed cylinder/ball, not a chain of flat pads.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Opuntia cactus = flat pads + areoles.
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Peony Paeonia
Look first Look for a bushy herbaceous plant with large many-petaled flowers and deeply divided compound foliage.
Closest check Hybrid Tea Rose has serrated compound leaflets and prickled woody stems.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Peony = giant layered bloom + divided bushy foliage.
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Ladyslipper Orchid Paphiopedilum hybrid
Look first Find the unmistakable pouch- or slipper-shaped lower lip (labellum) beneath the other orchid segments.
Closest check Moth, Dendrobium and Cymbidium orchids lack the inflated slipper pouch.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Ladyslipper = orchid with a pouch.
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Zonal Geranium Pelargonium × hortorum
Look first Look for an upright plant with rounded scalloped leaves, often marked by a darker circular zone, and rounded flower umbels.
Closest check Ivy Geranium trails and has glossier ivy-shaped/peltate leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Zonal = upright + round leaf with a zone.
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Ivy Geranium Pelargonium peltatum
Look first Look for trailing stems with glossy, fleshy, ivy-like five-lobed/peltate leaves and flower umbels.
Closest check Zonal Geranium is upright with softer round scalloped leaves, often with a dark zone.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Ivy Geranium = trailing + glossy ivy leaf.
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Pentas Pentas hybrid
Look first Look for rounded clusters of many small five-pointed star flowers above opposite, often slightly hairy leaves.
Closest check Periwinkle has larger individual pinwheel flowers rather than dense star clusters.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Pentas = penta means five-point stars.
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Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Look first Look for a basal clump of deeply divided green leaves, either tightly curled or flat and triangular.
Closest check Dill is much finer and threadlike; Basil has simple opposite leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Parsley = divided leafy rosette, not threadlike dill.
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Petunia Petunia × hybrida
Look first Look for relatively large funnel/trumpet flowers on a spreading plant with soft, often sticky-hairy leaves.
Closest check Million Bells has much smaller flowers and finer foliage on a trailing plant.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Petunia = big trumpet + soft sticky foliage.
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Moth Orchid Phalaenopsis
Look first Look for broad thick basal leaves and an arching flower spike of flat, rounded moth-like blooms.
Closest check Dendrobium grows from canes; Cymbidium has many narrow strap leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Phalaenopsis = broad basal leaves + moth flowers.
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Heartleaf Philodendron Philodendron scandens oxycardium
Look first Look for a trailing/climbing vine with smooth, thin, symmetrical heart-shaped leaves and rounded petioles.
Closest check Golden Pothos often has yellow variegation, a thicker leaf and a grooved/winged petiole.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Heartleaf Philodendron = clean green heart + smooth petiole.
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Aluminum Plant Pilea cadierei
Look first Look for oval opposite leaves with raised quilted texture and metallic silver patches between green veins.
Closest check Prayer Plant has broader painted bands/blotches; Aluminum Plant looks silver-splashed and puckered.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Aluminum Plant = quilted leaf flashed with silver.
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Moss Rose/Purslane Portulaca oleracea
Look first Look for a low spreading succulent with fleshy cylindrical-to-spatulate leaves and bright rose-like flowers.
Closest check Other bedding flowers lack its obviously succulent stems and leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Moss Rose = tiny succulent + bright rose flower.
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Primrose Primula malacoides
Look first Look for a basal rosette of soft, crinkled/scalloped leaves and tall stems carrying tiers or clusters of small flowers.
Closest check African Violet has much fuzzier, rounder leaves and flowers held closer to the rosette.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Primrose = soft rosette + flower stems above.
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Ranunculus Ranunculus hybrid
Look first Look for a rose-like flower made of many thin, tightly layered petals above deeply cut foliage.
Closest check Anemone usually exposes a dark central disk and has fewer, more open petals.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Ranunculus = paper-petal rose.
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Florist Azalea Rhododendron simsii
Look first Look for a compact woody shrub with small elliptic leaves and masses of funnel-shaped flowers.
Closest check Gardenia has larger glossy leaves and waxy white flowers; Azalea leaves are smaller and often slightly hairy.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Florist Azalea = woody mound packed with funnels.
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Hybrid Tea Rose Rosa hybrid
Look first Look for a large high-centered bloom usually borne singly on a long stem with prickles and compound serrated leaves.
Closest check Lisianthus can look rose-like but has simple opposite blue-gray leaves and no prickled rose stem.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Hybrid Tea Rose = high center + prickles + compound leaf.
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Leatherleaf Fern Rumohra adiantiformis
Look first Look for broad triangular, dark green leathery fronds with sturdy branched pinnae.
Closest check Boston Fern fronds are long narrow swords; Leatherleaf is wider, triangular and tougher.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Leatherleaf = tough triangular fern frond.
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African Violet Saintpaulia ionantha
Look first Start with a tight basal rosette of thick fuzzy round-to-heart-shaped leaves and flowers just above the rosette.
Closest check Persian Violet has smooth glossy leaves; Gloxinia has much larger velvety leaves and trumpet flowers.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue African Violet = fuzzy leaf rosette.
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Salvia Salvia splendens
Look first Look for upright spikes of tubular flowers and opposite leaves on square stems.
Closest check Angelonia and Snapdragon also spike, but Salvia flowers/bracts form a more regular dense vertical display.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Salvia = tubular flower spike + opposite leaves.
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Snake Plant Sansevieria trifasciata
Look first Look for stiff upright sword-shaped succulent leaves, commonly banded/mottled green and sometimes yellow-edged.
Closest check Red Edge Dracaena has narrow flexible leaves in tufts on canes, not thick swords from the soil.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Snake Plant = stiff vertical swords.
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Umbrella Plant Schefflera arboricola
Look first Look for compound leaves whose several leaflets radiate from one point like umbrella spokes.
Closest check No simple-leaf houseplant has the same spoke-wheel leaflet arrangement.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Schefflera = leaflets around an umbrella hub.
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Christmas Cactus Schlumbergera bridgesii
Look first Look for flattened, jointed, leaf-like stem segments with scalloped/toothed edges and flowers at segment tips.
Closest check Opuntia also has flat segments, but Christmas Cactus segments are small, soft-looking and spineless.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Christmas Cactus = chain of flat scalloped segments.
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Hens and Chicks Sempervivum hybrid
Look first Look for a tight succulent rosette surrounded by smaller offset rosettes ('chicks').
Closest check Other succulents may rosette, but the colony of offsets around the mother plant is the classic clue.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Hens and Chicks = one rosette surrounded by babies.
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Cineraria Senecio × hybridus
Look first Look for broad soft toothed leaves below a dense dome of daisy-like flowers in vivid colors.
Closest check The large fuzzy/soft basal foliage helps separate it from China Aster or Shasta Daisy.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Cineraria = big soft leaves + a dome of daisies.
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Florist Gloxinia Sinningia speciosa
Look first Look for a basal rosette of very large velvety leaves and oversized upright or nodding bell/trumpet flowers.
Closest check African Violet is much smaller in both leaf and flower scale.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Gloxinia = giant velvet leaves + giant bells.
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Solidago Solidago hybrid
Look first Look for branching sprays or plumes packed with many tiny yellow flower heads and narrow leaves.
Closest check Monte Cassino Aster has obvious small daisy faces; Solidago reads as a yellow spray.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Solidago = golden spray of tiny flowers.
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Coleus Solenostemon scutellarioides
Look first Start with colorful opposite leaves with scalloped/serrated edges on square stems; foliage is the main show.
Closest check Croton is leathery and glossy; Coleus is softer, thinner and toothed.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Coleus = soft painted leaf with a toothed edge.
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Peace Lily Spathiphyllum
Look first Look for glossy lance-shaped leaves arising from the base and a white spathe surrounding a central spadix.
Closest check Anthurium often has heart-shaped glossy leaves and a more colorful, heart-shaped spathe.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Peace Lily = lance leaves + white flag spathe.
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Stephanotis Stephanotis floribunda
Look first Look for a woody twining vine with thick opposite glossy oval leaves and clusters of waxy white tubular star flowers.
Closest check Hoya flowers are tight umbels of smaller wax stars; Gardenia is a shrub, not a twining vine.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Stephanotis = glossy vine + white wax trumpets.
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Bird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae
Look first Look for huge banana-like leaves and the unique orange/blue flower emerging from a horizontal boat-shaped spathe.
Closest check Canna has similar tropical leaves but produces a conventional upright flower cluster instead of the bird-shaped bloom.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Bird of Paradise = banana leaf + boat-and-bird flower.
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Nephthytis Syngonium podophyllum
Look first Look for juvenile arrowhead-shaped leaves with two basal lobes on a climbing/trailing aroid.
Closest check Heartleaf Philodendron is a smoother symmetrical heart; Caladium is thinner and dramatically patterned.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Nephthytis = arrowhead leaf.
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Marigold Tagetes species
Look first Look for yellow/orange composite flower heads and deeply divided, pinnate leaves with narrow toothed leaflets.
Closest check Zinnia has simple opposite rough leaves; Marigold foliage is finely divided.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Marigold = pom flower + ferny divided leaf.
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Wandering Jew Tradescantia zebrina
Look first Look for trailing jointed stems with pointed leaves striped silver/green and purple, often purple underneath.
Closest check Few other official foliage IDs combine trailing habit with metallic stripes and purple undersides.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Wandering Jew = trailing silver-purple stripes.
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Tulip Tulipa
Look first Look for a single cup-shaped flower on an upright stem with broad smooth leaves that clasp the stem.
Closest check Daffodil has a central trumpet; Hyacinth has many flowers packed on one spike.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Tulip = one clean cup + broad clasping leaves.
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Verbena Verbena hybrid
Look first Look for tight clusters of small five-lobed flowers on a spreading or upright plant with opposite rough/toothed leaves.
Closest check Pentas clusters are made of sharper five-point stars and usually sit above more lance-shaped leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Verbena = clustered five-lobed flowers + rough opposite leaves.
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Vinca Vinca hybrid
Look first Look for a trailing/spreading plant with opposite glossy oval leaves and simple five-lobed blue-violet-to-white flowers.
Closest check Periwinkle/Catharanthus is usually more upright with a stronger pinwheel flower form; confirm habit and foliage before naming.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Vinca = glossy opposite leaves on a spreading vine.
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Pansy Viola × wittrockiana
Look first Look for a flat rounded five-petaled flower with face-like blotches above small scalloped leaves.
Closest check The overlapping petals and dark 'face' markings make pansy distinct from petunia or verbena.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Pansy = flat flower face.
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Calla Lily Zantedeschia hybrid
Look first Look for a single funnel/rolled spathe wrapped around a central spadix, plus arrow-shaped leaves.
Closest check Peace Lily also has spathe/spadix but typically a flatter white spathe and lance leaves.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Calla = elegant funnel spathe + central finger.
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Zinnia Zinnia
Look first Look for stiff upright stems with opposite rough, nearly sessile leaves and bright daisy-like composite heads.
Closest check Dahlia foliage is often more divided; Gerbera flowers rise from a basal rosette.
Contest habit say the first visible clue before you say the plant name.
Memory cue Zinnia = rough opposite leaves + stiff daisy stem.
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#100 Ribbon (satin, sheer, wired) Look first Identify the ribbon material first, then recognize #100 as the broadest ribbon size in this contest set.
Closest check Compare width directly with #40, #9 and #3; the number rises as the ribbon gets wider.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue #100 = widest ribbon.
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#3 Ribbon (satin, sheer, wired) Look first Look for the narrowest ribbon width among the numbered ribbon samples.
Closest check Do not use color or pattern; compare physical width against #9, #40 and #100.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue #3 = skinny ribbon.
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#40 Ribbon (satin, sheer, wired) Look first Look for a wide decorative ribbon, narrower than #100 but much broader than #9 or #3.
Closest check Size number identifies width class, not color or material.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue #40 = wide ribbon, second only to #100 here.
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#9 Ribbon (satin, sheer, wired) Look first Look for a medium-width florist ribbon: clearly wider than #3, but narrower than #40 and #100.
Closest check Use width, not whether it is satin, sheer or wired.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue #9 = medium ribbon.
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18 Gauge Floral Wire Look first Look for the thicker, stiffer floral wire of the two gauge sizes in the pool.
Closest check Gauge numbers run opposite thickness: 18 gauge is thicker than 28 gauge.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue 18 = heavy/stiff wire.
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28 Gauge Floral Wire Look first Look for the thin, flexible floral wire.
Closest check 28 gauge is finer and bends more easily than 18 gauge.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue 28 = thin/flexible wire.
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Backflow Preventer Look first Look for an irrigation/plumbing fitting designed to allow water to move one direction and prevent reverse flow.
Closest check Unlike a simple hose coupling, it contains a check/backflow mechanism rather than just joining two ends.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Backflow preventer = water goes forward, not backward.
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Bouquet Sleeve Look first Look for a clear or decorative cone-shaped plastic/cellophane wrapper sized to slide around a bouquet.
Closest check A corsage box is rigid and rectangular; a bouquet sleeve is flexible and tapered.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Bouquet sleeve = cone wrapper for a bouquet.
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Bulb Planter Look first Look for a short cylindrical soil-cutting tool with a handle that removes a plug-sized hole.
Closest check A scoop shovel moves loose material; a bulb planter makes a round planting hole.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Bulb planter = cookie-cutter hole maker.
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Cell Pack Containers Look first Look for connected trays or packs divided into many small individual planting cells.
Closest check Propagation trays may be open flats; cell packs have repeated separate pockets.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Cell pack = many little pots joined together.
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Ceramic Container Look first Look for a rigid fired-clay or glazed vessel used as a floral or plant container.
Closest check Glass vases are transparent; nursery containers are usually flexible plastic.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Ceramic = hard pottery container.
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Chemical Resistant Gloves Look first Look for long protective gloves made of chemical-resistant rubber-like material rather than thin disposable or cloth work gloves.
Closest check They protect hands/forearms from pesticide or chemical contact; safety goggles protect eyes.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Chemical gloves = long liquid barrier for hands.
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Chenille Stem Look first Look for a fuzzy flexible wire-covered stem—the craft item commonly called a pipe cleaner.
Closest check Floral wire is bare/smooth; chenille stem is visibly fuzzy.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Chenille = fuzzy bendable stem.
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Coconut Coir Look first Look for coarse brown fibrous material made from coconut husk, often sold loose, compressed or in liners.
Closest check Peat moss is finer/darker and sphagnum moss is long-fibered moss; coir has obvious coconut fibers.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Coir = coconut fiber.
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Compressed Air Sprayer Look first Look for a pressurized tank sprayer with pump/pressure body, hose or wand and spray nozzle.
Closest check A hose-end sprayer attaches directly to a garden hose; a compressed-air sprayer carries its own pressurized tank.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Compressed sprayer = tank + pressure + wand.
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Corsage Box Look first Look for a shallow rigid rectangular presentation box, often with a clear lid, sized for wearable flowers.
Closest check Bouquet sleeves are flexible wrappers; corsage boxes are protective containers.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Corsage box = small rigid flower gift box.
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Corsage Snips Look first Look for small compact floral scissors/snips made for close cutting work.
Closest check Ribbon shears are longer scissors reserved for ribbon/foil; pruners are heavier for stems.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Corsage snips = small detail cutters.
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Drip Emitter, Irrigation Look first Look for a tiny irrigation outlet/button inserted into tubing to release water slowly at one plant.
Closest check A mist nozzle sprays fine droplets through air; a drip emitter delivers a small controlled drip at the line.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Emitter = tiny outlet, one plant at a time.
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Dust Mask Look first Look for a simple disposable filtering face covering, often cup-shaped, without replaceable cartridges.
Closest check A respirator has a fitted body and filters/cartridges; a gas mask usually provides heavier full-face protection.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Dust mask = simple particle mask.
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Duster Look first Look for a hand-held applicator built to blow or distribute dry pesticide/dust powder.
Closest check Sprayers handle liquid; dusters dispense dry powder.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Duster = dry chemical applicator.
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Elle Pot Look first Look for a small propagation plug/cube of growing media held together by a thin paper-like sleeve.
Closest check A peat pot is a full biodegradable pot; an Ellepot is a compact wrapped propagation plug.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Ellepot = paper-wrapped propagation plug.
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Enclosure Card Look first Look for the small message/greeting card included with floral orders.
Closest check The cardette holds the card; the enclosure card is the card itself.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Enclosure card = the message.
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Fern Greening Pins Look first Look for U-shaped floral pins used to secure moss, foliage or other materials into foam.
Closest check Corsage pins are long and straight with a head; greening pins are bent into a U.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Greening pin = U-shaped anchor.
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Fertilizer Injectors Look first Look for an in-line irrigation device or tank system that meters fertilizer concentrate into irrigation water.
Closest check A siphon proportioner uses water flow/venturi suction to draw concentrate; injectors are the broader fertilizer-metering device class.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Injector = puts fertilizer into irrigation water.
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Floral Adhesive Look first Look for glue specifically packaged for floral work, commonly a tube/bottle used to attach fresh or design materials.
Closest check Surestik Cling is a clay-like adhesive roll; hot glue uses a gun or pan.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Floral adhesive = flower-safe glue.
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Floral Preservative Look first Look for a packet, powder or liquid flower-food/preservative product mixed with vase water.
Closest check Water-soluble fertilizer feeds growing plants; floral preservative is for cut-flower vase solution.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Preservative = food/conditioner for cut flowers.
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Fogger Look first Look for a powered or pressure device designed to fill an area with an extremely fine pesticide/water fog.
Closest check A compressed-air sprayer makes a directed spray; a fogger makes a much finer suspended mist cloud.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Fogger = tiny droplets filling space.
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Gas Mask Look first Look for heavy respiratory protection, typically full-face with eye protection and a filter/canister.
Closest check A respirator may be a half-face cartridge mask; a gas mask generally covers the full face.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Gas mask = full-face respiratory protection.
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Glass Vase Look first Look for a transparent rigid glass vessel designed to hold cut flowers and water.
Closest check Ceramic containers are opaque; water tubes are tiny individual-stem reservoirs.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Glass vase = clear flower container.
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Glue Pan Look first Look for a small heated pan/pot used to melt solid floral glue for dipping materials.
Closest check A glue gun melts a stick internally and dispenses through a nozzle.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Glue pan = melted glue in an open heated pot.
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Glue Sticks Look first Look for straight solid translucent/colored adhesive rods sized to feed a hot glue gun.
Closest check Floral wire is metallic and thin; glue sticks are thicker solid adhesive rods.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Glue sticks = solid rods that melt in the gun.
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Granular Fertilizer Look first Look for loose dry fertilizer granules/prills intended to be spread or mixed into growing media.
Closest check Water-soluble fertilizer is usually powder/crystals mixed in water; resin-coated fertilizer has visibly coated controlled-release prills.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Granular = dry fertilizer grains.
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Greenhouse Thermostat Look first Look for a temperature-control device with dial/display and sensor/control connections for greenhouse heating/cooling.
Closest check An irrigation timer schedules water; a thermostat responds to temperature.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Thermostat = controls by temperature.
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Hanging Basket Look first Look for a plant container with three or more hangers/wires/chains meeting above the pot.
Closest check A nursery container sits on a surface and has no suspension system.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Hanging basket = pot + suspension.
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Hearing Protection Look first Look for protective earmuffs or earplugs designed to reduce sound exposure.
Closest check Safety goggles protect eyes and dust masks protect breathing; hearing protection covers the ears.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Hearing protection = ears.
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Hose Punch Look first Look for a small hand punch used to make clean holes in irrigation/poly tubing for emitters or fittings.
Closest check PVC cutters cut pipe completely; a hose punch makes a small hole only.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Hose punch = tiny hole for irrigation fittings.
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Hose Repair Coupling Look first Look for a fitting with barbed/insert ends or clamps designed to join two cut sections of hose.
Closest check A hose-end repair fitting replaces one terminal male/female end; a coupling joins hose-to-hose.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Repair coupling = joins two hose pieces.
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Hose-end Repair Fitting Look first Look for a replacement male or female threaded fitting that clamps onto the end of a damaged hose.
Closest check A repair coupling joins two hose sections in the middle.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Hose-end fitting = rebuilds the end.
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Hose-end Sprayer Look first Look for a chemical reservoir/nozzle assembly that screws directly to the end of a garden hose.
Closest check A compressed-air sprayer has its own tank and pressure; a hose-end sprayer depends on hose water flow.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Hose-end sprayer = bottle/nozzle on the hose.
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Hose-end Washer Look first Look for the small flat rubber ring that seals a threaded garden-hose connection.
Closest check It is a tiny gasket, not a repair coupling or threaded hose fitting.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Washer = little rubber leak stopper.
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Impulse Sprinkler Look first Look for a rotating sprinkler head with a spring-loaded impact arm that clicks against the water stream.
Closest check An oscillating sprinkler sweeps a horizontal perforated bar back and forth.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Impulse = click-click rotating sprinkler.
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Irrigation Tape Look first Look for thin flat drip tape that expands when pressurized and often has emitters built along its length.
Closest check Polyethylene pipe is round, heavier tubing; irrigation tape is thin and ribbon-like when empty.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Drip tape = flat irrigation line.
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Irrigation Timer Look first Look for a controller with time/program controls that starts/stops irrigation on a schedule.
Closest check A greenhouse thermostat responds to temperature; an irrigation timer responds to time/program.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Timer = when to water.
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Mist Nozzle (Mist Bed) Look first Look for a very small nozzle designed to make fine mist over propagation benches or beds.
Closest check A water breaker makes a gentle shower of larger droplets; a mist nozzle produces much finer droplets.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Mist nozzle = propagation fog-like spray.
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Spanish Moss Look first Look for long gray-green threadlike hanging strands used as decorative cover.
Closest check Sphagnum moss is thicker, springy long-fiber moss; sheet moss forms flat green mats.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Spanish moss = gray hanging threads.
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Nosegay Holder Look first Look for a handheld bouquet holder with a handle and a small foam cage/cup for inserting stems.
Closest check A wrist corsage holder straps to the wrist; a nosegay holder is carried by hand.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Nosegay holder = handle + foam bouquet head.
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Nursery Container Look first Look for a plain flexible plastic production pot, commonly black, with drainage holes.
Closest check Ceramic containers are rigid/decorative; nursery containers are utilitarian production pots.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Nursery pot = black plastic grower container.
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Solenoid Valve Look first Look for an irrigation valve body topped by a small electrical coil/solenoid with wires.
Closest check A manual coupling has no wires; a solenoid valve opens/closes water electrically.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Solenoid valve = wired water valve.
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Oscillating Sprinkler Look first Look for a low sprinkler with a long perforated bar that sweeps back and forth in an arc.
Closest check Impulse sprinklers rotate with a clicking impact arm.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Oscillating = bar waves side to side.
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Peat Moss Look first Look for fine-to-medium brown fibrous organic material sold loose or compressed as a media component.
Closest check Sphagnum moss has long visible strands; coconut coir shows coarser coconut fibers.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Peat moss = fine brown media fiber.
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Peat Pots Look first Look for tan/brown biodegradable molded fiber pots that can be planted with the young plant.
Closest check Ellepot is a compact paper-wrapped propagation plug; peat pots are full pot-shaped containers.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Peat pot = biodegradable brown pot.
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Pest Strips Look first Look for colored sticky monitoring cards/strips used to trap flying greenhouse pests.
Closest check They are monitoring tools, not pesticide labels or shade fabric.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Pest strip = sticky insect monitor.
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Polyethylene Film Look first Look for flexible clear/translucent plastic sheeting used as greenhouse covering or vapor barrier.
Closest check Polyethylene pipe is round tubing; film is a broad thin sheet.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Poly film = greenhouse plastic sheet.
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Polyethylene Pipe Look first Look for flexible black plastic irrigation tubing/pipe supplied in coils.
Closest check PVC is rigid white pipe; irrigation tape is flat when unpressurized.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Poly pipe = flexible black irrigation tube.
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Pot Covers Look first Look for decorative foil/plastic sleeves shaped to wrap or cover the outside of a potted plant container.
Closest check Bouquet sleeves wrap cut-flower bunches; pot covers fit around pots.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Pot cover = decorative jacket for the pot.
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Propagation Mat Look first Look for a flat electrically heated mat placed under trays to warm the root zone.
Closest check Propagation trays hold plants; the mat goes underneath and supplies bottom heat.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Propagation mat = bottom heat.
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Propagation Trays Look first Look for shallow flats/trays used to hold propagation media, plugs or cell inserts.
Closest check Cell packs have many distinct small cells; a tray is the broader flat/holder.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Propagation tray = flat for starting plants.
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PVC Pipe Look first Look for rigid smooth white plastic pipe used in irrigation/plumbing.
Closest check Polyethylene pipe is flexible and usually black.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue PVC = rigid white pipe.
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Resin-coated Fertilizer Look first Look for round controlled-release fertilizer prills with a polymer/resin coating.
Closest check Granular fertilizer may be irregular/uncoated; resin-coated prills look uniformly coated.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Resin-coated = slow-release coated beads.
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Respirator Look first Look for a fitted half- or full-face mask with replaceable filters/cartridges for hazardous air exposure.
Closest check A dust mask is simple/disposable; a gas mask is usually heavier full-face respiratory protection.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Respirator = fitted mask + filters/cartridges.
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Rice Hulls Look first Look for light tan elongated husk pieces used as a growing-media component.
Closest check Vermiculite is flaky/mineral and reflective; rice hulls look exactly like grain husks.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Rice hulls = pale grain husks in media.
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Rock Wool Growing Cells Look first Look for pale yellow/greenish fibrous mineral-wool cubes or plugs with planting holes.
Closest check Styrofoam is bead-like/white foam; rock wool looks fibrous and blocky.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Rock wool = fibrous propagation cube.
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Rose and Stem Flower Stripper Look first Look for a handheld stripping tool with slots/jaws designed to pull foliage and thorns from stems.
Closest check It does not cut the stem like a floral knife; it slides along the stem to strip it.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Stem stripper = pull leaves/thorns off.
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Safety Goggles Look first Look for clear protective eyewear that seals or shields around the eyes.
Closest check A face mask/respirator protects breathing; goggles protect eyes.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Goggles = eyes.
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Sand Look first Look for coarse mineral grains used as a media component or drainage/weight material.
Closest check Vermiculite is lightweight and flaky; sand is dense and gritty.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Sand = heavy gritty mineral grains.
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Scoop Shovel Look first Look for a deep curved scoop-shaped blade made to move loose materials such as media or fertilizer.
Closest check A square-point shovel has a flat rectangular blade for digging/edging/moving material.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Scoop shovel = deep bowl blade.
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Shade Fabric Look first Look for open woven/knitted dark mesh used over greenhouses or benches to reduce light intensity.
Closest check Polyethylene film is solid clear plastic; shade fabric is porous mesh.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Shade cloth = breathable dark mesh.
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Sharpening Stone Look first Look for a small rectangular/oval abrasive stone used to hone knife and pruner edges.
Closest check It has no moving parts or cutting blade of its own.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Sharpening stone = abrasive block for blades.
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Sheet Moss Look first Look for intact flat green mats/sheets of moss used to cover foam or soil surfaces.
Closest check Spanish moss is stringy gray; sphagnum moss is loose long-fiber material.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Sheet moss = green carpet pieces.
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Siphon Proportioner Look first Look for a hose/in-line venturi device with a small suction tube that draws concentrate into flowing water.
Closest check A fertilizer injector may be a larger metering system; a siphon proportioner visibly uses a pickup tube and water flow.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Siphon proportioner = water flow sucks concentrate in.
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Spaghetti Tubing (1/4 inch or less) Look first Look for very thin flexible micro-irrigation tubing used to run water from a main line to individual pots/emitters.
Closest check Polyethylene pipe is much larger; spaghetti tubing is pencil-thin.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Spaghetti tubing = tiny irrigation line.
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Sphagnum Moss Look first Look for loose long-fiber, springy tan/green moss strands used in propagation, baskets and specialty media.
Closest check Sheet moss comes in flat green mats; Spanish moss is gray and hairlike.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Sphagnum = long fluffy moss fibers.
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Spray Suit Look first Look for chemical-protective coveralls or full-body outerwear used during pesticide spraying.
Closest check Chemical-resistant gloves cover hands only; a spray suit covers the body.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Spray suit = pesticide coveralls.
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Square Point (Flat) Shovel Look first Look for a shovel with a broad flat rectangular blade and straight cutting edge.
Closest check A scoop shovel has a deeper curved bowl.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Square-point = flat rectangular blade.
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Styrofoam Look first Look for lightweight white rigid foam, often bead-textured, used in dry design or packaging/support.
Closest check Floral foam is porous green/tan and designed to hold stems; Styrofoam is white closed-cell foam.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Styrofoam = white lightweight foam.
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Surestik Cling Look first Look for floral adhesive clay supplied as a flattened sticky strip/roll, commonly green or white.
Closest check Floral adhesive is glue in a tube; Surestik/Cling is moldable clay-like adhesive on a roll.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Surestik = sticky clay roll for anchoring.
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Tulle Look first Look for fine lightweight open net fabric used decoratively in floral work.
Closest check Ribbon is a solid strip; tulle is airy mesh/netting.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Tulle = soft decorative net.
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Vermiculite Look first Look for very lightweight flaky mineral particles with a shiny/mica-like tan-gold appearance.
Closest check Perlite would be white; sand is dense and gritty; rice hulls are organic husks.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Vermiculite = light shiny flakes.
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Water Breaker Look first Look for a hose/wand nozzle with a broad face full of many holes that creates a soft shower.
Closest check A mist nozzle makes extremely fine mist; a water breaker makes a gentle shower suitable for plants.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Water breaker = gentle shower head.
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Water Picks Look first Look for a small plastic water reservoir with a pointed pick end and a cap/opening for one flower stem.
Closest check Water tubes are simple stem vials without the pointed anchoring pick.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Water pick = tiny water tube + pointed pick.
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Water Soluble Fertilizer Look first Look for fertilizer powder/crystals intended to dissolve fully into irrigation or watering solution.
Closest check Granular fertilizer is applied as dry grains; resin-coated fertilizer is controlled-release prills.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Water soluble = dissolve it before feeding.
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Water Tubes Look first Look for small straight plastic vials with a cap/opening that hold water around individual flower stems.
Closest check Water picks have a pointed spike for inserting into arrangements; tubes are plain reservoirs.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Water tube = little stem vial, no pick.
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Waterproof Container Tape Look first Look for narrow strong waterproof adhesive tape used to grid containers or secure floral mechanics.
Closest check Floral stem tape stretches and self-bonds around stems; container tape is smooth sticky tape for vessels/mechanics.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Container tape = waterproof sticky grid tape.
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Wooden Pick Look first Look for a pointed wooden stick used to extend/secure stems or attach materials, sometimes supplied with wire.
Closest check Cardettes hold cards; water picks are hollow plastic reservoirs; wooden picks are solid wood.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Wooden pick = solid pointed stick.
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Wrist Corsage Holder Look first Look for a bracelet/wristlet base with an attachment platform for building a corsage.
Closest check A nosegay holder has a handle; a wrist corsage holder straps around the wrist.
Contest habit name the job it performs immediately after naming the item.
Memory cue Wrist holder = bracelet base for flowers.
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