Plant ID

Start with the vase-shaped rosette of broad, banded silver-green leaves and the stiff pink central bracts.

Find the glossy heart-shaped spathe surrounding a straight, finger-like spadix.

Look for an upright flower spike lined with larger two-lipped 'dragon-mouth' blooms.

Start with dark glossy leaves crossed by bold pale or white veins.

Look for a symmetrical conifer with regular horizontal tiers of soft-looking branches.

Start with thin, broad heart-to-arrow-shaped leaves painted with contrasting veins, blotches or margins.

Look for flat five-petaled pinwheel flowers above glossy opposite leaves with a pale midrib.

Look for a velvety crested flower head shaped like a brain or rooster comb; plume forms may look flame-like.

Use the distinctly lobed aromatic-looking foliage along with the dense composite flower heads.

Start with thick glossy leaves splashed or veined in yellow, red, orange and green.

Look for ruffled many-petaled flowers, narrow blue-green leaves and obvious swollen stem nodes.

Look for a trailing/climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves commonly splashed yellow and a distinctly grooved/winged petiole.

Look for brightly colored leaf-like bracts surrounding tiny true flowers in the center.

Look for a very large daisy-like flower head held on a mostly leafless stalk above a basal leaf rosette.

Look for an airy cloud of tiny flowers on very fine, repeatedly branching stems.

Look for a trailing/climbing vine with firm, palmately veined leaves commonly showing 3–5 pointed lobes.

Start with the large composite head: a broad central disk surrounded by ray petals, plus coarse broad leaves.

Look for broad opposite serrated leaves and huge rounded or lacecap clusters of many small flowers.

Look for soft, fuzzy button-like flower clusters above opposite, toothed leaves.

Look for lily-like flowers with streaks or spots on the inner tepals and narrow leaves along leafy stems.

Look for a poppy-like flower with a conspicuous dark center above finely divided foliage.

Start with the extremely fine, threadlike blue-green foliage and flat umbrella-shaped flower clusters.

Look for upright spikes of small snapdragon-like flowers with narrow lance-shaped leaves.

Look for arching or trailing stems covered in many tiny needle-like cladodes; it is not a true fern.

Look for airy branching sprays of many small daisy flowers with yellow centers.

Start with soft, feathery upright flower plumes above compound, toothed foliage.

Look for compact plants with glossy, succulent-looking rounded leaves and small waxy flowers.

Look for large, showy often double flowers above fleshy, asymmetrical leaves.

Look for a trailing plant covered with many small petunia-like trumpet flowers and small leaves.

Look for daisy-type composite flower heads on upright stems with toothed leaves.

Look for unmistakable bell- or cup-shaped flowers, often held in clusters on leafy stems.

Start with very large paddle-shaped, banana-like leaves and tall flower stalks.

Look for a compact leafy plant carrying many small colorful pepper fruits, often upright.

Look for delicate pinnate fronds on slender green cane-like stems.

Look for woody fine-textured stems with narrow needle-like leaves and small waxy five-petaled flowers.

Start with a basal clump of arching strap leaves and long runners carrying baby plantlets.

Look for a climbing vine with opposite leaves and large star-like flowers with showy petal-like sepals.

Look for thick, smooth, oval succulent leaves in opposite pairs on fleshy-to-woody stems.

Look for a rosette of stiff, glossy pinnate fronds emerging from a thick rough central trunk or crown.

Start with heart-shaped often silver-marbled leaves and flowers whose petals sweep sharply upward/backward.

Look for long strap leaves and a sturdy flower spike carrying several waxy orchid blooms.

Look for a dense clump of long narrow grass blades arising from thick overlapping basal sheaths.

Look for large composite flower heads on sturdy leafy stems with opposite, often toothed leaves.

Look for tall airy spikes of spurred flowers above very finely divided foliage.

Start with upright cane-like stems and flowers produced at nodes along or near those canes.

Look for thin woody canes topped by tufts of very narrow arching leaves edged in red.

Start with the rounded-to-columnar barrel shape, strong vertical ribs and dense spines.

Look for a low woody mound covered in tiny needle-like leaves and many small urn- or bell-shaped flowers.

Start with blue-gray, round coin-like juvenile leaves arranged in opposite pairs.

Look for rose-like cup flowers on smooth stems with opposite blue-gray oval leaves.

Look for a compact plant with glossy oval leaves and many small violet five-petaled flowers with yellow eyes.

Look for a woody tree/shrub with graceful drooping twigs and many small glossy leaves ending in a long point.

Start with very large thick glossy oval leaves, often with a reddish new-leaf sheath.

Look for leaves divided into three toothed leaflets; flowers are white and fruit may show seeds on the outside.

Look for narrow sword-like leaves and a curved or one-sided flowering stem with funnel-shaped blooms.

Start with thick glossy dark-green leaves, usually opposite or whorled, and waxy white flowers.

Look for upright sword-shaped leaves and a tall one-sided spike of large funnel flowers.

Look for round, papery clover-like flower heads on slender branching stems.

Look for a fountain of arching grasslike basal leaves with lily-shaped flowers on leafless scapes.

Look for a thick leafless flower stalk topped by several huge trumpet flowers; strap leaves arise from the bulb.

Start with a basal mound of broad, strongly veined leaves; flower stalks rise above the foliage.

Look for a trailing vine with thick waxy opposite leaves and rounded clusters of star-shaped waxy flowers.

Look for a dense central spike packed with many small star/bell flowers rising from broad strap leaves.

Look for soft succulent stems, serrated leaves and flat flowers that often show a rear spur.

Look for a vigorous trailing vine with heart-, maple- or deeply lobed leaves, often chartreuse or purple.

Look for narrow sword leaves and elegant iris flowers with upright standards and drooping falls.

Start with the silvery-white, felted foliage that is often deeply cut or lobed.

Look for overlapping salmon/pink/yellow-green bracts forming a curved shrimp-like spike with small flowers protruding.

Look for thick succulent leaves with scalloped edges and dense clusters of small four-petaled flowers.

Look for classic white ray petals around a yellow disk on upright stems with toothed green leaves.

Look for a rounded flower head packed with many long projecting styles, creating a pincushion effect.

Look for a stiff vertical spike densely packed with small fuzzy purple flower heads and narrow leaves.

Look for a tall stem carrying large six-tepaled lily flowers with leaves attached along the stem.

Look for branched sprays of tiny papery cup-like flowers, often purple/blue, above a basal leaf cluster.

Look for a low mound or trailer covered in clusters of very small four-petaled flowers and narrow leaves.

Start with oval leaves marked by bold veins, bands or paired dark blotches; leaves arise on a low spreading plant.

Look for an upright spike of many fragrant-looking four-petaled flowers with soft gray-green leaves.

Look for very large glossy leaves that develop deep splits and interior holes/fenestrations.

Look for a central trumpet/cup (corona) surrounded by six petal-like tepals and narrow strap leaves.

Look for long arching sword-shaped fronds divided into many small pinnae from a central crown.

Look for opposite ovate leaves on square branching stems; flowering plants carry narrow spikes of small flowers.

For the listed Opuntia type, look for flattened jointed pads with regularly spaced areoles bearing spines or glochids.

Look for a bushy herbaceous plant with large many-petaled flowers and deeply divided compound foliage.

Find the unmistakable pouch- or slipper-shaped lower lip (labellum) beneath the other orchid segments.

Look for an upright plant with rounded scalloped leaves, often marked by a darker circular zone, and rounded flower umbels.

Look for trailing stems with glossy, fleshy, ivy-like five-lobed/peltate leaves and flower umbels.

Look for rounded clusters of many small five-pointed star flowers above opposite, often slightly hairy leaves.

Look for a basal clump of deeply divided green leaves, either tightly curled or flat and triangular.

Look for relatively large funnel/trumpet flowers on a spreading plant with soft, often sticky-hairy leaves.

Look for broad thick basal leaves and an arching flower spike of flat, rounded moth-like blooms.

Look for a trailing/climbing vine with smooth, thin, symmetrical heart-shaped leaves and rounded petioles.

Look for oval opposite leaves with raised quilted texture and metallic silver patches between green veins.

Look for a low spreading succulent with fleshy cylindrical-to-spatulate leaves and bright rose-like flowers.

Look for a basal rosette of soft, crinkled/scalloped leaves and tall stems carrying tiers or clusters of small flowers.

Look for a rose-like flower made of many thin, tightly layered petals above deeply cut foliage.

Look for a compact woody shrub with small elliptic leaves and masses of funnel-shaped flowers.

Look for a large high-centered bloom usually borne singly on a long stem with prickles and compound serrated leaves.

Look for broad triangular, dark green leathery fronds with sturdy branched pinnae.

Start with a tight basal rosette of thick fuzzy round-to-heart-shaped leaves and flowers just above the rosette.

Look for upright spikes of tubular flowers and opposite leaves on square stems.

Look for stiff upright sword-shaped succulent leaves, commonly banded/mottled green and sometimes yellow-edged.

Look for compound leaves whose several leaflets radiate from one point like umbrella spokes.

Look for flattened, jointed, leaf-like stem segments with scalloped/toothed edges and flowers at segment tips.

Look for a tight succulent rosette surrounded by smaller offset rosettes ('chicks').

Look for broad soft toothed leaves below a dense dome of daisy-like flowers in vivid colors.

Look for a basal rosette of very large velvety leaves and oversized upright or nodding bell/trumpet flowers.

Look for branching sprays or plumes packed with many tiny yellow flower heads and narrow leaves.

Start with colorful opposite leaves with scalloped/serrated edges on square stems; foliage is the main show.

Look for glossy lance-shaped leaves arising from the base and a white spathe surrounding a central spadix.

Look for a woody twining vine with thick opposite glossy oval leaves and clusters of waxy white tubular star flowers.

Look for huge banana-like leaves and the unique orange/blue flower emerging from a horizontal boat-shaped spathe.

Look for juvenile arrowhead-shaped leaves with two basal lobes on a climbing/trailing aroid.

Look for yellow/orange composite flower heads and deeply divided, pinnate leaves with narrow toothed leaflets.

Look for trailing jointed stems with pointed leaves striped silver/green and purple, often purple underneath.

Look for a single cup-shaped flower on an upright stem with broad smooth leaves that clasp the stem.

Look for tight clusters of small five-lobed flowers on a spreading or upright plant with opposite rough/toothed leaves.

Look for a trailing/spreading plant with opposite glossy oval leaves and simple five-lobed blue-violet-to-white flowers.

Look for a flat rounded five-petaled flower with face-like blotches above small scalloped leaves.

Look for a single funnel/rolled spathe wrapped around a central spadix, plus arrow-shaped leaves.

Look for stiff upright stems with opposite rough, nearly sessile leaves and bright daisy-like composite heads.