Identify floriculture plants.

Identification should include

• categorizing plants according to use (e.g., cut flower, cut foliage, potted plant, foliage plant, bedding plant)
• identifying plants from live samples, photos, slides, and databases
• identifying plants based on their growing season in Virginia (e.g., peonies in May, ranunculus in April, sunflowers in the fall).

Process/Skill Questions:

• How are plants categorized according to their use?
• How do growing seasons affect plant availability for farmer florists in Virginia?
• How are plants commercially important?