Identification of floral and ornamental plants

1. DAV UNIVERSITY
Dept. of Agricultural Sciences
Topic: Identification of floral and ornamental plants.
Class: B.Sc(Hons)Agriculture (2nd Year) F101
Submitted by: Simranpreet kaur (11800179)
Ankit Kumar Shandil (11800211)
Simran (11800218)
Amar Kumar (11800225)
Jaskirat Singh (11800226)
Submitted to : Dr. Shalini
Assistant Professor

2. Carnation
Botanical name: Dianthus caryophyllus
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Special character: Carnation is extensively cultivated
from last 2000 years.

3. Jasmine
Botanical name: Jasminum spp.
Family: Oleaceae
Special character: Jasmine is widely
cultivated for it’s characteristics fragrance.

4. American Marigold
Botanical name: Tagetes erecta
Family: Asteraceae
Special character: These flashy annuals are
the biggest and boldest of marigold.

5. Pot Marigold
Botanical name: Calendula officinalis
Family: Asteraceae
Special character: It is best for garden origin.

6. Gladiolus
Botanical name: Gladiolus spp.
Family: Iridaceae
Special character: It is a classic perennial
known for its tall flower spikes and large,
colorful blooms.

7. Petunia
Botanical name: Petunia spp.
Family: Solanaceae
Special character: Petunias are versatile annuals. They
can be used for color masses, borders, containers,
hanging baskets or as a seasonal groundcover.

8. Verbena
Botanical name: Verbena officinalis
Family: Verbenaceae
Special character: Verbena is a plant. The parts that grow
above ground are used to make medicine. Verbena is used
for sore throats and respiratory tract diseases.

9. Sadabahar
Botanical name: Catharanthus roseus
Family: Apocynaceae
Special character: The vinca alkaloids are also
important for being cancer fighters.

10. Dahlia
Botanical name: Dahlia spp.
Family: Asteraceae
Special character: Dahlias are beautiful in a
vase. It is used for bouquet.

11. Common Daisy
Botanical name: Bellis perennis
Family: Asteraceae
Special character: A Daisy flower is
composed of white petals and a yellow center.

12. Zinnia
Botanical name: Zinnia
Family: Asteraceae
Special character: Zinnias are easy
to grow directly-seeded into the garden.

13. Pansy
Botanical name: Viola tricolor var. hortensis
Family: Violaceae
Special character: Pansies are perennial, but
normally grown as biennials or annuals
because of their leggy growth.

14. Ice plant or Carpet weeds
Botanical name: Mesembryanthemum
crystallinum
Family: Aizoaceae
Special character: They are called ice
plant because they have bladder-like hairs
on the leaf surface that reflect and refract
light.

15. Chrysanthemum
Botanical name: Chrysanthemum
Family: Asteraceae
Special character: Chrysanthemum are a
member of the Compositae family and are
available in a wide range of brilliant colors,
shapes and sizes.

16. Gerbera
Botanical name: Gerbera spp.
Family: Asteraceae
Special character: It is an important
commercial cut flower crop.

17. Rose
Botanical name: Rosa spp.
Family: Rosaceae
Special character: Red rose is a symbol of love,
yellow of friendship, orange of enthusiasm, white of
purity and pink of joy.

18. Poppy
Botanical name: Papaver somniferum
Family: Papaveraceae
Special character: Poppies are often grown for
their colourful flowers.

19. Bougainvillea
Botanical name: Bougainvillea spp.
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Special character: Bougainvillea is a genus of
thorny ornamental vines, bushes, or trees.

20. Snake Plant
Botanical name: Dracaena trifasciata
Family: Asparagaceae
Special character: They are famous for their
ability to survive in the most unsuitable
growing conditions.

21. Weeping fig
Botanical name: Ficus benjamina
Family: Moracere
Special character: Its branches droop
downward from woody stems.

22. Christmas tree
Botanical name: Araucaria heterophylla
Family: Pinaceae
Special character: A Christmas tree is a
decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer.

23. Duranta Plant
Botanical name: Duranta goldiana
Family: Verbenaceae
Special character: Commonly used for headge in
gardens.

24. Cinernaria
Botanical name: Pericallis × hybrida
Family: Asteraceae
Special character: The genus includes herbaceous
plants and small subshrubs.

25. Persian buttercup
Botanical name: Ranunculus asiaticus
Family: Ranunculaceae
Special character: Ranunculus asiaticus is a
tuberous-rooted plant boasting brilliantly colored
flowers .

26. Bottlebrush
Botanical name: Callistemon spp.
Family: Myrtaceae
Special character: Bottlebrush plants get their name
from the spikes of flowers that bloom at the ends of
the stems, bearing a strong resemblance to a bottle
brush.

27. White Frangipani
Botanical name: Plumeria alba
Family: Apocynaceae
Special character: Plumeria flowers are famously
fragrant and beautiful, and it blooms from early
summer into fall.

28. Ashoka tree
Botanical name: Saraca asoca
Family: Fabaceae
Special character: It is an important tree in the cultural
traditions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent
areas.

29. Silver oak tree
Botanical name: Grevillea robusta
Family: Proteaceae
Special character: The flowers are the most
fascinating part of this tree, they are extremely
unusual.

30. Christ plant
Botanical name: Euphorbia milii
Family: Euphorbiaciae
Special character: The name Crown of Thorns is
derived from the belief by some that the crown of
thorns worn by Jesus Christ at his crucifixion was
made from stems of this plant.

31. Crepe jasmine
Botanical name: Tabernaemontana divaricata
Family: Apocynaceae
Special character: Crepe jasmine is a pretty little shrub
with a rounded shape and pinwheel flowers reminiscent
of gardenias

32. Ruffled fan palm
Botanical name: Licuala grandis
Family: Arecaceae
Special character: The Ruffled fan palm is hard
one to miss. It's a super choice for containers
indoors or out and in landscapes.

33. Thank
you