HORT 244 - Herbaceous Plant Materials

(G only)

This course, designed to help students make appropriate selections for landscaping situations, identifies and examines herbaceous plant material commonly used in residential and commercial landscaping, with an emphasis on annuals, perennials, and ornamental grasses. Assessment Level(s): ELAR 980 /IERW 002 . Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory each week.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Identify at least 100 species and state their common and scientific names.
Use taxonomic features such as bud shape, fruit shape, leaf shape, and stem color while identifying plant material.
State the growth rate, mature plant size, plant habit, cold hardiness, leaf retention characteristics, flowering time, and fruiting time of a given set of herbaceous plants.
Describe the landscape value, ornamental characteristics, or special features including fall coloration and bark characteristics.
Identify the native habitat of a given set of herbaceous plant materials.
Describe the appropriate cultural conditions for proper growth.
Recognize plant limitation caused by pest and disease activity.

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