Plant Diversity in ICS

Common name: Acacia Tree
Scientific name: Acacia heterophylla
Origin: North America
Description: Tree
Information/photo by: Melissa Kocak (grade 7, 2010) 

Common name: African Tulip Tree
Scientific name: Spathodea Campanulata
Origin: Africa
Description: Tree
Information/photo by: Melissa Kocak (grade 7, 2010) 

Common name: Beard-tongue
Scientific name: Penstemon
Origin: East Asia
Description: A flowering plant with tall erect groupings of colorful two-tongue flowers
Information/photo by: Abigail Wollam (grade 7, 2010)

Common name: Bougainvillea
Scientific name: Bougainvillea
Origin: South America
Description: A vine with thorns on brown branches that can grow to be pretty big. The vine has many colorful lantern like flowers with little white flower-like things inside the hollow part of the flower.
Information/photo by: Abigail Wollam (grade 7, 2010)

Common Name: Canna lily
Scientific Name: Canna
Origin: Americas
Description: Tall plant with large purple leaves and one red flower on the top
Information/photo by: Abigail Wollam (grade 7, 2010)

Common Name: Dill daisies
Scientific name: Argyeranthemum
Origin: Canary Islands
Description: A bush-like plant with fluffy daisy-like flowers
Information/photo by: Abigail Wollam (grade 7, 2010)

Common name: Geranium
Scientific name: Pelargonium peltatum
Origin: South Africa
Description: Bright pink flowers
Information/photo by: Melissa Kocak (grade 7, 2010)

Common name: Hibiscus
Scientific name: Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis
Origin: China
Description: Orange flowers with pink in the middle
Information/photo by: Melissa Kocak (grade 7, 2010)

Common name: Michelmas Daisy, Aster
Scientific name: Symphyotrichum pilosum
Origin: North American
Description: White daisy
Information/photo by: Melissa Kocak (grade 7, 2010)

Common name: Red Hot Poker
Scientific name: Kniphofia
Origin: South Africa
Description: Orange flowers with petals that point downwards
Information/photo by: Melissa Kocak (grade 7, 2010)