This challenging design
type can be a wonderful education as you explore the plant families to see
what plants, familiar and unfamiliar, are related.
To see the National Garden
Club lists of plant families.
click here
A recent article in the
National Gardener discussed the difficulty of deciding which plants are
in one family since sources differ.
You can choose a single
plant.
Examples:
Pinus use the stems, needles and cones of a pine
tree
Zea mays (Corn) use the cob, stem, silks, roots of
a corn plant
You can choose
representatives of a plant family.
Examples:
Plant family: Araceae
Members include: Anthurium
Zantedeschia (Calla Lily)
Philodendron
Zamioculcus zamifolia (ZZ plant)
Aglaonema
(a common house plant)Take a look at
Rosaceae, the Rose family and you will be surprised by this family tree that
includes strawberries!
First Cousins?
