The University of Jordan

Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Hort . & Crop Sc .

Herbaceous Ornamental Plants

(631332)
Spring Semester 2011 / 2012

Instructor: Prof. Mostafa Qrunfleh

Office: 217
Phone: 22339
Email: mostafaq@ju.edu.jo
Office Hours: Sundays & Tuesdays, 9: 00 11: 00 a. m.
Lectures: Mondays & Wednesdays, 11.0 012.0 0, Hall 189
Laboratory: Sundays, 12.0 0-15.0 0 p. m., the Greenhouse Building
Teaching Assistant: Miss Laila
Texts: Recommended
Herbaceous Perennial Plants, A Treatise on their Identification, Culture, &
Garden Attributes, Allan M. Armitage, Third Edition, Stipes, 2008
Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, & Half Hardy Perennials, Allan
M. Armitage, Timber Press, 2001
Course Description: This course acquaint students with hardy & tender herbaceous
perennials, annuals, biennials, bulbous plants , herbs ,
groundcovers, & ornamental grasses through a variety of
instructional methods . Knowledge on nomenclature, plant
characteristics , culture , & maintenance will be applied in
actual settings as well as in design opportunities .
Goals: The students will be able to identify & correctly name a variety of herbaceous
ornamentals . During laboratory sessions , the students will have the
opportunity to practice hands on approaches to planting & maintaining
herbaceous plants .
Expected Outcomes: After successfully completing the course, each student will be
able to:
* Identify & write correctly the scientific name of more than
120 herbaceous ornamental.
* List & describe common maintenance techniques used to
keep herbaceous ornamentals thriving in Jordan & elsewhere
landscapes.
*Recognize & evaluate common pests & other problems with
herbaceous ornamentals .
*Recommend appropriate control measures of common
problems .
*Compare & analyze the accuracy & importance of
information from various sources for consumers of
herbaceous ornamentals .
*Design perennial beds cooperatively with class members
using the plants learned .
*Show & defend the group perennial design project to class
members .
*Design an annual carpet bedding scheme using the plants
learned .
*Research & report on the identifying characteristics of an
annual plants to other class members .

Course Requirements:

Exams. No make up exams will be given except for death in the family,
serious illness, or to the direction of the instructor. Two mid Term exams (one
hour each) & one final exam (2 hours) are worth 100 point each. Exams will
cover material presented in lecture, & recommended texts. The final exam is
cumulative.
ID Quizzes. No make up quizzes will be given. Ten ID quizzes are scheduled
during labs. The lowest score of the 10 quizzes will be dropped. Each quiz will
contain 5 plant specimens to be identified. The students will correctly record the
genus ( 3 points ) , species ( 3 points ) , common name ( 2 points ) , & family ( 2
points ) , for a total of 10 points per plant ( 50 points per quiz ) . Correct spelling
is required. Quizzes are cumulative.
ID book. For each plant ID lab period, each student will draw the given plants
on his/her ID book showing plant parts & morphology. Each student will submit
his / her book towards end of the lab period which will be corrected by the
teaching assistant & returned to the student at the beginning of the coming lab
period. Each lab period will worth 100 point, for a total of 1000.
Final ID & Final Lab Exams. No make up final ID & final lab exams will be
given except for the exceptions mentioned in exams. Two final ID plant exams
(250 point each) & two final lab exams (100 point each) are scheduled during
labs. Each final ID exam will contain 25 specimens to identify. Scoring will be
identical to the weekly plant ID quizzes.
Perennial Project & Presentation (PP&P). Working in groups, the students will
create a garden design using perennial plants in this course & then present the
design to the class during the lab session (100 point).
Annual Design Project (ADP). Working individually, the students will create an
annual carpet bedding design using the annual plants presented in this course
(100 point).
Annual Presentation (AP). Working in pairs, the students will research an annual
of his / her choice & present a 5 minute lesson on the ID characteristics &
culture of the selected annual during a class session (100 point).

Course Points:
Assignment
__________________

Pts .
______

Hour Exams 2X100

Final Exam 1X100
Final ID Exam 2X250
Final Lab Exam 2X100
ADP
ID Quizzes 9X50
ID Book 10X100
PP &P
AP

200
100
500
200
100
450
1000
100
100

Percent
_________
20
25
10
10
5
10
10
5
5

Course Content & Schedule

Date

Lecture Topic

Laboratory Topic

Quiz / Exam

Feb
6

Introduction/Nomenclature

Bedding Plants

13
15

Bedding Plants

Fall Perennials

22

Fall Perennials

29
March

Spring Perennials

Quiz 1

19
Perennial propagation (2) , Plant
ID

Quiz 2

26
First University Gardens Tour,
Planting Bedding Plants, Plant ID

Quiz 3

4
Bedding Carpet Establishment,
Plant ID

Quiz 4

11
Structure, Morphology &
Development of Bulbous Plants

Quiz 5
First mid-Term Exam

Spring perennials

Spring Perennials

Summer Perennials

12
14

Bulbous Plants

19
21

Bulbous Plants
Bulbous Plants

26
28
April

12
Perennial Propagation(1) ,Plant
ID

Flowering Perennials

20

27

5
Herbaceous Plant Morphology ,
Plant ID

Bulbous Plants
Ground Covers

Ground Cover
2
4

Ornamental Grasses

Ornamental Grasses

18

First Final ID Exam ,

First Final Lab Exam

25
Transplanting Seedlings of
Bedding Plants, Plant ID

1
Perennial Design Exercise, Plant
ID
8
Annual Design Project, Plant ID

Quiz 6

Quiz 7
Second mid-Term Exam

11
16
18

Annuals
Annuals

23
25

Annual s
Annuals

30

Annual Vines

15
Second University Garden Tour,
Plant ID

Quiz 8

22
Plant ID

Quiz 9

29
Annual Presentation

Quiz 10

May
2

Tender Perennials

7
9

Herbs
Herbs

14
16

Herbs
Herbs

20

6
Annual Design Project

13
20
Perennial Project & Presentation
Good Luck

Second Final ID Exam,

Second Final Lab Exam