Plant
- Habit varies by species
- Annual bedding plant up to 2' tall or low-growing, mounded perennial (6-12')
Stem
- Opposite leaves
- Swollen at nodes
Leaf
- 1-3" long
- Narrow, linear
- Opposite, simple
Flower 1
- ½-4" wide
- Fringed petal tips
- Variable by species
- White, pink, red, orange, purple, lavender
Flower 2
- Double-flowered, common cut flower
