any plant produced for the display of its foliage and shape

proper balance and evenness of plant material (look at plant from the top,look at plant from the side, mentally cut the plant in half ---is it symmetrical?)

the plant is the correct size for the pot
(usually can't be much more than twice the size of the container it's in)

damage occurring from a physical action
(transporting the plant, snapping off a stem,
tearing a leaf, etc.)

Example below show mechanical damage to leaf
(brown line)

lighter colored foliage due to nutrient deficiency

leaves are arranged in a spiral along the stem

short stem with a whorl of leaves at the end

excessive shoots coming out of the side of the plant

part of plant that attaches leaf blade to the stem

size and color of the flowers shows signs that the flowers are vigorous and healthy

a plant within the same species that has a
naturally-occurring different trait

(should be throughout the whole plant)

a plant within the same species that has been genetically altered by human intervention to yield a different trait

a group or cluster of flowers to make up what appears to be one flower
(a sunflower is an inflorescence)

part of the plant that is a stalk supporting an inflorescence

plant is not full; it displays elongated characteristics

fresh, vigorous plant parts