405 Specialty crops. Bedding Plants Flashcards

1
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The latin name for Dracaena is

A

Cordyline indivisa

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2
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Cordyline indivisa belongs to what family

A

ASPARAGACEAE

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3
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The latin name for African Daisy is

A

Osteospermum cvs

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4
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Osteospermum, Jacobaea maritima, Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula, Tagetes tenuifolia, Zinnia elegans belong to which family

A

ASTERACEAE

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5
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Begonia x semperflorens cultorum belongs to which family

A

BEGONIACEAE

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6
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Lobularia maritima belongs to which family

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BRASSICACEAE

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7
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The latin name for Sweet Alyssum is

A

Lobularia maritima

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8
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Lobelia erinus belongs to which family

A

CAMPANULACEAE

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9
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The common name for Pelargonium x hortorum is

A

Zonal Geranium

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10
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Pelargonium x hortorum belongs to which family

A

GERANIACEAE

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11
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The latin name for garden sage is

A

Salvia splendens

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12
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The latin name for Mealy Cup Sage is

A

Salvia farinacea

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13
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Saliva belongs to which family

A

LAMIACEAE

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14
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Fuchsia x hybrida belongs to which family

A

ONAGRACEAE

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15
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The common name for Portulaca grandiflora is

A

Moss Rose

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16
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Portulaca grandiflora belongs to which family

A

PORTULACACEAE

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17
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The latin name for Snapdragons is

A

Antirrhinum majus

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18
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Antirrhinum majus belongs to which family

A

PLANTAGINACEAE

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19
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Calibrachoa and Petunia belong to which family

A

SOLANACEAE

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20
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Verbena belongs to which family

A

VERBENACEAE

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21
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Viola x wittrockiana belongs to which family

A

VIOLACEAE

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22
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The common name Phormium tenax is

A

New Zealand Flax

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23
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Phormium tenax belongs to which family

A

XANTHORRHOEACEAE

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24
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What plants are grown for foliage

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*Cordyline indivisa, Jacobaea maritima, Brassica oleracea *

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25
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Which marigold is not drought tolerant

A

Tagetes tenuifolia

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26
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Which 4 plants can be used as border plants

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Jacobaea maritima, Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula, Tagetes tenuifolia. Bonus - Zinnia elegans ( Dusty, African, French, Mexican)

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27
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Which bedding plant is most often used as thiller in a container

A

Cordyline indivisa

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28
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Which two bedding plants have multiple flower colours

A

Osterospermum spp. and Zinnia elegans

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29
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Which marigold is most prone to stem breakage

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Tagetes tenuifolia ( Mexican Marigold)

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30
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Which is a true perennial and can sometimes survive our winters

A

Jacobaea maritima

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31
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Which plant has sessile leaves with coarse hairs

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Zinnia elegans

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32
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Which two plant comes in different foliage colours

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Cordyline indivisa, Brassica oleracea, Phormium tenax

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33
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Which marigold has single flowers only

A

Tagetes tenuifolia

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34
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Which marigold comes in multiple flowers shapes and in red/brown, orange or yellow

A

Tagetes patula

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35
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Which family is Cordyline indivisa in

A

ASAPARAGACEAE

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36
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Which plant needs warm summers in order to flower

A

Zinnia elegans

37
Q

Which plant has leaves with coarse, medium or fine texture depending on the cultivar

A

Jacobaea maritima

38
Q

Which plant needs to pinched

A

Zinnia elegans

39
Q

Which plants need deadheading

A

Tagetes erecta, T. patula, Zinna elegans, Osteospermum spp.

40
Q

Which 6 plants cannot withstand cold in the fall

A

Begonia semperflorens-cultorum, Portulaca grandifolra, Fuschia, Salvia splendens. Tagents spp. , Zinnia elegans, Phormium tenax

41
Q

Which plant likes warmer summers

A

Pelargonium x hortorum

42
Q

What is Brassica oleracea grown for

A

Foliage

43
Q

Which plant has leaves with green, pink or magenta within

A

Brassica oleracea

44
Q

Which plant has some cvs with white or yellow variegated leaves

A

Pelargonium x hortorum

45
Q

Which plant has some cvs that can be green or copper-red

A

Begonia semperflorens-cultorum

46
Q

Which plants have thick almost leathery leaves

A

Begonia semperflorens-cultorum

47
Q

Are begonias monoecious

A

Yes

48
Q

Does Lobelia have blue flowers

A

Yes

49
Q

Can the flowers of Begonia, Lobularia maritima, and Zonal geranium be pink or white

A

Yes

50
Q

Do Lobularia maritima and Lobelia come in both trailing and mounding forms

A

Yes

51
Q

Can Begonia and Zonal Geranium be used as house plants in the winter

A

Yes

52
Q

Is Lobularia maritima a true annual

A

Yes

53
Q

Does Pelargonium hortorum need deadheading

A

Yes

54
Q

Which family has head inflorescences

A

ASTERACEAE

55
Q

Does BRASSICACEAE have 4 petaled flowers

A

Yes

56
Q

Which bedding plant family has square stems

A

LAMIACEAE

57
Q

Are the flowers in BEGONIACEAE monoecious

A

Yes

58
Q

Does ASPARAGACEACE have monocot characteristics

A

Yes

59
Q

Are the fruit in BRASSICACEAE silicle or silique

A

Both

60
Q

Does CAMPANULACEAE and LAMIACEAE have flowers with 5 fused petals

A

Yes

61
Q

Which 3 bedding plants are used for fragrance

A

Sweet alyssum, zonal geranium and petunia

62
Q

Which 4 bedding plants are hardy both spring and fall

A

Dusty miller, Pansy, Ornamental cabbage and Snapdragon

63
Q

Which bedding plants are used as commercial cut flowers

A

Tagetes erecta, Zinna elegans, Antirrhinum majus

64
Q

Which bedding plant is a subshrub

A

Fuchsia x hybrida

65
Q

Which bedding plant needs protection from the wind

A

Fuchsia

66
Q

Which 4 bedding plants are used as Thrillers

A

New Zealand Flax, Dracaena spike, Rocket snapdragons, Tagetes erecta

67
Q

Which bedding plants are used at the back of borders

A

Dracaena spike, New Zealand Flax, Rocket snap dragons, Tagetes erecta.

68
Q

Which 6 bedding plants are used at Spillers

A

Petunia, Calibrachoa, Fuchsia, Alyssum, Lobelia, Verbena

69
Q

How many plants would you get in on 1206 cell pack (not the whole tray just one cell pack)

A

12

70
Q

Pinching is

A

Removing the tips of new growth to promote branching

71
Q

Would you use Verbena spp. in the front of an annual border

A

Yes

72
Q

Which is the most popular bedding plant in our area because of it’s reliability and profusion of flowers in multiple colours?

A

Petunia

73
Q

For a hanging basket in a part shade location is Fuchsia x hybrid appropriate

A

Yes

74
Q

A groundcover plant with succulent leaves and stems adapted for hot dry conditions best describes.

A

Portulaca grandiflora

75
Q

Does Begonia have cvs with yellow flowers

A

No

76
Q

Would Salva farinacea be used as a vertical accent in a bedding plant display

A

Yes

77
Q

Which of the families contains plants with irregular flowers, 2 fused petals at the top of the flower and 3 fused petals at the bottom?

A

CAMPANULACEAE & LAMIACEAE

78
Q

Will African Marigold turn black at the first sign of frost in the fall

A

Yes

79
Q

Does Cordyline indivisa have foliage in different colours depending on cvs

A

Yes

80
Q

Is sweet Sweet Alyssum a true annual that may goto seed before the end of the season

A

Yes

81
Q

Is New Zealand Flax used as Thriller in a container

A

Yes

82
Q

Which plants are prone to micro nutrient deficiency ( iron manganese) in our alkaline soils?

A

Petunia and Calibrachoa

83
Q

What would you choose for the following scenario:
filler for container, full sun, red colour, fragrance.

A

Pelargonium x hortorum

84
Q

Which plant would do well in a hot dry location or xeriscape?

A

Dusty Miller

85
Q

Many plants respond to pinching but these NEED to be pinched or they will grow one stem straight up.

A

Snapdragon and Zinnia

86
Q

Which plants will have cultivars with double flowers?

A

Zinnia petunia and fuchsia

87
Q

Which bedding plant considered a cool season bedding plant and sometimes planted early in the season in place of bulbs?

A

Pansy

88
Q

Is Zinnia a commercial cut flower

A

Yes