405 Specialty crops. Bedding Plants Flashcards
The latin name for Dracaena is
Cordyline indivisa
Cordyline indivisa belongs to what family
ASPARAGACEAE
The latin name for African Daisy is
Osteospermum cvs
Osteospermum, Jacobaea maritima, Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula, Tagetes tenuifolia, Zinnia elegans belong to which family
ASTERACEAE
Begonia x semperflorens cultorum belongs to which family
BEGONIACEAE
Lobularia maritima belongs to which family
BRASSICACEAE
The latin name for Sweet Alyssum is
Lobularia maritima
Lobelia erinus belongs to which family
CAMPANULACEAE
The common name for Pelargonium x hortorum is
Zonal Geranium
Pelargonium x hortorum belongs to which family
GERANIACEAE
The latin name for garden sage is
Salvia splendens
The latin name for Mealy Cup Sage is
Salvia farinacea
Saliva belongs to which family
LAMIACEAE
Fuchsia x hybrida belongs to which family
ONAGRACEAE
The common name for Portulaca grandiflora is
Moss Rose
Portulaca grandiflora belongs to which family
PORTULACACEAE
The latin name for Snapdragons is
Antirrhinum majus
Antirrhinum majus belongs to which family
PLANTAGINACEAE
Calibrachoa and Petunia belong to which family
SOLANACEAE
Verbena belongs to which family
VERBENACEAE
Viola x wittrockiana belongs to which family
VIOLACEAE
The common name Phormium tenax is
New Zealand Flax
Phormium tenax belongs to which family
XANTHORRHOEACEAE
What plants are grown for foliage
*Cordyline indivisa, Jacobaea maritima, Brassica oleracea *
Which marigold is not drought tolerant
Tagetes tenuifolia
Which 4 plants can be used as border plants
Jacobaea maritima, Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula, Tagetes tenuifolia. Bonus - Zinnia elegans ( Dusty, African, French, Mexican)
Which bedding plant is most often used as thiller in a container
Cordyline indivisa
Which two bedding plants have multiple flower colours
Osterospermum spp. and Zinnia elegans
Which marigold is most prone to stem breakage
Tagetes tenuifolia ( Mexican Marigold)
Which is a true perennial and can sometimes survive our winters
Jacobaea maritima
Which plant has sessile leaves with coarse hairs
Zinnia elegans
Which two plant comes in different foliage colours
Cordyline indivisa, Brassica oleracea, Phormium tenax
Which marigold has single flowers only
Tagetes tenuifolia
Which marigold comes in multiple flowers shapes and in red/brown, orange or yellow
Tagetes patula
Which family is Cordyline indivisa in
ASAPARAGACEAE