April

Question 1

Answer 1

Tagetes erecta ‘Crackerjack’
French marigold
Tender - not frost hardy keep the seed and it perpetuates easily.
Annual
Asteraceae family
English version is first harder and has flat orange daisy like flower that is better for pollinators

Question 2

Answer 2

Canna indica [Tropicanna Gold] ‘Mactro’ PBR
Miniature variety. Needs frost protection, feeding, moisture- good in pots that you can bring inside
Use for contrasting stripy foliage

Question 3

Answer 3

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Purity’
Lacy feather like bipinnate green foliage
Asteraceae family
Remove the apex bud to encourage more flowers on lateral stems. Benefits from dead heading and taking off flowers before they go to seed and it will repeat flower.
In Autumn the first frost will kill the plant

Question 4

Answer 4

Heliotropum arborescens ‘Marine’
Bristly stems which are good protection form aphids as proboscis can’t reach past bristles into plants.
Deep green entire leaf
Purple or white flowers that keep producing all Summer, can propagate from semi ripe cuttings. Great for hanging basket.

Question 5

Answer 5

Trachelospermum jasminoides
Evergreen climber with woody stems and glossy thick pear like leaves. Stems need tying in and won’t recover from snapping. Has small white star shaped flowers. Very drought tolerant after immediate moisture needed on establishment. Prune immediately after flowering.

Question 6

Answer 6

Campsis radicans ‘Flava’
Climber with pinnate leaves with a hawthorn like edge
Large custardy orange trumpet flowers
Doesn’t like being exposed to winter wet and frost
Not much pruning needed

Question 7

Answer 7

Lonicera periclymenum ‘Chic and Choc’
Honeysuckle
Moth pollinated
Prune in winter OR straight after flowering so that new growth can establish before dormancy. Won’t regenerate if you cut back into old wood

Question 8

Answer 8

Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia creeper
Can grown anywhere
Amazing autumn colour
Extremely prolific can ruin what it climbs on

Question 9

Answer 9

Ranunculus repens
Creeping buttercup
Prolific perennial
Likes damp wet conditions so can be a sign of compaction

Question 10

Answer 10

Pulsatilla vulgaris
Buttercup family
Needs free draining soil like an alpine but die like some moisture
Drooping ugly flower with big middle, purple white red and deeply lobed leaves

Question 11

Answer 11

Prunella vulgaris
Self heal