Biennials

Question 1

Foxglove

Answer 1

Digitalis Purpurea
rosette of softly hairy, oval leaves and tall, one-sided spires of pendant, tubular, bright rosy-purple flowers 6cm long, in summer
Any soil. Full sun/partial shade.

Question 2

Common evening primrose

Answer 2

Oenothera biennis
O. biennis is an erect biennial to 1.5m, with a basal rosette of oblong leaves and long, leafy racemes of bowl-shaped, fragrant, yellow flowers which open in the evening in summer and autumn
Loam. Sand. Full sun/partial sun.

Question 3

Wall flower

Answer 3

Erysimum cheiri.
a short-lived, evergreen perennial grown as a biennial, with narrow, dark-green foliage and four-petalled, sweetly-scented, bright yellow-orange flowers produced in short spikes in spring.
Full Sun. Chalk, Loam or Sand.

Question 4

Forget me knot

Answer 4

Mysotosis sylvatica
M. sylvatica is a hairy perennial. It flowers between mid-spring and mid-summer, bearing small, bright blue, 5-lobed flowers with white or yellow centres.
Partial shade. Chalk. Clay. Loam.

Question 5

Honesty

Answer 5

Lunaria annua.
hardy annual or biennial, with toothed, heart-shaped leaves, and large, open clusters of purple flowers in late spring and early summer, followed by flat, round, silvery seed pods
Full sun/partial shade. Loam, Sand. Chalk.