Binomials Flashcards
Name 2 trees
Quercus robur
Acer palmatum
Taxus baccata
Fraxinus excelsior
Eucalyptus gunnii
Name 2 shrubs
Buxus sempervirens
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea paniculata
Name 2 cultivars
Strawberry ‘Elsanta’
Potato ‘Charlotte’
Rosa chinensis ‘Semperflorens’
Raspberry ‘All Gold’
Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’
Tulipa ‘Aladdin’
Tulipa ‘China pink’
Hybrids
Platanus x hispanica
Name 2 biennials
Digitalis purpurea
Daucus carota
Name two gymnosperms
Ginkgo biloba
Araucaria araucana
Pinus sylvestris
Name 2 Annuals
Helianthus annuus
Lathyrus odoratus
Cosmos bipinnatus
Nigella
Perennials grown as biennials
Erysimum cheiri
Ephemeral weeds
Cardamine hirsuta (hairy bitter cress)
Senecio vulgaris (groundsel)
Annual weeds
Poa annua (meadow grass)
Chenopodium album (fat hen)
Perennial weeds
Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)
Taraxacum officinale
Rumex obtusifolius (dock)
Rubus fruticosus
Convolvulus arvensis
Aegopodium podagraria
Hedging plants
Crataegus monogyna
Prunus spinosa
What are hardy annuals
Annuals that can survive some frost
Lathyrus odoratus
Calendula officinalis
Nigella damascena
Tropaeolum majus
What are half-hardy annuals
Plants that will be killed off by frosts. Need sowing under protection and planting out when risk of frosts are past
Nicotiana alata
Salvia splendens
Cosmos bipinnatus
Amaranthus caudatus
What are tender perennials
plants which would live for more than two years in their own environment but which would die in winter in the UK (unless given some protection).
Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’
Canna ‘Durban’
Herbaceous perennials
Paeonia lactiflora
Paeonia officinalis
Hosta ‘Blue mouse ears’
Fleshy fruit for seed retrieval
Solanum lycopersicum
