Examples

Question 1

Answer 1

Arabodopsis thaliana
Ephemeral plant that can complete its lifecycle in 6 weeks, flowers naturally self pollinate
Brassicacae family
Often a roadside weed
Annual

Question 2

Answer 2

Tradescantia zebrina
Stem cutting
Go to low nodule and cut above it. Take off some leaves, any flowers (not ideal) and petioles to slow down rate of transpiration and therefore water movement
Through plant.
Put at edge of a plastic pot

Question 3

Answer 3

Begonia Taiwanese’s
Stem cutting

Question 4

Answer 4

Pelagonium filicifolium
Stem cutting

Question 5

how to propagate?

Answer 5

Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Chevron cutting
Develops small tuber

Question 6

Answer 6

Streptocarpus parviflorus
Leaf laminate cuttings
Mid rib or chevron

Question 7

Answer 7

Begonia rex ‘Tigers Paws’
Petiole cutting

Question 8

Ericaceous

Answer 8

Vaccinium caesariense

Question 9

Ericaceous

Answer 9

Calluna vulgaris

Question 10

Annual weeds x2

Answer 10

Cardamine hirsuta
Arabadopsis thaliana
Stellaria media (chickweed)

Question 11

Perennial weeds

Answer 11

Taraxacum officianalis
Elymus repens

Question 12

Answer 12

Cardiocrinum gigantium
Monocarpic- dies after flowering.
Likes to be by water, deep hummus rich acid soils. Needs some shelter so stem isn’t wind damaged. Light but not direct sunlight
Tall stem with Lily like flowers but not liliaceae.
Perfumed
Large Heart shapes leaves
From a large bulb
Seeds disperse on wind
Seedlings wait for the second spring to germinate, so 18 months to germinate.
From Himalayas, North India
Seedlings take 8-10 years to flowering , but bulbs produce offsets, which also take several years to flower.
With a lot of self seeded/ offsets ones around they may flower sequentially.
Seedlings are eaten by slugs and snails in first year.
Huge spike up to 10ft tall.