General Flashcards
1
Q
Name 5 climbers
A
- Trachelospermum jasminoides - full sun, part shade
- Akebia quinata - north facing, full sun to part shade
- Cobaea scandens - full sun
- Hydrangea anomola supsp. petiolaris (shade to full sun, north facing)
- Lonicera japonica ‘Repens’ - north facing, full sun to part shade
2
Q
Name 5 wall shrubs
A
- Ceanothus ‘Concha’ - full sun
- Pyracantha Saphyr Orange (‘Cadange’) - full sun to part shade
- Garrya elliptica - north facing
- Jasminum nudiflorum - full sun to part shade
- Viburnum tinus - shade to full sun
3
Q
Name 5 bush roses
A
- Rosa ‘Iceberg’ (F)
- Rosa ‘Arthur Bell’ (F)
- Rosa Warm Wishes (‘Fryxotic’) (HT)
- Rosa ‘Just Joey’ (HT)
- Rosa Double Delight (‘Andeli’) (HT)
4
Q
Name 2 aquatic plants from each
- Bog plants
- Marginal plants
- Deep water plants
- Floating plants
A
- Bog: Gunnera manicata, Cornus alba, Ligularia ‘The Rocket’
- Marginal: Caltha palustris (marsh marigold), Myosotis scorpioides (water forget-me-not), Mentha aquatica
- Deep water: Nymphaea ‘Marliacea Chromatella’, Nymphoides peltata (floating heart), Nymphaea ‘Attraction’
- Floating: Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth), Stratiotes aloides, Pistia stratiotes
5
Q
Names 5 lime-hating plants
A
- Arbutus unedo
- Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pallida’
- Acer palmatum ‘Sango-Kaku’
- Amelanchier lamarckii
- Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Moonbeam’
6
Q
Reasons trees may not be suitable in small domestic garden
A
- potential for tree roots to undermine house or wall foundations
- Trees may shade other plants
- Leaf fall can create slip hazard on hard surfaces