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LAMIACEAE family traits?

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opposite attachment, in whorls and fragrant

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which is know for medicinal use?

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echinacea purpurea - purple coneflower

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which ASTERACEAE is known to attract butterflies?

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eutrochium purpureum

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which ASTERACEAE are hybrids?

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leucanthemum x superbum

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Y/N can poppies and coneflowers be used as winter interest?

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yes

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Y/N will trollius species bloom in the early summer in part shade?

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yes

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Y/N is papaver orientale foliage low growing, smooth and fine textured?

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no

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Y/N is trollius species - globeflower a good choice for a shady garden design that needs a tidy round plant to contrast broad textured plants?

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yes

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Y/N in spring, do paeonia lactiflora leaves come up purple/red?

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yes

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which ASTERACEAE resembles a noxious weed?

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leucanthemum x superbum - Shasta daisy

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a perennial bed with a complementary colour scheme of blues and golds, you require a LAMIACEAE that adds a vertical accent, blooms in summer thru fall?

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salvia sylvestris - woodland sage

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For a perennial bed with an analogous colour scheme of oranges, reds, and pink, what ASTERACEAE that would be suitable for the back of the bed is?

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eutrochium purpureum - Joe pye weed

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Y/N perovskia atriplicifolia belongs in the back of a bed?

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yes

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Y/N does scabiosa have flowers that rise above the foliage on a raceme or whorls?

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no

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which EUPHORBIACEAE would be used in a sunny perennial bed with a splash of yellow?

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euphorbia polychroma

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which LAMIACEAE grows in full sun but can get aggressive and out compete other plants?

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stachys byzantina

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which CRASSULACEAE has a cultivar that looks like its covered in cobwebs?

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sempervivum tectorum

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which LAMIACEAE can be used for tumbling down and over rock walls?

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creeping thyme

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if primula were used as ground cover, what would the downside be?

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the loose colony form allows for large weeds to infiltrate

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maintenance consideration with sempervivum tectorum?

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prune out inflorescence with shears

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what to keep dianthus plumarius from looking messy and unattractive what would you do?

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shear post blooming

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what CARYOPHYLLACEAE has showy pink flowers?

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soapwort - saponaria species

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plants a good choice with kids, dogs and customers that don’t want a fussy plants?

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hemerocallis species - daylilies
stachys byzantina - lambs ears
thymus species - mother, woolly, creeping thyme

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Y/N will euphorbia polychroma provide provide fall colour?

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yes

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how to tell a daylily from an iris?
daylily vase shaped strong central midrib
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Y/N are daylilies monocots?
yes
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when does snow in summer bloom?
early summer
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best place to plant sempervivum tectorum?
front of the bed in full sun
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grassy textured plant in almost every colour?
hemerocallis cvs - daylily
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one of the earliest blooming perennials?
primula - primrose
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for textural contrast because its foliage is small and fragrant?
thymus species
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which family of plants can start growing in a dry site with shallow soil?
CRASSULACEAE
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papaver species are hard to transplant, why?
because of its taproot
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what part of the papaver species is used for winter interest?
seed pods
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Y/N does Veronica spicata need to be cut back after it finishes blooming?
yes, it will be messy once it falls open
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which family has similar inflorescence to ASTERACEAE?
DIPSACACEAE
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which tree has a golden colour to its wood making it valuable for coppicing?
salix alba var vitellina - golden willow
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low growing understory shrub?
russian cypress - microbiota decussata
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evergreen with a round form from CUPRESSACEAE and PINACEAE?
thuja occidentalis 'woodwardii' pinus mugo 'snowmound'
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which family has been used medicinally because of the ASA found in the buds?
SALICACEAE
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which PINACEAE has orange flaking bark?
Pinus sylvestris - scots pine
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why do fraxinus species tend to fall out of favour with landscapers?
due to the several insects that target the species
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which OLEACEAE can be limbed up, has an oval form and high headed?
fraxinus pennsylvanica
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which tree has small yellow flowers that attracts bees that turn into a seed in a cymose with large dry bracts?
tilia species - linden
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when any PINACEAE tree is forming, its important to maintain its form and prune to maintain what?
excurrent form and apical dominance
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what do PINACEAE and CUPRESSACEAE have in common?
they are both evergreens
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which fraxinus species has red fall colour?
fraxinus americana 'nobility' - white ash
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which PINACEAE grows well in moist boggy soils?
pinus aristata - bristlecone pine
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which SAPINDACEAE is known for messy twiggy growth due to its opposite attachment?
acer tataricum - tatarian maple
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which genera belong to the CUPRESSACEAE family?
thuja, microbiota, juniperus
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excellent tree species used for shade due to its vase shape?
ulmus species - elms
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why do you only prune elms in the winter?
to prevent the spread of dutch elm disease
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what SAPINDACEAE has a nut like edible looking fruit but its actually poisonous?
aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye
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what does candle mean in regards to PINACEAE species?
expanding terminal buds
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the JUGLANDACEAE has a fruit that contains a black oil that has been used for dyes?
juglans cinerea - butternut
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which CUPRESSACEAE is used as a vertical accent?
thuja occidentalis - cedar/arborvitae
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what is alberta provincial tree?
pinus contorta - lodgepole pine
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what is a long lived tree good for future generation?
Quercus macrocarpa - bur oak pinus aristata - bristlecone pine pinus ponderosa - ponderosa pine
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what tree is known for dropping its leaves early?
aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye
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which ones are best suited for a large park?
Quercus macrocarpa, pinus ponderosa
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For a small site where a medium sized tree is needed that provides spring interest with white flowers and provides winter interest in the form of a dried capsules. What would you select
syringa reticulata
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latin names for elders?
sambucus species, sambucus nigra, sambucus racemosa
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which families are opposite leaf attachment?
ADOXACEAE, OLEACEAE, CAPRIFOLIACEAE, CELASTRACEAE
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wayfaring tree latin name?
viburnum lantana
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tropical/oriental garden substitute for a Japanese maple?
sambucus species
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nannyberry latin name?
viburnum lentago
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difference between the v. lantana and the v. lentago buds?
lantana buds are hairy, lento buds are smooth
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which shrubs are used for their bright foliage?
Berbers species, physocarpus, sambucus
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what family has funnel formed flowers?
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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which lilac variety has red fall colour?
syringa pubescenspatula 'miss kim'
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what foliage does cotoneaster acutifolia have?
acute
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which family of shrubs are nitrogen fixing?
FABACEAE, caragana shrub
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what shrub family has irregular flowers?
FABACEAE
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what shrubs are described as tough as nails?
caragana arborescens, caragana pygmaea
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substitute for boxwoods in Alberta?
berberis thunbergii
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which ADOXACEAE is ideal for naturalizing because its native to Canada?
viburnum lentago - nannyberry
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which ROSACEAE would work in an oriental garden?
prunus triloba 'multiplex' - double flowering plum
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what ROSACEAE would you use for its foliage and colour contrast?
physocarpus - ninebark
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weigela Florida family?
DIERVILLACEAE
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euonymus alatus common name
winged burning bush
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euonymus nanus common name?
turkestan burning bush
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euonymus species family name?
CELASTRACEAE
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caragana species family?
FABACEAE
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honeysuckle latin name and family?
lonicera species CAPRIFOLIACEAE

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