Introduced Plants

Question 1

LAMIACEAE family traits?

Answer 1

opposite attachment, in whorls and fragrant

Question 2

which is know for medicinal use?

Answer 2

echinacea purpurea - purple coneflower

Question 3

which ASTERACEAE is known to attract butterflies?

Answer 3

eutrochium purpureum

Question 4

which ASTERACEAE are hybrids?

Answer 4

leucanthemum x superbum

Question 5

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

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

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

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

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

Answer 7

no

Question 8

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?

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

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

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

which ASTERACEAE resembles a noxious weed?

Answer 10

leucanthemum x superbum - Shasta daisy

Question 11

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?

Answer 11

salvia sylvestris - woodland sage

Question 12

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?

Answer 12

eutrochium purpureum - Joe pye weed

Question 13

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

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

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

Answer 14

no

Question 15

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

Answer 15

euphorbia polychroma

Question 16

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

Answer 16

stachys byzantina

Question 17

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

Answer 17

sempervivum tectorum

Question 18

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

Answer 18

creeping thyme

Question 19

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

Answer 19

the loose colony form allows for large weeds to infiltrate

Question 20

maintenance consideration with sempervivum tectorum?

Answer 20

prune out inflorescence with shears

Question 21

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

Answer 21

shear post blooming

Question 22

what CARYOPHYLLACEAE has showy pink flowers?

Answer 22

soapwort - saponaria species

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Y/N will euphorbia polychroma provide provide fall colour?

Answer 24

yes

Question 25

how to tell a daylily from an iris?

Answer 25

daylily vase shaped strong central midrib

Question 26

Y/N are daylilies monocots?

Answer 26

yes

Question 27

when does snow in summer bloom?

Answer 27

early summer

Question 28

best place to plant sempervivum tectorum?

Answer 28

front of the bed in full sun

Question 29

grassy textured plant in almost every colour?

Answer 29

hemerocallis cvs - daylily

Question 30

one of the earliest blooming perennials?

Answer 30

primula - primrose

Question 31

for textural contrast because its foliage is small and fragrant?

Answer 31

thymus species

Question 32

which family of plants can start growing in a dry site with shallow soil?

Answer 32

CRASSULACEAE

Question 33

papaver species are hard to transplant, why?

Answer 33

because of its taproot

Question 34

what part of the papaver species is used for winter interest?

Answer 34

seed pods

Question 35

Y/N does Veronica spicata need to be cut back after it finishes blooming?

Answer 35

yes, it will be messy once it falls open

Question 36

which family has similar inflorescence to ASTERACEAE?

Answer 36

DIPSACACEAE

Question 37

which tree has a golden colour to its wood making it valuable for coppicing?

Answer 37

salix alba var vitellina - golden willow

Question 38

low growing understory shrub?

Answer 38

russian cypress - microbiota decussata

Question 39

evergreen with a round form from CUPRESSACEAE and PINACEAE?

Answer 39

thuja occidentalis 'woodwardii' pinus mugo 'snowmound'

Question 40

which family has been used medicinally because of the ASA found in the buds?

Answer 40

SALICACEAE

Question 41

which PINACEAE has orange flaking bark?

Answer 41

Pinus sylvestris - scots pine

Question 42

why do fraxinus species tend to fall out of favour with landscapers?

Answer 42

due to the several insects that target the species

Question 43

which OLEACEAE can be limbed up, has an oval form and high headed?

Answer 43

fraxinus pennsylvanica

Question 44

which tree has small yellow flowers that attracts bees that turn into a seed in a cymose with large dry bracts?

Answer 44

tilia species - linden

Question 45

when any PINACEAE tree is forming, its important to maintain its form and prune to maintain what?

Answer 45

excurrent form and apical dominance

Question 46

what do PINACEAE and CUPRESSACEAE have in common?

Answer 46

they are both evergreens

Question 47

which fraxinus species has red fall colour?

Answer 47

fraxinus americana 'nobility' - white ash

Question 48

which PINACEAE grows well in moist boggy soils?

Answer 48

pinus aristata - bristlecone pine

Question 49

which SAPINDACEAE is known for messy twiggy growth due to its opposite attachment?

Answer 49

acer tataricum - tatarian maple

Question 50

which genera belong to the CUPRESSACEAE family?

Answer 50

thuja, microbiota, juniperus

Question 51

excellent tree species used for shade due to its vase shape?

Answer 51

ulmus species - elms

Question 52

why do you only prune elms in the winter?

Answer 52

to prevent the spread of dutch elm disease

Question 53

what SAPINDACEAE has a nut like edible looking fruit but its actually poisonous?

Answer 53

aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye

Question 54

what does candle mean in regards to PINACEAE species?

Answer 54

expanding terminal buds

Question 55

the JUGLANDACEAE has a fruit that contains a black oil that has been used for dyes?

Answer 55

juglans cinerea - butternut

Question 56

which CUPRESSACEAE is used as a vertical accent?

Answer 56

thuja occidentalis - cedar/arborvitae

Question 57

what is alberta provincial tree?

Answer 57

pinus contorta - lodgepole pine

Question 58

what is a long lived tree good for future generation?

Answer 58

Quercus macrocarpa - bur oak pinus aristata - bristlecone pine pinus ponderosa - ponderosa pine

Question 59

what tree is known for dropping its leaves early?

Answer 59

aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye

Question 60

which ones are best suited for a large park?

Answer 60

Quercus macrocarpa, pinus ponderosa

Question 61

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

Answer 61

syringa reticulata

Question 62

latin names for elders?

Answer 62

sambucus species, sambucus nigra, sambucus racemosa

Question 63

which families are opposite leaf attachment?

Answer 63

ADOXACEAE, OLEACEAE, CAPRIFOLIACEAE, CELASTRACEAE

Question 64

wayfaring tree latin name?

Answer 64

viburnum lantana

Question 65

tropical/oriental garden substitute for a Japanese maple?

Answer 65

sambucus species

Question 66

nannyberry latin name?

Answer 66

viburnum lentago

Question 67

difference between the v. lantana and the v. lentago buds?

Answer 67

lantana buds are hairy, lento buds are smooth

Question 68

which shrubs are used for their bright foliage?

Answer 68

Berbers species, physocarpus, sambucus

Question 69

what family has funnel formed flowers?

Answer 69

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Question 70

which lilac variety has red fall colour?

Answer 70

syringa pubescenspatula 'miss kim'

Question 71

what foliage does cotoneaster acutifolia have?

Answer 71

acute

Question 72

which family of shrubs are nitrogen fixing?

Answer 72

FABACEAE, caragana shrub

Question 73

what shrub family has irregular flowers?

Answer 73

FABACEAE

Question 74

what shrubs are described as tough as nails?

Answer 74

caragana arborescens, caragana pygmaea

Question 75

substitute for boxwoods in Alberta?

Answer 75

berberis thunbergii

Question 76

which ADOXACEAE is ideal for naturalizing because its native to Canada?

Answer 76

viburnum lentago - nannyberry

Question 77

which ROSACEAE would work in an oriental garden?

Answer 77

prunus triloba 'multiplex' - double flowering plum

Question 78

what ROSACEAE would you use for its foliage and colour contrast?

Answer 78

physocarpus - ninebark

Question 79

weigela Florida family?

Answer 79

DIERVILLACEAE

Question 80

euonymus alatus common name

Answer 80

winged burning bush

Question 81

euonymus nanus common name?

Answer 81

turkestan burning bush

Question 82

euonymus species family name?

Answer 82

CELASTRACEAE

Question 83

caragana species family?

Answer 83

FABACEAE

Question 84

honeysuckle latin name and family?

Answer 84

lonicera species CAPRIFOLIACEAE