Introduced Species Flashcards
LAMIACEAE family traits include
Opposite attachment, flowers often axillary and in whorls, and leaves often aromatic
Which of these is best know for is medicinal use
Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea
Which of these ASTERACEAE plants is known to attract butterflies specifically
Eutrochium purpureum
Which ASTERACEAE are hybrids
Leucanthemum x superbum, Shasta Daisy
Can Poppys and Coneflowers be used as winter interest
Yes
Will Trollius species bloom in the early summer in a part shade location
Yes
Is Papaver orientale foliage low growing, smooth and quite fine textured
No
Is Trollius species a good choice for a shady garden design that needs a tidy, round plant to contrast a space with lots of coarse broad textured plants
Yes
In spring the leaves of Paeonia lactiflora come up purple red
Yes
Which ASTERACEAE closely resembles a noxious weed
Leucanthemum x superbum
For a perennial bed with an analogous colour scheme of oranges, reds, and pink. Am ASTERACEAE that would be suitable for the back of the bed is
Eutrochium purpureum
For perennial bed with a complmentary colour scheme of blues and golds, you need a LAMIACEAE that adds vertical accent, flowers in the summer and finishes in the fall, a good choice would be
Salvia sylvestris
Perovskia atriplicfolia undoubtedly belongs in the back of the bed
Yes
Does Scabiosa have flowers the rise above the foliage on a raceme or in whorls
No
Which EUPHORBIACEAE would we use in a sunny perennial bed for a splash of yellow
Euphorbia polychroma
Which LAMIACEAE grows in full hot sun but can be a little two aggressive and can out-compete a lawn
Stachys byzantina
Which CRASSULACEAE has cultivar that looks like its covered in cobwebs
Sempervivum tectorum
Which LAMICACEAE would be used for tumbling down and over a rock wall
Thymus species
If primula was used as groundcover what would be a downside
The loose colony form allows for larger weeds to infiltrate and it looks less uniform
What is a maintenance consideration for Sempervivum tectorum
The inflorescence must be removed with pruning shears to prevent damage
What to keep Dianthus plumarius from looking messy and unattractive what should you do
Sheer post flowering
What plants would be a good choice for a landscape with dogs, small children and customer that hates fussy plants
Hemerocallis spp. Stachys byzantina Thymus species
What CARYOPHYLLACEAE has beautiful showy pink flowers in early summer but is quite unremarkable afterwards
Soapwort, Saponaria
In fall will Euphorbia polychroma provide fall colour
Yes
How do would you tell a daylily from an iris
Daylilies are vase shaped and have a strong central midrib
Are daylilies monocots
Yes
What colours are Primula available in
Any colour
When does Cerastium tomentosum bloom
Early summer
To provide grassy texture and flowers in nearly every colour what perennial would you consider
Hemerocallis cvs
What is the best place to plant Sempervivum tectorum
The front of the bed, full sun location
What is the best LAMIACEAE to use as groundcover between stones on a rock pathway
Thymus species
What is one of the earliest blooming perennials
Primula
For textural contrast because of its leaves are so small and fragrant what perennial groundcover can be used
Thymus species
Which plant family would be the most obvious starting place for a dry site with shallow soil due to its members have more fleshy foliage
CRASSULACEAE
Papaver species is diffcult to transplant why
Because of its taproot
What part of the Papaver species is used for winter interest
Seed capsules
Does Veronica spicata need to be cut back after it has flowered
Yes, it will look messy and untidy once it falls open