Introduced Species Flashcards

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LAMIACEAE family traits include

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Opposite attachment, flowers often axillary and in whorls, and leaves often aromatic

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2
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Which of these is best know for is medicinal use

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Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea

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3
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Which of these ASTERACEAE plants is known to attract butterflies specifically

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Eutrochium purpureum

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4
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Which ASTERACEAE are hybrids

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Leucanthemum x superbum, Shasta Daisy

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5
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Can Poppys and Coneflowers be used as winter interest

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Yes

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6
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Will Trollius species bloom in the early summer in a part shade location

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Yes

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7
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Is Papaver orientale foliage low growing, smooth and quite fine textured

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No

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8
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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

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Yes

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9
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In spring the leaves of Paeonia lactiflora come up purple red

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Yes

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10
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Which ASTERACEAE closely resembles a noxious weed

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Leucanthemum x superbum

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11
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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

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Eutrochium purpureum

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12
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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

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Salvia sylvestris

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13
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Perovskia atriplicfolia undoubtedly belongs in the back of the bed

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Yes

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14
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Does Scabiosa have flowers the rise above the foliage on a raceme or in whorls

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No

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15
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Which EUPHORBIACEAE would we use in a sunny perennial bed for a splash of yellow

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Euphorbia polychroma

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16
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Which LAMIACEAE grows in full hot sun but can be a little two aggressive and can out-compete a lawn

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Stachys byzantina

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17
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Which CRASSULACEAE has cultivar that looks like its covered in cobwebs

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Sempervivum tectorum

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18
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Which LAMICACEAE would be used for tumbling down and over a rock wall

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Thymus species

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19
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If primula was used as groundcover what would be a downside

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The loose colony form allows for larger weeds to infiltrate and it looks less uniform

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20
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What is a maintenance consideration for Sempervivum tectorum

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The inflorescence must be removed with pruning shears to prevent damage

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21
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What to keep Dianthus plumarius from looking messy and unattractive what should you do

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Sheer post flowering

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22
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What plants would be a good choice for a landscape with dogs, small children and customer that hates fussy plants

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Hemerocallis spp. Stachys byzantina Thymus species

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23
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What CARYOPHYLLACEAE has beautiful showy pink flowers in early summer but is quite unremarkable afterwards

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Soapwort, Saponaria

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24
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In fall will Euphorbia polychroma provide fall colour

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Yes

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25
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How do would you tell a daylily from an iris

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Daylilies are vase shaped and have a strong central midrib

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26
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Are daylilies monocots

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Yes

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27
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What colours are Primula available in

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Any colour

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28
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When does Cerastium tomentosum bloom

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Early summer

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29
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To provide grassy texture and flowers in nearly every colour what perennial would you consider

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Hemerocallis cvs

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30
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What is the best place to plant Sempervivum tectorum 

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The front of the bed, full sun location

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31
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What is the best LAMIACEAE to use as groundcover between stones on a rock pathway

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Thymus species

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32
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What is one of the earliest blooming perennials

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Primula

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33
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For textural contrast because of its leaves are so small and fragrant what perennial groundcover can be used

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Thymus species

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34
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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

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CRASSULACEAE

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35
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Papaver species is diffcult to transplant why

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Because of its taproot

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36
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What part of the Papaver species is used for winter interest

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Seed capsules

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37
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Does Veronica spicata need to be cut back after it has flowered

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Yes, it will look messy and untidy once it falls open

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38
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Are cats and rabbits attracted to Nepeta racemosa

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Yes

39
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Which family has head inflorescence similar to ASTERACEAE

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DIPSACACEAE

40
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What colour are the flowers of Nepeta racemosa

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Blue, purple

41
Q

Which LAMIACEAE can be used in a sensory garden for smell but not touch because its grey hairs can be rubbed off

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Perovsika atriplicfolia

42
Q

What colour are the flowers of Leucanthemum x superbum

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White only

43
Q

You need a low growing understory shrub what would you use

A

Russian Cypress, Microbiota decussata

44
Q

Which tree has beautiful golden colour to its wood, making it valuable for coppicing or as a winter accent tree

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Salix alba var Vitellena

45
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You need an evergreen that has a good round form, which CUPRESSACEAE and PINACEAE is a good choice for this

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Thuja occidentalis ‘Woodardii’ , Pinus mugo ‘Snowmound”

46
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Which family has been used medicinally because of the ASA found in the buds

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SALICACEAE

47
Q

When working on a design with a warm colour scheme - red, orange, yellow), which PINACEAE would you select

A

Pinus sylvestris - Scots Pine

48
Q

Why has the Fraxinus genera fallen out of favour in the landscape industry

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There are several insect pests that target only Fraxinus species

49
Q

Which OLEACEAE can be limbed up, is high headed and has an attractive oval form

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Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green Ash

50
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What tree has very small yellow flowers that attracts bees that turn into a hard little seed in a cymose with large dry bracts

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Tilia species - Linden

51
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What trees would be good for a narrowish spot between a house and fence, because it remains relatively narrow throughout its lifespan

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Tilia species & Fraxinus pennsylvanica 

52
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When any tree form PINACEAE is forming it is important to maintain its ? form and prune to maintain?

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Excurrent form and apical dominance

53
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What do CUPRESSACEAE and PINACEAE have in common

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They are largely evergreen

54
Q

A customer asks you to prune 6cm off their Cotoneaster so it stops overgrowing the path, you tell them

A

You warn them that cutting that much off will likely damage the hedges aesthetics

55
Q

Which Fraxinus species has red fall colour

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Fraxinus americana ‘Nobility’ - White ash ‘Nobility”

56
Q

Which PINACEAE grows well in moist, boggy lowlands

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Pinus aristata , Bristlecone pine

57
Q

Which SAPINDACEAE is known for messy twiggy growth due to opposite attachment. It is regularly used on smaller sites.

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Acer tataricum , Tartarian Maple

58
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Which genera belong to the CUPRESSACEAE family

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Microbiota, Juniperus, Thuja

59
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What is the SALICACEAE is the weeping willow tree

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Northern Fountain Willow , Salix babylonica ‘Northern Fountain’

60
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Which tree is an excellent shade tree because of its inherent vase shape and doesn’t need a lot of pruning

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Ulmus species

61
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Why should you only prune Ulmus species in the winter

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To prevent infection from Dutch Elm Disease

62
Q

Which SAPINDACEAE has nutlike fruit that looks edible but is actually poisonous

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Aesculus glabra , Ohio Buckeye

63
Q

The term candle when describing a part of a PINACEAE refers too

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An expanding terminal bud

64
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Which JUGLANDACEAE has a fruit that contains a black oil, that has traditionally been used for dye

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Juglans cinerea , Butternut

65
Q

Which CUPRESSACEAE should be used as vertical accent besides a wooded pond

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Thjua occidentals

66
Q

What tree is Alberta’s provincial tree

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Pinus contorta, Lodgepole pine

67
Q

What two tree could be described as trees for future generations because they are so long-lived

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Quercus macrocarpa, Pinus aristata, Pinus ponderosa

68
Q

What tree is know for dropping its leaves early as part of its habit

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Aesculus glabra , Ohio Buckeye

69
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Which trees are best suited for a large park because they will have room to grow to its full potential

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Quercus macrocarpa, Pinus ponderosa

70
Q

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

A

Syringa reticulata

71
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Latin name for Elders

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Sambucus species, S.racemosa, S.nigra

72
Q

Which families are oppositely attached

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ADOXACEAE, CAPRIFOLIACEAE, OLEACEAE, CELASTRACEAE

73
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Wayfaring tree Latin name

A

Viburnum lantana

74
Q

Tropical/oriental garden substitute for Japanese Maple

A

Sambucus species, Elder

75
Q

Nannyberry Latin name

A

Viburmum lentago

76
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Difference between V.lantana & V.lentago buds

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Wayfaring tree - V.lantana - buds are hairy like a hobo where as Nannyberry - V. lenyago - buds are smooth like a nanny

77
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What shrubs are used for there brightly coloured foliage

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Berberis species, Physocarpus, Sambucus species

78
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Which shrub family has funnel formed flowers

A

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

79
Q

Which lilac variety has red fall colour

A

Syringa pubescens patula ‘Miss Kim’

80
Q

Cotoneaster acutifola has what sort of foliage

A

Acute leafs

81
Q

Which family of shrubs is nitrogen fixing

A

FABACEAE

82
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Which shrub family has irregular flowers

A

FABACEAE

83
Q

Which shrubs can be described as bombproof and tough as nails 

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Caragana arborescens & C.pygmaea

84
Q

What shrub can be used as substitute for boxwoods in Alberta

A

Berberis thunbergii

85
Q

Which ADOXACEAE is ideal for naturalizing because it is native to Canada

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Viburnum lentago Nannyberry

86
Q

Which viburnum is tolerant of urban pollution

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Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree

87
Q

Which ROSACEAE would work in an oriental garden

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Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ Double Flowering Plum

88
Q

Which ROSACEAE would you use for its foliage and colour contrast

A

Physocarpus spp. Ninebark

89
Q

Weigela florida family

A

DIERVILLACEAE

90
Q

Euonymus alatus common name

A

Winged Burning Bush

91
Q

Euonymus nanus common name

A

Turkestan Burning Bush

92
Q

Euonymus species Family

A

CELASTRACAE

93
Q

Caragana species family

A

FABACEAE

94
Q

Honeysuckle latin name and family

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Lonicera spp. CAPRIFOLIACEAE