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
Are cats and rabbits attracted to Nepeta racemosa
Yes
Which family has head inflorescence similar to ASTERACEAE
DIPSACACEAE
What colour are the flowers of Nepeta racemosa
Blue, purple
Which LAMIACEAE can be used in a sensory garden for smell but not touch because its grey hairs can be rubbed off
Perovsika atriplicfolia
What colour are the flowers of Leucanthemum x superbum
White only
You need a low growing understory shrub what would you use
Russian Cypress, Microbiota decussata
Which tree has beautiful golden colour to its wood, making it valuable for coppicing or as a winter accent tree
Salix alba var Vitellena
You need an evergreen that has a good round form, which CUPRESSACEAE and PINACEAE is a good choice for this
Thuja occidentalis ‘Woodardii’ , Pinus mugo ‘Snowmound”
Which family has been used medicinally because of the ASA found in the buds
SALICACEAE
When working on a design with a warm colour scheme - red, orange, yellow), which PINACEAE would you select
Pinus sylvestris - Scots Pine
Why has the Fraxinus genera fallen out of favour in the landscape industry
There are several insect pests that target only Fraxinus species
Which OLEACEAE can be limbed up, is high headed and has an attractive oval form
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green Ash
What tree has very small yellow flowers that attracts bees that turn into a hard little seed in a cymose with large dry bracts
Tilia species - Linden
What trees would be good for a narrowish spot between a house and fence, because it remains relatively narrow throughout its lifespan
Tilia species & Fraxinus pennsylvanica
When any tree form PINACEAE is forming it is important to maintain its ? form and prune to maintain?
Excurrent form and apical dominance
What do CUPRESSACEAE and PINACEAE have in common
They are largely evergreen
A customer asks you to prune 6cm off their Cotoneaster so it stops overgrowing the path, you tell them
You warn them that cutting that much off will likely damage the hedges aesthetics
Which Fraxinus species has red fall colour
Fraxinus americana ‘Nobility’ - White ash ‘Nobility”
Which PINACEAE grows well in moist, boggy lowlands
Pinus aristata , Bristlecone pine
Which SAPINDACEAE is known for messy twiggy growth due to opposite attachment. It is regularly used on smaller sites.
Acer tataricum , Tartarian Maple
Which genera belong to the CUPRESSACEAE family
Microbiota, Juniperus, Thuja
What is the SALICACEAE is the weeping willow tree
Northern Fountain Willow , Salix babylonica ‘Northern Fountain’
Which tree is an excellent shade tree because of its inherent vase shape and doesn’t need a lot of pruning
Ulmus species
Why should you only prune Ulmus species in the winter
To prevent infection from Dutch Elm Disease
Which SAPINDACEAE has nutlike fruit that looks edible but is actually poisonous
Aesculus glabra , Ohio Buckeye
The term candle when describing a part of a PINACEAE refers too
An expanding terminal bud
Which JUGLANDACEAE has a fruit that contains a black oil, that has traditionally been used for dye
Juglans cinerea , Butternut
Which CUPRESSACEAE should be used as vertical accent besides a wooded pond
Thjua occidentals
What tree is Alberta’s provincial tree
Pinus contorta, Lodgepole pine
What two tree could be described as trees for future generations because they are so long-lived
Quercus macrocarpa, Pinus aristata, Pinus ponderosa
What tree is know for dropping its leaves early as part of its habit
Aesculus glabra , Ohio Buckeye
Which trees are best suited for a large park because they will have room to grow to its full potential
Quercus macrocarpa, Pinus ponderosa
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
Latin name for Elders
Sambucus species, S.racemosa, S.nigra
Which families are oppositely attached
ADOXACEAE, CAPRIFOLIACEAE, OLEACEAE, CELASTRACEAE
Wayfaring tree Latin name
Viburnum lantana
Tropical/oriental garden substitute for Japanese Maple
Sambucus species, Elder
Nannyberry Latin name
Viburmum lentago
Difference between V.lantana & V.lentago buds
Wayfaring tree - V.lantana - buds are hairy like a hobo where as Nannyberry - V. lenyago - buds are smooth like a nanny
What shrubs are used for there brightly coloured foliage
Berberis species, Physocarpus, Sambucus species
Which shrub family has funnel formed flowers
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Which lilac variety has red fall colour
Syringa pubescens patula ‘Miss Kim’
Cotoneaster acutifola has what sort of foliage
Acute leafs
Which family of shrubs is nitrogen fixing
FABACEAE
Which shrub family has irregular flowers
FABACEAE
Which shrubs can be described as bombproof and tough as nails
Caragana arborescens & C.pygmaea
What shrub can be used as substitute for boxwoods in Alberta
Berberis thunbergii
Which ADOXACEAE is ideal for naturalizing because it is native to Canada
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry
Which viburnum is tolerant of urban pollution
Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree
Which ROSACEAE would work in an oriental garden
Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ Double Flowering Plum
Which ROSACEAE would you use for its foliage and colour contrast
Physocarpus spp. Ninebark
Weigela florida family
DIERVILLACEAE
Euonymus alatus common name
Winged Burning Bush
Euonymus nanus common name
Turkestan Burning Bush
Euonymus species Family
CELASTRACAE
Caragana species family
FABACEAE
Honeysuckle latin name and family
Lonicera spp. CAPRIFOLIACEAE
