perennial 2- short answer

Question 1

name 3 perennials for full sun?

Answer 1

1. coreopsis auriculata ‘nana’
2. origanum laevigatum ‘herrenhausen’
3. Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Filigran’

Question 2

name 2 perennials for shade?

Answer 2

1. cyclamen hederifolium

2. Epimedium x youngianum ‘Roseum’

Question 3

name 2 evergreen perennials

Answer 3

1. Bergenia cordifolia ‘Bressingham White’

2. Phlox subulata ‘Fort Hill’

Question 4

name 3 perennials that attract butterflies

Answer 4

1. Alchemilla mollis
2. coreopsis auriculata ‘nana’
3. perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Filigran’

Question 5

name 3 perennials that are drought tolerant

Answer 5

1. eryngium yuccifolium
2. epimedium x youngianum ‘Roseum’
3. perovskia atriplicifolia ‘filigran’

Question 6

name 3 perennials that are spring bloomers

Answer 6

1. iris sibirica ‘Caesar’s brother’
2. phlox subulata ‘Fort Hill’
3. Bergenia cordifolia ‘Bressingham White’

Question 7

name 3 summer blooming perennials

Answer 7

1. Acanthus hungarius
2. alchemilla mollis
3. hemerocallis ‘happy returns’

Question 8

name 3 fall blooming perennials

Answer 8

1. cyclamen hederifolium
2. sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’
3. sedum ‘Herbstfreud’

Question 9

name 3 rabbit and deer resistant perennials

Answer 9

1. alchemilla mollis
2. acanthus hungaricus
3. bergenia cordifolia ‘Bressingham white’

Question 10

what can the modern interest of perennials be traced back to? did it work?

Answer 10

the wild garden 1870- Will Robinson

-no, believed in experimentation

Question 11

who refined much of the new perennial movement?

Answer 11

Gertrude Jekyll- 1880s

-wrote colour schemes in the flower harden in 1911

Question 12

name the 6 things to consider when selecting perennials

Answer 12

1. appearnce of plant
2. habits of the plan )sun, moisture, soil type ect)
3. flower season
4. forms
5. height
6. contrasting textures and colours

Question 13

name three ways to divide perennials

Answer 13

1. pull apart bu hand
2. divide with forks
3. cut apart rhizome