Plant anatomy

Question 1

herbaceous

Answer 1

non woody - no secondary growth (wood) plant parts die in winter

Question 2

ornamental grass

Answer 2

grass used in landscaping- bunch type - short or tall

Question 3

Spring Bulb

Answer 3

plant in spring, flower in summer- freeze kills

Question 4

Fall Bulb

Answer 4

plant in fall - need to freeze - flower in spring

Question 5

Bulb

Answer 5

fleshy scale leafs - apex in middle

Question 6

annual

Answer 6

entire life cycle in 1 season

Question 7

biennial

Answer 7

leafs first year, elongating stems and flowering 2nd year

Question 8

perennial

Answer 8

3 or more years, not eternal, there are woody perennials trees/shrubs

Question 9

corm

Answer 9

bulb LIKE underground that is a swollen compressed stem NOT a tru bulb (freesia crocus)

Question 10

Tuber

Answer 10

swollen underground stem, one or more buds that can grow into new stems/roots (potatoes, sweet potato)

Question 11

Rhizomes

Answer 11

horizontal or lateral stem that move underneath the soil - invasive - (lily of the valley, Siberian Iris, mint, ginger)