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Plant List #5: Rosaceae Family Flashcards

1
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What is the binomial name of Saltspray rose or Rough rose?

A

Rosa rugosa

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2
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How tall do saltspray roses grow?

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Up to 6 feet

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What is the bloom season for Saltspray rose?

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Spring; it develops suckers

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What are the uses for saltspray roses?

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Hedge, screen, specimen, erosion control, salt tolerant (as in name)

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5
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What is the binomial name of Diablo Ninebark

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Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’

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6
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How tall can Diablo ninebark grow?

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Up to 8 feet

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What is the light condition for Diablo ninebark?

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Full to part shade

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What is the bloom season of Diablo ninebark?

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Late spring

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What are the uses of Diablo ninebark?

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Mass planting, hedge, screen, erosion control

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What is the binomial name of cranberry cotoneaster?

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Cotoneaster apiculatus

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What is the bloom season of Cranberry cotoneaster?

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Late Spring

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What are the uses of cranberry cotoneaster?

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Groundcover, hedge, foundation, erosion control

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13
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How tall can cotoneaster grow?

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Up to 3 feet (so tbh, not rly the most ideal groundcover if you want something that will be easy to manage and will grow low lol)

  • Davinia’s personal opinion
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14
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What are the light conditions of cotoneaster apiculatus?

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Full sun

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What is the binomial name of Purple leaf sand cherry?

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Prunus x cistena

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16
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How tall can purple leaf sand cherry grow?

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Up to 10 feet!

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17
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What type of light condition does the purple leaf sand cherry prefer? What does it tolerate?

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Best in full sun. Will tolerate part shade.

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18
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What is the bloom season of Purple leaf sand cherry?

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Spring

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What are the uses of Prunus x cistena?

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Accent, specimen, screen, hedge, foundation, urban tolerant

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What is the binomial name of the Red Jade crabapple?

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Malus ‘Red Jade’

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21
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How tall can the Red Jade crabapple grow?

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Up to 15 feet!!

22
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What type of disease can attack the Red Jade crabapple?

A

Apple scab :(

23
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What is the bloom season of the Red Jade crabapple?

A

Spring flowers! Fall fruit!

24
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What are the uses of the Red Jade crabapple?

A

Specimen, espalier

25
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Which plant on this list grows in a pendulant manner?

A

Red Jade crabapple

26
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Not a trick question: What is the family name of all the plants on this list?

A

Rosaceae 🌹

27
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What is the binomial name of the Chanticleer Callery pear?

A

Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’

28
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How tall does the Chanticleer Callery Pear tree go?

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Up to 35 feet!

29
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Which plant on this list has a narrow canopy?

A

Chanticleer Callery Pear with 16 feet spread compared to its 35 feet height

30
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What is the bloom season of the Callery Pear?

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Spring flowers. Fruit are NOT edible.

31
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What is the use of the Chanticleer Callery Pear?

A

Tree, group, specimen

32
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What is the binomial name of the Double flower Japanese Kerria?

A

Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’

33
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Which plant on this list is wider than it is tall?

A

Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’.

5 to 10 feet height vs 6 to 10 feet width

34
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What are the light conditions of the Japanese kerria?

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Part shade. Can tolerate full shade but leaves might get sad

35
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What are the uses of the Japanese kerria?

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Hedge, woodland garden, specimen, mass planting, screen

36
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What is the binomial name of the Anthony Waterer spirea?

A

Spiraea japonica ‘Anthony Waterer’

37
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How tall and wide does the Anthony Waterer spirea grow?

A

Up to 3 feet tall vs up to 4 feet wide.

38
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What is the bloom season of the Anthony Waterer spirea?

A

Spring to Summer

39
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When should you prune the Anthony Waterer spirea? Why?

A

Prune in Winter. Flowers appear on the current year’s growth, so if you are pruning in late Spring or Summer, you are killing off potential flowers which is sad.

40
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What are the uses of the Anthony Waterer spirea?

A

Hedge, specimen, mass planting, foundation planting, deer tolerant

41
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What is the binomial name of the Kwanzan cherry?

A

Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’

42
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How tall can the Kwanzan cherry grow?

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Up to 30 feet

43
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Which plant on this list has a ‘short’ lifespan?

A

Kwanzan cherry tree can only live up to 25 years which is deeply depressing for such a beautiful tree.

44
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What are the light conditions of the Kwanzan cherry?

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Full sun to part shade

45
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What is the bloom season of the Kwanzan cherry?

A

Spring.

46
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What is the use of the Kwanzan cherry?

A

Street tree, specimen, groups

47
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What is the binomial name of the Serviceberry?

A

Amelanchier arborea

48
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How tall can the Serviceberry grow?

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Up to 25 feet

49
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What is the light condition of the Serviceberry?

A

Full sun to part shade

50
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What is the bloom season of the Serviceberry?

A

Spring flowers with Summer berries!

51
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What are the uses of the Serviceberry?

A

Tree, woodland garden, streams and ponds, edible fruit (which makes a great jam)

52
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What are some characteristics of plants in the Rosaceae family?

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They are generally woody shrubs to medium sized trees.

Some have thorns, spines or prickles.

Most have an alternate leaf arrangements.

Most have stipules are leaf bases.

Blooming usually happens in Spring.

They have a hypanthium in the shape of a cup where sepals, petals, and stamens are attached (apples or pears)

Some are food groups, other have ornamental value!

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