Plant Lists Flashcards
Hardy Annuals
Can withstand below -5°c
Sown direct in March without protection
Ammi majus Anthriscus sylvestris Calendula officinalis Centaurea cyanus Gypsophila elegans Helianthus annus 'Kong' F1 Papaver somniferum Nigella damascena Limnanthes douglasii
Half Hardy Annuals
Can withstand down to -5°c
Are sown under protection and planted out after last frosts
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apollo Pink' Eschscholzia californica Begonia semperflorens 'Quick' F1 Gazania 'Tiger Stripes' Petunia x hybrida 'Easy Wave Red' Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' Nicotiana alata Rudbeckia hirta Salvia splendens Zinnia elegans
Biennials
Produces basal growth in the first year before flowering in the second year.
Can be sown early summer year 1, or directly in Autumn in mild areas.
Also short lived perennials treated as biennials.
Erysimum cheiri - P grown as Bi Campanula medium Digitalis purpurea Echium pininana Dipsacus fullonum Alcea rosea - P grown as Bi Dianthus barbatus 'Sweet Red' F1
F1 hybrids
Helianthus annus 'Kong" F1 Pelargonium 'Best Red' Petunia x hybrida 'Easy Wave' Petunia 'Frenzy Red' F1 Begonia semperflorens 'Quick' F1 Dianthus barbatus 'Sweet' F1
Tomato ‘Sungold’ F1
Carrot ‘Flyaway’
Pro:
uniform growth
Hybrid vigour (Heterosis)
Breeders constantly producing better cultivars
Con:
Expensive relative to non-F1 plants/seeds
Saved seed will not come true, need to buy fresh each year
Favourite cultivars will only be offered for a few years before the lines discontinued.
Uniformity of flower, growth, vigour, maturity period
Greater size due to hybrid vigour - heterosis
(Hybrids are therefore more robust and able to overcome adverse growing conditions)
Plant breeders control the inbred lines, and have to sell a lot to make profit. Constantly looking to produce new and better cultivars.
Bedding info
Quick to mature Floriferous or colourful foliage compact self supporting capable of transplanting hardy (spring bedding) P&D resistant !!
Bulbs can be planted with biennial bedding in Autumn to give colour in early spring
Allium hollandicum, Tulipa ‘Balerina’, Crocus tommisinanus, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Scilla siberica
Formal Bedding - public spaces, bold displays, ornamental parterres. Neat symmetrical patterns. Clipped Buxus hedge.
Carpet bedding - compact and tightly knitted. Technically complex designs. Low growing foliage plants such as Sempervivum, Sedum, Saxifraga
Spring Bedding - Planted out in October and removed in May (must be hardy -10°c)
Summer Bedding - Planted out in late May (after frosts) are usually HHA (-5°c)
Hardy - can withstand -5°c to -10°c, sowed in situ
Half Hardy - can withstand down to -5°c
Tropical
Lush, jungle feel. Bright flowers or large attractive leaves
Canna indica
Ricinus communis
Ipomoea batatas
Edging
Positioned around the edge of the planting scheme
usually 150-200mm high
spacing - 150mm
Lobellia ernius
Begonia semperflorens
Groundwork / Infill
Majority of the bedding, always taller than edging
300-500mm high
spacing - 200-300mm (just more than edging)
Pelargonium ‘Best Red’
Senecio cineraria
Gazania ‘Tiger Stripes’
Salvia splendens
Dot Plants
Used to break up the groundwork with different colour or texture. Taller than groundwork plants.
Canna indica
Fuchsia ‘Thalia’
Ipomoea batatas
Spring Bedding Plants
Edging:
Myososis sylvatica
Bellis perennis
Viola x wittrockiana
Groundwork: Erysimum cheiri Primula 'Crescendo Bright Red' Nacsissus 'Tete a Tete' Tulipa 'Ballerina' Tulipa 'Tinka' Scilla siberica Crocus vernus / Crocus tommasinianus Galanthus nivalis
Dot Plants:
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’
Fritillaria imperialis
Summer Bedding Plants
Edging:
Begonia semperflorens ‘Quick’ F1
Lobelia ernius ‘Cambridge Blue’
Bacopa ‘Snowflake’
Groundwork: Pelargonium ' Best Red' Gazania 'Tiger Stripes' Salvia splendens Rudbeckia hirta
Dot Plants:
Canna indica
Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’
Summer Display - Containers/hanging basket
Lobelia ernius 'Cambridge Blue' Gazania 'Tiger Stripe' Pelargonium 'Best Red' Begonia semperflorens 'Quick' F1 Dichondra argentea Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' Petunia x hybrida 'Easy Wave' Bacopa 'Snowflake'
Winter Display - Containers/hanging basket
Hedera helix Crocus vernus Galanthus nivalis Narcissus 'Tete a Tete' Myosotis sylvatica Primula 'Crescendo Bright Red' Bellis perennis Viola x wittrockiana Buxus smpervirens Ajuga reptant Brunnera macrophylla
Bulbs, Corms, Tubers
Border: Allium giganteum Fritillaria imperialis Narcissus 'Tete a Tete' Tulpia 'Ballerina' Crocus 'Lucifer' Iris germanica
Containers: Crocus vernus Galanthus nivalis Allium holllandicum Tulipa 'Tinka' Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
Naturalising: Narcissus pseudonarcissus Crocus tommasinianus Galanthus nivalis Fritillaria meleagris
Herbaceous Perennials
Rudbeckia fulgida Echinacea purpurea Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude' Hemerocallis 'Stafford' Echinops ritro Monarda didyma Verbena bonariensis Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Astrantia major Geranium 'Rozanne' Iris sibirica Liriope muscari
