Plant Propagation examples

Question 1

2 plant examples of softwood cuttings

Answer 1

Fuchsia’Swingtime’

Pelargonium zonale

Question 2

2 conifers & 2 evergreen plants - semi ripe cuttings

Answer 2

Conifers -
Cryptomeria japonica
Thuja plicata

Evergreen -
Lavandula augustifolia
Rosmarinus officianalis

Question 3

Plants - hardwood cuttings

Answer 3

Cornus alba

Buddleja davidii

Question 4

Name 2 bulbs

Answer 4

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Allium cepa

Question 5

Name 2 Corms

Answer 5

Crocus chrysanthus

Gladiolus murielae

Question 6

Name 2 Rhizomes

Answer 6

Iris germanica

Zingiber officianale

Question 7

Name 2 stem tubers

Answer 7

Solanum tuberosum

Question 8

Name 2 Stolons

Answer 8

Fragaria rosacea

Ranunculus acris

Question 9

Name 2 recalcitrant seeds

Answer 9

Quercus robur (oak)
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chestnut)

Question 10

Name 2 orthodox seeds

Answer 10

Daucus carota

Nigella damascena

Question 11

Name 2 each of a small, medium and large seed.

Answer 11

Small - Begonia semperflorens
Papaver orientalis (poppy

Medium - Latuca sativa (lettuce) 
LSolanum lycopersicum (tomato)

Large - cucurbita pepo (courgette)
Phaseolis vulgaris (French bean)

Question 12

Name 4 different outdoor seed sewing methods and examples

Answer 12

Broadcast - grass or informal hardy annual.
Drills - Carrots & peas
Individual - runner beans and courgettes
Station - Parsnip, peas

Question 13

Name 4 different leaf cuttings & examples

Answer 13

Petiole cutting - Saintpaulia ionantha (African violet) & Peperomia caperata
Midrib - Streptocarpus rexii (Primrose)or Chevron cuttings
Leaf bud cutting - Camelia japonica
Leaf lamina slashing or Leaf squares - Begonia rex

Question 14

Name 2 plants that you can propagate from root cutting

Answer 14

Papaver orientale

Phlox paniculata

Question 15

Name 2 plants propagated from Division

Answer 15

Alchemilla mollis (ladies mantle) (fibrous roots)
Hosta fortunei
(With distinct buds)
Rhus typhina
(suckering shrub)

Question 16

Name 4 plants propagated from Layering

Answer 16

Simple
Cotinus coggygria
Cornus alba

Serpentine or Compound layering- Clematis montana

Air layering - Ficus elastica