Short Answer quiz 2 Flashcards
3 Ground Covers
Barrenwort Cyclamen Phlox Stonecrop (small) oregano geranium
3 Shade Tolerant
Barrenwort
Cyclamen
3 deer and rabbit resistant
Barrenwort Bergenia iris Torchlily Lady's Mantle Cyclamen Phlox Sedum (small) Sedum Typ lamb's ear daylily hummingbird mint coral bell
3 winter interest
Hungarian Bear’s Breeches
Sedum Typ
Rattlesnake Master
bergenia
3 evergreen
Hungarian Bear’s Breeches
Bergenia
Phlox
Purple
Barrenwort
Iris
geranium
sage
Pink
Hungarian Bear’s Breeches
Cyclamen
Sedum (small)
hummingbird mint
spring bloom
Barrenwort Rattlesnake Master Phlox Coreopsis geranium
summer bloom
Hungarian Bear's Breeches Rattlesnake Master Torchlily Lady's Mantle Coreopsis Sage Sedum Typ lamb's ear oregano hummingbird mint geranium
over 12” under 60”
Hungarian Bear's Breeches Bergenia Iris Sage Sedum Typ
white
Bergenia
Rattlesnake Master
Cyclamen
Part Shade
Bergenia
Sedum Typ
eranium sanguine
coral bell
Full sun
Bergenia Rattlesnake Master Torchlily Sedum (small) Coreopsis lamb's ear oregano hummingbird mint geranium coral bell
fall bloom
Rattlesnake Master Cyclamen (winter as well) Sage Sedum Typ oregano hummingbird mint
drought tolerant
Rattlesnake Master Sedum (small) Sage lamb's ear oregano
taller than 3’
Rattlesnake Master
Knotweed
pollinators
Rattlesnake Master Phlox Sage Sedum Typ lamb's ear oregano knotweed(bees only) hummingbird mint
poisonous
Iris
zeroscaping
Torchlily
Phlox
lamb’s ear
oregano
under 2 feet above 1 (not a ground cover)
Torchlily
Lady’s Mantle
hummingbird mint
coral bell
sandy soil
Torchlily
hummingbird mint
part sun
Torchlily
lamb’s ear
fragrant
Knotweed Cyclamen daylily iris sage
invasive
knotweed
iris
yellow bloom
Lady’s Mantle
Coreopsis
daylily
foilage
Sedum (small) -bergundy coral bell knotweed bergenia lambs ear
average moist soil
Cyclamen Knotweed iris geranium coral bell
who rote the book The Wild Garden and why didn’t his ideas work
William Robinson they didn’t work because he believes in experimentation
who refined the work of robinson and what was her book called
Gertrude Jekyll, Color Schemes in the Flower Garden
what are 3 things you should look for when picking perennials
sun/shade, appearance, soils they like, maintenance, habitat
when you have a small garden what should you do in terms of seasonality
make it focus on 1 season
3 forms of perennials
creeping, mounded, weeping, round, columnar, oval, upright
how long do perennials usually bloom
2-3 weeks
when should you buy perennials
early spring and summer, after that they’re root bound
what do you need to do after planting
staking, transplanting, fertilize, thinning, dividing, pitching, dead heading, checking for disease and insects
dividing daylilies
pull apart by hand
dividing of hosta
forks
dividing of iris
cut apart rhizome
full sun, part sun, part shade, shade
full sun 8+
part 6-8
part shade 4-6
shade less than 4
what did William robinson do
wrote a book called the wild garden
what sis Gertrude do
write book called color schemes in the flower garden
