Sunny Plants 1 Flashcards
Leucanthemum x superbum family?
ASTERACEAE
Shasta Daisy latin name?
Leucanthemum x superbum
Joe Pye Weed latin name?
Eutrochium
scabiosa columbaria/pincushion family name?
DIPSACACEAE
salvia sylvestris family name?
LAMIACEAE
woodland sage latin name?
salvia sylvestris
scabiosa columbaria common name?
scabiosa/pincushion
salvia/woodland sage bonus name?
balkan clary
petrovskia atriplicifolia family name?
LAMIACEAE
trollius species family name?
RANUNCULACEAE
what make echinacea purpurea a sensory garden plant?
velcro like foliage, touch
which ASTERACEAE plants are left for winter interest when flowers left standing?
ligiularia dentata, echinacea purpurea, joe pye weed
which full sun ASTERACEAE can be used in butterfly gardens but not tolerate wet soil?
eutrochium species - Joe pye weed
white flowering ASTERACEAE blooms from midsummer and is an excellent crossover plant?
Shasta daisy - leucanthemum x superbum
which family is closely similar to ASTERACEAE?
DIPSACACEAE
which ASTERACEAE has less a basal cluster and cauline foliage?
eutrochium species - joe pye weed
which ASTERACEAE is poisonous but can be medicinal at the same time?
eutrochium species - Joe pye weed
scabiosa columbaria has basal leaves like poppies but cauline leaves that are what?
fern like
scabiosa columbaria/pincushion flower blooms early summer til frost making it what?
a crossover plant
scabiosa columbaria are used in what landscape settings?
rock gardens
T/F scabiosa columbaria can be used in bee/butterfly gardens
true
which LAMIACEAE is low maintenance and reblooms after shearing? latin and common?
salvia sylvestris/ woodland sage
Which LAMIACEAE can be used in a sensory garden for the leaves and smell?
catmint, russian sage, salvia
which LAMIACEAE tolerates pollution and dry soil?
petrovskia atriplicifolia
which full sun LAMIACEAE is crossover plant and blooms from mid may til freeze?
nepeta racemosa - catmint
which LAMIACEAE is low maintenance and needs to have broken stems cut out?
nepeta racemosa - catmint
which LAMIACEAE can be used in a mediterranean garden?
salvia sylvestris, petrovskia atriplicifolia
which LAMIACEAE has spike like racemes with short internodes which you can see whorls of flowers?
salvia sylvestris
Veronica spicata family name?
PLANTAGINACEAE
Veronica spicata two common names?
Veronica and speedwell
common landscape use for speedwell?
back of bed, vertical accent plant
T?F does Veronica spicata attract butterflies and bees?
true
T/F should speedwell be cut back in the summer to promote a second flush growth?
true
what colours does Veronica spicata bloom in?
whites, pinks and reds
which LAMIACEAE can be used as cut flowers?
salvia sylvestris - woodland sage
petrovskia atriplicifolia - russian sage
which ASTERACEAE cannot go to seed because it can crossbreed with a common weed the oxeye daisy?
Shasta daisy - leucanthemum x superbum
which ASTERACEAE flowers late and blooms mid summer til freeze?
eutrochium species - Joe pye weed
echinacea purpurea and eutrochium should be used where in a bed?
mid to back
which ASTERACEAE can be used in a native or naturalized planting?
echinacea purpurea
trollius species family name?
RANUNCULACEAE
globeflower can be used as what because its so widely and well adapted?
used as a backbone plant
a RANUNCULACEAE to brighten a shady site with its bright yellow flowers?
trollius x cultorum
peonies being grown from root division take how long to flower?
3 - 4 years
what do peonies emerge as in the spring?
purple pips
a sensory garden use for peonies is what?
their fragrance
how do yo use peonies as winter interest?
seed pods, leave standing and don’t deadhead
what part of the poppy is left for winter interest?
seed pods
the landscape use for poppies is what?
used in oriental gardens
which is larger? papaver orientale or papaver nudicaule?
papaver orientale
how do you maintain papaver nudicaule?
deadhead after flowering