Sunny Plants 2 Flashcards
dianthus plumarius family?
CAROYPHYLLACEAE
cerastium tomentosum family?
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
saponaria species family?
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
dianthus plumarius common names?
cottage pinks and dianthus
main landscape use for CARYOPHYLLACEAE?
rock and alpine gardens
when does dianthus bloom and what’s the hardiest colour?
may to July, pink
most notable characteristics of the CARYOPHYLLACEAE family?
swollen nodes, entire leaf margins, montane plant
dianthus plumarius are used for what in a sensory garden?
taste but not touch
when not flowering, dianthus looks like what in the landscape?
grassy
dianthus plumarius, cerastium tomentosum amd saponaria are all mat forming what?
ground covers
dianthus, cerastium and saponaria should not be cut back in the fall because?
they are all evergreens
saponaria common name?
soapwort
cerastium tomentosum - snow in summer will lose its leaves when its planted where?
in the shade
cerastium tomentosum common name
snow in summer
to keep grass out of snow in summer. its important to leave?
a buffer zone
cerastium tomentosum blooms when? and what colour are the flowers?
early summer and white flowers
saponaria species needs to be where in the landscape?
paired with other plants
what colours are soapwort and when does it bloom?
pinks, and blooms spring and early summer
stachys byzantina family?
LAMIACEAE
if stachys byzantina is not in full sun, what happens?
it loses its hairs
what is Stacy byzantina used for in a sensory garden?
touch, soft foliage
when does Stacy byzantina bloom and what are the flower colours?
mood summer til frost, pink colours
Y/N will stachys byzantina grow under lodgepole pine and invade a lawn?
yes
common name of stachys byzantina?
lambs ears
hylotelephium erythrostictum family name?
CRASSULACEAE
sempervivum tectorum family name?
CRASSULACEAE
sedum species family?
CRASSULACEAE
hylotelephium erythrostictum common name?
showy stonecrop
sempervivum tectorum common name?
hens and chicks
what CRASSULACEAE plants are used for green roofs?
sedum species and sempervivum tectorum
when do sedum species bloom and what colour?
early summer, June - July, colours are cultivar specific
when does showy stonecrop bloom and what colour? does it attract butterflies?
late season, mid august til frost, pinks and reds but sometimes white, yes it attracts butterflies
when does sempervivum tectorum - hens and chicks bloom and what colours?
mid summer, pinks
all CRASSDULACEAE plant scan be used in what landscape types?
rock and alpine gardens
Y/N are CRASSULACEAE plants evergreens?
yes
Y/N can hylotelephium erythrostictum be used for winter interest?
yes
hemerocallis cvs. family?
XANTHORRHOEACEAE
hemerocallis cvr. can be planted with what? and used as a substitute for?
plant with irises and grasses
where can hemerocallis be used in the landscape?
anywhere
when does hemerocallis bloom?
august til frost
difference between daylilies and irises?
dallies have keels on their leaves and vase shaped, iris are not
hemerocallis cvs. common name?
daylily
what 3 plants are bombproof?
Stachys byzantina, hemerocallis and aegopodium podagraria ‘variegatum’
euphorbia polychroma family?
EUPHORBIACEAE
euphorbia polychrome common name?
cushion spurge
has showy bracts and apetalous flowers?
cushion spurge
when does euphorbia polychroma bloom?
spring to early summer, late may to early june
Y/N can cushion spurge be used as fall colour with a red/yellow scheme?
yes
Y/N can cushion spurge be cut back midsummer and can it promote a second flush?
yes
how is euphorbia polychroma used in the landscape?
mass plantings or accents
Y/N are XANTHORRHOEACEAE monocots?
yes
thymus species common names?
creeping thyme, mother of thyme, woolly thyme
difference between woolly and creeping thyme?
woolly has grey green foliage and creeping has solid green
Y/N can them be used in the shade?
no
what is thymes use in a sensory garden?
its edible and fragrant
primula species family?
PRIMULACEAE
primula species common names?
primula and primrose
when do primroses bloom?
early spring early summer
what colours do primula species come in?
all colours
how do primula spread?
its a colonizer
