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