Sunny Plants 2 Flashcards

1
Q

dianthus plumarius family?

A

CAROYPHYLLACEAE

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2
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cerastium tomentosum family?

A

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

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3
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saponaria species family?

A

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

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4
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dianthus plumarius common names?

A

cottage pinks and dianthus

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5
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main landscape use for CARYOPHYLLACEAE?

A

rock and alpine gardens

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6
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when does dianthus bloom and what’s the hardiest colour?

A

may to July, pink

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7
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most notable characteristics of the CARYOPHYLLACEAE family?

A

swollen nodes, entire leaf margins, montane plant

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8
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dianthus plumarius are used for what in a sensory garden?

A

taste but not touch

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9
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when not flowering, dianthus looks like what in the landscape?

A

grassy

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10
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dianthus plumarius, cerastium tomentosum amd saponaria are all mat forming what?

A

ground covers

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11
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dianthus, cerastium and saponaria should not be cut back in the fall because?

A

they are all evergreens

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12
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saponaria common name?

A

soapwort

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13
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cerastium tomentosum - snow in summer will lose its leaves when its planted where?

A

in the shade

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14
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cerastium tomentosum common name

A

snow in summer

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15
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to keep grass out of snow in summer. its important to leave?

A

a buffer zone

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16
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cerastium tomentosum blooms when? and what colour are the flowers?

A

early summer and white flowers

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17
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saponaria species needs to be where in the landscape?

A

paired with other plants

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18
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what colours are soapwort and when does it bloom?

A

pinks, and blooms spring and early summer

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19
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stachys byzantina family?

A

LAMIACEAE

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20
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if stachys byzantina is not in full sun, what happens?

A

it loses its hairs

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21
Q

what is Stacy byzantina used for in a sensory garden?

A

touch, soft foliage

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22
Q

when does Stacy byzantina bloom and what are the flower colours?

A

mood summer til frost, pink colours

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23
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Y/N will stachys byzantina grow under lodgepole pine and invade a lawn?

A

yes

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24
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common name of stachys byzantina?

A

lambs ears

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25
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hylotelephium erythrostictum family name?

A

CRASSULACEAE

26
Q

sempervivum tectorum family name?

A

CRASSULACEAE

27
Q

sedum species family?

A

CRASSULACEAE

28
Q

hylotelephium erythrostictum common name?

A

showy stonecrop

29
Q

sempervivum tectorum common name?

A

hens and chicks

30
Q

what CRASSULACEAE plants are used for green roofs?

A

sedum species and sempervivum tectorum

31
Q

when do sedum species bloom and what colour?

A

early summer, June - July, colours are cultivar specific

32
Q

when does showy stonecrop bloom and what colour? does it attract butterflies?

A

late season, mid august til frost, pinks and reds but sometimes white, yes it attracts butterflies

33
Q

when does sempervivum tectorum - hens and chicks bloom and what colours?

A

mid summer, pinks

34
Q

all CRASSDULACEAE plant scan be used in what landscape types?

A

rock and alpine gardens

35
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Y/N are CRASSULACEAE plants evergreens?

A

yes

36
Q

Y/N can hylotelephium erythrostictum be used for winter interest?

A

yes

37
Q

hemerocallis cvs. family?

A

XANTHORRHOEACEAE

38
Q

hemerocallis cvr. can be planted with what? and used as a substitute for?

A

plant with irises and grasses

39
Q

where can hemerocallis be used in the landscape?

A

anywhere

40
Q

when does hemerocallis bloom?

A

august til frost

41
Q

difference between daylilies and irises?

A

dallies have keels on their leaves and vase shaped, iris are not

42
Q

hemerocallis cvs. common name?

A

daylily

43
Q

what 3 plants are bombproof?

A

Stachys byzantina, hemerocallis and aegopodium podagraria ‘variegatum’

44
Q

euphorbia polychroma family?

A

EUPHORBIACEAE

45
Q

euphorbia polychrome common name?

A

cushion spurge

46
Q

has showy bracts and apetalous flowers?

A

cushion spurge

47
Q

when does euphorbia polychroma bloom?

A

spring to early summer, late may to early june

48
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Y/N can cushion spurge be used as fall colour with a red/yellow scheme?

A

yes

49
Q

Y/N can cushion spurge be cut back midsummer and can it promote a second flush?

A

yes

50
Q

how is euphorbia polychroma used in the landscape?

A

mass plantings or accents

51
Q

Y/N are XANTHORRHOEACEAE monocots?

A

yes

52
Q

thymus species common names?

A

creeping thyme, mother of thyme, woolly thyme

53
Q

difference between woolly and creeping thyme?

A

woolly has grey green foliage and creeping has solid green

54
Q

Y/N can them be used in the shade?

A

no

55
Q

what is thymes use in a sensory garden?

A

its edible and fragrant

56
Q

primula species family?

A

PRIMULACEAE

57
Q

primula species common names?

A

primula and primrose

58
Q

when do primroses bloom?

A

early spring early summer

59
Q

what colours do primula species come in?

A

all colours

60
Q

how do primula spread?

A

its a colonizer