Week 7 Flashcards
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Antirrhinum majus
Snap Dragons
- Flowers snap when opened
- Winter annual, can handle frost
- Full sun
- Loam, sand; well-drained
- Hardy to 15 degrees
- Cuttings, seed
- Native to North America
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Pericallis hybrida
Cineraria
- Part shade
- Moist sand; well-drained
- Half hardy to 30 degrees
- seeds
- Blue, pink, white, red, purple flowers; Bloom spring/summer
- Native to South Africa and Canary Islands
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Crocus Vernus
Crocus
- Can take hard frost/snow cover
- No excessive heat
- Full sun to part shade
- Well-drained; organic matter
- Hardy to 0 degrees
- Division
- White, yellow, lavender, and purple flowers; February and March.
- Native to Central and Southern Europe
4
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Begonia semperflorens cultorum
Bedding Begonia
- Full shade to part shade
- Moist; well-drained; variable
- Tender down to 25 degrees
- Cuttings, seed
- Red, white, pink flowers; Bloom spring, summer, fall.
- Native to Tropical South Africa
5
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Clematis armandii
Evergreen Clematis
- Trifoliate leaves
- Sun
- Acidic; sand; moist; well-drained
- Hardy; 10 degrees
- Cuttings, layer
- White flower in February-April
- Native to China
6
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Geranium sanguineum
Bloody Cranesbill
- Low spreading plant
- No excessive heat
- Cuttings or division
- All-American status
7
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Ranunculus asiaticus
Ranunculus
- Late winter to early spring plant
- Full sun to part shade
- Moist loam, well-drained
- Hardy to just below 20 degrees
- Division
- Orange, pink, rose, white, yellow flowers; February - April
- Native to Southern Europe and Asia Minor
8
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Mentha requienii
Jewel Mint of Corsica
- Ground cover
- Spread 7-8 in
- Full sun to part shade
- Loam, sand; moist
- Tender; 25 degrees
- Division
- Small purple flowering in Summer
- Native to Corsica
9
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Thymus serpyllum
Creeping Thyme
- Ground cover
- Pepper Scent
- Full sun
- Warm; well-drained
- Half hardy; 20 degrees
- Division, cuttings
- Native to Eurasia, North Africa
10
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Vinca minor
Dwarf Periwinkle
- Common ground cover
- Continuously roots and spreads
- Sun, shade, part shade
- Well-drained
- Hardy; 0 degrees
- Cuttings, division
- Blue flower in Spring
- Native to Europe and Eastern U.S.
11
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Mahonia aquifloium
Oregon Grape
- Nicely planted underneath Coastal Redwoods
- Full sun, part shade
- Moist, variable, well-drained
- Hardy; 0 degrees
- Division, seed
- Yellow flowers; March-April
- Native to Northern California and Oregon
12
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Strelitzia reginae
Bird of Paradise
- Part shade; heat
- Moist; well-drained; organic matter
- No hard cold; 20 degrees
- Division, seed
- Orange, blue and white unique flower; spring, summer, fall
- Native to Tropical South Africa
13
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Magnolia soulangiana
Saucer Magnolia
- Small to medium size tree
- Slow growing
- Soft wood cuttings
- Seed propagate
- Full sun to shade
- Hardy 0 degrees
- Cuttings, layer, budding, grafting
- Hybrid
