Biennials (Grown as)

Question 1

Answer 1

Erysimum cheiri
common wallflower

A short-lived, evergreen perennial grown as a biennial

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Family: Brassicaceae
Hardiness: H5
Foliage: Evergreen

Erysimum can be annuals, biennials or woody-based perennials with narrow leaves and dense racemes of often fragrant, 4-petalled flowers (red or orange or yellow)

Question 2

Answer 2

Digitalis purpurea
foxglove

A compact annual/biennial

Family: Plantaginaceae
Hardiness: H7
Foliage: Deciduous

Digitalis can be biennials or usually short-lived perennials forming a rosette of simple leaves with bell-shaped flowers in slender, erect, usually one-sided racemes

Question 3

Answer 3

Alcea rosea
hollyhock

A robust biennial or short-lived perennial to 2m or more

Family: Malvaceae
Hardiness: H5
Foliage: Deciduous

Alcea are robust biennials or short-lived perennials with showy funnel-shaped flowers borne in tall, erect racemes in summer

Question 4

Answer 4

Dianthus barbatus
sweet william

A biennial or short-lived perennial

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Hardiness: H7
Foliage: Evergreen

Dianthus can be annuals, evergreen perennials or subshrubs with narrow, often greyish leaves and showy flowers that are frequently fragrant

Question 5

Answer 5

Lunaria annua
honesty

A hardy annual or biennial

Family: Brassicaceae
Hardiness: H6
Foliage: Deciduous

Lunaria can be annuals, biennials or perennials, with triangular-ovate leaves and leafy racemes of 4-petalled flowers in late spring and early summer