405 Specialty crops. Bedding Plants Flashcards
(88 cards)
1
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The latin name for Dracaena is
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Cordyline indivisa
2
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Cordyline indivisa belongs to what family
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ASPARAGACEAE
3
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The latin name for African Daisy is
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Osteospermum cvs
4
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Osteospermum, Jacobaea maritima, Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula, Tagetes tenuifolia, Zinnia elegans belong to which family
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ASTERACEAE
5
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Begonia x semperflorens cultorum belongs to which family
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BEGONIACEAE
6
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Lobularia maritima belongs to which family
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BRASSICACEAE
7
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The latin name for Sweet Alyssum is
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Lobularia maritima
8
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Lobelia erinus belongs to which family
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CAMPANULACEAE
9
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The common name for Pelargonium x hortorum is
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Zonal Geranium
10
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Pelargonium x hortorum belongs to which family
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GERANIACEAE
11
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The latin name for garden sage is
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Salvia splendens
12
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The latin name for Mealy Cup Sage is
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Salvia farinacea
13
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Saliva belongs to which family
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LAMIACEAE
14
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Fuchsia x hybrida belongs to which family
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ONAGRACEAE
15
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The common name for Portulaca grandiflora is
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Moss Rose
16
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Portulaca grandiflora belongs to which family
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PORTULACACEAE
17
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The latin name for Snapdragons is
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Antirrhinum majus
18
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Antirrhinum majus belongs to which family
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PLANTAGINACEAE
19
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Calibrachoa and Petunia belong to which family
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SOLANACEAE
20
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Verbena belongs to which family
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VERBENACEAE
21
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Viola x wittrockiana belongs to which family
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VIOLACEAE
22
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The common name Phormium tenax is
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New Zealand Flax
23
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Phormium tenax belongs to which family
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XANTHORRHOEACEAE
24
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What plants are grown for foliage
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*Cordyline indivisa, Jacobaea maritima, Brassica oleracea *
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Which marigold is not drought tolerant
Tagetes tenuifolia
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Which 4 plants can be used as border plants
Jacobaea maritima, Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula, Tagetes tenuifolia. Bonus - Zinnia elegans ( Dusty, African, French, Mexican)
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Which bedding plant is most often used as thiller in a container
Cordyline indivisa
28
Name some bedding plants that have multiple flower colours
Osterospermum spp. and Zinnia elegans. Petunia. Pansy. Snapdragons
29
Which marigold is most prone to stem breakage
Tagetes tenuifolia ( Mexican Marigold)
30
Which is a true perennial and can sometimes survive our winters
Jacobaea maritima
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Which plant has sessile leaves with coarse hairs
Zinnia elegans
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Which 3 plants comes in different foliage colours
Cordyline indivisa, Brassica oleracea, Phormium tenax
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Which marigold has single flowers only
Tagetes tenuifolia
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Which marigold comes in multiple flowers shapes and in red/brown, orange or yellow
Tagetes patula
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Which family is Cordyline indivisa in
ASAPARAGACEAE
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Which plant needs warm summers in order to flower
Zinnia elegans
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Which plant has leaves with coarse, medium or fine texture depending on the cultivar
Jacobaea maritima
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Which plant needs to pinched
Zinnia elegans
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Which plants need deadheading
Tagetes erecta, T. patula, Zinna elegans, Osteospermum spp.
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Which 7 plants cannot withstand cold in the fall
Begonia semperflorens-cultorum, Portulaca grandifolra, Fuschia, Salvia splendens. Tagents spp. , Zinnia elegans, Phormium tenax
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Which plant likes warmer summers
Pelargonium x hortorum
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What is Brassica oleracea grown for
Foliage
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Which plant has leaves with green, pink or magenta within
Brassica oleracea
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Which plant has some cvs with white or yellow variegated leaves
Pelargonium x hortorum
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Which plant has some cvs that can be green or copper-red
Begonia semperflorens-cultorum
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Which plants have thick almost leathery leaves
Begonia semperflorens-cultorum
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Are begonias monoecious
Yes
48
Does Lobelia have blue flowers
Yes
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Can the flowers of Begonia, Lobularia maritima, and Zonal geranium be pink or white
Yes
50
Do Lobularia maritima and Lobelia come in both trailing and mounding forms
Yes
51
Can Begonia and Zonal Geranium be used as house plants in the winter
Yes
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Is Lobularia maritima a true annual
Yes
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Does Pelargonium hortorum need deadheading
Yes
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Which family has head inflorescences
ASTERACEAE
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Does BRASSICACEAE have 4 petaled flowers
Yes
56
Which bedding plant family has square stems
LAMIACEAE
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Are the flowers in BEGONIACEAE monoecious
Yes
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Does ASPARAGACEACE have monocot characteristics
Yes
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Are the fruit in BRASSICACEAE silicle or silique
Both
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Does CAMPANULACEAE and LAMIACEAE have flowers with 5 fused petals
Yes
61
Which 3 bedding plants are used for fragrance
Sweet alyssum, zonal geranium and petunia
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Which 4 bedding plants are hardy both spring and fall
Dusty miller, Pansy, Ornamental cabbage and Snapdragon
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Which bedding plants are used as commercial cut flowers
Tagetes erecta, Zinna elegans, Antirrhinum majus
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Which bedding plant is a subshrub
Fuchsia x hybrida
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Which bedding plant needs protection from the wind
Fuchsia
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Which 4 bedding plants are used as Thrillers
New Zealand Flax, Dracaena spike, Rocket snapdragons, Tagetes erecta
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Which bedding plants are used at the back of borders
Dracaena spike, New Zealand Flax, Rocket snap dragons, Tagetes erecta.
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Which 6 bedding plants are used at Spillers
Petunia, Calibrachoa, Fuchsia, Alyssum, Lobelia, Verbena
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How many plants would you get in on 1206 cell pack (not the whole tray just one cell pack)
12
70
Pinching is
Removing the tips of new growth to promote branching
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Would you use Verbena spp. in the front of an annual border
Yes
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Which is the most popular bedding plant in our area because of it's reliability and profusion of flowers in multiple colours?
Petunia
73
For a hanging basket in a part shade location is Fuchsia x hybrid appropriate
Yes
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A groundcover plant with succulent leaves and stems adapted for hot dry conditions best describes.
Portulaca grandiflora
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Does Begonia have cvs with yellow flowers
No
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Would Salva farinacea be used as a vertical accent in a bedding plant display
Yes
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Which of the families contains plants with irregular flowers, 2 fused petals at the top of the flower and 3 fused petals at the bottom?
CAMPANULACEAE & LAMIACEAE
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Will African Marigold turn black at the first sign of frost in the fall
Yes
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Does Cordyline indivisa have foliage in different colours depending on cvs
Yes
80
Is sweet Sweet Alyssum a true annual that may goto seed before the end of the season
Yes
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Is New Zealand Flax used as Thriller in a container
Yes
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Which plants are prone to micro nutrient deficiency ( iron manganese) in our alkaline soils?
Petunia and Calibrachoa
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What would you choose for the following scenario:
filler for container, full sun, red colour, fragrance.
Pelargonium x hortorum (Geranium)
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Which plant would do well in a hot dry location or xeriscape?
Dusty Miller
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Many plants respond to pinching but these NEED to be pinched or they will grow one stem straight up.
Snapdragon and Zinnia
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Which plants will have cultivars with double flowers?
Zinnia petunia and fuchsia
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Which bedding plant considered a cool season bedding plant and sometimes planted early in the season in place of bulbs?
Pansy
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Is Zinnia a commercial cut flower
Yes
