Introduced Species

Question 1

LAMIACEAE family traits include

Answer 1

Opposite attachment, flowers often axillary and in whorls, and leaves often aromatic

Question 2

Which of these is best know for is medicinal use

Answer 2

Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea

Question 3

Which of these ASTERACEAE plants is known to attract butterflies specifically

Answer 3

Eutrochium purpureum

Question 4

Which ASTERACEAE are hybrids

Answer 4

Leucanthemum x superbum, Shasta Daisy

Question 5

Can Poppys and Coneflowers be used as winter interest

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Will Trollius species bloom in the early summer in a part shade location

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Is Papaver orientale foliage low growing, smooth and quite fine textured

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Is Trollius species a good choice for a shady garden design that needs a tidy, round plant to contrast a space with lots of coarse broad textured plants

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

In spring the leaves of Paeonia lactiflora come up purple red

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

Which ASTERACEAE closely resembles a noxious weed

Answer 10

Leucanthemum x superbum

Question 11

For a perennial bed with an analogous colour scheme of oranges, reds, and pink. Am ASTERACEAE that would be suitable for the back of the bed is

Answer 11

Eutrochium purpureum

Question 12

For perennial bed with a complmentary colour scheme of blues and golds, you need a LAMIACEAE that adds vertical accent, flowers in the summer and finishes in the fall, a good choice would be

Answer 12

Salvia sylvestris

Question 13

Perovskia atriplicfolia undoubtedly belongs in the back of the bed

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

Does Scabiosa have flowers the rise above the foliage on a raceme or in whorls

Answer 14

No

Question 15

Which EUPHORBIACEAE would we use in a sunny perennial bed for a splash of yellow

Answer 15

Euphorbia polychroma

Question 16

Which LAMIACEAE grows in full hot sun but can be a little two aggressive and can out-compete a lawn

Answer 16

Stachys byzantina

Question 17

Which CRASSULACEAE has cultivar that looks like its covered in cobwebs

Answer 17

Sempervivum tectorum

Question 18

Which LAMICACEAE would be used for tumbling down and over a rock wall

Answer 18

Thymus species

Question 19

If primula was used as groundcover what would be a downside

Answer 19

The loose colony form allows for larger weeds to infiltrate and it looks less uniform

Question 20

What is a maintenance consideration for Sempervivum tectorum

Answer 20

The inflorescence must be removed with pruning shears to prevent damage

Question 21

What to keep Dianthus plumarius from looking messy and unattractive what should you do

Answer 21

Sheer post flowering

Question 22

What plants would be a good choice for a landscape with dogs, small children and customer that hates fussy plants

Answer 22

Hemerocallis spp. Stachys byzantina Thymus species

Question 23

What CARYOPHYLLACEAE has beautiful showy pink flowers in early summer but is quite unremarkable afterwards

Answer 23

Soapwort, Saponaria

Question 24

In fall will Euphorbia polychroma provide fall colour

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

How do would you tell a daylily from an iris

Answer 25

Daylilies are vase shaped and have a strong central midrib

Question 26

Are daylilies monocots

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

What colours are Primula available in

Answer 27

Any colour

Question 28

When does Cerastium tomentosum bloom

Answer 28

Early summer

Question 29

To provide grassy texture and flowers in nearly every colour what perennial would you consider

Answer 29

Hemerocallis cvs

Question 30

What is the best place to plant Sempervivum tectorum 

Answer 30

The front of the bed, full sun location

Question 31

What is the best LAMIACEAE to use as groundcover between stones on a rock pathway

Answer 31

Thymus species

Question 32

What is one of the earliest blooming perennials

Answer 32

Primula

Question 33

For textural contrast because of its leaves are so small and fragrant what perennial groundcover can be used

Answer 33

Thymus species

Question 34

Which plant family would be the most obvious starting place for a dry site with shallow soil due to its members have more fleshy foliage

Answer 34

CRASSULACEAE

Question 35

Papaver species is diffcult to transplant why

Answer 35

Because of its taproot

Question 36

What part of the Papaver species is used for winter interest

Answer 36

Seed capsules

Question 37

Does Veronica spicata need to be cut back after it has flowered

Answer 37

Yes, it will look messy and untidy once it falls open

Question 38

Are cats and rabbits attracted to Nepeta racemosa

Answer 38

Yes

Question 39

Which family has head inflorescence similar to ASTERACEAE

Answer 39

DIPSACACEAE

Question 40

What colour are the flowers of Nepeta racemosa

Answer 40

Blue, purple

Question 41

Which LAMIACEAE can be used in a sensory garden for smell but not touch because its grey hairs can be rubbed off

Answer 41

Perovsika atriplicfolia

Question 42

What colour are the flowers of Leucanthemum x superbum

Answer 42

White only

Question 43

You need a low growing understory shrub what would you use

Answer 43

Russian Cypress, Microbiota decussata

Question 44

Which tree has beautiful golden colour to its wood, making it valuable for coppicing or as a winter accent tree

Answer 44

Salix alba var Vitellena

Question 45

You need an evergreen that has a good round form, which CUPRESSACEAE and PINACEAE is a good choice for this

Answer 45

Thuja occidentalis 'Woodardii' , Pinus mugo 'Snowmound"

Question 46

Which family has been used medicinally because of the ASA found in the buds

Answer 46

SALICACEAE

Question 47

When working on a design with a warm colour scheme - red, orange, yellow), which PINACEAE would you select

Answer 47

Pinus sylvestris - Scots Pine

Question 48

Why has the Fraxinus genera fallen out of favour in the landscape industry

Answer 48

There are several insect pests that target only Fraxinus species

Question 49

Which OLEACEAE can be limbed up, is high headed and has an attractive oval form

Answer 49

Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green Ash

Question 50

What tree has very small yellow flowers that attracts bees that turn into a hard little seed in a cymose with large dry bracts

Answer 50

Tilia species - Linden

Question 51

What trees would be good for a narrowish spot between a house and fence, because it remains relatively narrow throughout its lifespan

Answer 51

Tilia species & Fraxinus pennsylvanica 

Question 52

When any tree form PINACEAE is forming it is important to maintain its ? form and prune to maintain?

Answer 52

Excurrent form and apical dominance

Question 53

What do CUPRESSACEAE and PINACEAE have in common

Answer 53

They are largely evergreen

Question 54

A customer asks you to prune 6cm off their Cotoneaster so it stops overgrowing the path, you tell them

Answer 54

You warn them that cutting that much off will likely damage the hedges aesthetics

Question 55

Which Fraxinus species has red fall colour

Answer 55

Fraxinus americana 'Nobility' - White ash 'Nobility"

Question 56

Which PINACEAE grows well in moist, boggy lowlands

Answer 56

Pinus aristata , Bristlecone pine

Question 57

Which SAPINDACEAE is known for messy twiggy growth due to opposite attachment. It is regularly used on smaller sites.

Answer 57

Acer tataricum , Tartarian Maple

Question 58

Which genera belong to the CUPRESSACEAE family

Answer 58

Microbiota, Juniperus, Thuja

Question 59

What is the SALICACEAE is the weeping willow tree

Answer 59

Northern Fountain Willow , Salix babylonica 'Northern Fountain'

Question 60

Which tree is an excellent shade tree because of its inherent vase shape and doesn't need a lot of pruning

Answer 60

Ulmus species

Question 61

Why should you only prune Ulmus species in the winter

Answer 61

To prevent infection from Dutch Elm Disease

Question 62

Which SAPINDACEAE has nutlike fruit that looks edible but is actually poisonous

Answer 62

Aesculus glabra , Ohio Buckeye

Question 63

The term candle when describing a part of a PINACEAE refers too

Answer 63

An expanding terminal bud

Question 64

Which JUGLANDACEAE has a fruit that contains a black oil, that has traditionally been used for dye

Answer 64

Juglans cinerea , Butternut

Question 65

Which CUPRESSACEAE should be used as vertical accent besides a wooded pond

Answer 65

Thjua occidentals

Question 66

What tree is Alberta's provincial tree

Answer 66

Pinus contorta, Lodgepole pine

Question 67

What two tree could be described as trees for future generations because they are so long-lived

Answer 67

Quercus macrocarpa, Pinus aristata, Pinus ponderosa

Question 68

What tree is know for dropping its leaves early as part of its habit

Answer 68

Aesculus glabra , Ohio Buckeye

Question 69

Which trees are best suited for a large park because they will have room to grow to its full potential

Answer 69

Quercus macrocarpa, Pinus ponderosa

Question 70

For a small site where a medium sized tree is needed that provides spring interest with white flowers and provides winter interest in the form of a dried capsules. What would you select

Answer 70

Syringa reticulata

Question 71

Latin name for Elders

Answer 71

Sambucus species, S.racemosa, S.nigra

Question 72

Which families are oppositely attached

Answer 72

ADOXACEAE, CAPRIFOLIACEAE, OLEACEAE, CELASTRACEAE

Question 73

Wayfaring tree Latin name

Answer 73

Viburnum lantana

Question 74

Tropical/oriental garden substitute for Japanese Maple

Answer 74

Sambucus species, Elder

Question 75

Nannyberry Latin name

Answer 75

Viburmum lentago

Question 76

Difference between V.lantana & V.lentago buds

Answer 76

Wayfaring tree - V.lantana - buds are hairy like a hobo where as Nannyberry - V. lenyago - buds are smooth like a nanny

Question 77

What shrubs are used for there brightly coloured foliage

Answer 77

Berberis species, Physocarpus, Sambucus species

Question 78

Which shrub family has funnel formed flowers

Answer 78

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Question 79

Which lilac variety has red fall colour

Answer 79

Syringa pubescens patula 'Miss Kim'

Question 80

Cotoneaster acutifola has what sort of foliage

Answer 80

Acute leafs

Question 81

Which family of shrubs is nitrogen fixing

Answer 81

FABACEAE

Question 82

Which shrub family has irregular flowers

Answer 82

FABACEAE

Question 83

Which shrubs can be described as bombproof and tough as nails 

Answer 83

Caragana arborescens & C.pygmaea

Question 84

What shrub can be used as substitute for boxwoods in Alberta

Answer 84

Berberis thunbergii

Question 85

Which ADOXACEAE is ideal for naturalizing because it is native to Canada

Answer 85

Viburnum lentago Nannyberry

Question 86

Which viburnum is tolerant of urban pollution

Answer 86

Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree

Question 87

Which ROSACEAE would work in an oriental garden

Answer 87

Prunus triloba 'Multiplex' Double Flowering Plum

Question 88

Which ROSACEAE would you use for its foliage and colour contrast

Answer 88

Physocarpus spp. Ninebark

Question 89

Weigela florida family

Answer 89

DIERVILLACEAE

Question 90

Euonymus alatus common name

Answer 90

Winged Burning Bush

Question 91

Euonymus nanus common name

Answer 91

Turkestan Burning Bush

Question 92

Euonymus species Family

Answer 92

CELASTRACAE

Question 93

Caragana species family

Answer 93

FABACEAE

Question 94

Honeysuckle latin name and family

Answer 94

Lonicera spp. CAPRIFOLIACEAE