Plant List 1b (Broadleaf evergreens)

Question 1

Asparagaceae family is native to:

Answer 1

all continents

Question 2

What are 3 ID qualities of the Asparagaceae family?

Answer 2

• Monocots (1 cotyledon in seed),
• parallel venation (scattered vascular bundle
• Herbaceous perennials and shrubs

Question 3

What leaf arrangement do Asparagaceae have?

Answer 3

Alternate or spiral

Question 4

What flowers and fruits do Asparagaceae have?

Answer 4

• Perfect or imperfect, actinomorphic, small, solitary in clusters
• Berry or capsule

Question 5

List the plants on list 1b that are part of the Asparagaceae family:

Answer 5

• Adam’s Needle/Common Yucca, Yucca filamentosa
• Soapweed, Yucca glauca

Question 6

Both yuccas on this list are native to:

Answer 6

North America

Question 7

What are 3 ways to tell Yucca filamentosa and Yucca glauca apart?

Answer 7

• Yucca filamentosa bigger plant with wider leaves
• Yucca filamentosa has filaments coming off sides of leaves
• Yucca glauca has bigger flower, greenish white in colour with nice fragrance that look like bars of soap (and also used to be used as bars of soap

Question 8

What is the common name of Yucca filamentosa?

Answer 8

Common yucca or Adam’s needle

Question 9

What is the common name of Yucca glauca?

Answer 9

Soapweed

Question 10

Where is Berberidaceae family native to?

Answer 10

Worldwide

Question 11

3 ID qualities of Berberidaceae family:

Answer 11

• perennial herbs and shrubs
• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple or compound or lobed leaves (often spiny)

Question 12

What type of flowers do Berberidaceae have?

Answer 12

perfect, actinomorphic, solitary or in clusters

Question 13

3 uses for Yuccas?

Answer 13

xerophytic gardens, erosion control, border garden

Question 14

What is the common name of Berberis aquifolium?

Answer 14

Oregon grapeholly/Rocky mountain grape

Question 15

Where is Oregon grapeholly native to?

Answer 15

Western NA (BC to CA)

Question 16

What light conditions do Berberis aquifolium prefer?

Answer 16

part-full shade

Question 17

Uses for Berberis aquifolium (7 possible)

Answer 17

hedge, naturalize an area, border garden, foundation, mass planting, specimen, spreads above ground by stolons to create colonies

Question 18

What do the flowers of Rocky mountain grape look like?

Answer 18

yellow, fragrant

Question 19

Which plant does the following fruit grow on?

fruit is sour but edible; blue-black grapelike fruit; need multiple plants to create cross polination to make many fruits.

Answer 19

Berberis aquifolium

Question 20

What is the scientific name of Creeping Mahonia?

Answer 20

Berberis repens

Question 21

What soil conditions does Creeping Mahonia enjoy?

Answer 21

moist humusy soil, well drained, acidic, may turn yellow in pH higher than 7

Question 22

How would you plant Berberis repens as ground cover?

Answer 22

8-12 plants per square yard, spreads by stolons

Question 23

Where is Berberis repens native to?

Answer 23

Native to Rocky Mountains, West and South from BC to MX

Question 24

3 ways to ID a plant from the Ericaceae family:

Answer 24

• mostly shrubs, rarely herbs or trees in this family
• grow in acidic soil
• leaves: alternate, leathery, evergreen, simple; rolls the leaf blade when it gets cold to expose itself less to the cold temperatures that might dehydrate the plants.

Question 25

How do you tell a rhododendron from an azalea?

Answer 25

difference between rhododendrons and azaleas (both in Rhododendron family) is that azaleas tend to be deciduous.

Question 26

Where is a good place to plant a rhododendron?

Answer 26

Beneath a pine tree, acidic soil

Question 27

Name the 4 plants in the Ericaceae family on list 1b in order of increasing height:

Answer 27

- Rhododendron 'P.J.M. Victor', Rhododendron 'Scintillation' - Rhododendron 'Olga Mezitt', Rhododendron catawbiense 'Grandiflorum'

Question 28

What light conditions do rhododendrons enjoy?

Answer 28

Part-full shade

Question 29

Which rhododendron has leaves that are dark green in the spring-fall and turn dark purple in the winter?

Answer 29

P.J.M. Victor

Question 30

Which rhododendron has leaves that turn copper-burgundy in fall?

Answer 30

Olga Mezitt

Question 31

Which rhododendron has leaves that are dense, comparatively large, shiny green

Answer 31

Catawba

Question 32

What is another common name for Rhododendron catawbiense 'Grandiflorum' and why?

Answer 32

Ironclad because it's very tough and hardy, grows upright and has a nice spread

Question 33

Which rhododendron has leaves that are glossy, dark green, and attractive yearlong?

Answer 33

Rhododendron 'Scintillation'

Question 34

What colour are the flowers of the Rhododendrons on list 1b?

Answer 34

P.J.M Victor Rhododendron - purple Olga Mezitt Rhododendron - pink Catawba Rhododendron, Ironclad Rhododendron - lilac purple Scintillation Rhododendron - purplish pink with yellow centres

Question 35

Which rhododendron on this list is tolerant of saltspray?

Answer 35

Scintillation

Question 36

What are some uses for rhododendrons? Name 4 (9 total)

Answer 36

group, mass, beneath pine trees, border gardens, slopes, hedge, screen, accent, specimen

Question 37

What are 3 ID qualities of the Rosaceae family?

Answer 37

- perennials herbs, shrubs and trees, - has hypanthium in flowers fusion of stamen pistils etc, - some have thorns or prickles, - leaves alternate, simple or compound

Question 38

Name the plant in the Rosaceae family on list 1b, scientific and common name

Answer 38

Pyracantha coccinea, Scarlet Firethorn

Question 39

Why can't scarlet firethorn be transplanted after it's planted?

Answer 39

deep root system

Question 40

What are the light conditions of Pyracantha coccinea?

Answer 40

Full sun, tolerates part shade

Question 41

Uses for Scarlet Firethorn? (5)

Answer 41

hedge, screen, border garden, espalier, barrier plant

Question 42

What is the pointy thing on Scarlet Firethorn called?

Answer 42

thorn

Question 43

Describe the flowers on Pyracantha coccinea:

Answer 43

small white, come out in spring in clusters

Question 44

What is the ornamental feature of Pyracantha coccinea?

Answer 44

pome fruit, reddish in colour, come out in summer