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Plant List #4: Herbaceous Perennials (II) Flashcards

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What is the family name of Periwinkle?

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Aponcynaceae

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What is the binomial name of Periwinkle?

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Vinca minor

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What is the bloom season of Periwinkle?

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Spring with sporadic blooms until fall

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What are the uses of Periwinkle?

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Evergreen perennial groundcover, medicinal use

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What is the family name of Astilbe?

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Saxifragaceae

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What is the binomial name of Hybrid Astilbe?

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Astilbe spp (Arendsii group)

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What is the bloom season of Astilbe?

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Late spring to Fall

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What are the uses of Astilbe?

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Perennial borders, cutting garden and edging

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What is the family name of Eastern prickly pear cactus?

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Cactaceae

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What is the binomial name of Eastern prickly pear cactus?

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Opuntia humifusa

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What is the bloom season of Eastern prickly pear cactus?

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Year round

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What are the uses of Eastern prickly pear cactus?

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Native plant to Ontario for dry and hot sites. Security/barrier planting, xeriscape planting

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What is the family name of Tickseed?

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Asteraceae

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What is the binomial name of coreopsis/tickseed?

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Coreopsis grandiflora

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What is the bloom season of coreopsis?

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June to September

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What are the uses of tickseed?

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Cutting garden, roof garden, seaside garden

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What is the family name of Walker’s Low catmint?

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Lamiacaea

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What is the binomial name of Walker’s Low catmint?

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Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’

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What is the bloom season of Walker’s Low catmint?

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Summer to Fall

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What are the uses of Walker’s Low catmint?

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Bedding plant, groundcover

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What is the family name of Chinese Peonies?

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Paeoniaceae

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What is the binomial name of Chinese Peony?

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Paeonia lactiflora

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What is the bloom season of Chinese Peony?

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What are the uses of Chinese Peony?

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Specimen, border, cut flowers

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What are "tree" peonies usually classified as?
Shrubs
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Are herbaceous peonies woody?
No
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What is the family name of Ostrich fern?
Onocleaceae
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What is the binomial name of Ostrich fern?
Matteuccia struthiopteris
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Do Ostrich ferns produce flowers?
No
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What is the interest season for Ostrich fern?
Spring for fiddleheads (edible) Summer for green foliage
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What are the uses of Ostrich fern?
Understory plant, food in spring, native plant garden, deer resistant
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What is the family name of Hostas?
Asparagaceae
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What is the binomial name of Hostas?
Hosta spp.
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What is the bloom season of Hostas?
Summer to Fall
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What are the uses for Hostas?
Border, woodland planting, mass planting edging
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What is the family name of Pink Turtleheads?
Plantaginaceae
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What is the binomial name of Pink Turtleheads?
Chelone lyonii
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What is the bloom season of Pink Turtlehead?
July to September
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What are the uses of Pink Turtleheads
Rain garden, woodland garden, border
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What is the family name of Montauk daisy?
Asteraceae
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What is the binomial name of Montauk daisy?
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
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What is the bloom season of Montauk Daisy?
Fall
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What are the uses of Montauk daisy?
Late blooming perennial for borders, base can become woody
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What is the tallest plant in this Plant List?
Ostrich fern
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What is the shortest growing plant on this Plant List?
Periwinkle
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Which plant on this list is native to Ontario?
Opuntia humifusa
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Which plants on this list have edible parts?
Opuntia humifusa Matteuccia struthiopteris
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Which plant on this list is salt tolerant?
Coreopsis grandiflora
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Which plant on this list is sterile?
Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low'
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Which plant on this list has heavy flowers?
Paeonia lactiflora
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Which plant on this list is susceptible to powdery mildew?
Paeonia lactiflora
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What are the 'leaves' in ferns called?
Fronds
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What are the 'leaflets' in ferns called?
Pinnae
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What do fern produce?
Spores that come from sori (sorus) NOT seeds
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How do fern reproduce?
Rhizomes or spores
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What plant on this list is mostly grown for its foliage?
Hosta spp.
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Which plant on this list is susceptible to snail and slug damage?
Hosta spp. Can prevent with beer traps

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