Week 6

Question 1

Answer 1

Papaver Nudicaule

Iceland Poppy

• Full sun
• Moist loam; well-drained
• Hardy to below 0 degrees
• Seeds
• Fast growth
• Native to Arctic Regions

Question 2

Answer 2

Equisetum hyemale

Horsetail Reed

• Full sun to part shade
• Boggy clay
• Hardy to 0 degrees
• Division
• No particular pests or diseases
• Native to most any swamplands

Question 3

Answer 3

Pyracantha crenatoserrata ‘Graberi’

Graber Pyracantha

• Full sun
• Variable but well-drained soil
• Hardy to 10 degrees
• Cuttings
• Native to Yunnan China

Question 4

Answer 4

Amaryllis belladonna

Naked Lady

• Full heat
• Loam, well-drained soil
• Hardy to 15 degrees
• Division
• Rapid growth
• Native to Cape of Good Hope

Question 5

Answer 5

Erica canaliculata ‘Rosea’

Christmas Heather

• Full sun to part shade; heat
• Acidic; organic matter
• Hardy 10-15 degrees
• Cuttings
• Native to North Africa

Question 6

Answer 6

Buddleja davidii

Butterfly Bush

• Full sun to part shade
• Well-drained
• Hardy; 10 degrees
• Cuttings, seed
• Spike flower in summer; fragrant
• Native to China

Question 7

Answer 7

Forsythia X intermedia ‘Spectabilis’

Showy Forsythia

• Full sun to part shade
• Variable soil
• Hardy to 10 degrees
• Cuttings, layer
• Yellow flowers blooming in February and March
• Native to China

Question 8

Answer 8

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Jacaranda

• Full sun to shade; heat
• Loam or sand; well-drained
• Tender 25 degrees
• Seed
• Lavender flowers Blooming April to September
• Native to Brazil

Question 9

Answer 9

Tulipa hybrids

Tulip

• Rich sandy soil
• Bright indirect light
• Tulip striping caused by a virus
• Susceptible to gophers, mice, and aphids.
• Native to Turkey

Question 10

Answer 10

Fuchsia hybrida

Hybrid Fuchsia

• Full shade to part shade
• Acidic loam, well-drained, organic matter
• Tender 40 degrees
• Cuttings
• Native to Tropical America