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WorksheetsDay 1 - 10 Plant of the Day Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Small tree, horizontal whorled branching with short needles. Slow growth rate. Height is controlled by container size.
Araucaria heterophylla / Norfolk Island Pine
Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' / Sprengeri Fern
Ageratum mexicanum / Ageratum
Acer palmatum / Japanese maple
Evergreen shrub with a height of 4-5' and spread of 3-4'. Slow to moderate growth rate. Leaves are 4-8" long opposite, simple, leathery. Usually green or variegated with yellow. Blooms in March with purple flowers. Tolerates semi-shade.
Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum / Wax Begonia
Aucuba japonica / Japanese Aucuba
Berberis thumbergii / Japanese barberry
Ajuga reptans / Ajuga
Perennial that is a low growing groundcover. Forms dense mat or mound of leaves. Spike flowers in the spring. Stems are square. Grows to a height of 2". Flowers are purple, pink, or white. Leaves are often bronze.
Ajuga reptans / Ajuga
Ageratum mexicanum / Ageratum
Acer rubrum / Red maple
Berberis thumbergii / Japanese barberry
Deciduous tree that grows to a height of 8-20' tall. Foliage is opposite, simple, and palmate with 5-7 lobes. Leaves are doubly serrate and the color depends on the cultivar, but can range between green, red, and variegated. Blooms in March with purple-red flowers and has samara fruits in May-June (helicopters).
Acer rubrum / red maple
Acer palmatum / Japanese maple
Abelia x grandiflora / Glossy abelia
Ajuga reptans / Ajuga
Evergreen shrub that grows 4-6' tall with a spread of 3-5' wide. Foliage is opposite and simple with small leaves that are glossy green. Leaves may turn bronze in the fall/winter. Flowers are pinkish white in the summer. Can be grown as an informal hedge.
Acer rubrum
Ajuga reptans
Abelia x grandiflora
Acer palmatum
What's the scientific name for Red Maple?
Acer rubrum
Acer palmatum
Acer sempervirens
Acer saccharum
Why is Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum called Wax Begonia?
the leaves are waxy
you use ear wax to fertilize it
the flowers produce a waxy substance
the container it is planted in must be waxed
What does variegated mean?
having or consisting of leaves that are edged or patterned in a second color, especially white as well as green.
having or consisting of flowers that are edged or patterned in a second color, especially white as well as green.
having or consisting of stems that are edged or patterned in a second color, especially white as well as green.
having or consisting of roots that are edged or patterned in a second color, especially white as well as green.
Which of these plants have thorns?
Berberis thunbergii
Abelia x grandiflora
Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum
Acer palmatum
Choose all of which that are houseplants:
Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'
Araucaria heterophylla
Ageratum mexicanum
Berberis thunbergii
