Bedding plants epitomize formal gardening and the UK is famous throughout the world for this type of multi-coloured display.
In the 1980s and 1990s regimented rows of Alyssum, Lobelia and Marigolds were a regular sight in front gardens. Nowadays such disciplined plantings are the preserve of local authorities and public parks whilst in domestic gardening there has been a swing towards less formal planting schemes.
There is still a place for bedding plants in private gardens and where a gardener requires a brilliant flash of colour that can be quickly produced it is bedding plants that fit the bill.
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The plants that we call 'Marigolds' are members of the genus that botanists know as what?
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Impatiens |
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Marigold |
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Pelargoniums |
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Tagetes |
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What is the name by which Mesembryanthemums are usually known?
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Dog Daisy |
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English Daisy |
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Livingstone Daisy |
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Oxeye Daisy |
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The scientific name for red-flowered Salvia often used as a bedding plant is what?
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Salvia divinorum |
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Salvia officinalis |
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Salvia pratensis |
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Salvia splendens |
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What is the common name of Ageratum houstonianum that is often grown as a summer bedding plant?
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Boss flower |
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Floss flower |
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Gloss flower |
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Moss flower |
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'Sweet Alyssum' was once classified in the genus of Alyssum but it has now been reclassified as what?
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Aster |
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Campanula |
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Lobularia |
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Mimulus |
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The popular edging plant known as Lobelia erinus is a native of where?
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Northern Europe |
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Eastern Asia |
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Southern Africa |
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Western Australia |
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Under what conditions do Pansies produce the best display?
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Cool |
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Very cold |
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Very hot |
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Very humid |
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The bedding plant that is usually referred to as 'Geranium' does not in fact belong to the Geranium genus. To what genus does it belong?
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Papavar |
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Pelargonium |
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Philadelphus |
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Philodendron |
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Bedding Violas are in the same family as which of the plants given below?
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Antirrhinum |
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Diascia |
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Nemesia |
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Pansy |
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This is a lovely double-flowered variety of which popular bedding plant?
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Begonia |
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Impatiens |
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Ivy Geranium |
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Portulaca |
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1.
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The plants that we call 'Marigolds' are members of the genus that botanists know as what?
|
|
[ ] |
Impatiens |
[ ] |
Marigold |
[ ] |
Pelargoniums |
[x] |
Tagetes |
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2.
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What is the name by which Mesembryanthemums are usually known?
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|
[ ] |
Dog Daisy |
[ ] |
English Daisy |
[x] |
Livingstone Daisy |
[ ] |
Oxeye Daisy |
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3.
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The scientific name for red-flowered Salvia often used as a bedding plant is what?
|
|
[ ] |
Salvia divinorum |
[ ] |
Salvia officinalis |
[ ] |
Salvia pratensis |
[x] |
Salvia splendens |
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|
4.
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What is the common name of Ageratum houstonianum that is often grown as a summer bedding plant?
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|
[ ] |
Boss flower |
[x] |
Floss flower |
[ ] |
Gloss flower |
[ ] |
Moss flower |
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5.
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'Sweet Alyssum' was once classified in the genus of Alyssum but it has now been reclassified as what?
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|
[ ] |
Aster |
[ ] |
Campanula |
[x] |
Lobularia |
[ ] |
Mimulus |
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6.
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The popular edging plant known as Lobelia erinus is a native of where?
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[ ] |
Northern Europe |
[ ] |
Eastern Asia |
[x] |
Southern Africa |
[ ] |
Western Australia |
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7.
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Under what conditions do Pansies produce the best display?
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[x] |
Cool |
[ ] |
Very cold |
[ ] |
Very hot |
[ ] |
Very humid |
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8.
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The bedding plant that is usually referred to as 'Geranium' does not in fact belong to the Geranium genus. To what genus does it belong?
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[ ] |
Papavar |
[x] |
Pelargonium |
[ ] |
Philadelphus |
[ ] |
Philodendron |
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9.
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Bedding Violas are in the same family as which of the plants given below?
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[ ] |
Antirrhinum |
[ ] |
Diascia |
[ ] |
Nemesia |
[x] |
Pansy |
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10.
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This is a lovely double-flowered variety of which popular bedding plant?
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|
[ ] |
Begonia |
[x] |
Impatiens |
[ ] |
Ivy Geranium |
[ ] |
Portulaca |
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