Picture Quiz about Houseplants both Flowering and Foliage Varieties

Gardening Quiz - Houseplants - Houseplants 1 (Questions)

It is a source of frustration to many home-owners (and a source of great annoyance to commercial growers) that most people expect a bunch of flowers to last a week but a houseplant to last forever! A rule of thumb is this: a flowering plant will have a limited period of life but a foliage plant will last much longer.

With care you might get a well-budded cyclamen to last several weeks but if you want to adopt a plant that will become part of your family then go for a crassula - with care it will last longer than you do!

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In which season do cyclamen NOT flower?

[ ]	Spring
[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Autumn
[ ]	Winter

The jelly bean plant can store water in its leaves to help it survive prolonged periods of drought. What is the collective name given to this type of plant?

[ ]	Deciduous
[ ]	Evergreen
[ ]	Herbaceous
[ ]	Succulent

What is the common name for Aphelandra squarrosa?

[ ]	Contrast Plant
[ ]	Highlight Plant
[ ]	Striplicate Plant
[ ]	Zebra Plant

What is the colour of a Money plant's flowers?

[ ]	Blue
[ ]	Red
[ ]	Yellow
[ ]	White

Begonias have both male and female flowers (that often look completely different) on the same plant. What is the name given to this kind of plant?

[ ]	Monoecious
[ ]	Monogamous
[ ]	Neuropterous
[ ]	Numinous

This is the growing point of a variegated form of rubber plant. What is the rubber plant's scientific name?

[ ]	Ficus benjamina
[ ]	Ficus elastica
[ ]	Ficus microcarpa
[ ]	Ficus pumila

What is the Latin name for the Holiday cactus, otherwise known as the Christmas cactus?

[ ]	Cereus
[ ]	Echinopsis
[ ]	Mammillaria
[ ]	Schlumbergera

From which continent does the spider plant originate?

[ ]	Africa
[ ]	Europe
[ ]	North America
[ ]	South America

The hippeastrum is often incorrectly known as what?

[ ]	Amaryllis
[ ]	Belladonna Lily
[ ]	Martagon Lily
[ ]	Tiger Lily

10.

This plant is usually regarded as a foliage houseplant but it occassionally produces this type of flower. What is the name of the plant?

[ ]	Dim cane
[ ]	Dense cane
[ ]	Dumb cane
[ ]	Thick cane

Gardening Quiz - Houseplants - Houseplants 1 (Answers)