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Gardening Quiz - Perennials - Perennials 2 (Questions)

Here is your chance to see if you can name some of the most popular perennial garden plants. Do you know which is a Cytissus and which is a Cotoneaster? What about the difference between a Passiflora and a Paeonia?

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1. A Wisteria in Sierra Madre is reckoned to be the world's largest flowering plant. How many blossoms does it carry each year?
[ ] 1,500
[ ] 15,000
[ ] 150,000
[ ] 1,500,000
2. Cotoneasters bear a profusion of red berries in the autumn but what colour are the spring flowers?
[ ] Blue
[ ] Red
[ ] White
[ ] Yellow
3. Magnolia flowers developed in such as a way that they encourage pollination by what?
[ ] Ants
[ ] Bees
[ ] Beetles
[ ] Birds
4. Echinops are most commonly known as what?
[ ] Globe artichokes
[ ] Globe onions
[ ] Globe plants
[ ] Globe thistles
5. Peonies are named after Paean who was what to the Greek gods?
[ ] Pawnbroker
[ ] Plumber
[ ] Psychiatrist
[ ] Physician
6. What is the common name for Crocosmia?
[ ] Mesquite
[ ] Milkweed
[ ] Morel
[ ] Montbretia
7. The Common Broom is scientifically known as what?
[ ] Callisia
[ ] Choisya
[ ] Citrus
[ ] Cytisus
8. In the wild, Passion flowers are absent from just two continents - Antarctica and which other?
[ ] Africa
[ ] Asia
[ ] Europe
[ ] South America
9. The "Winter Daphne" (Daphne odora) is best known for what?
[ ] Its brilliantly colourful flowers
[ ] Its medicinal properties
[ ] Its scent
[ ] Its striking foliage
10. Red Hot Pokers are named after which botanist?
[ ] Professor Hotihandlii
[ ] Professor Kniphof
[ ] Professor Pokoritus
[ ] Professor Redinskia
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Gardening Quiz - Perennials - Perennials 2 (Answers)
1. A Wisteria in Sierra Madre is reckoned to be the world's largest flowering plant. How many blossoms does it carry each year?
[ ] 1,500
[ ] 15,000
[ ] 150,000
[x] 1,500,000
That's right - over one and a half million blossoms! It has been growing for over 100 years and now covers more than an acre.
2. Cotoneasters bear a profusion of red berries in the autumn but what colour are the spring flowers?
[ ] Blue
[ ] Red
[x] White
[ ] Yellow
3. Magnolia flowers developed in such as a way that they encourage pollination by what?
[ ] Ants
[ ] Bees
[x] Beetles
[ ] Birds
Mangolias are very ancient plants that evolved before the time of bees.
4. Echinops are most commonly known as what?
[ ] Globe artichokes
[ ] Globe onions
[ ] Globe plants
[x] Globe thistles
5. Peonies are named after Paean who was what to the Greek gods?
[ ] Pawnbroker
[ ] Plumber
[ ] Psychiatrist
[x] Physician
6. What is the common name for Crocosmia?
[ ] Mesquite
[ ] Milkweed
[ ] Morel
[x] Montbretia
In the USA they are sometimes called "Coppertips" or "Falling stars"
7. The Common Broom is scientifically known as what?
[ ] Callisia
[ ] Choisya
[ ] Citrus
[x] Cytisus
8. In the wild, Passion flowers are absent from just two continents - Antarctica and which other?
[x] Africa
[ ] Asia
[ ] Europe
[ ] South America
9. The "Winter Daphne" (Daphne odora) is best known for what?
[ ] Its brilliantly colourful flowers
[ ] Its medicinal properties
[x] Its scent
[ ] Its striking foliage
Many people consider this to be the most exquisite of all garden fragrances in late winter and early spring.
10. Red Hot Pokers are named after which botanist?
[ ] Professor Hotihandlii
[x] Professor Kniphof
[ ] Professor Pokoritus
[ ] Professor Redinskia
The clue is in the scientific name of the plant - Kniphofia
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