Gardening Quiz - Annuals - Container Plants 1 (Questions)

Even the tiniest garden can accommodate a patio planter or hanging basket and watching them grow to maturity invariably provides great enjoyment.

The good news is that there are very few 'rules' about which plants to put alongside other plants – nature has a wonderful way of blending together wildly contrasting colours that would make a fashion guru cringe! We hope that these quizzes provide you with both a little inspiration and a little knowledge.

1. What is the common name of Coleus?
[ ] Flame of the Forest
[ ] Flame Nettle
[ ] Flaming Vera
[ ] Forest Flame
2. What is the name of this popular hanging basket plant?
[ ] Bidens
[ ] Brachycome
[ ] Diascia
[ ] Nemesia
3. Can Fuchsias be grown from seed?
[ ] Yes, all of them are
[ ] Yes, with great success
[ ] Yes, with uncertain results
[ ] No
4. Even when they are in pristine condition these flowers look as if they have lost some of their petals. What is the name of the plant?
[ ] Scaevola
[ ] Schotia
[ ] Schinus
[ ] Scopolia
5. This type of Begonia is grown from what?
[ ] Bulbs
[ ] Corms
[ ] Rhizomes
[ ] Tubers
6. This is a variety of Petunia that has a profusion of small flowers on a plant with a trailing habit. What is its name?
[ ] Thousand Bells
[ ] Million Bells
[ ] Trillion Bells
[ ] Zillion Bells
7. Plants of the Verbena genus are often known as what?
[ ] Vermin
[ ] Vermuth
[ ] Vermillion
[ ] Vervain
8. Nemesia for bedding out are normally grown from seed but selected varieties for tubs and patio containers are often propagated by means of what?
[ ] Cuttings
[ ] Division
[ ] Grafting
[ ] Stolons
9. This is a close relative of Cockscomb. To which plant genus does it belong?
[ ] Artemesia
[ ] Celosia
[ ] Freesia
[ ] Fuchsia
10. Petunia flowers that have this type of marking are usually referred to as what?
[ ] Branching
[ ] Streaked
[ ] Striped
[ ] Veined

 

Gardening Quiz - Annuals - Container Plants 1 (Answers)
1. What is the common name of Coleus?
[ ] Flame of the Forest
[x] Flame Nettle
[ ] Flaming Vera
[ ] Forest Flame
2. What is the name of this popular hanging basket plant?
[ ] Bidens
[x] Brachycome
[ ] Diascia
[ ] Nemesia
3. Can Fuchsias be grown from seed?
[ ] Yes, all of them are
[ ] Yes, with great success
[x] Yes, with uncertain results
[ ] No
All the named varieties that are so popular in gardens are grown from cuttings
4. Even when they are in pristine condition these flowers look as if they have lost some of their petals. What is the name of the plant?
[x] Scaevola
[ ] Schotia
[ ] Schinus
[ ] Scopolia
5. This type of Begonia is grown from what?
[ ] Bulbs
[ ] Corms
[ ] Rhizomes
[x] Tubers
It is usually referred to as Tuberous Begonia to distinguish it from Begonia Semperflorens and other types of Begonia
6. This is a variety of Petunia that has a profusion of small flowers on a plant with a trailing habit. What is its name?
[ ] Thousand Bells
[x] Million Bells
[ ] Trillion Bells
[ ] Zillion Bells
7. Plants of the Verbena genus are often known as what?
[ ] Vermin
[ ] Vermuth
[ ] Vermillion
[x] Vervain
8. Nemesia for bedding out are normally grown from seed but selected varieties for tubs and patio containers are often propagated by means of what?
[x] Cuttings
[ ] Division
[ ] Grafting
[ ] Stolons
9. This is a close relative of Cockscomb. To which plant genus does it belong?
[ ] Artemesia
[x] Celosia
[ ] Freesia
[ ] Fuchsia
10. Petunia flowers that have this type of marking are usually referred to as what?
[ ] Branching
[ ] Streaked
[ ] Striped
[x] Veined