NORTH WEST GROUP

                                                                     QUIZ

No. Queston Answer
1. Name the famous Botanic garden on the Wirral Ness
2. ………. Of Ireland. - Botanical name Molucella? Bells
3. Gardener Monty. Spanish Gentleman?? Don
4. Another name for the Boston Ivy? Virginia creeper/Parthenocissus
5. What is the name of Christopher Lloyd’s famous Garden? Great Dixter
6. What plant food/chemical is helpful in encouraging plants to flower and fruit? Symbol ‘K’ Potash or potassium
7. What is the botanical name for the ‘Lady’s Mantle’ herbaceous plant? Alchemilla mollis
8. Fortified garden??? Walled
9. ‘Plum Pudding’ and ‘Chocolate Ruffles’ – which genus of plants have these names? Heuchera
10. Famous gardener and writer …………. Jekyll? Gertrude
11. Competence observed by Mr Brown?   Capability
12. Crocus from – bulb or corm?? Corm
13. Botanical name for Sea Lavender Limonium
14. Crocosmia ‘……………’ a devil of a plant! ‘Lucifer’
15. What type (pH) of soil is preferred by rhododendrons and azaleas? Acidic <7.0 pH
16. Which type of insect is chiefly attracted to the Buddleia shrub? butterflies
17. Which bulb was the focus of Anna Pavord’s famous book and was at an outrageous cost in the mid 17thC ? Tulip
18. What is the common name of the tree Fagus sylvatica? Beech
19. Type of herbicide or pesticide which is absorbed into the plant? Systemic
20. Hairy plant with blue flowers – often used for decorating cold drinks! Borage

We may not know the answers to all these questions, but joining the Hardy Plant Society gives you the chance of learning - and finding someone who does!

(Answers will be available on the HPS North West website after the Show!!)

Quiz. Southport FS 2009
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