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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 7, 2008 14:23:53 GMT 1
And some from me.
7. What alcoholic drink comes from Agaves?
8. What is a prickly pear?
9. Some cacti are epiphytes. What does that mean?
10.What Aloe was recently killed off in Coronation Street?
11. What succulent (Stapeliad) is claimed to make you thin?
12. Cactoblastis cactorum is the only insect to have it's own monument. Why?
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Post by 4pygmies on Mar 7, 2008 15:48:35 GMT 1
13. If you sowed Anethum graveolens in your herb garden, what would come up?
14.What do Hesperis matronalis and Eruca sativa have in common?
15.What colour are the flowers of Baptisa australis?
16.What is the wild plant Dipsacus sylvestris more commonly known as?
17.Which is the correct spelling?
a) Antirhinum
b) Antirrihnum
c) Antirrhinum
d) Antihirrinum
From MrsB:
18. Which is the correct spelling?
a) Buddleia
b) Buddleiia
C) Buddleja
19. Which tree is the sole survivor of a family of trees which flourished 200 million years ago, commonly called the Maidenhair Tree?
20. What causes Spring scorch on evergreen plants?
And from Sweetleaf:
21.Vernal / Vernis in a plants name means..
a) Autumn flowering
b) Spring flowering
c) Winter flowering
d) Summer flowering
22.What is the flower used in Calendula cream commonly called?
a) Snapdragon
b) Pansy
d)English Marigold
4) Lily
23. If a plant has Alba in its latin name what colour is its flower?
a) White
b) Yellow
c) Green
d) Pink
24.Which plants belong to the Leguminosae family?
a) pea
b) Peanut
c) Acacia
d) Lupin
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Post by maggyd on Mar 8, 2008 21:00:24 GMT 1
No prizes though  1. What beverage is made from Camellia sinensis ? 2. What's the difference between mushrooms and fungi? 3. Which common garden plant is named after Mr. Fox? 4. What can enter the soil in lightning storms? 5. By what name is Woodbine better known? 6. From which plant is saffron harvested? 1. ! 2.ground and trees!! 3.? 4.phospherous 5. Honeysuckle. 6. Crocus. |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Mar 10, 2008 15:31:56 GMT 1
No prizes though 1. What beverage is made from Camellia sinensis ? 2. What's the difference between mushrooms and fungi? 3. Which common garden plant is named after Mr. Fox? 4. What can enter the soil in lightning storms? 5. By what name is Woodbine better known? 6. From which plant is saffron harvested? 1. Tea 2. No difference 3. I should know this one! ;D But don't 4? 5. Honeysuckle 6. Crocus |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Mar 10, 2008 16:53:40 GMT 1
1. Tea 2. No difference 3. I should know this one! ;D But don't 4? 5. Honeysuckle 6. Crocus The ones you have answered are all correct BM - now what about the other two?  I was hoping that number 6 would have been answered with the actual type of crocus though.  No.4 - it's not Fox & Cubs is it? A wild plant, orangey/yellow flowers. I have some in the garden. |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Mar 10, 2008 18:48:53 GMT 1
No.4 - it's not Fox & Cubs is it? A wild plant, orangey/yellow flowers. I have some in the garden. Nope. Basil (as in Basil Brush!)? Crocus Sativus (I looked it up!) |
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Post by yakram on Mar 10, 2008 20:44:11 GMT 1
1. What beverage is made from Camellia sinensis ? 2. What's the difference between mushrooms and fungi? 3. Which common garden plant is named after Mr. Fox? 4. What can enter the soil in lightning storms? 5. By what name is Woodbine better known? 6. From which plant is saffron harvested? 1. Tea 2. Mushrooms are fruiting bodies above ground, fungi is mycelium below ground. 3. Foxglove (Digitalis) 4. Carbon 5. Honeysuckle 6. Autumn crocus |
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Post by yakram on Mar 10, 2008 20:53:03 GMT 1
And some from me. 7. What alcoholic drink comes from Agaves? 8. What is a prickly pear? 9. Some cacti are epiphytes. What does that mean? 10.What Aloe was recently killed off in Coronation Street? 11. What succulent (Stapeliad) is claimed to make you thin? 12. Cactoblastis cactorum is the only insect to have it's own monument. Why? This is fun, thanks guys. 7. Tequila 8. The fruit of a cactus 9. They don't grow in the ground but on trees, and have aerial roots. 10. Vera 11. Socotrella 12. It's a moth which decimates the prickly pear. |
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Post by yakram on Mar 10, 2008 21:00:15 GMT 1
13. If you sowed Anethum graveolens in your herb garden, what would come up? 14.What do Hesperis matronalis and Eruca sativa have in common? 15.What colour are the flowers of Baptisa australis? 16.What is the wild plant Dipsacus sylvestris more commonly known as? 17.Which is the correct spelling? a) Antirhinum b) Antirrihnum c) Antirrhinum d) Antihirrinum From MrsB: 18. Which is the correct spelling? a) Buddleia b) Buddleiia C) Buddleja 19. Which tree is the sole survivor of a family of trees which flourished 200 million years ago, commonly called the Maidenhair Tree? 20. What causes Spring scorch on evergreen plants? And from Sweetleaf: 21.Vernal / Vernis in a plants name means.. a) Autumn flowering b) Spring flowering c) Winter flowering d) Summer flowering 22.What is the flower used in Calendula cream commonly called? a) Snapdragon b) Pansy d)English Marigold 4) Lily 23. If a plant has Alba in its latin name what colour is its flower? a) White b) Yellow c) Green d) Pink 24.Which plants belong to the Leguminosae family? a) pea b) Peanut c) Acacia d) Lupin I feel lucky tonight. 13. Dill 14. Both have the common name of Rocket. 15. Blue 16. Teasel 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. Ginkgo biloba 20. Sun on frosted leaves 21. Spring 22. English or pot marigold 23. White 24. All of them. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 11, 2008 9:53:20 GMT 1
And some from me. 7. What alcoholic drink comes from Agaves? 8. What is a prickly pear? 9. Some cacti are epiphytes. What does that mean? 10.What Aloe was recently killed off in Coronation Street? 11. What succulent (Stapeliad) is claimed to make you thin? 12. Cactoblastis cactorum is the only insect to have it's own monument. Why? This is fun, thanks guys. 7. Tequila 8. The fruit of a cactus 9. They don't grow in the ground but on trees, and have aerial roots. 10. Vera 11. Socotrella 12. It's a moth which decimates the prickly pear. All right except for 11. |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Mar 11, 2008 12:42:10 GMT 1
Was Basil (Brush) not the answer you were looking for then The witch? ;D
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Post by yakram on Mar 12, 2008 18:18:59 GMT 1
OK The witch, I'll try again. 2. None, both are fungi (but a mycologist may disagree) 3. The Crown Imperial or Fritillaria, both bulb and flower smell of fox, but I wouldn't call them common. 4. Nitrogen. |
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