Garden Flowers Quiz

We've had plenty on Fauna (sheep, goats etc) so how about one on Flora ? (You can blame this on Herr van Puebik and the Colemanator !)

Name the flowers, all of which have been in tommo's garden at some time or other (but sadly not all at the same time !)

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1pt for each. Good luck !

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1. Azaelia
2. Delphinium
3. Fuschia
4. Hydraenga
5. Cyclamen
6. Peaony
7. Sweet pea
8. Hollyhock
9. Lily
10. Iris
11. Hyacinth
12. Dahlia
13. Impatien (Busy Lizzie)
14. Begonia
15. Campanula
16. Forsythia
17. Gladiola
18. Japanese Acer
19. Petunia
20. Sweet William

ME OLD FLOWER...............

In all, nineteen correct.
Only blemish being number 5) which is a bit of a cheat because it's a close up of a single flower bud on the tree. Here to help it what it looks like in Autumn after it's shed its leaves:


Anyway, I know what attracted you to this quiz, it was the answer to question 9) : ;D


Leaderboard :

[glow=red,2,300]Q 19pts[/glow]

[Herr von Puebik]

5 I saw one of these some years ago and thought it wos a bacon tree but on closer inspection I got beaten very severely and then realised it wos a hambush :o :o

[barbelman]

Well 5 looks like a magnolia to me but you confused me with your clue, Tommo

Tony

Barbelman hoovers up the last point by correctly identifying the magnolia in my front garden.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia
I think my variety is the Soulangeana as depicted at the foot of the reference page.

H/V/P gets half a point for the joke which like Barbelman has whiskers on. ::)

Result:
1. Q 19pts
2. Barbelman 1pt
3. H/V/P 0.5pts

I'm resurrecting this one briefly......................

We heard about margo's aubretia being savaged, but now we have a spanking new garden fence it will soon be time for tommo to start digging and planting alongside it.

Two points to anyone who can identify my choice of this absolutely brilliant plant which is both hardy and evergreen - and of course low-maintenance for the laziest garden enthusiast (=tommo). ;D

[barbelman]

tommo said:

I'm resurrecting this one briefly......................

We heard about margo's aubretia being savaged, but now we have a spanking new garden fence it will soon be time for tommo to start digging and planting alongside it.

Two points to anyone who can identify my choice of this absolutely brilliant plant which is both hardy and evergreen - and of course low-maintenance for the laziest garden enthusiast (=tommo). ;D

'tis a penstemon, Tommo. I have lots in the border but they be a little tender in the wilds of Oxon.

Tony

Of course, you're quite right, Tony, even down to the plant being half-hardy. 2 well-earned points to you.

But it really suits my garden soil which in Crawley is acidic - being predominantly clay.

By contrast my mum who lives in Horsham has chalky (alkaline) soil, and plants that thrive in her garden such as Hollyhocks, Verbena and London Pride wither away in mine.

The difference is highlighted by the opposite colours of our Hydrangea blooms: mine are bright blue while hers are shocking pink !

Final score:
1. Q 19pts
2. Barbelman 3pts
3. H/V/P 0.5pts