Horticulture Final Prep PDF

1. Which of the following plants should not be planted in full sun? a. Achillea millefolium b. Campanula persicifolia c. Hosta d. Leucanthemum X superbum ANSWER: C 2. Which of the following has scale-like leaves? a. Campanula persicifolia b. Jacobaea maritima c. Achille...

1. Which of the following plants should not be planted in full sun? a. Achillea millefolium b. Campanula persicifolia c. Hosta d. Leucanthemum X superbum ANSWER: C 2. Which of the following has scale-like leaves? a. Campanula persicifolia b. Jacobaea maritima c. Achillea millefolium d. Calluna vulgaris ANSWER: D 3. Which of the following is an annual? a. Achillea millefolium b. Jacobaea maritima c. Calluna vulgaris d. Sempervivum tectorum ANSWER: B 4. Which of the following blooms earliest in the season? a. Liatris spicata b. Lobularia maritima c. Calluna vulgaris d. Hosta cvs ANSWER: B 5. Which of the following is often used in rock gardens? a. Iberis sempervirens b. Achillea millefolium c. Campanula persicifolia d. Lobularia maritima ANSWER: A 6. Which of the following can be planted in mass planting in annual beds? a. Cerastium tomentosum b. Echinacea purpurea c. Tulipa cvs. d. Hosta cvs. ANSWER: C 7. Which of the following can handle drought tolerant conditions? a. Forsythia b. Dahlia c. Common Yarrow d. Hosta ANSWER: C 8. Which of the following has a head inflorescence? a. lady's mantle b. Shasta Daisy c. Dusty Miller d. Candytuft ANSWER: B 9. Which of the following has hairy leaves? a. Hosta b. Candytuft c. Dusty Miller d. Sweet Alyssum ANSWER: C 10. Which of the following is considered a weed? a. Elderberry b. Dusty Miller c. Peachleaf Bellflower d. Common Yarrow ANSWER: D 11. Which of the following has a tuber? a. Campanula persicifolia b. Achillea millefolium c. Echinacea purpurea d. Dahlia x hybrida ANSWER: D 12. Which of the following is not drought tolerant? a. Hosta b. Sweet Ayssum c. Common Yarrow d. Snow-in-Summer ANSWER: B 13. Which of the following has white flowers? a. Forsythia X intermedia b. Echinacea purpurea c. Cerastium tomentosum d. Sempervivum tectorum ANSWER: C 14. Which of the following is a monocarpic plant? a. Cerastium tomentosum b. Dahlia X hybrida c. Lobularia maritima d. Iberis sempervirens ANSWER: C 15. Which of the following is the hardiest by Zone designation? a. Hosta cvs. b. Achillea millefolium c. Lobularia maritima d. Echinacea purpurea ANSWER: B 16. Which of the following can be used as a ground cover? a. Peachleaf Bellflower b. Snow-in-summer c. Echinacea purpurea d. Dusty Miller ANSWER: B 17. Which of the following has a compound leaf? a. Narcissus cvs. b. Calluna vulgaris c. Achillea millefolium d. Leucanthemum X superbum ANSWER: C 18. Which of the following has a silicle as fruit? a. Calluna vulgaris b. Lobularia maritima c. Dahlia X hybrida d. Syringa vulgaris ANSWER: B 19. Which of the following has a compound leaf? a. Delphinium elatum b. Hemerocallis cvs. c. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi d. Astilbe X arendsii cvs. e. Forsythia X intermedia ANSWER: D 20. Which of the following is the most tolerant shade plant? a. Delphinium elatum b. Erica carnea c. Hydrangea paniculata d. Syringa vulgaris ANSWER: C 21. Which of the following attracts beneficial insects? a. Forsythia X intermedia b. Lamprocapnos spectabilis c. Aquilegia hybrid d. Miscanthus sinensis ANSWER: C 22. Which of the following is herbaceous? a. Acer circinatum b. Dicentra spectabilis c. Forsythia X intermedia d. Cotoneaster dammeri ANSWER: B 23. Which of the following can be used as a ground cover? a. Spotted Deadnettle b. Garden Peony c. Pee Gee Hydrangea d. Common Lilac ANSWER: A 24. Which of the following has yellow flowers? a. Erica carnea b. Forsythia X intermedia c. Delphinium elatum d. Lamium maculatum ANSWER: B 25. Which of the following is not herbaceous? a. Equisetum arvense b. Epimedium cvs. c. Hemerocallis cvs. d. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ANSWER: D 26. Which of the following has needle-like leaves? a. Winter Heather b. English Lavender c. Forsythia d. Delphinium ANSWER: A 27. Which of the following is the most drought tolerant plant? a. Spotted Deadnettle b. Garden Peony c. Maiden Grass d. Hybrid Columbine ANSWER: A 28. Which of the following blooms earliest in the season? a. Garden Peony b. Winter Heather c. English Lavender d. Delphinium ANSWER: B 29. Which of the following is a shrub? a. Forsythia X intermedia b. Syringa vulgaris c. Dicentra spectabilis d. Delphinium elatum ANSWER: A 30. Which of the following has palmate leaf venation? a. Delphinium b. Common horsetail c. Pee Gee Hydrangea d. Maiden Grass ANSWER: A 31. Which of the following has a verticillaster inflorescence? a. English Lavender b. Winter Heather c. Common Lilac d. Delphinium ANSWER: A 32. Which of the following is fragrant? a. Paeonia lactiflora b. Miscanthus sinensis c. Hemerocallis cvs. d. Lamium maculatum ANSWER: A 33. Which of the following is considered a weed? a. Maiden Grass b. Spotted Deadnettle c. Barrenwort d. Hybrid Columbine ANSWER: B 34. Which of the following is an evergreen? a. Winter Heather b. Vine maple c. Hybrid Astilbe d. Daylily e. Smoke bush ANSWER: A 35. Which of the following does not have a capsule as fruit? a. Cotinus coggygria b. Camellia japonica c. Syringa meyeri d. Lavandula angustifolia ANSWER: A 36. Which of the following is most hardy? a. Delphinium elatum b. Aquilegia (hybrid cvs.) c. Lavandula angustifolia d. Syringa vulgaris ANSWER: D 37. Which of the following is the most drought tolerant? a. Juniperus horizontalis cvs. b. Parthenocissus quinquefolia c. Hydrangea macrophylla d. Pieris japonica ANSWER: A 38. Which of the following is considered a weed a. Pseudotsuga menziesii b. Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' c. Hedera helix d. Spiraea japonica ANSWER: C 39. Which of the following is a vine? a. Pieris japonica b. Spiraea japonica c. Juniperus horizontalis cvs. d. Parthenocissus quinquefolia ANSWER: D 40. Which of the following likes alkaline soil? a. Rocky Mountain Juniper b. Creeping Juniper c. Bearberry Cotoneaster d. garden strawberry e. Japanese Spirea ANSWER: A 41. Which of the following is the hardiest? a. Bigleaf Hydrangea b. Creeping Juniper c. Bearberry Cotoneaster d. Common Boxwood ANSWER: B 42. Which of the following has scale-like leaves? a. Pieris japonica b. Alchemilla mollis c. Buxus sempervirens d. Cotoneaster dammeri e. Juniperus scopulorum cvs. ANSWER: E 43. Which of the following has a course texture? a. Juniperus scopulorum cvs. b. Spiraea japonica c. Acer macrophyllum d. Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' ANSWER: C 44. Which of the following provides food for wildlife? a. Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' b. Parthenocissus quinquefolia c. Hydrangea macrophylla d. Juniperus horizontalis cvs. ANSWER: B 45. Which of the following has a cone for fruit? a. Acer macrophyllum b. Fragaria x ananassa c. Pseudotsuga menziesii d. Alchemilla mollis e. Parthenocissus quinquefolia ANSWER: C 46. Which of the following is least hardy? a. Juniperus horizontalis b. Hydrangea macrophylla c. Pieris japonica d. Juniperus scopulorum e. Hedera helix ANSWER: B 47. Which of the following plants should be planted in full sun? a. Common Boxwood b. Creeping Juniper c. English Ivy d. Bigleaf Hydrangea ANSWER: B 48. Which of the following plants should not be planted in full sun? a. Japanese Spirea b. Virginia Creeper c. Dwarf Burning Bush d. Rocky Mountain Juniper e. Bigleaf Hydrangea ANSWER: E 49. Which of the following has a follicle as fruit? a. Common Boxwood b. Japanese Spirea c. English Ivy d. Rocky Mountain Juniper ANSWER: B 50. Which of the following has a compound leaf? a. Winter Creeper b. bigleaf maple ✅ c. Rocky Mountain Juniper d. Virginia Creeper e. English Ivy ANSWER: D 51. Which of the following has palmately compound leaves? a. Alchemilla mollis b. Hedera helix c. Parthenocissus quinquefolia d. Acer macrophyllum ANSWER: C 52. Which of the following has a red fruit? a. Euonymus fortunei b. Juniperus scopulorum c. Buxus sempervirens d. Berberis thunbergii ANSWER: D 53. Which of the following plants is a liana? a. Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' b. Berberis thunbergii c. Alchemilla mollis d. Pseudotsuga menziesii e. Parthenocissus quinquefolia ANSWER: E 54. Which of the following can be used as a ground cover? a. Buxus sempervirens b. Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' c. Acer macrophyllum d. Euonymus fortunei e. Pieris japonica ANSWER: D 55. Which of the following has blue foliage? a. Acer rubrum b. Metasequoia glyptostroboides c. Helictotrichon sempervirens d. Gaultheria procumbens e. Populus trichocarpa ANSWER: C 56. Which of the following is the best plant for drought tolerant conditions? a. Rhododendron ''Hino Crimson' b. Rosmarinus officinalis c. Helianthus annuus cvs. d. Ficus elastica e. Pachysandra terminalis ANSWER: B 57. Which of the following is the toughest/survives best? a. Sempervivum b. Rhododendron 'Hino Crimson' c. Cedrus deodara d. Nandina domestica e. Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' ANSWER: A 58. Which of the following is an evergreen? a. Heavenly Bamboo b. Dawn Redwood c. Himalayan blackberry d. American sweetgum e. Star magnolia ANSWER: A 59. Which of the following is the largest at maturity? a. Acer rubrum b. Helianthus annuus cvs. c. Metasequoia glyptostroboides d. Liquidambar styraciflua e. Ficus elastica ANSWER: C 60. Which of the following is least hardy? a. Rosmarinus officinalis b. Petunia x hybrida c. Hydrangea petiolaris d. Helianthus annuus cvs. e. Pelargonium x hortorum ANSWER: E 61. Which of the following has a capsule for fruit? a. Platanus x acerifolia b. Helleborus x hybridus c. Rosmarinus officinalis d. Helictotrichon sempervirens e. Galanthus nivalis ANSWER: E 62. Which of the following is consider a liana? a. Gaultheria procumbens ✅ b. Galanthus nivalis c. Rubus armeniacus d. Polystichum munitum e. Iris sibirica ANSWER: C 63. Which of the following blooms earliest in the year? a. Hens and chicks b. Star magnolia c. Western sword fern d. Hino Crimson azalea e. Snowdrop ANSWER: E 64. Which of the following has palmate compound leaves? a. Heavenly bamboo b. Himalayan blackberry c. London plane d. American sweetgum ANSWER: B 65. Which of the following has red capsule for a fruit? a. Heavenly bamboo b. Wintergreen c. Salal d. Otto Luyken laurel e. Himalayan blackberry ANSWER: B 66. Which of the following has white flowers? a. Black-eyed Susan b. Otto Luyken laurel c. Hino Crimson azalea d. Black Cottonwood e. London plane ANSWER: B 67. Which of the following has a corymb inflorescence? a. Red Maple b. Rosemary c. Blue oat grass d. Bedding geranium e. Heavenly bamboo ANSWER: A 68. Which of the following has a drupe for fruit? a. Himalayan blackberry b. American sweetgum c. Petunia d. Wintergreen e. London plane ANSWER: A 69. Which of the following has a bright red fall color? a. Sunflower b. Red maple c. London plane d. Hino Crimson azalea e. Lenten rose ANSWER: B 70. Which of the following had an odd-pinnate compound leaf a. Japanese spurge b. Climbing Hydrangea c. Deodar Cedar d. Otto Luyken laurel e. Heavenly Bamboo ANSWER: E 71. Which of the following has showy capitulum or head flowers? a. Bedding geranium b. Petunia c. Lenten rose d. Black-eyed Susan e. Siberian iris ANSWER: D 72. Which fruit has a taste like Hubba Bubba gum or mint? a. Hydrangea petiolaris b. Rubus armeniacus c. Populus trichocarpa d. Nandina domestica e. Gaultheria procumbens ANSWER: E