Which of these garden plants is a member of the olive family?

Lilac Click to see the answer

The wahoo tree is also known by another name because of what its wood was used to produce. What is that name?

Spindle tree

When a plant photosynthesises, where is it getting its energy from?

The sun

What is the more common name for a Wild Hyacinth?

Bluebell

What type of a plant is dill?

Herb

What color are the flowers on a forsythia plant?

Yellow

Which plant's name derives from the fact that a species was discovered in Crete?

Candytuft Click to see the answer

Which spring flower is named after the Persian word meaning a turban?

Tulip

Which of these is true of the red leaves of a copper beech tree?

Contain chlorophyll

Ilex' is the Latin name for which common British tree?

Holly

Which of these plants is NOT used for hedging?

Lupin

Which flower family do blackberries belong?

Roses

Popular in gardens, which of these plants are you most likely to see growing on high moorland?

Heather

Quercus rober is the Latin name for which tree?

Oak

How many petals does a poppy normally have?

4

Oxeye is a variety of which flower?

Daisy Click to see the answer

Which of these plants can grow on walls, trees and the ground?

Ivy

In which part of a flowering plant is the ovary located?

Pistil

What type of plant is a 'Papaver'?

Poppy

Which of these trees has foliage that is green all year round?

Holly

Which of these plants has smooth, waxy leaves which allow water to flow off?

Rhododendron

Recently saved from extinction in Ireland, what are Bloody Butcher, Red Brandy an Irish Molloy?

Apple

In a typical flower, what color are the sepals?

Green

What does the world's biggest flower smell of?

Rotting meat

In which month are you most likely to see bluebells flowering in the wild in the UK?

May

What color is the blossom of the Forsythia?

Yellow

Which useful plant has the Latin name Hevea Brasiliensis?

Rubber tree

On a clover plant, how many segments, or 'leaflets' are most of the leaves made of?

3 Click to see the answer

Nasturtiums are native to which continent?

North America

What is another name for the plant woodbine?

Honeysuckle

Which of these soils retains the least moisture?

Sandy

Whereabouts on a flowering plant are the nectaries situated?

Deep in the centre

At what time of year does the shrub Forsythia flower in the UK?

February/March

What color is the African flower galtonia?

White

What's the main color of the flowers of the spectacular 'bird of paradise' plant?

Orange

What color is the flower speedwell?

Blue

In a plant, what does the stem transport from the roots to the rest of the plant?

Water

Which of these is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem?

Corm

Salix is the Latin name for which tree?

Willow

Which of these plants grow from spores rather than seeds?

Mosses

Herb Christopher is native to which continent?

North America

Which of these refers to growing miniature trees?

Bonsai

What is the harebell more commonly known as?

Bluebell

Which of these comes first in the life cycle of a plant?

Germination

Aments' are found on a number of common British trees. How else do we know them?

Catkins

Which of these trees has 'needles'?

Pine Click to see the answer

What is the name of the world's largest flower?

Rafflesia

Alcea rosea is the scientific name for which plant?

Hollyhock

Which of these is a flower?

Aster

Bellis Perennis is the scientific name for which plant?

English Daisy

How do we better know the tree the Norwegian Spruce?

Christmas tree

By which means are dandelion seeds generally dispersed?

Wind Click to see the answer

Ornithogalum umbellatum is the scientific name for which plant?

Star Of Bethlehem

What color is the dye obtained from the plant woad?

Blue

What links the Barbados nut and the Castor bean?

Extreme toxicity

In plants, transpiration is another word for what?

Evaporation

How is the araucaria tree more commonly known?

Monkey puzzle

Which of these does NOT happen to grass if it's left in a dark room?

Grows thick

Which of these words is used to describe both the petals and sepals of a flower?

Tepal

Caltha Palustris is the scientific name for which plant?

Marsh Marigold

What is the common English name of the plant myosotis?

Forget-Me-Not Click to see the answer

Which of these is NOT a method of seed dispersal for plants?

Public transport

Why do plant roots grow downwards?

Gravity

Which of these is NOT part of a plant?

Pedal

Whereabouts on a plant are the stomata?

Under the leaves

Which of these is NOT a type of soil?

Soot

The African and French marigolds are indigenous to which country?

Mexico

Which of these plants' seeds are dispersed by wind?

Sycamore

What is another name for a tree's 'sapwood'?

Xylem

Which plant contains the drug atropine which, if put in the eye, makes the pupil grow larger?

Deadly nightshade

Where do 'procumbent' plants grow?

On the ground

Which of these plants is best suited to living in desert conditions?

Cactus

Which spring flower is a Welsh emblem?

Daffodil Click to see the answer

Which of these plants' seed pods explodes in order to disperse the seeds?

Poppy

What plant takes its name from the Italian for 'Beautiful Lady'?

Belladonna

Camellia sinesis is an evergreen shrub better known as...

Tea

What color is the African flower acidanthera?

White

Which tree can be Douglas, Noble or Spanish amongst others?

Fir

What color are the petals of a sunflower?

Yellow

What kind of plant is a 'lady's slipper'?

Orchid

Which of these popular flowers is a good source of oil used in cooking?

Sunflower

Cypress and Lebanon are varieties of which type of tree?

Cedar

The butterfly bush is another name for which garden plant?

Buddleia

Which seemingly harmless plant is the source of the drug opium?

Poppy

The golden rain is the common name of which tree?

Laburnum

What color is wild cherry blossom?

White

Cork is made from which sort of tree?

Oak

What type of plant grows from seed, flowers and dies in a year?

Annual

Which of these is true of deciduous trees?

Shed their leaves

On a flower, what is the calyx made up of?

Sepals

Which of these does a plant need in order for its leaves to be a healthy green?

Light

Where did the banana originate?

Southern Asia

In a flowering plant, what does an ovule become following fertilization?

Seed

What is the antirrhinum more commonly known as?

Snapdragon

Which word is missing from the sentence 'a plant's ... takes in water and anchors the plant in the soil'?

Root

What color are the berries of the yew tree?

Red

What sort of tree does a date grow on?

Palm

What plant is said to shriek as it is pulled from the ground?

Mandrake Click to see the answer

What is the common name for the wildflower Primula veris?

Cowslip

Lonicera is another name for which climbing plant?

Honeysuckle

In which environment do cacti grow best?

Desert

What is the more common name of the plant antirrhinum?

Snapdragon

Which tree is sometimes called the 'Hampshire Weed'?

Yew

Which of these vegetables is an example of a taproot?

Turnip Click to see the answer

What do dicotyledons have two of that monocotyledons only have one of?

Seed leaf

Which of these happens to plants in a greenhouse that uses a paraffin heater?

Grow more

What's the name of the giant plant that smells of rotting meat in order to attract flies for pollination?

Rafflesia

What color did all lupines used to be?

Blue

What is the minute grains emitted by the stamens of a flower which fertilise the female egg to form a seed?

Pollen

The clematis is a member of the same family as which wild flower?

Buttercup

What are the structures in a green plant's leaves that contain the chlorophyll called?

Chloroplasts

What name is given to that part of a flowering plant which receives the pollen?

Stigma

Which plant is named after the Persian word for turban?

Tulip

What type of plant is an Egyptian lotus?

Water lily

Which of these plant types produces spores rather than seeds?

Fern

On a flowering plant, what is a pedicel?

Flower stalk

Which part of a plant also means 'to follow someone'?

Stalk

Hypericum is another name for what?

St John's wort

Types of which flowering plants often require the presence of a fungus in order for their seeds to germinate?

Orchid

Which of these is something found in a green plant?

Chloroplast

Which tree can be Downy, Silver or Paperbark amongst others?

Birch

What will happen if you eat a handful of holly berries?

Vomiting and diarrhoea