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