Gardens Around the World Trivia

1. This beautiful flower is often used as an example of retaining one's purity even when surrounded by mud. Which aquatic perennial is the national flower of India?

From Quiz Indian Petals in the Wind

Answer: Lotus

The lotus plant often has its roots in the soil of the lake or pond with the leaves and flower floating above water. Its ability to remain untouched by the filth it grows in has frequently drawn praise in the epics of ancient India. Not surprisingly, the flower is one of the national emblems of India and also used as an election symbol by the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), one of the two main political parties in the country.

From Quiz Australian State Flowers

Answer: Red and green

The botanic name for the red and green kangaroo paw is Anigozanthos manglesii. They bloom in Spring, and are now available commercially.

From Quiz An English Country Garden

Answer: Meadowsweet

Traces of meadowsweet have been found in graves dating back to the bronze age. The plant has creamy white flowers, and as a herb is good for digestive disorders. It is popular in damp and shady areas of cottage gardens where other plants fail to thrive. If you plant it in full sun with good drainage it will not be happy, and will almost certainly die unless the ground around it is kept boggy with regular soaking.

From Quiz Where Am I From?

Answer: Mexico

The Dahlia is found mainly in the high plains of Mexico, although some species are found in Ecuador and Honduras. It came to Europe from Mexico some 200 years ago, appearing in the Botanical Gardens in Madrid towards the end of the 18th Century. It is named in honour of Andreas Dahl, Swedish scientist and environmentalist.

From Quiz Indian Petals in the Wind

Answer: Flame of the Forest

The bright orange colour of the flower has led to it often being associated with fire. It is also regarded as a harbinger of spring in many parts of India. The palash has been designated as the state flower of the northern state of Jharkhand.

From Quiz Australian State Flowers

Answer: Sturt

The flower is Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa). It was adopted as the floral emblem for the state in 1961.

From Quiz An English Country Garden

Answer: Bee balm

There are several varieties of Monarda and all are very attractive to bees and butterflies. They are an annual that normally flowers between June and August, and will freely self seed around the garden. Most are in shades of pale to deep pink and are not fussy as to soil, although they do dislike deep shade.

From Quiz Where Am I From?

Answer: Eastern Asia

The Camellia is indigenous to North Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Nepal. They flourish in high, humid regions with very porous soil. Popular for their beautiful flowers and scent, the first one in Europe is believed to be a simple, red flowered, Camellia Japonica grown by Lord Petre of Essex in his private greenhouse. The oldest known specimen in Europe is in Portugal. It is thought to be some 300 years old,with a height of 15m and a width of 6m.

From Quiz Indian Petals in the Wind

Answer: Thailand

The cassia fistula ranges from the southern parts of Pakistan right up to Thailand and is even found on the island of Sri Lanka. Thailand has designated this tree as its national tree and its flowers as its national flower. Commonly cultivated as an ornamental plant, the wood of the tree has also been used to build houses in south India.

From Quiz An English Country Garden

Answer: Hydrangea

Hydrangeas can be changed from blue to pink or pink to blue by addition of lime or aluminium sulphate to the soil. Folklore says that rusty nails buried near the roots will turn a hydrangea blue. The real decider on colour is the acidity of the soil, and many will change colour of their own accord as their roots go deeper and pick up different elements. The only ones that cannot be changed are white hydrangeas.

From Quiz Where Am I From?

Answer: Babylonia/Assyria

Rose cultivation began in ancient Babylonia and Assyria, and was passed on to Europe through other civilisations. Before the 19th Century most garden roses were wild varieties, and their natural sports and hybrids, grown for beauty, scent, rose water and rose oil. In the 19th Century, following the importation of cultivated species from China, deliberate cross breeding began, resulting in many new varieties and colours. Many of the groups created then still exist, and rose breeding and hybridisation has continued right up to the present time.

From Quiz An English Country Garden

Answer: Garlic

Many old time and organic gardeners say that planting a clove of garlic by the roots of rose bushes keeps away greenfly. The idea of companion planting to deter pests is certainly not new, and I have tried garlic next to my own rose bushes and it does seem to work. Greenfly are said to be repelled by the smell of the garlic.

From Quiz Where Am I From?

Answer: Israel

Grown in England since the 12th Century this plant originated in the Holy Land. It was originally spelt holihoc, holi for holy, and hoc for mallow, a native plant which it resembles.

From Quiz A Wisconsin Perennial Bouquet

Answer: Sedum

This is a hardy perennial that can be put to many good uses. In my pond garden, the creeping variety graces the edge of the pond and offers delicate white blossoms in mid-summer, while a taller, bush-like variety grows against the split-rail fence and sports dark-pink flower heads in the fall. (A recent taxonomic change has actually split out the taller variety into its own genus, Hypotelephium. Many garderners, however, still refer to them as sedum.)

From Quiz Indian Petals in the Wind

Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a group of islands located in the Bay of Bengal. The islands are a union territory of India. The Vanilla andamanica is native to this group of islands.

From Quiz An English Country Garden

Answer: Forget-Me-Not

Forget-Me-Nots are a cottage garden favourite. Coming in pale blue, dark blue, pink and even white, all on the same plant, a big patch of them makes a lovely show in the Spring. Leave them to set seed and you will never be without them, as they seed freely all over the garden. If you want to spread them to a certain area just take a handful of seeds straight from the plant, and throw them over the part of the garden you want them to appear in.

From Quiz Where Am I From?

Answer: South America

There are now thousands of different types of Fuchsia, all coming from a handful of species found in South America and Mexico. The first to be named was found in the Dominican Republic in the 17th Century. The discoverer was a Franciscan monk, Father Charles Plumier, who named the plant after Leonhart Fuchs, a 16th Century German doctor and herbalist.

From Quiz A Rainbow of English Plants

Answer: Himalayan

Himalayan poppies (Meconopsis) are fussy, preferring rich, acidic soil, but are well worth growing if you have the right spot for them. Californian poppies are low-growing annuals, with flowers in shades of yellow, orange, red and white. Welsh poppies are yellow perennials, and opium poppies come in a wide range of colours, but not blue.

From Quiz Indian Petals in the Wind

Answer: Uttarakhand

The Valley of Flowers National Park is found within the western Himalayas in the state of Uttarakhand. Accessible only on foot, reaching the place entails a trek of around 17 km from the nearest town. The valley is found in full bloom from late July to early September, a period which coincides with the monsoons.

From Quiz Australian State Flowers

Answer: 1988

Mrs Hazel Hawke, wife of the then Prime Minister Bob Hawke, planted a Golden Wattle in the Australian National Botanic Gardens in 1988, after it had been officially gazetted as the national flower.

From Quiz An English Country Garden

Answer: Cranesbill

The name cranesbill comes from the shape of the seed head, which is round with a long projection said to resemble the crane. These perennial hardy plants are happy in almost any soil, have a long flowering season, and will come for a second flowering if cut right back when the first flowers have faded. In shades of pink, blue and white they form large dense clumps and are best propagated by root division. Many will self seed.

From Quiz Where Am I From?

Answer: America

That first plant was Hydrangea Arborescens which was found growing wild in a colony in Pennsylvania. It found immediate popularity in England, and from there quickly found its way to Europe Hydrangeas are found in all parts of North America, and fossils show that they were growing there 40 -70 million years ago.

From Quiz Indian Petals in the Wind

Answer: Tree of Sorrow

The nickname 'tree of sorrow' was given as the flowers bloom during the night and become dull once day breaks. The tree is also scientifically named Nyctanthes arbor-tristis which translates to 'sad tree'. The leaves of the tree are also commonly used in Assamese cuisine.

From Quiz Australian State Flowers

Answer: Waratah

The Waratah was first observed and collected by Europeans in 1810 in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.

From Quiz An English Country Garden

Answer: Lavatera

Lavatera come in all sizes from dwarf to ones that grow to around 7ft tall. Colours are white, pink or red and they can be annual, biennial or perennial. The perennial shrubs need hard pruning each year otherwise they quickly become overgrown giants. Most species are native to the Mediterranean area, but Australia does also have some native species. They are remarkably tolerant of sun, wet and shade and will thrive in most gardens.

From Quiz Where Am I From?

Answer: China

The Chrysanthemum is recorded as being grown in China as a flowering herb as far back as the 15th Century BC. It was introduced to Japan in the 8th Century AD, where it's immediate popularity led to it being adopted as the crest and official seal of the Emperor. The Imperial Order of The Chrysanthemum is the highest Order of Chivalry in Japan. It was introduced to Europe in the 17th Century AD and was swiftly hybridised into various forms, some of which would be familiar to us today.

From Quiz A Wisconsin Perennial Bouquet

Answer: Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susans, named for Olof Rudbeck, Jr., a teacher of Carl Linnaeus, are popular throughout the Midwest. I think they look their best among other bold, showy flowers, such as the purple coneflower and Shasta daisy.

From Quiz North American Butterfly Plants

Answer: Prunus

This plant group in its native setting is characterized by edible stone fruit and beautiful blooms in spring. Some ornamental varieties do not have fruit. The flowering cherry, in particular, is one of the most beloved avatars of the growing season to come.

From Quiz Indian Petals in the Wind

Answer: Crimson

The Erythrina variegata has bright crimson or scarlet flowers that occur in clusters and paint a striking picture along with the tree's black seeds. It is sometimes also called the Sunshine tree, another ode to the bright blooms. The flower grows wild in forests across the Indian subcontinent.

From Quiz Australian State Flowers

Answer: Eucalyptus globulus

Tasmanian Blue Gums are now grown over most parts of Australia as a plantation timber for woodchipping.

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