Which Plant am I? Trivia Quiz

Answer: ivy

Ivy, despite its appearance in a Christmas carol, is not a particularly cheerful plant. It is, however, tenacious. Very. The ivy bee lives in many European countries. It does not form colonies.

Answer: dock

Many related plants are known collectively as docks. To some people, they are broad-leafed weeds with long, thick taproots that make them very difficult to dislodge from the soil. To herbalists, docks have useful properties. The verb "to dock" means to cut off... either a dog or horse tail, or someone's pay.

Answer: Hellebore

Hellebore, known variously as winter rose, Christmas rose or (in Australia) June rose, is a pretty plant with dark, glossy leaves and large flowers that are usually pink or white with a dusky greenish case. Unlike the "real" rose, hellebore doesn't have a scent. Maybe this is because the "flowers" are more like bracts.

Answer: daisy

Daisy is the common name of many different flowers. It comes from "day's eye", which describes the sun-loving flowers. Daisy flowers have yellow centres with many narrow petals radiating from them. The petals of common daisies are white, sometimes tinged with pink, but other kinds of daisy can be almost any colour.

Common lawn daisies have been popular for generations of children who make them into daisychains. They are less popular with the owners of lawns.

Answer: ranunculus

Than handsome ranunculus is quite closely related to common buttercup, but unlike buttercup it comes in a variety of colours. Buttercup creeps and spreads, but ranunculus is much better behaved.

Answer: moss

Mosses are tiny plants that grow in groups and thrive in shady places. They will grow on bricks, between paving stones, on trees or rotten logs. There are many different species, but most of them are bright green and prefer damp conditions.

Answer: lemon balm

Lemon balm is a sturdy herb with tough woody stems. It has small white flowers, and oval, lemon-scented leaves that are used in cooking. For herbalists, lemon balm has calming properties. It makes a pleasant soothing drink when steeped in boiling water and added to fruit juice.

Answer: bullrush

Bullrushes thrive in creeks and ponds, and sometimes choke waterways. Bullrushes have long, green, strap-like leaves, and velvety brown seedheads that blow apart in summer. In the bible, there is a story that the baby Moses was sheltered among the bullrushes.

Answer: mistletoe

Mistletoe is a parasitic plant used for Christmas decorations in some countries. It was held sacred by the druids, who cut it with a special sickle. In Norse Mythology the mistletoe killed the god Baldur, because of all living things only mistletoe had not sworn to keep Baldur safe.

Answer: venus flytrap

Venus flytrap are carnivorous plants that have fleshy "traps" that close around insect prey. The venus doesn't need many flies, and if you own one you should resist the urge to overfeed it.