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111 Cards in this Set
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Abelia x grandiflora |
Dark pink bracts, light pink trumpet flowers Semi-evergreen |
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Acanthus spinosus |
[Bears britches] Herbaceous perennial |
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Acer griseum |
[Paperbark maple] Decorative peeling bark and red leaves in autumn. Tree |
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Achillea millefolium |
[Yarrow] Wild flower and weed. Grows on thin, dry chalky soils. Good in dry situations (fine crinkly leaves) Herbaceous perennial |
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Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Brunette' |
Herbaceous perennial |
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Alcea rosea 'Nigra' or 'Single Mix' |
[Hollyhock] Likes well-drained soil. e.g. gravel paths. Herbaceous perennial |
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Seed |
Allium seeds |
Little lumps of coal |
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Alnus glutinosa |
[Alder] Grows on river banks. Exudes sticky stuff from buds. Tree |
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Anemone hupehensis 'Hadspen Abundance' |
[Japanese anemone] Herbaceous perennial |
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Arbutus unedo |
[Strawberry Tree] Evergreen shrub |
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Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen' |
[Absinthe, Wormwood] Small grey leaves. Good in sun/dry. Herbaceous perennial |
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Begonia Rex Cultorum Group |
Attractive foliage, some with snail-type pattern. Houseplant |
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Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea |
[Japanese barbery] Hedge or specimen. Insignificant flowers. Red berries. Deciduous shrub |
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Seed |
Beta vulgaris seed |
[Beetroot] Seeds look like mini granola (clumps of several seeds) |
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Disorder |
Calcium deficiency in apples |
[Bitter pit] |
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Seed |
Brassica oleracea seed |
[Kale, cabbage, sprouts, broccoli] |
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Buddleja davidii |
[Butterfly bush] A pioneer plant. Deciduous shrub |
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Cardamine hirsuta |
[Hairy bittercress] Ephemeral. Explosive seed pods sensitive to touch. Control=hoe, mulch Weed |
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Carex buchananii |
Bronze ornamental grass Comb-out dead leaves. Lift and break in Spring every 3 years. Herbaceous perennial |
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Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' |
Propagate by division Herbaceous |
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Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly blue' |
Deciduous shrub |
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Ceratostigma willmottianum |
Lanceolate leaves to 5cm in length, turning red in autumn. Flowers 2.5cm in width, rich blue. Deciduous shrub |
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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' |
[Sawara cypres] A conical shrub to 8m, with soft, silvery blue-grey foliage. Evergreen conifer |
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Chlorophytum 'variegatum' or 'vittatum' |
[Spider plant] Houseplant |
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Cirsium arvense |
[Wild thistle] Weed |
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Clematis tangutica |
Lantern-shaped single, yellow flowers 4cm long in early summer and autumn, followed by fluffy seed heads |
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Clematis viticella 'Black Prince' |
4 petals, purple or violet Deciduous climber |
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Convolvulus arvensis |
[Field bindweed] Grows on chalk land Weed |
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Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’ |
[Pampas grass] Serrated leaves. Difficult to dig up. Evergreen |
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Corylus avellana |
[Common Hazel] Monoecious. Traditional coppicing for wattle. Deciduous Tree |
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Corylus maxima f. 'purpurea' |
[Filbert] Edible nuts inhibited by coppicing. Deciduous Tree |
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Cosmos bipinnatus |
Half-hardy annual. Finely divided mid-green leaves Herbaceous |
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Cryptomeria japonica Elegans Group |
[Japanese Cedar] Green/Bronze/Red foliage with temperature Evergreen |
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Seed |
Cucurbit Seed |
Rolled-edge flat seed (Cucumber, Squash, Marrow etc) |
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Cyclamen hederifolium |
[Ivy-leaved cyclamen, cyclamen neapolitanum] Seeds smell of baby ants Tuberous perennial |
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Seed |
Daucus carota seed |
Stripey seed. Looks like a beetle with no legs or head. Honest. Seed |
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Dracaena marginata |
[Dragon plant] Stick with leaves. Like in Ikea. Houseplant |
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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' |
Petals lean backwards slightly. Long-stalked daisy flowers. Herbaceous perennial |
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Echinops ritro |
[Globe Thistle] OK in dry soils (small & grey leaves) e.g. Veitch's Blue |
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Eryngium bourgatii 'picos blue' |
[Picos] Stunning plant. Should get one. Dry situations. Grey, small leaves. Herbaceous perennial |
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Eucalyptus gunnii |
[Cider gum] Prefer shelter. Quick-growing. May be coppiced. Tree |
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Euphorbia pulcherrima |
[Poinsetta] Red or white bracts. Susceptible to drafts and overwatering. Houseplant |
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Ficus elastica |
[Rubber Plant] Houseplant |
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Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' |
Hardy deciduous shrub |
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Gallium aparine |
[Stickybuds, goosegrass] Tangly weedy thing |
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Gaura lindheimeri |
Delicate 4-petal pinky flowers Herbaceous perennial |
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Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart' |
Adventitious roots Evergreen climber |
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Hedera helix 'goldheart' or 'jubilee' |
[Common Ivy] Adventitious roots. Grows in reduced light Evergreen climber |
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Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' |
[Sunflower] Herbaceous perennial |
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Helleborus niger |
[Christmas rose, black hellebore] Dark leaves = woodland plant, flowers tend to look down. Evergreen |
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Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' |
Deciduous shrub |
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Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group |
Soft, felty leaves Deciduous shrub |
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Ilex aquifolium |
[Common holly] Dioecious. Female has berries. Grows in reduced light Evergreen |
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Iris foetidissima |
[Stinking iris] Smells of decaying flesh and attracts flies. Reduced light Evergreen perennial |
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Jasminum nudiflorum |
[Winter jasmin] Long, scandant green stems. Flowers on 2nd year growth. Nudiflorum = flowers without leaf Deciduous shrub |
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Kalanchoe blossfeldiana |
Bushy evergreen succulent perennial Houseplant |
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Kniphofia 'Flamenco' |
[Red hot poker] Pollinated by wasps in the native southern hemisphere, or wasps in the northern hemisphere. Perennial |
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Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' or 'Pink Pewter' |
[Dead nettle] Stoloniferous. Mat-forming. Grows in reduced light. Evergreen perennial |
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Lathyrus latifolius |
[Everlasting sweet pea] Winged stems Herbaceous perennial |
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Seed |
Latuca seeds |
Look for little straitions |
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Lavatera x clementii 'Barnsley' or 'Kew Rose' or 'Burgundy Wine' |
Deciduous |
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Liriope muscari |
Evergreen Tuberous Herbaceous Perennial |
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Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue' |
Brilliant blue flowers Alpine |
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Lobelia cardinalis |
Genus not to be confused with blue/purple trailing things. Species name literally means deep or vivid red Aquatic |
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Mahonia aquifolium |
[Oregon grape] Flowers January. Apically dominant --> scandant. Drops leaves late spring. Deep shade. Evergreen shrub |
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Nerine bowdenii ‘Alba’ |
white or pink From bulb perennial |
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Nymphaea ‘James Brydon’, ‘Chromatella’, ‘Attraction’ |
[Water lily] Aquatic |
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Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ |
[Black Grass, Black Dragon] Lily Herbaceous perennial |
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
[Virginia creeper] 5 leaflets Deciduous climber |
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Seed |
Pastinaca seed |
[Parsnip] Seed with little lines on it |
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Peperomia caperata |
Fantastically crinkly leaves Houseplant |
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Perovskia 'Blue Spire' |
Deciduous shrub |
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Seed |
Phaseolus coccineus seed |
[Runner bean] Seed |
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Phlox paniculata 'White Admiral' |
Herbaceous perennial |
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Phygelius x rectus ‘African Queen’ |
Tubular dangling red flowers Evergreen herbaceous perennial |
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Picea abies |
[Norway spruce] Conifer |
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Pisum sativum |
[Pea seeds] |
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Plantago major |
[The greater plantain] Can be a host for mildew Weed |
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Poa annua |
[Annual meadow grass] Ephemeral (has babies in a single season) Weed |
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300 years... to grow to live to die |
Quercus robur |
[Pedunculate Oak] Deciduous Tree |
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Ranunculus repens |
[Creeping buttercup] Weed |
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Raphanus sativus |
[Radish seed] |
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Rosa glauca |
Glaucous blue-green to copper-purple leaves Deciduous shrub |
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Rosa rugosa |
Deciduous shrub |
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Rosa rambler group ‘Alberic Barbier’ (white) or 'Albertine' (pink) |
Deciduous climber |
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Salvia officinalis 'Purpurescens' |
[(purple) sage] Good in sun/dry - stomata in grooved leaves. Semi-evergreen perennial |
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Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' or 'Black Lace' |
[Ornamental elderberry] Deciduous shrub |
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Sansevieria trifasciata |
[Mother-in-law's tongue] Extremely robust and tolerant Houseplant |
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Sarcococca confusa |
[Christmas box] White tubular flowers - pollinated by moths - scent at night. Dry soil, dark position. Evergreen shrub |
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Sedum Herbstfreude Group |
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Solanum pseudocapsicum |
Poisonous fruits Houseplant |
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Strelitzia reginae |
[Bird of paradise] Bird-pollinated plant Exotic Houseplant |
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Streptocarpus e.g. ‘Crystal Ice’ (bottom left) |
Trumpet flowers with extended lower leaf Houseplant |
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Teucrium x lucidrys (chamaedrys) |
Herbaceous perennial |
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Thuja plicata ‘Atrovirens’ |
[Western Red Cedar] Conifer |
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Verbascum bombyciferum |
[Mullein] Full sun. Dry conditions. Grey & hairy foliage. Herbaceous perennial |
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Viburnum davidii |
Metallic irridescent berries Evergreen shrub |
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Viburnum opulus |
[The Gelder Rose] cv 'sterile'=snow bush White flower, red berries Deciduous woody shrub |
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Viola x wittrockiana ‘Fire Blaze’ or ‘Ultima mixed’ |
[Pansy] Flowers in winter Herbaceous perennial |
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Seed |
Zea mays seed |
[Maize] Seed |
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Pest |
Caterpillar damage |
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Disease |
Rose Rust |
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Disorder |
Bolting |
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Disease of apples, plums and pears |
Brown rot (fungus) |
Promptly remove and dispose of all damaged fruit |
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Disease |
Fungal canker (apple) |
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Disease |
Bacterial canker |
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Disease |
Tar Spot (Acer) |
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Disease |
Mosaic virus |
Cucumber, tomato, and their leaves. Virus |
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Disease (rose) |
Black spot |
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Disease |
Apple scab |
Note hexagonal lesions Fungal |
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Scale insect |
If you get these then give up. |