How well do you know your plants

We all like to admire the beauty of some of the gardens that people put their heart and soul into for all to enjoy, but how knowledgable are you when it comes to botany and how it can be used to create the perfect garden?

Are you a botanist extraordinaire or do plants wither when you walk past them? There is more to life than having a venus fly-trap sitting on your kitchen window sill! Try this great quiz and see if there is a real green-thumb waiting to emerge or are you a shrinking violet that should really stick to the plastic plants and flowers that you know will never die on you!

1. What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
3. The Myrtle Wattle goes by what botanical name
Acacia pynantha
Acacia paradoxa
Acacia oxycedrus
Acacia myrtifolia
Acacia Stricta
Acacia suaveolens
4. The Tropaeolum Majus is a well-known climbing or trailing annual which is cultivated mainly for its ornamental qualities, but sometimes can be used for its spicy, peppery-tasting leaves, seeds and flowers. The leaves are eaten in sandwiches and salads, t
Oregano
Horseradish
Nasturtium
Parsley
Rocket
Thyme
5. This fruit is ornamental as well as useful. They will grown very well outside their tropical environment if they are planted in a sunny spot in a sheltered garden. They are shallow-rooted and need fertile, well-drained soil with regular watering in summ
Kiwi Fruit
Mango
Avocado
Pineapple
PawPaw
Banana
6. The River Red Gum, Messmate, Mealy Stringybark, Swamp Gum and Broad-leaved Peppermint belong to which family?
Pine
Eucalyptus
Grevillea
Camellia
Birch
Banksia
7. Orchids are a beautiful flower and come in many variants. What common botanic name do they come under?
Caladenia
Chiloglottis
Diuris
Microtis
Pterostylis
All of the above
8. Which one of these plants or its seeds is NOT edible?
blackberry
Prickly Currant-Bush
Large Kangaroo-Apple
Chocolate Lily
Sweet Pea
English Gooseberry
9. Which one of these plants is NOT a shrub?
Clematis
Rhododendron
Heath banksia
bottlebrush
gardenia
azalea
10. Allocasuarina Littoralis is the botanic name for what beautiful tree?
Silver Wattle
Black Sheoak
Flame Tree
Cherry Ballart
Jacaranda
Weeping Willow
11. Monstera Deliciosa is a vigorus climber with aerial roots which cling to masonry, and with large, round but deeply divided leaves. Also useful as indoor plant in large pots or tubs. Arum-type yellow flowers develop into long, cylindrical fruit with a de
Honeysuckle
Ornamental Grape
Fruit Salad Plant
Cumquat
Fig
Persimmon
12. Last, but not least a real hard one! Each state of Australia has a flower representing it. I am from Victoria, so what is my flower?
Musk Daisy Bush
Swamp Boronia
Wedding Bush
Ivy-Leaf Violet
Common Heath
Yellow Hakea

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