AY Honors/House Plants/Answer Key

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1. Name at least five house plants raised for their foliage.

2. Name three house plants raised for their flowers.

Saintpaulia spp. (African Violet)
Schlumbergera spp. Christmas Cactus
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Begonia spp. (Begonia)
Hippeastrum spp.

3. Name three house plants adapted to direct sunlight, dry soils, and very moist soils.

House plants adapted to direct sunlight
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Schlumbergera spp. (Christmas Cactus)
Ficus benjamina (Weeping Fig or Benjamin's Fig)
Aloe vera (Aloe)
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Sedum morganianum (Burro's Tail)
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Cyclamen persicum (Cyclamen)
Aphelandra squarrosa (Zebra Plant)

House plants adapted to dry soils

House plants adapted to very moist soils

4.Most house plants like a 65-to 75-degree (18 C - 22 C) temperature. Name one that requires a cool room (45 to 55 degrees F.) (7 C - 13 C).

5.Prepare a special potting mix soil including at least 3 different ingredients. Select two house plants from requirement two and grow them in this soil for three weeks.

6.How much light does an African violet need? Where in the house is the best place to grow them? Grow two or more African violets.

7.All gesneriads need approximately the same growing conditions. Where do they come from originally? What kind of temperature, light, and humidity do they need?

8.Name two house plants that can be propagated from leaves, stem sections or divisions. Select one plant from requirement two above, experiment with each of these methods of propagation and keep them growing for three months.

9. What is a Bonsai?

10. What is humidity? How is it important to house plants?

11. Below is a lists of plants to chose from for requirement five and eight above:

a. Narcissus

b. Aspidistra

c. Philodendron

d. Aluminum plant

e. Daffodil

f. Sanseveria

g. Boston fern

h. Piggy-back plant

i. Bird's nest fern

j. Caladium

k. Gloxinia

l. Spider plant

m. Geranium

n. Maidenhair fern

o. Begonia

p. Ficus

q. Tulip

r. Iris

s. Crocus

t. Coleus

u. Hyacinth

References

http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=236

AY Honors/House Plants/Answer Key

1. Name at least five house plants raised for their foliage.

2. Name three house plants raised for their flowers.

3. Name three house plants adapted to direct sunlight, dry soils, and very moist soils.

4.Most house plants like a 65-to 75-degree (18 C - 22 C) temperature. Name one that requires a cool room (45 to 55 degrees F.) (7 C - 13 C).

5.Prepare a special potting mix soil including at least 3 different ingredients. Select two house plants from requirement two and grow them in this soil for three weeks.

6.How much light does an African violet need? Where in the house is the best place to grow them? Grow two or more African violets.

7.All gesneriads need approximately the same growing conditions. Where do they come from originally? What kind of temperature, light, and humidity do they need?

8.Name two house plants that can be propagated from leaves, stem sections or divi­sions. Select one plant from requirement two above, experiment with each of these methods of propagation and keep them growing for three months.

9. What is a Bonsai?

10. What is humidity? How is it important to house plants?

11. Below is a lists of plants to chose from for requirement five and eight above:

a. Narcissus

b. Aspidistra

c. Philodendron

d. Aluminum plant

e. Daffodil

f. Sanseveria

g. Boston fern

h. Piggy-back plant

i. Bird's nest fern

j. Caladium

k. Gloxinia

l. Spider plant

m. Geranium

n. Maidenhair fern

o. Begonia

p. Ficus

q. Tulip

r. Iris

s. Crocus

t. Coleus

u. Hyacinth

References

8.Name two house plants that can be propagated from leaves, stem sections or divisions. Select one plant from requirement two above, experiment with each of these methods of propagation and keep them growing for three months.