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Quiz: How well do you know your plants?

Find out how green those fingers really are…
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From garden perennials to tropical houseplants, take our quiz to test your plant know-how.
1

Which of the following are non-flowering plants?

a) Ferns

b) Palms

c) Hostas

d) Cacti

2

Which plant, renowned for its lush foliage, is also known as the plantain lily?

a) Philodendron

b) Bromeliad

c) Arthropodium

d) Hosta

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3

An extract from which species of succulent is used to produce tequila?

a) Aloe

b) Echeveria

c) Agave

d) Sedum

4

In which season do cyclamen NOT flower?

a) Spring

b) Summer

c) Autumn

d) Winter

5

Which of the following is not a type of fig tree?

a) Weeping

b) Fiddle-leaf

c) Rubber

d) Variegated

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6

Larkspur is the common name for which towering flowering plant?

a) Delphinium

b) Foxglove

c) Gladiola

d) Lupin

7

Which of the following is NOT a common name for the popular houseplant Chlorophytum comosum?

a) Airplane plant

b) Spider plant

c) Ribbon plant

d) Money plant

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8

What is the name of this plant, which takes these two strikingly different forms?

a) Crespedia

b) Celosia

c) Camellia

d) Coleus

9

The Monstera deliciosa is more commonly known as what, thanks to its bold and distinctive leaves?

a) Swiss cheese plant

b) Zebra plant

c) Rubber plant

d) Mother-in-law’s tongue

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And the answers are... *drumroll 

Q1, A - Ferns 

Q2, D - Hosta 

Q3, C - Agave 

Q4, B - Summer

Q5, D - Variegated 

Q6, A - Delphinium 

Q7, D - Money Plant 

Q8, B - Celosia 

Q9, A - Swiss cheese plant 

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