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Plant Names for the Exam
Alpine or Rock Garden Plants
Armeria maritima - is a mat-forming evergreen perennial with dense, needle-like
leaves and erect scapes to 15cm, bearing compact clusters of cup-shaped pink flowers in
late spring and summer.
Sedum acre - tufted perennial that forms mat-like stands some 5 to 12 cm tall. Yellow
flowers.
Saxifraga x apiculata - mostly mat-forming in habit, with simple or palmately lobed
leaves and starry or rounded flowers in white, yellow or pink.
Sempervivum arachnoideum - an evergreen perennial forming a mat of fleshy
rosettes 1-3cm across, leaves green or reddish, with cobwebby white hairs at the tips. Pink
flowers.
Aquilegia jonesii – compact perennial, violet-blue flowers, small rosetts of blue-grey or
grey-green leaves, suitable for an alpine house only. Up to 5 cm across.
Pusatilla vulgaris - a perennial to 20cm, forming a clump of finely dissected basal
leaves. Violet flowers.
Hedyotis michauxil – vigorous perennial, produces mats of mid-green foliage, violetblue flowers.
Gentiana verna – small evergreen perennial forming a mat of ovate leaves, with solitary
sky-blue flowers with white throats.
Dianthus alpinus - is a mat-forming hardy perennial with dark green foliage and
solitary, pale-spotted, deep pink to cerise flowers 4cm wide.
Iberis sempervirens - a spreading evergreen sub-shrub to 30cm in height, with narrow,
dark green leaves. Pure white flowers in dense heads.
Herbaceous Perennials
Shady Area
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Mytikas' – a carpet-forming perennial to 30cm, spreading to
160cm. Flowers are profuse, borne in dense umbels, purplish-pink with rose-red anthers
and calyces.
Bergenia cordifolia - a vigorous perennial forming a spreading clump of rounded, wavy
leaves to 30cm long, often tinged purple in winter; tall erect red stems carry sprays of deep
pink flowers in early spring.
Persicaria affinis – evergreen perennial with glossy, lance-shaped leaves which turn
reddish in dry conditions, and take on brown tints in autumn. Upright spikes of rose red
flowers early summer to autumn.
Ajuga reptans - a spreading stoloniferous perennial to 15cm in height, forming a wide
mat of dark green obovate leaves, with erect spikes of dark blue flowers in late spring and
early summer.
Astrania maxima - an herbaceous perennial to 60cm, forming a clump of three-lobed
leaves with branching stems bearing flower-heads with broad, pinkish bracts surrounding
tiny pink flowers.
Brunnera macrophylla - a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial with large, ovate or
heart-shaped basal leaves and sprays of small bright blue flowers in spring.
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Full Sun
Acanthus spinosus – the plants make large, mound-shaped rosettes of glossy leathery
leaves, finely cut and each tipped with a spine. Tall two-tone flower spikes.
Verbena bonariensis - a tall perennial with erect, branching stems to 2m in height,
bearing sparse, oblong leaves and large branched clusters of small, purple flowers from
summer to autumn.
Ranunculus acris is an upright perennial with long-stalked, palmately divided leaves
and open panicles of bright glossy yellow, bowl-shaped flowers 2.5cm
Ground Cover
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Mytikas' – a carpet-forming perennial to 30cm, spreading
to 160cm. Flowers are profuse, borne in dense umbels, purplish-pink with rose-red anthers
and calyces.
Viola odorata - a rhizomatous perennial forming a loose mat of heart-shaped leaves with
fragrant violet or white flowers 2cm across in late winter and early spring.
Tiarella cordifolia – a stoloniferous perennial to 30cm in height, with 3 to 5-lobed,
ovate leaves becoming bronze-tinged in autumn, and erect racemes of small, creamy-white
flowers.
Pulmonaria angustifolia - clump-forming herbaceous perennial to 30cm, with hairy,
ovate dark green leaves and leafy stems bearing bright deep blue, funnel-shaped flowers.
Winter and Early Spring Interest
Bergenia cordifolia - a vigorous perennial forming a spreading clump of rounded, wavy
leaves to 30cm long, often tinged purple in winter; tall erect red stems carry sprays of deep
pink flowers in early spring.
Festuca glauca – a blue dwarf grass with blue foliage and steel blue flower-heads, forms
a dense upright tussock.
Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles' - evergreen, clump-forming perennial, forms a compact
clump of ruffled, brownish-red leaves 10cm long, with purple undersides and tall sprays of
small white flowers in early summer.
Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' – a vigorous evergreen carpeting perennial to 20cm
tall, forms a dense mat of grey-white elliptic leaves to 10cm long.
Annuals and Biennials
Hardy Biennials
Myosotis sylvatica ‘Victoria Blue’ - biennial forming a low mound of grey-green
leaves, smothered with clusters of bright sky-blue flowers, each with a tiny yellow eye.
Campanula medium – a biennial of upright growth, with a basal rosette of lanceshaped leaves and a leafy stem carrying blue, pink or white, single or double flowers in
summer.
Erysimum cheiri – a biennial with one or more highly branching stems reaching heights
of 15–80 cm. The leaves are narrow and pointed. At the the top of the stem is a clubshaped inflorescence of strongly scented flowers.
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Dry Shade
Digitalis purpurea - a biennial or short-lived perennial, with a rosette of hairy, oval
leaves and tall, one-sided spires of tubular, bright rosy-purple flowers in summer.
Matthiola longipetala subsp. Bicornis – hardy annual - low-growing and highly
branched in form, spread about 45 cm in length, four-petaled purple to white flowers.
Moist Shade
Impatiens walleriana – busy lizzie
Primula Polyanthus Group
Primula vulgaris
Viola x wittrockiana - pansy
Trailing Plants for Summer Containers and Baskets
Begonia Panorama Series
Impatiens walleriana
Lobelia erinus Cascade Series
Lobularia maritima Trailing Series
Pelargonium 'Summer Showers'
Fuchsia ‘Thalia’
Pelargonium zonale
Salvia splendens
Trailing Plants for Winter Containers and Baskets
Ajuga reptans
Buxus sempervirens
Crocus chrysanthus
Hedera helix
Viola x wittrockiana
Annuals for Direct Sowing
Anchusa capensis - bugloss
Borago officinalis - borage
Collinsia bicolor
Gypsophilia elegans – baby's breath
Hardy Annuals
Nigella damascena
Centaurea cyanus – cornflower
Papaver – poppies
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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata'
Calendula officinalis
Tropaeolum majus
Cynoglossum amabile
Eschscholzia californica ‘Appleblossom Bush’
Lathyrus odoratus ‘High Scent’
Nicotiana langsdorffii
Half-Hardy and Tender Annuals
(suitable for summer bedding)
Impatiens walleriana
Salvia splendens
Tagetes patula
Begonia sempeflorens
Lobelia erinus
Petunia x hybrida
Zinnia
Plants Suitable for Spring Bedding
Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’
Myosotis sylvatica
Viola x wittrockiana
Viola tricolor var. hortensis
Ferns
Asplenium trichomanes
Dryopteris filix-mas
Cyathea australis – Australian tree fern
Bulbs
Spring Bedding/Containers
Narcissus 'February Gold'
Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Delft Blue'
Bulbs Suitable for Naturalising in a Lawn
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Crocus biflorus
Colchicum autumnale - autumn crocus
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Bulb for a Mixed Border
Tulipa 'Queen of the night'
Allium christophii – Star of Persia
Agapanthus 'Castle of May' – African Lily
Lilium 'Arena' – oriental lily
Nectaroscordum siculum – ornamental onion
Bulbs for Rock Gardens
Albuca humilis
Bulbocodium vernum
Crocus
Iris (dwarf species)
Sternbergia lutea -autumn daffodil
Exposed Sites
Iris reticulata
Galanthus - snowdrops
Fritillaria (dwarf spp.) - snake's head fritillary
Planting for Containers
Summer Container
Begonia 'Illumination Salmon Pink'
Calibrachoa Million Bells Trailing Pink ('Sunbelkupi')
Dahlia 'Gallery Art Nouveau'
Fuchsia 'Thalia'
Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight'
Pelargonium 'Lady Plymouth'
Petunia Surfinia Sky Blue ('Keilavbu')
Winter/Early Spring Container
Winter bedding plants:
Myosotis alpestris - forget-me-not
Bellis perennis – daisies
Erysimium – wallflowers
Cyclamen persicum - cyclamen
Viola x wittrockiana - pansy
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Evergreen shrubs:
Buxus sempervirens – box
Laurus nobilis – bay
Skimmia
Euonymus
Hedera – ivy
Hardy evergreen ferns:
Asplenium scolopendrium - hart's tongue fern
Polypodium vulgare - common polypody
Polystichum setiferum - soft shield fern
Climbers Suitable for a Garden Situation
Clematis montana
Wisteria sinesis
Parthenocissus tricuspidata – Boston ivy
Hedera helix - ivy
Wall Shrubs
Garrya elliptica
Chaenomeles speciosa
Pyracantha 'Orange Glow'
Fremontodendron californicum
Roses
cluster-flowered
Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'
large flowered
Rosa 'Peace'
Ground cover
Rosa BERKSHIRE 'Korpinka'
Rosa ROSY CUSHION 'interall'
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Plants for Different Situations or Tasks
Groundwork (infill) Plants
Erysimum cheiri 'Fire King'
Viola x wittrockiana Joker series
Dot Plants
Canna indica 'Russian Red'
Cleome spinosa
Edging Plants
Lobularia maritima 'Sweet White'
Cineraria maritima
Alpine or Rock Garden Plants
Armeria maritima
Sedum acre
Saxifraga x apiculata
Sempervivum arachnoideum
Cotula hispanica
Pusatilla vulgaris
Saxifraga longifolia
Gentiana verna
Plants for a Spring Display in a Rock or Alpine Garden
Armeria maritima
Dryas octopetala
Raoulia hookeri
Sedum acre
Tropical Bedding
Canna indica
Ricinus communis
Musa ornata
Dicksonia antarctica
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Plants Suitable for an Herbaceous Border
Aster novi-belgii
Sedum gypsicola Herbstfrede Group
Astrania major
Geranium endressii
Four Shrubs for an Autumn Display
Cotinus coggygria
Euonymus alatus
Fothergilla major
Rhus hirta
Four Trees for Autumn Display
Acer campestre
Acer griseum
Betula spps
Liquidambar styraciflua
Trees for an Exposed Site
Acer platanoides
Populus tremula
Sorbus scalaris
Tilia cordata
Shrubs for Exposed Sites
Amorpha canescans
Berberis darwinii
Cotinus 'Flame'
Ledum groenlandicum
Water Plants
Marginal
Equisetum japonicum
Houttuynia cordata
Iris pseudoacorus 'Variegatus'
Lobelia cardinalis
Zantedeschia
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Floating
Eichhornia crassipes – water hyacinth
Pistia stratiotes
Trapa nutans
Deep Water
Aponogeton distachyum
Nymphoides peltata
Aquatic Plants Suitable for a Bog Garden
Primula japonica
Lobelia cardinalis
Lawns
High Quality Ornamental Lawn/Fine Lawn
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra communtata
Agrostis tenuis (capillaris)
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Flood Tolerant Plants
Flood Tolerant Ornamental Grasses
Arundo donax
Deschampsia cespitosa
Miscanthus sinensis
Panicum virgatum
Flood Tolerant Perennial Plants
Aster novae-angliae
Iris pseudacorus
Lythrum salicaria
Viola pedata
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Flood Tolerant Garden Shrubs
Cornus sanguinea
Ilex verticillata
Ribes nigrum
Salix caprea
Flood Tolerant Garden Trees
Alnus rubra
Betula nigra
Liquidambar styraciflua
Taxodium distichums
North or East Facing Walls
Jasminum humile revolutum
Pyracantha 'Golden Charmer'
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Crinodendron hookerianum
Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'
Hydrangea petiolaris
Akebia quinata
Ribes laurifolium
Plants for Dry Shade
Helleborus foetidus
Waldstenia ternata
Liriope 'Monroe White'
Bergenia Sunningdale
Convallaria majalis rosea
Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
Cotoneaster cornubia
Iris foetidissima
Vinca species
Buxus sempervirens
Lonicera pileata
Shallow Chalk Soils
Philadelphus microphyllus
Syringa vulgaris
Cottinus coggygria
Prunus (flowering cherries)
Ceanothus species
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Fraxinus ornus
Arbutus unedo
Kolkwitzia amabilis
Indigofera heterantha
Cistus species
Veronica spicata
Campsis radicans
Clematis montana
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Buddleia lindleyana
Crategus species
Morus nigra
Tilia tomentosa
Sorbus aria
Ageratum houstonianum
Berberis darwinii
Colchicum autumnale
Erysimum varieties
Doronicum excelsum
Dicentra spectabilis
Trees
Acer japonicum, A. palmatum (Japanese maple)
Amelanchier lamarckii
Betula - birch
Cratageus - hawthorn
Eucalyptus
Laburnum anagyroides, L. x watereri 'Vossii'
Liquidambar styraciflua
Malus - crab apple
Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula' - weeping pear
Sorbus
Conifers
Abies koreana
Araucaria araucana
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, C. obtusa, C. pisifera
Ginkgo biloba
Juniperus chinensis, J. x pfitzeriana, J. virginiana
Picea abies, P. glauca, P. omorika , P. orientalis , P. pungens
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Taxodium distichum
Thuja plicata
Tsuga candensis, T. heterophylla
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Shrubs
Berberis (evergreen and deciduous)
Buddleja
Cotoneaster (evergreen and deciduous)
Escallonia (evergreen)
Fuchsia
Hydrangea
Mahonia
Rosa
Spiraea
Viburnum (deciduous and evergreen)
Weigela
Ground-Covering Plants
Bergenia
Euonymus fortunei
Gaultheria procumbens, G. shallon, G. x wisleyensis
Geranium
Hypericum calycinum
Juniperus communis, J. regida subsp. conferta, J. horizontalis
Lamium galeobdolon
Persicaria affinis, P. bistorta, P. vacciniifolia
Rubus pentalobus
Vinca major, V. minor
Climbers and Wall Shrubs
Chaenomeles x superba 'Moerloosei'
Cotoneaster horizontalis, C. lacteus
Forsythia suspensa
Escallonia 'C.F. Ball'
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
Herbaceous Perennials
Alchemilla mollis
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica
Aster novae-angliae
Astrantia
Geranium
Helleborus
Hosta
Kniphofia
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Sedum spectabile
Solidago
Plants for Coastal Areas
Trees Tolerant of Full Exposure
Alnus glutinosa - common elder
Crataegus x persimilis ‘Prunifolia’
Pinus nigra (European black pine)
Populus alba (white poplar)
Quercus ilex (Holm oak)
Shrubs for Exposed Situations Liable to Salt Winds
Euonymus japonicus
Olearia macrodonta
Rosa rugosa
Tamarix tetrandra
Hippophae rhamnoides
Elaeagnus x ebbingei
Shrubs that Work Well if Protected by a Windbreak
Abelia x grandiflora
Ceratostigma willmottianum
Cotinus coggygria
Hibiscus syriacus
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Wall Shrubs and Climbers for Sheltered Walls
Azara microphylla
Campsis radicans
Celastrus orbiculatus
Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Rock Garden Plants
Armeria maritima (sea thrift)
Aurinia saxatilis
Hypericum olympicum
Phlox subulata
Pulsatilla vulgaris
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Hardy Perennials
Crocosmia ‘Emily McKenzie’
Crambe cordifolia
Crinum x powellii
Eryngium variifolium
Sedum telephium
Stachys byzantina (lamb's ears)
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