RHS Level 2 Theory - Week One

10/155 of plants with catagories they can be used as examples in the RHS Level 2 Theory exam. Plant examples from learnhorticulture.co.uk. Front of the card common name and catagories to memorise for this plant, back of the card answers green good example, also an example of these elements (but another plant exemplifies them).

Paperbark maple

Lfecycle, Seed, Stems, Soil, Use in the garden, Seasonal interest

Acer griseum AGM

Woody perennial: deciduous tree

Seed: wind dispersal

Stems: secondary thickening (woody)

Soil: loam

Use in the garden: specimen tree

Seasonal interest: autumn - woody

Winter Interest

Basil

Lifecycle, Edible Plants

Ocimum basilicum

Half-hardy annual

Edible plants: herbs

Vegetable garden

Full sun

Common marigold

Lifecycle

Calendula officianlis

Hardy annual

Capitulum flower

Pollinator plant

Wildflower

Cottage garden

Dahlia

Lifecycle, Roots

Dahlia ‘Crazy Legs’

Herbaceous perennial: root tuber

Roots: root tuber

Cottage garden

Modern garden

Full sun

Capitulum flower

Purple cone flower

Lifecycle, Angiosperm, Flower,Pollination, Soil, Habitat,Microclimate, Design, Seasonal interest

Echinacea purpurea

Herbaceous perennial: deciduous

Angiosperm: eudicotyledon

Flower: animal pollinated

Flower: capitulum

Soil: sand

Habitat: prairie

Microclimate: full sun

Design: modern garden

Seasonal interest: summer - herbaceous

Pollinator plant

Wildlife garden Cottage garden

Common beech

Design, Use in the garden

Fagus sylvatica AGM

Design: Landscape and Picturesque style

Use in the garden: native hedging plants

Large garden

Specimen tree

Hedging plant

Full sun

Any soil

Snowdrop

Lifecycle,roots,Leaves,Microclimate,Use in the Garden, Seasonal interest 

Galanthus nivalis AGM

Herbaceous perennial: bulbs

Leaves: bulbs

Microclimate: damp shade

Use in the Garden: right plant, right place - AGM

Seasonal Interest: winter - herbaceous

Pollinator plant

Wildlife garden Woodland garden

Solitary flower

Witch hazel ‘Harry’

Lifecycle, Use in the Garden, Seasonal Interest

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ AGM

Woody perennial: deciduous shrub

Use in the Garden: right plant, right place – hybrid vigour

Seasonal interest: autumn - woody

Seasonal interest: winter - woody

Semi-shade

Understory shrub

Holly

Lifecycle, Flower, Leaves, Design, Use in the Garden

Ilex aquifolium AGM

Woody perennial: evergreen tree

Flower: dioecious

Leaves: waxy

Design: Landscape and Picturesque style

Use in the Garden: native hedging plants

Use in the Garden: natives and beneficiaries

Defence adaptations: spines

Pollinator plant

Wildlife garden

Hedging

Full sun

Semi-shade

Drought tolerant

Jerusalem Artichoke 'Fuseau'

Helianthus tuberosus 'Fuseau’

Edible Plants: vegetables - perennial

Edible crop

Vegetable garden

Pollinator plant

Stem tuber

Full sun

Rhizomatous