Gardening Expert

Around 60% of fresh-cut flowers in the United States come from what state?

California

As of 2017, around how many species of flowers exist?

270000

As of 2024, around how many species of flowers exist?

400,000

Gas plants typically bloom in one of two colors. One color is white. What’s the other?

Pink

The juice from which flower was once used to make glue?

Bluebell

The popular house plant, “Impatiens Walleriana” is also known as what?

Busy Lizzie

The spice named saffron comes from what type of flower?

Crocus

The world's oldest flower is believed to have bloomed in what country?

China

To stave off evil spirits, ancient cultures once burned what type of leaves?

Aster

What is the name for the flowers which bloom at night in the light of the moon?

Moon flowers

What is the national flower of Scotland?

Wild thistle

What type of flower can be substituted for onions in food?

Tulips

What type of flower is associated with funerals in Malta?

Chrysanthemums

What type of flower moves from east to west with the sun throughout the day?

Sunflower

When cooking, what flower can be used as a substitute for capers?

Marigold

Which flower did ancient Egyptians use in ritual buryings? 

Lotus

Which of these is not a primary element needed for plant growth?

Boron

What is said to be the oldest flower?

Archaefructus sinensis

What plant is often called the century plant?

Agave plant

What is the name for the pointy tool which gardeners use to transplant seeds?

Dibble

What flower is known as the "corpse flower"?

Titan Arum

What kind of fruit will these trees bear?

Apples

What kind of pear can you see in the picture?

Anjou

During which century did the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus live?

1700s

How deep should you plant an onion?

2-3 times the size of the bulb

Which two nutrients does a carnivorous plant derive from trapping and consuming insects?

Nitrogen and phosphorus

What's the name of the flower in this picture?

Sunflower

What is 'potager' the French word for?

Vegetable garden

What is the umbrella term for plants that exists over several years?

Perennials

Central Park is situated in New York City (USA). What shape is the park?

Rectangle

When is the best time to prune an apple tree?

Late summer