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Arcade QuizChocolate Flowers Quiz
February is the month that chocolate is on the minds of many with Valentine’s Day. Did you know you could have a chocolate theme garden, not of course with plants of chocolate but plants with chocolate names? See if you can match the plant with its description, answers follow below.
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1. Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’ (White Snakeroot) |
a. shiny purple stems, attractive chocolate leaves, 3-5ft tall, white flowers midsummer |
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2. Akebia quinata (Chocolate vine) |
b. spikes to 2-3ft high densely covered with small dark tubular flowers, dark green foliage |
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3. Berlanderia lyrata (Chocolate flower) |
c. leaves with rounded divisions, hanging clusters of purple flowers, chocolate scent |
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4. Carex comans ‘Milk Chocolate’ |
d. silvery green leaves, yellow daisy flower with chocolate scent in early morning |
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5. Cosmos atrosanguineus (Chocolate Cosmos) |
e. compact, dark velvety petals with yellow centers, from non-hardy tubers |
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6. Dahlia ‘Chocolate Sundae’ |
f. dark maroon flowers with a faint chocolate scent, wiry stems with finely cut foliage to 3ft tall |
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7. Heuchera ‘Chocolate Ruffles’ |
g. small dark flowers on stems above foliage in late spring, upright habit |
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8. Digitalis parviflora (Milk Chocolate foxglove) |
h. the chocolate mint aroma to leaves on this spreading plant is unmistakable |
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9. Geranium phaeum ‘Chocolate Chip’ |
i. evergreen low mounded grass, long think blades chocolate brown with pink tints |
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10. Mentha piperita ‘Chocolate’ |
j. low evergreen foliage perennial with dark leaves, ruffled edges |
Answers
1. a
2. c
3. d
4. I
5. f
6. e
7. j
8. b
9. g
10. h
To get more ideas check out the Chocolate Flower farm (www.chocolateflowerfarm.com)