Perry's Perennial Pages, Perennial Arcade Quiz

Perennials begins with the letter "p", and so do quite a few genera of perennials. Can you match the common name on the left with its correct genus name on the right? Answers are at the bottom. Then determine if your perennial name knowledge is:

1-3 correct = Poor
4-6 correct = Promising
7-9 correct = Pretty Good
10 correct = Perfect
 

1. Cinquefoil	a. Potentilla
2. Lungwort	b. Pachysandra
3. Pasque Flower	c. Pulmonaria
4. Beard Tongue	d. Panicum
5. Obedient Plant	e. Pulsatilla
6. Spurge	f. Pennisetum
7. Switch Grass	g. Physostegia
8. Fountain Grass	h. Polemonium
9. Balloon Flower	i. Penstemon
10. Jacob's Ladder	j. Platycodon

Answers:
1.a
2.c
3.e
4.i
5.g
6.b
7.d
8.f
9.j
10.h

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