Plant names are endlessly fascinating to me. Especially when I learn they don't tell me what I thought they did.
So today, a quiz:
I don't have the right pictures, so I send you to the web to see pictures of the plants.
Where are the following plants native?
Boston ivy, Parthanocissus tricuspidata Boston ivy
Egyptian cotton, Gossypium barbadense Egyptian cotton
Jerusalem artichokes, Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichokes and the flowering Jerusalem artichoke
Russian sunflowers, Helianthus annuus Russian sunflowers
And the answers are:
