Roses
A rose that we recommend for those who live in a cold environment.
Hint: Own root or budded?
Own Root
This team member is a true flower child, born to parents that are botanists
Anna!
Name the plant that is perhaps the most common and pernicious weed for growers
Liverwort
The rose that is named after King Charles’s sister
Princess Anne
This team member has two chickens that are boarding in the chicken coop.
Amelia
What is NOT a common weed at Cornell Farm?
a) Oxalis corniculata
b) Epilobium ciliatum
c) Portulaca oleracea
d) Euphorbia maculata
b) Epiloium ciliatum
The name of the rose rootstock upon which all budded roses have been grafted.
Dr. Huey
A team member who “parle francais,” has been a banker, a marketing exec, and a minister
Dave!
What is this plant?
Hedera helix
One of the David Austin roses is named after a statue in a church. Which one is it?
a) Litchfield Angel
b) Molineaux
c) Tranquility
d) Windermere
a) Litchfield Angel
A returning team member who has regularly volunteered at the Washington Park Rose Garden on Mondays.
Sue!
What noxious weed did we talk about last week that is sold here at Cornell Farm in a sterile form?
Buddliea (aka. Butterfly Bush)
Nye Bevan, one of a David Austin Roses was named after…
a) a character in a Shakespearean play
b) David Austin’s son-in-law
c) a politician
d) a famous actor from the 1960s
c) a politician who was the Minister of Health and championed the National Health Service Act of 1946
Two employees that grew up within 10 miles of each other in NY
Glen and Brandon
This plant is known to some as the ’Tree of Hell’ due to its allelopathic chemicals, ability to colonize areas, and vigorous regrowth when its chopped down.
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)