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Across 4. Colour of the spikey sea holly flowers 5. General soil condition required to grow ferns 7. light requirements for most ferns 9. Galanthus nivalis flower colour 10. Low Ho Silver is a cultivar of this popular late spring blooming plant 12. these cute but common garden pests don't usually eat ferns because they are poisonous 13. Colour of the unfurled fronds of Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' 14. Origin of Cyrtomium fortunei 16. Common name for Eryngium planum 19. Genus of the Autumn fern 22. Family name for Eryngium planum 'Jade Frost' 24. Phlox family 27. polyblepharum means "many ______" 29. Soil pH preferred for ericaceous plants (Rhodos & azaleas) 31. common name for Viola x wittrockiana 32. Preferred temperature for Oxalis, Crocus, Galanthus and many other early spring bloomers 34. Genus for sedges 35. Predator for the Arboretum's deer herd? 36. Dryopteridaceae & Onocleaceae are both families of this category of plants

Down 1. Genus of the Pomponette Red English daisy 2. name for the underground plant stem/storage organ of Crocus 3. when a plant responds to light by rapid movement of its leaves (folding, waving, etc.) 6. Shape of the leaves of Oxalis sp. 8. Specific epithet for moss phlox 11. Galanthus nivalis 15. Rhododendron family 17. Term for when a plant makes a brief appearance when conditions are ideal, then disappears after around 6-8 weeks 18. Common term for the unfurled fronds of ferns 20. Genus for false shamrock 21. common name for Polystichum polyblepharum 23. Sedges have these -helps to distinguish them from true grasses 25. Iris family 26. Rhododendron simsii is the scientific name for florist's ________ 28. Cultivar name for Carex oshimensis with gold & green striped foliage 30. Genus for one of the first plants to bloom in spring -tiny yellow flowers peep out of soil 33. The stiff foliage of Cyrtomium fortunei sort of looks like this broadleaved evergreen