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It has been argued that for plants that display foliar nyctinasty, it is a crucial mechanism for survival; however, most plants do not exhibit any nyctinastic movements. [1] Nyctinasty is found in a range of plant species and across xeric , mesic , and aquatic environments, suggesting that this singular behavior may serve a variety of ...
"Basil can tolerate a fair amount of pruning because it grows quickly during the warm months, but you don’t want to cut back more than about two-thirds of the plant at one time to avoid shocking ...
Fresh cut basil leaves can be stored in a couple of different ways. The first is by keeping the basil in a bouquet (just like flowers!) and the second is using an air-tight container or zip-top bag.
The uniform alignment of the flowers does result from heliotropism in an earlier development stage, the bud stage, before the appearance of flower heads. The apical bud of the plant will track the Sun during the day from east to west, and then will quickly move west to east overnight as a result of the plant's circadian clock. [ 11 ]
Although basil grows best outdoors, it can be grown indoors in a pot and, like most herbs, will do best on a sun-facing windowsill, kept away from extremely cold drafts. A greenhouse or row cover is ideal if available. It can, however, even be grown in a basement under fluorescent lights.
Sweet Alyssum. Sweet alyssum has teeny, delicate flowers and looks amazing tumbling out of window boxes, pots, and over stone walls. Its petite white flowers bloom profusely all summer until a ...
This category contains flowering plants that have flowers that open or remain open at night. Pages in category "Night-blooming plants" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total.
African blue basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum 'Dark Opal') is a hybrid basil variety, a cross between camphor basil and dark opal basil. It is one of a few types of basil that are perennial. African blue basil plants are sterile, unable to produce seeds of their own, and can only be propagated by cuttings. [1]