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The plants take about two years (2-3 seasons after the seed) to reach the flowering stage. They are fairly resistant to droughts. They are tolerant and robust when it comes to growing in gardens. When the flowers are in a raceme, the flowers at the top bloom first and turn into fruits by the time the lower flowers have bloomed. [1]
The seeds need 14 to 21 days to germinate. A spacing of 4 m (13 ft) between plants is suggested. [5] The plants first bear fruit after growing about 3–4 years, [5] and produce two crops per year, after the end of the rainy season. This evergreen plant produces small, red berries, while white flowers are produced for many months of the year.
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, [6] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae.The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind.
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The term 'angiosperm' is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον / angeion ('container, vessel') and σπέρμα / sperma ('seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit.
Multiple fruits are not botanical berries. Multiple fruits are the fruits of two or more multiple flowers that are merged or packed closely together. [21] The mulberry is a berry-like example of a multiple fruit; it develops from a cluster of tiny separate flowers that become compressed as they develop into fruit. [22]
It is easily identifiable by the large, bright orange to red papery calyx covering over its fruit, which resembles paper lanterns.It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 40–60 cm (16–24 in) tall, with spirally arranged leaves 6–12 cm (2.4–4.7 in) long and 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) broad.
During winter, the leaves turn red. Flowers have four white petals and are borne on long slender stalks, with a conspicuous central cluster of white stamens ending in yellow anthers. Flowers develop into ribbed fruits 2 to 4 centimetres (0.79 to 1.57 in) long, starting as green, then ranging through orange, scarlet, and maroon as they ripen.
The fruit ripens in early summer, around June and July in East Asia, and coincides with the East Asian rainy season, the meiyu (梅雨, "plum rain"). [15] The drupe is 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) in diameter with a groove running from the stalk to the tip. [13] The skin turns yellow, sometimes with a red blush, as it ripens, and the flesh becomes ...