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Many plants entered the United States and the United Kingdom through the influence of Scandinavian design, which featured plants. [22] Tropical plants like bromeliads, birds of paradise, and philodendrons were popular accents in tiki-themed spaces. [25] The postwar years also saw a broader commercialization of houseplants.
Van Tieghem stated that a plant irradiated with an optimum growth temperature on one side laterally, and a much higher or lower temperature on the opposite side, would exhibit faster growth on the side exposed to optimum temperature. [2] The definition of thermotropism can sometimes be confused with the term, thermotaxis, a mechanism by which ...
Tender plants are those killed by freezing temperatures, while hardy plants survive freezing—at least down to certain temperatures, depending on the plant. "Half-hardy" is a term used sometimes in horticulture to describe bedding plants which are sown in heat in winter or early spring, and planted outside after all danger of frost has passed.
Plants in temperate and polar regions adapt to winter and sub zero temperatures by relocating nutrients from leaves and shoots to storage organs. [1] Freezing temperatures induce dehydrative stress on plants, as water absorption in the root and water transport in the plant decreases. [2]
[1] [2] [3] Plants used for bedding are generally annuals, but biennials, tender perennials, and succulents are also used. Flowering bedding plants are also grown in containers and pots positioned on patios, terraces, decks and other areas around houses. Large containers of bedding plants are used in public displays along city streets, plazas ...
Put in botanists’ terms, these plants are epiphytic, meaning that they grow hanging from trees without gaining nourishment from the supporting plants. (Spanish moss is a good comparison with ...
These plants have leaves that fall off in the colder dry season, survive due to their underground tubers, and grow the leaves back as more rain falls. Examples include P. macrorhiza, P. peruviana, and P. umbilicata. [1] [6] Currently just under 50 species of geophytic peperomias are known, but new ones continue to be discovered. [7]
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