Questions tagged [botany]
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Does my rose flower have another flower bud in it?
Title says it all... what's going on with my rose flower?
[Update]: The inside flower has now also opened!
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What is the plant genus or species which is most durable to darkness?
I would like to buy indoor plants to put them in a room which usually have a very low amount of natural and/or artificial light.
I understand that such indoor plants are usually low-height (up to 1 meter height) domesticated cultivar subspecies of…
JohnDoea
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Caring for Edelweiss (suddenly started withering)
I recently bought a pot of Edelweiss in central Switzerland, in a village at an elevation of ~600m. The plant was looking healthy enough and was one of about a dozen pots ligned up outside the shop in the heat and dust and sun. They didn't look like…
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What kind of Dieffenbachia is this?
I'm quite sure this recently acquired beauty is a Dieffenbachia, but I can't seem to figure out what kind. Also, I really can't find any list of all kinds with photos or other good identification details included, online. Is there some web-resource…
Kelley van Evert
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What is the driving force behind flower stalks growing towards the light?
When a plant starts to flower, the flower stalk grows towards the light. If a potted plant has a flower stalk, a pedicel, already growing in towards the sunlight, then the same potted plant is turned 180° the pedicel will bend so the flower is…
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Can a plant survive bottled in its own ecosystem for 50 years?
I came across a story on about David Latimer, who put spiderwort plants into a bottle garden ("terrarium") in 1960, watered it in 1972, and then sealed the bung. The plants have been living, thriving even, in their own ecosystem since.
The story was…
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Is it safe to water my plants with diluted Trisodium Phosphate (TSP)?
I occasionally use TSP (Sodium Triphosphate) to degrease and clean mechanical parts for restoration work. It's very effective, but I'm a bit concerned about dumping the resulting waste solution down the drain. TSP is known to aggressively promote…
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Can you identify this blooming plant?
I found this plant and tried identifying it online based on leaves/buds but got no results.
The location is North East US, during the day, March 5, 2020.
Any idea what this plant is called?
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What are good introductory texts on botanics and horticulture?
I refer with this question to those among you who have a strong background and work in fields like: botanics, horticulture, dendrology, etc.
I would like to start building a solid preparation, both practical and theoretical, in horticulture, with a…
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How to draw with a plants on the concrete wall?
I have a concrete(stone) vertical wall? I want to put picture on it using plants.
I have several limitations:
I can not place external blocks to let plants growth on it.
Initially picture should not be visible, so picture would grow out from the…
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Is there a way to revive these over watered and "rain soaked" Duranta plants?
I'm a hobbyist gardener and totally new to this craft of botany, so need some expert help here.
Last month on 15th November, I bought these Golden Duranta Plants from a nursery nearby which were about two months old. The idea was to plant these into…
Prahlad Yeri
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Seedling growing into adjacent seed
I planted 5 seeds for a Norway spruce (Picea Abies) on January 12, 2020, and so far I have three seedlings that are growing at a similar rate (though one is a bit bigger).
I noticed something very particular with one of the seedlings however. At…
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