Short for cultivated variety refers to plants that cannot be found naturally in the wild but were cultivated by horticulturalist. Use this tag with question about specific cultivars or questions about identifying a suspected cultivar.
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Is it practical to breed new cultivars at home?
Is it sensible and possible for a home gardener to attempt to create new cultivars (e.g. of citrus) via manual/controlled pollination in a home garden without specialist equipment?
For instance, if I wanted to cross two different apple cultivars is…
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Which will produce a neater block of low mass planting, Lonicera pileata or L. nitida?
For massed plantings, with the aim of clipping into a neat ground-covering block 500-600mm high (not a hedge), is Lonicera pileata or L. nitida species superior? What are the best cultivars for this purpose? I am not interested in alternate species,…
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What's the English translation for “Tomate Cherry Dulcemiel”?
What's the correct translation in English for "Tomate Cherry Dulcemiel" (Spanish)?
I could only find one link with a photo of this variety:
https://soysuper.com/p/tomate-cherry-dulcemiel-bandeja-200-g
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English name of "Verde Doncella" (Spanish) apple cultivar
"Verde Doncella" is the Spanish name of an apple cultivar typical of Aragon. Does it have a different name in English?
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What kind of striped purple pole bean is this?
I last grew these beans in 2013 in central NY and am hoping to grow them again this year (I know, they're old). Unfortunately I have no memories of where I got the original bean seeds, and I really like the beans. They're extremely productive and…
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What's the name of this small purple eggplant cultivar?
What's the name of this small purple eggplant cultivar?
The purple color is close to the purple of the Japanese eggplant and Orient Charm eggplant.
The ones in the first photo are 7 to 10 cm long, while in the second picture, they are about 10 to 13…
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What's the name of this striped eggplant cultivar?
I've found names like "Striped eggplant" or "Rosa Bianca".
In Spanish it's called "Berenjena listada". In Catalan it's similar: "Alberginia llistada".
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Which cultivar is this purple Cattleya Aliance orchid?
This was a gift and does not have an ID tag! What is the name of this hybrid?
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Sansevieria "Moonshine" always reverting to S. Trifasciata?
My Sansevieria Moonshine cultivar grows well but the plant reverts to its original striped appearance, more resembling the S. Trifasciata than the original moonshine. The original moonshine coloration remains as a faint background. How do I keep the…
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Is it realistic to create new cultivars at home by inducing mutations using chemical mutagens?
Is it realistic to obtain a healthy new cultivar specimen using the following method?
For an ornamental plant or tree, obtain seeds and treat them with a chemical mutagens like Ethyl methanesulfonate. Plant the seeds and hope for an aesthetically…
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Can I graft a Scion on a mature tree branch?
Can I graft a scion on a different variety mature tree branch?
For example can I graft a Kingston Black apple scion on a Dabinett apple tree branch?
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What is this plant with large glossy toothed and grooved leaves
I do not have a clue what it is, but it is large (very, - a good 6' tall with 4' spread) with thick (mallow-like) roots, large glossy toothed and grooved leaves, and some simply amazing flower spikes with flowers that seem almost orchid-like (but…
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What's the name of this blue tomato cultivar?
This variety is called "Tomate Azul" (Spanish) and "Tomàquet Blau" (Catalan) at the Alcampo hypermarket. There are many varieties of blue tomatoes so I wonder what's the English name for this particular cultivar
I've found an article in Spanish…
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What's the English translation for "Tomate Canario"?
What's the correct translation in English for "Tomate Canario" (Spanish)?
I got two links in Spanish about the history of this tomato cultivar
http://www.revistabinter.com/2017/06/19/cultivo-tomate-canario/
http://tomatecanario.es
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English name of “Marmalin” (Spanish) tomato cultivar
Ten days ago I've seen in a fruit shop some tomatoes named "Tomate Marmalin" in Spanish. The "Marmalin" word might be Catalan though. I can't find anything on internet about this variety, not even in Spanish. Does anyone know anything about this…
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