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When describing or categorizing plants based on their ability to tolerate and survive the temperature extremes of the place where they are grow­ing, horticulturists commonly refer to the plants as hardy or tender. It would be illogical to select a plant for outdoor production or use if it was intolerant of the local temperatures. While […]

In addition to their botanical classification and possession of scientific and common names, most plants can be grouped into an assortment of other categories based on physical appearance rather than genetic relationship. Such groupings are artificial, yet serve many needs of pro­fessional plant workers, especially the ornamental horticulturists. An understanding of the terms and descriptions […]

OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to • explain the reason for knowing both scientific and common names of plants. • describe many of the ways horticulturists classify or categorize plants. • explain and use plant hardiness zones and a hardiness zone map. • explain and use a heat zone map. […]

Plants can and do exist under incredibly adverse environmental con­ditions. They survive in the arctic as well as the desert. They live atop mountains and in the depth of canyons. They survive on land and in fresh and salt water. The production of ornamental plants requires more than helping plants survive, however. It requires maximizing […]

A green plant is comparable to a machine that operates nonstop. However, unlike a machine that would perform a single function or programmed series of functions, the plant “machine” performs dif­ferent functions simultaneously. At different times and under varying environmental conditions, certain plant processes increase and others decrease. The physiological (functional) processes of the higher […]

Although maturation is most commonly associated with animal aging or human emotional development, it also finds its place in plant sci­ence. Most commonly observed as a morphological (structural) change in the plant, it can also be manifested as a change in flowering or fruit­ing habit, or in its mode of growth. Juvenility is a state […]

Stems are the central axis of plants. They are usually above ground and may be long or short, single or multiple, and herbaceous or woody (these terms are defined later in the chapter). The principal functions of a stem are to conduct water and minerals absorbed by the roots to the leaves and other above-ground […]

The most logical starting point for a scientific study of ornamental plants is their macroscopic anatomy (what we can see with the unaided eye). Members of the higher plants are made up of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers or cones (Figure 1-1). Flowers are the reproductive struc­tures of the Angiospermopsida as cones are for the […]

Nomenclature is the naming of plants. The name that identifies one plant and distinguishes it from the hundreds of thousands of others in the world is its botanical name. The botanical name is expressed in Latin and is recognized internationally. Plant taxonomists, governed by the International Rules of Botanical Nomenclature, assign the names based on […]