A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Cactus grower terms
Pollination in which the stigma is pollinated by the pollen of the same flower or of another flower of the same plant, or the ability of pollen to fertilize the egg cells of its own flower; the highest degree of self-pollination is cleisto…
Cactus grower terms
Inability of pollen to fertilize the egg cells of its own flower.
African violet terms
A flower type having more than 5 but fewer than 10 petals, most often 7–8 (for example, in Silver Romance).
African violet terms
A type of leaf rosette with a size of 15–20 cm.
Bonsai terms
Ever-flowering
Bonsai terms
Evergreen
Bonsai terms
Categorical pruning of perennial branches and the trunk. Corresponds to the English term pruning.
Special terms
Small leaf-like structures that make up the calyx.
Bonsai terms
Twining
Bonsai terms
Thyme-leaved
Bonsai terms
Serrated
Cactus grower terms
Without or with a very short pedicel.
Cactus grower terms
Actions aimed at reducing the illumination of plants in order to prevent adverse effects of sunlight on the plant.
Bonsai terms
Inclined style. Container: rectangular, oval.
Bonsai terms
A style with exposed deadwood.
Garden terms
Thickets of low-growing thorny xerophytic shrubs and small trees (wild rose, hawthorn, downy oak and others); unlike maquis, predominantly deciduous. Occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean (the Balkans, Eastern Crimea and the Caucasus) on sit…
Bonsai terms
Coniferous trees (softwood).
Bonsai terms
Bonsai no more than 15 cm tall.
Bonsai terms
Bonsai from plants found in the wild.
Cactus grower terms
Axial organ of higher plants with apical growth; in scientific terms a broader concept than stem or trunk, although among hobbyists it refers to daughter lateral offshoots on mature cactus specimens or their stumps.
Special terms
Lateral branches of the stem with leaves and an apical bud.
Cactus grower terms
The development of several shoots connected to one another from a single original shoot as a result of the development of apical and lateral buds (growth points).
African violet terms
Adult, symmetrically developed, neat foliage (in variegated plants - with a clearly developed regular coloration).
Cactus grower terms
Deformation of seeds due to their incomplete development, which may be associated with a sharp decrease in moisture during the ripening period.
Special terms
Flowers that have a small number of petals. Often pollen can be found on the pot in which they grow.
Bonsai terms
Pruning of the current year's shoots. Corresponds to the English term trimming.
Bonsai terms
Removal of the unexpanded leaves of bamboo (literally, 'exposing the pith') to limit its vertical growth.
African violet terms
A type of flower that has five petals (for example, in Ness'' Blueberry Kiss).
Landscape terms
An open-air museum that houses ethnographic monuments from various districts of the region; mainly these are examples of traditional wooden architecture.
African violet terms
A type of flower whose size is less than 2 cm.
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: deceit, indulgence, strength;
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: hope, tenderness, "You are not like the others";
Garden terms
A property of the soil determined by the presence of hydrogen ions in the soil solution and by exchangeable hydrogen and aluminum ions in the soil adsorption complex.
Cactus grower terms
Total electrical resistance.
Cactus grower terms
Very small, mostly unicellular organisms visible only under a microscope: bacteria, fungi, algae, etc., belonging to various taxonomic groups.
Cactus grower terms
Presence of pores in the soil that provide its permeability to water and aeration of the plant root system.
Cactus grower terms
The total volume of all pores or spaces between soil particles, caused by their heterogeneity and, consequently, their low tendency to stick together.
Cactus grower terms
Complete destruction of microorganisms, both harmful and beneficial, by steaming the soil in an autoclave or by other methods, bringing the temperature to the boiling point of water.
Cactus grower terms
The assemblage of organisms involved in soil formation.
Bonsai terms
Double trunk. Two trunks growing from one root (father, son).
