Broderie
Landscape terms
See Lace parterre.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Brunneus
Bonsai terms
Brown
Bud
Cactus grower terms
An embryonic shoot consisting of a rudimentary stem with an apical meristem (growth cone) and a floral primordium. Buds are classified as floral (fruit) and vegetative (stem) buds.
Budding
Garden terms
One of the methods of grafting a bud (eye) of a cultivated variety onto a rootstock.
Buds
Special terms
Plant organs from which shoots, leaves, flowers, or whole plants develop. Distinguished are apical (terminal) buds at the tip of the shoot, axillary buds in the leaf axils, dormant buds that may remain unchanged for a year and sprout only …
Buffer capacity
Cactus grower terms
The ability of a solution to maintain a constant pH when an acid or a base is added to it.
Buffer systems
Cactus grower terms
A set of substances dissolved in water that ensures the maintenance of a constant acidity (pH). A characteristic of a buffer system is its buffering capacity.
Bulb (pseudobulb)
Orchid terms
A thickened part of the stem in sympodial orchids. They serve as reservoirs of nutrients and water in case of prolonged drought, which is characteristic of plants that lead an epiphytic lifestyle. Bulbs have various shapes, depending on th…
Bulbil
Special terms
A more or less formed vegetatively produced primordium of a future plant in the form of a small rosette of leaves or a small bulb. After natural separation from the parent plant it serves for vegetative reproduction. Bulbils may arise in i…
Bulengrin
Landscape terms
A special sports-type lawn whose central part is lowered in the form of a flat hollow. Bulengrin is used to enhance the sense of spaciousness in parks and gardens.
Bulgarius
Bonsai terms
Bulgarian
Bunjingi: (bundzhingi)
Bonsai terms
Aesthetic, bohemian style. The trunk or trunks grow with a slight lean and with branches in the upper part of the trunk. Container: round, round with raised edges.
Buxifolius
Bonsai terms
Box-leaved
Caatinga
Cactus grower terms
Xerophytic low-growing forests and shrub thickets in the northeastern part of the Brazilian Highlands, formed under hot, dry climatic conditions. Cactus soil is a specialized potting mix used for growing cacti.
Cabinet
Landscape terms
An element of the internal spatial composition of a bosquet in garden and park design, formed by clipped walls of linden or hornbeam. In French gardens and parks of the 17th–18th centuries most cabinets were decorated with parterres, pools…
Cachepot
Landscape terms
A decorative object made of ceramics, plastic, wood, or wicker for placement indoors and outdoors.
Cachepot
Special terms
Decorative vessel or cover that conceals the container placed inside it holding a plant or bouquet.
Cactus
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers, perseverance;
Cactus culture
Cactus grower terms
The set of practices ensuring the survival of cacti in a collection.
Calamifolius
Bonsai terms
Reed-leaved
Calendula (pot marigold)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers the victory of grace, "I am conquered"; jealousy, anxiety;
Californicus
Bonsai terms
Californian
Calla
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers — balance, "You are magnificent";
Callus
Cactus grower terms
"Callus", forming at the site of injury on a plant and consisting of dividing cells. Promotes wound healing and the union of grafts.
Callus
Orchid terms
(From Latin Callus – thick skin, a callus) — tissue that forms on the surface of a wound and promotes healing of the injury. Adventitious roots are often initiated in the callus.
Calyx
Special terms
The outer part of the flower, together with the corolla, forming the double perianth. Composed of sepals that are free or fused to varying degrees.
Cambial ring
Cactus grower terms
Sap-conducting vessels arranged as a cylinder along the axis of the stem. They appear as a ring in cross-section.
Cambium
Garden terms
Meristematic tissue located between the bark and the wood, composed of actively dividing cells; as a result of cambium differentiation, various tissues are formed.
Cambium
Cactus grower terms
Secondary meristematic tissue located along the length of the stem as a thin cylindrical layer of cells.
Camellia
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: admiration, perfection, gratitude;
Camellia (pink)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "I miss you";
Camellia (red)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "You are the flame in my heart!";
Camellia (white)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "You are wonderful!";
Campestris
Bonsai terms
Of the fields
Campos
Cactus grower terms
Local name for savannas — plains covered with perennial grasses with scattered trees or areas of shrub thickets.
Candelabrum-shaped
Bonsai terms
Candelabrum-shaped
Candicans
Bonsai terms
Hoary
Candytuft
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: indifference, apathy;
Carnation
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: charm, feminine love, infatuation, honor and freedom, fidelity;
Carnation (pink)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "I will never forget you", a symbol of maternal love;