Clone
Garden terms
Offspring of a single plant produced by vegetative propagation.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Clone
Cactus grower terms
A series of successive generations of genetically uniform individuals formed as a result of asexual or vegetative reproduction from a common ancestor.
Clover
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "I would like to know...", expectation, fertility, domesticity;
Clover (four-leaf)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers, a symbol of good luck;
Clover (white)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "Think of me";
Cluster plantings
Landscape terms
A landscaping technique that involves planting several seedlings in a single planting hole. A cluster group can also be formed by planting on the stump of a young tree to create conditions for the development of lateral shoots.
Cluster plantings
Landscape terms
Groups of 3–5 trees planted 0.5–1 m apart from each other, forming a common crown of large diameter (a "bouquet" type).
Coccineus
Bonsai terms
Bright red
Coloratus
Bonsai terms
Colorful
Colored forms
Cactus grower terms
See "achlorophyllous forms".
Coltsfoot
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: maternal love and care; proven justice;
Column (gynostemium)
Orchid terms
An organ unique to orchids, formed by the fusion of the stamens (one or two) with the style and stigma of the pistil.
Columnaris
Bonsai terms
Columnar
Comb-like
African violet terms
A type of semi-double flower in which, in addition to the five petals, there are 1 - 3 additional underdeveloped ones.
Commercial, industrial cultivar
African violet terms
A cultivar of Saintpaulias, grown in large quantities most often on Dutch and German farms for mass sale. Used by designers for interior decoration, but due to the use of hydroculture during cultivation it retains its decorative appearance…
Compartment
Landscape terms
A separate garden-and-park composition in the gardens and parks of the 17th–18th centuries, parts of which formed the entire ensemble: for example, a parterre compartment consisting of identical flower carpets symmetrically arranged around…
Complete fertilizers
Special terms
Fertilizers that contain all the essential nutrients for plants, as well as micronutrients.
Compost
Garden terms
An organic fertilizer obtained by the decomposition of organic waste of plant or animal origin.
Compost
Cactus grower terms
Fertilizer obtained as a result of the decomposition of various organic substances under the activity of microorganisms (the basis of compost is manure).
Concolor
Bonsai terms
Uniformly colored
Conglomeratus
Bonsai terms
Congested
Continuous flowering garden
Landscape terms
A specially designated area in a park or botanical garden where plants are arranged — herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and trees — selected according to their flowering times throughout the year.
Contortus
Bonsai terms
Twisted
Convergence
Cactus grower terms
Similarity of traits that arises in the course of evolution in phylogenetically distant plants under the influence of similar environmental conditions.
Cordatus
Bonsai terms
Heart-shaped
Coreopsis
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers, cheerfulness and merriment;
Cornflower
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "I dare not express my feelings to you"; delicacy, elegance, simplicity, as well as cheerfulness and fidelity. However, among some peoples — hatred.
Cornutus, cornuta
Bonsai terms
Horned
Corolla
Cactus grower terms
Part of the perianth consisting of petals, colored in various hues, which attract pollinators. Serves as an important morphological character in plant systematics.
Corolla
Special terms
The inner part of the double perianth of flowering plants, often brightly colored.
Corolla tube
Special terms
The lower, often elongated part of the corolla, formed by the partially or completely fused bases of the petals.
Cotyledons
Cactus grower terms
Modified first leaves of the embryos of dicotyledonous plants, developing in the seed and usually serving after germination as storage organs for nutrients.
Court of honor
Landscape terms
A ceremonial forecourt of a palace, villa, or castle laid out as a garden; on the street side it is enclosed by an openwork fence, and on the remaining sides by the wings or ranges of a U-shaped building.
Crassifolius
Bonsai terms
Thick-leaved
Crenatus
Bonsai terms
Crenate
Cristate forms
Cactus grower terms
An anomaly (an unusual form) of plant development in which the growing point is stretched into a line and the cactus acquires a crest-like form.
Crocus
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: merriment, joy, vivacity, affection;
Crocus (purple)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "Do you regret that you loved me?";
Crocus (yellow)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "Are your feelings sincere?";
Cross-pollination
Cactus grower terms
Fertilization of a flower by pollen from another plant.