Sessile flowers
Cactus grower terms
Without or with a very short pedicel.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Shading
Cactus grower terms
Actions aimed at reducing the illumination of plants in order to prevent adverse effects of sunlight on the plant.
Shakan: (сякан)
Bonsai terms
Inclined style. Container: rectangular, oval.
Sharimiki: (сяримики)
Bonsai terms
A style with exposed deadwood.
Shiblyak
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…
Shohaku: (syohaku)
Bonsai terms
Coniferous trees (softwood).
Shohin-bonsai: (shohin-bonsai)
Bonsai terms
Bonsai no more than 15 cm tall.
Shoki: (syoki), Yamadori-shitate (yamadori-shitate) (as opposed to Misho)
Bonsai terms
Bonsai from plants found in the wild.
Shoot
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.
Shoot
Special terms
Lateral branches of the stem with leaves and an apical bud.
Shoot branching
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).
Show foliage
African violet terms
Adult, symmetrically developed, neat foliage (in variegated plants - with a clearly developed regular coloration).
Shriveling of seeds
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.
Simple flowers
Special terms
Flowers that have a small number of petals. Often pollen can be found on the pot in which they grow.
Sin-edakiri: (sin-zdakiri)
Bonsai terms
Pruning of the current year's shoots. Corresponds to the English term trimming.
Sin-nuki: (sin-nuki)
Bonsai terms
Removal of the unexpanded leaves of bamboo (literally, 'exposing the pith') to limit its vertical growth.
Single flower
African violet terms
A type of flower that has five petals (for example, in Ness'' Blueberry Kiss).
Skansen
Landscape terms
An open-air museum that houses ethnographic monuments from various districts of the region; mainly these are examples of traditional wooden architecture.
Small flower
African violet terms
A type of flower whose size is less than 2 cm.
Snapdragon
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: deceit, indulgence, strength;
Snowdrop
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: hope, tenderness, "You are not like the others";
Soil acidity
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.
Soil impedance
Cactus grower terms
Total electrical resistance.
Soil microorganisms
Cactus grower terms
Very small, mostly unicellular organisms visible only under a microscope: bacteria, fungi, algae, etc., belonging to various taxonomic groups.
Soil porosity
Cactus grower terms
Presence of pores in the soil that provide its permeability to water and aeration of the plant root system.
Soil porosity
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.
Soil sterilization
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.
Soil-forming organisms
Cactus grower terms
The assemblage of organisms involved in soil formation.
Sokan: (sokan)
Bonsai terms
Double trunk. Two trunks growing from one root (father, son).
Solitaire
Landscape terms
A tree or shrub growing separately.
Spadix
Special terms
Type of inflorescence.
Sparkling
Bonsai terms
Sparkling
Sparse stand
Landscape terms
A park stand with low vertical canopy closure, whose characteristic feature is the absence of undergrowth. Allows creation of deep perspectives.
Spathe
Special terms
Leaf at the base of an inflorescence (spadix) in Araceae. Often brightly colored.
Species
Special terms
The primary structural unit in the system of living organisms. The principal taxonomic category in biological systematics. A species is understood as the aggregate of populations of individuals capable of interbreeding to produce fertile o…
Species aggregation
Cactus grower terms
The pattern of distribution of individuals of a species in nature: isolated from one another, in small groups, as separate populations distant from each other and, finally, in large groups, clumps, patches and thickets.
Species habitat
Cactus grower terms
The area of distribution with the conditions necessary for life.
Spikelet
Special terms
The inflorescence of grasses, represented by a compact group of flowers.
Sporadic
Cactus grower terms
(From Greek sporadikos - single) - appearing from time to time.
Sporangium
Special terms
A capsule-like spore-bearing structure in spore-producing plants, often distinguishable only under strong magnification. In ferns, sporangia are most often located on the underside of the spore-bearing leaves.