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corm
A rounded underground storage organ, consisting of the stem base, and often with a fibrous outer layer. It is replaced by the plant annually. E.g Begonias.
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Tuber
Swollen root or underground stem with storage tissue (e.g. a potato)
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annual
A plant that completes its entire life cycle (growth, reproduction, death) in one season.
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Bareroot
These plants have been field-grown and are supplied in a dormant state with the soil removed. E.g Roses
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biennial
A plant that completes its entire life cycle in two years, growing in the first year and reproducing and dying in the second.
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bolting
To flower and produce seed prematurely.
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Bud union
Refers to the point at which the plant has been grafted on to a rootstock and is usually found at soil level. This is the result of a technique called ‘budding’ where the bud of one plant is grafted o [..]
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bulb
An underground storage organ with fleshy scale leaves from which the plant flowers and grows before becoming dormant. E.g Daffodils.
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cane
The stems of a raspberry or blackberry plant. Raspberry plants are supplied as dormant canes.
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Chitting
Placing seed potatoes in a tray or egg box in a bright, cool but frost-free place to encourage them to sprout prior to planting.
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