Flowers differ enormously among flowering plants. A specific structure of the flower is determined by particular ways of sexual reproduction of the plant. Monoicous or dioicous? Self-pollination or cross-fertilization? Abiotic…
Tag: botany
White bumps on cuttings, doughnuts on tree trunks and plant tissue culture
Have you ever seen white bumps on cuttings? Some plants tend to produce these things before rooting. It is not young roots and it is not a disease. It is called…
Alocasia bloomed
There are many houseplants grown for their foliage rather for their flowers. Most aroids (Araceae family) arouse this kind of interest, including Alocasia. I have a plant named Alocasia x amazonica ‘Polly’ (despite of…