Plant of The Week
The state flower of Ohio that was also used in Greek and Roman ceremonial crowns
Carnations/Clove Pink
This plant is known for its calming scent and purple flowers.
Lavender
A slimy creature is known for eating leaves
Slug
Acts as a transport system for nutrients, water, sugar, and starches
Stems
This technique involves cutting away parts of a plant to improve its shape or productivity.
Pruning
A part of the daisy family and can be used as a pest repellent
Yarrow
Flowering shrubs or vines with prickly stems
Rose
Sap-sucking insect
Aphids
The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials from the leaves to other parts of the plant
Phloem
Name the process of turning over the upper layer of soil to mix in organic matter and nutrients.
Tilling
This plant is endo-parasitic and unisexual
Rafflesia
Succulent shrubs with thick, fleshy leaves and stems that resemble miniature trees.
Jade Plant
Found in damp areas, can roll into a ball when disturbed.
Pill-bug
There is one main root which grows deep into the soil. Several thin roots come out of this main root.
Taproot
The term for the method of growing plants in a water-based solution without soil.
Hydroponics
Aztecs used it in religious ceremonies and the abundant sweet nectar that forms at the bottom of the flower is even a tasty treat
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon (Devil's Hand)
A succulent plant with thick leaves that are composed of three layers.
Aloe Vera
Forceplike tail appendages and nocturnal
Earwig
Pores in a leaf through which gas and water vapor pass; a small opening on the surface of a membrane; a mouthlike opening in an organism
Stomata
This type of soil is high in nutrients, wet and cold in winter, and baked dry in summer.
Clay
Short-lived perennial that spreads rapidly and does not like crowding. Native to Japan/China.
Delphinium
Contain three petals, three sepals, one column, and a single protruding lip, called a labellum
Orchid
These pests cause streaking, spotting, and discolored leaves. They also create fine webs.
Spider Mites
Pressure exerted by the flow of water through a semipermeable membrane, which separates a solution into two concentrations of solute
Osmotic pressure
This type of of soil is a mixture of clay, sand and silt that avoid the extremes of each type
Loam