bractlet (syn. bracteole)
A secondary bract, as one upon the pedicel of a flower.
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Sometimes bracts are more atractive than the flowers themselves, which may cause confusion. Good examples of plants with atractive bracts are most Bromeliads, Aroids, Heliconias, and Poinsetias.
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Helichrysum bracteatum is an annual which ranges in height from 12 to 30 inches. They require full sun and porous, well drained soil and thrive in long hot summers. Once the plants become established, keep them on the dry side...
bract
A modified leaf that is found in a flower cluster or base of a flower. Many bracts are smaller than the ordinary leaves on the plant but some are very showy surrounding a group of insignificant flowers.
Bract
A leaf that seems part of the flower cluster of a plant, or in the case of plants with insignificant flowers, may substitute for it in appearance by its bright coloring. Bougainvilleas are an example of wonderfully colorful bracts.
Bracts - Leaves that develop just below the flowers on some plants. For example, poinsettia bracts, which most people think are the flowers because they turn red, pink, or white.
Bract - A modified leaf that bears a flower.
Broadleaf - A tree with leaves that are flat and thin, and generally shed annually.
Bud Scar - The marks remaining after bud scales drop in Spring.
Bract: A modified leaf, sometimes protective at the base of a flower. When it is brightly coloured, it can be mistaken for a flower petal as in the case of a poinsettia.
Break: A shoot growing from the axil on a plant.
bract
A modified or specialized leaf growing just below a flower.
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BRACT -- A modified leaf, often highly colored and sometimes mistaken for a petal. Examples of house plants with showy bracts are Poinsettia, Aphelandra and Bougainvillea.
BREAK -- Production of a side shoot after removal of the growing point.
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a modified leaf at the base of the flower stalk or flower cluster. In some plants it appears to form part of the flower itself.
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Bracts - Leaves that grow just below a flower. Bracts are modified and usually green, but are sometimes colorful and mistaken for petals.
bract. A modified leaf at the base of a flower.
broad-spectrum pesticide. A pesticide that kills a large number of unrelated species.
Bract Leaf-like or petal-like structure, which may appear with or below flowers, or have a bright flower-like appearance.
Bristly With stiff hairs.
Bronzing A metallic bronze or coppery color, especially of foliage after a winter.
'Bracteata Pleniflora' Wood Anemone
A striking variant of the more common wood anemone, this creeping perennial bears white flowers over a ruff of closely packed green leaves.
bract A modified leaf, usually small, but sometimes large and brightly colored, growing at the base of a flower or on its stalk. Clearly seen on dogwoods and poinsettias.
Floral Bracts - modified leaves which can simulate petals and add the conspicuous part to otherwise inconspicuous flowers.
Ananas bracteatus striatus, Ivory pineapple, good light, 55-65º F, keep on dry side
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Bracteantha bracteata, strawflower.
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Flower color: Gold, copper, silver
Height: 24" Width: 12"; plant 12" apart.
Bract: A modified leaf at the base of a flower. In some cases, like with poinsettias, the bracts are the showy, ornamental parts that we all notice. (The 'true' flowers are the small, often yellow, little blooms in the middle of the bracts.)
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BRACT: a modified leaf, usually reduced in size or scale-like. Sometimes large and brightly colored.
BREAK: Production of a side shoot after removal of the growing point.
BROADCASTING: Refered to as scattering seed randomly by hand.
BRACT - A modified leaf, often highly colored and sometimes mistaken for a petal. Often confused with the flower itself. Examples of house plants with showy bracts are Poinsettia, Aphelandra and Bougainvillea.
After the bracts fade or fall, set the plants where they will receive indirect light and temperatures around 55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Water sparingly during this time, just enough to keep the stems from shriveling.
Paper daisies Bracteantha are also worth considering. They flower for eight months of the year, only need an occasional clip back, and the flowers dry well.
Best of Show - Bracteantha 'Strawburst Yellow' from Syngenta Flowers.
Strawflower is frost tolerant with large eye-catching yellow flowers and good clean foliage. This plant performs well in containers and in the ground.
Speaking of showy bracts, Susan also sent in some photos of her stunning Heliconias. Again, these are tropical plants. I haven't grown them, but I've seen them on display I conservatories. I would love to happen upon them in someone's yard like this.
Annual, Helichrysum Bracteatum
In their native Australia, Strawflowers are wildflowers. Here in America, gardeners love the large, showy flowers in their home flower garden. Crafters love the everlasting quality of Strawflowers.
Annual, Helichrysum Bracteatum
Are Strawflowers a flower or a herb? You make the call. But, for the record, let's make sure you know that Strawflowers are classified as a herb. Best of all, they are easy to grow.
Showy yellow floral bracts provide the color, not the flowers, which are nondescript.
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(L. palea, chaff) the upper, and usually shorter and thinner, of two membranous bracts enclosing the flower in grasses.palmate search for term- a. (L. palma, palm) leaves divided into lobes arising from a common center.
Symptoms of spot anthracnose, caused by the fungus Elsinoe corni, first appear very early in the spring on the bracts, and later on the foliage. In general, white cultivars of dogwood are more susceptible than pink cultivars.
Cushion spurge (Euphorbia polychroma) covers itself with bright chartreuse flower bracts in spring, and its soft green foliage turns red in fall. A stone wall or weathered wooden fence as a background sets it off perfectly.
When in bloom, they display brightly colored bracts (red, pink, or white) on the top of each stem.
To add to this legend, the four white bracts surrounding the cluster of tiny true flowers are distinctly cross-shaped, the brown blotches at the tip of each bract said to be symbolic of blood and shame.
The more showy bracts - modified leaves that resemble petals - are pink, white or rosy red and up to 2 inches wide; leaves may be variegated, with yellow, white, or pink margins. Foliage turns pink, deep red, or purple in fall.
Eurphorbia marginata Like the closely related poinsettia, snow on the mountain has "flowers" that actually are specialized leaves or bracts. The true flower is inconspicuous at the center of the variegated green-and-white bracts.
The trademark bright red colouring is not, in fact the flower, but the leaf-like bracts. Poinsettias can also come in pink and white variations.
Strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum syn. Helichrysum bracteatum)
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Description: Small, stiff, mum-shaped flowers on weak stems in red, yellow, gold, salmon, bronze, deep maroon, pink and white; 30 to 90 cm x 30 cm ...
Spanish (L Stoechas) lavender is the most popular variety and can be identified by the large, petal like sterile bracts (rabbit ears) at the top of the flower spike. Stoechas can be grown on it's own or used as a hedge.
It consists of colored leaves called bracts, often incorrectly considered the petals of the flower. In fact, the flower, or cyathia is the small green or yellow growth at the center of the bracts.
The delicate, yet dazzling flowers (bracts) range from huge bushes to miniatures plants and come in assorted colors that are sure to make the holiday brighter.
There is nothing more impressive than the classic deep red Poinsettia.
At the end of April or early May, when the bracts age and begin to turn a muddy green, cut the plant back to about 8 inches. The amount you cut from the top will depend on the shape of the plant.
Prune off any remaining colored bracts. (What look like flower petals are actually bracts. The real flowers are the yellow berrylike clusters in the center.) Keep the plant in your sunniest window, water it regularly, ...
Instead of the usual purple "bunny ears" on top of flower spikes (they're actually flower bracts) this new variety has creamy white bracts. Like most lavenders, it's a great cut flower and butterfly magnet.
' Plants grow to 3' and produce large, grey-green flowers with silvery bracts. 'Sea holly' actually denotes E. maritimum, which has very attractive holly-shaped leaves surrounding greenish blue flowers.
Look closely at the colored bracts. The color should fill the entire bract. If you see a lot of green around the edges, the plant may not be fully mature. Likewise, check the berries. They should appear fresh, not dried out.
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The inconspicuous flowers are surrounded by three brightly colored bracts in shades of red, pink, and purple as well as white, orange, yellow, and bicolored.
Catkin- A drooping elongated cluster of bracted unisexual flowers found only in woody plants.
Chromosome- A microscopic, usually rod-like body carrying the genes. Number, size, and form of chromosomes are usually constant for each species.
Australian Paper Daisies (the Florabella range of Bracteantha). These daisies are particularly neat and tidy. We rely on them to flower for months on end without any fuss. They also have a wide range of climatic tolerances.
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Used in reference to leaf margins, stipules or bracts that are cut or slashed.
Incurved
Bent or curved inward, eg, the petals of a chrysanthemum.
"I live in east London and for the first time my banana growing in a large pot has produced a flower with bracts opening every day or so. This site has been wonderful as it is so informative.
Salvia horminium (Salvia viridis): This is a great plant with purple, pink or white bracts. Like a poinsettia, it's the top leaves that provide the show, not the flowers. Salvia horminium looks good right through late fall.
Desert Paintbrush Castilleja applegatei (snapdragon-Scrophulariaceae) is a perennial with multiple stems with sticky bright red orange bracts becoming greenish at the base. The lower leaves are unilobed, and densely white and hairy.
Choose evenly sized, uniformly green artichokes with a compact shape. Remove outer leaves from the artichokes, until you reach the light yellow bracts. Trim the tops off the buds and trim the heart and stem into a cone shape.
Poinsettias which have been cut back in the spring and kept growing through the summer should have their day length shortened if they are to produce colourful bracts for Christmas.
The wonderful red colouring of this plant comes not from flowers, but from the red leaves (bracts) which cover the plant in spring to autumn. The plant often turns totally red in the autumn.
Member of the spurge family
Originally from Mexico
Red 'petals' are actually modified leaves called bracts
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blotch Area of contrasting color on the uppermost petal(s) of some plants. (See also spotting.) bract A modified leaf or bud covering. bristle A slender, stiff hair. bullate Puckered or quilted appearance.
Hot ‘n Spicy is a variety gaining in popularity due to its more pungent, peppery flavor. Kent Beauty is another popular variety, praised for its delicate branching habit and soft pink and white bracts, but NOT for its flavor.
Dill (Anthemum graveolens)
Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena)
Moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
Spider flower (Cleome hasslerana)
Strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum) ...
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