Lateral bud - A bud forming along the side of a stem or branch rather than at the end.
Leaching - The removal of salts and soluble minerals from the soil by flushing the soil with water.
Lateral bud
Lateral meristem - Meristem located on the lateral portion of a plant, a point at which secondary growth may occur.
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Lateral bud A bud borne in the axil of a previous season's leaf.
Lath An overhead structure of evenly spaced slats of wood or other materials used to create shade.
Lathhouse A shaded environment created using slats of wood.
lateral bud A bud on the side, rather than the tip, of a stem.
lateral meristem A region where cells divide, located along the length of a stem or root.
latex A thick, white, fluid secretion of many plant species.
Lateral bud A bud borne in the axil of a leaf or branch; not terminal. Latex Milky sap which exudes from cut surfaces of a few house plants, such as Ficus elastica decora and Euphorbia.
The potency of apical dominance not only varies from one species to another but is influenced by orientation: Lateral buds on horizontal branches are less restrained by the apical bud, while lateral buds on vertical growth are strongly suppressed.
Start your seasonal pruning by pinching off spent blossoms, leaving lateral buds to bloom. For fewer, larger, showier blooms, pinch off lateral buds before the main blossoms open to direct all the plant's energy to the remaining bud.
You should prune off about a third of the previous year's growth. The stem should be cut back to a lateral bud or branch that is facing in the direction you want the shrub to grow.
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revert back to the original magenta color, so if magenta blooms suddenly appear next to your favorite clump of phlox, you will know what happened. Snap off each flower head as soon as it fades to keep the plants presentable, encourage lateral buds ...
 See also: Lateral, Plant, Flower, Branch, Produce
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