Offset
This is a young rooted plant produced naturally as an extension of the parent plant that is able to grow separately if removed.
Amaryllis offsets can be dug up and divided once the foliage dies down in fall. Carefully lift the clumps from the ground with a shovel or garden fork or slide the plants out of their container-whatever the case may be.
Offset: A naturally occuring plant growing usually from the base of an established plant.
Opposite: Used to describe leaves growing at the same level on either side of a stem.
Offset
A shoot or plantlet produced at the base of a mature plant, which may be used for propagation.
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Offsets
Some plants will literally do the work for you by producing little plantlets or offsets from the base or the stem of the "mother" plant.
offset
Small plants that grow naturally by vegetative increase. A good example are sedums, hens and chicks and chives increase in this manner.
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OFFSET -- A young plantlet which appears on a mature plant. An offset can generally be detached and used for propagation.
OPPOSITE -- Leaf form, where the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs along the stem. Compare alternate.
Offset-Plant produced at the base of the parent plant and easily detached from it.
Open-pollinated-Seed produced from natural, random pollination. Open-pollinated cultivars come true to type when seed is saved and replanted.
Offset - A young plant, developing as a vegetative offshoot from the parent plant.
Open-pollinated plant - A horticultural term used to describe cultivars of a plant that are bred through natural, random pollination.
Offset Small bulb or plantlet used to propagate new plants.
-oides Plant name suffix meaning like or similar to.
Open-pollinated Seeds produced from plants that are allowed to pollinate naturally, primarily through insects, wind and water.
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Offsets
Plants with a rosetted stem often reproduce by forming new shoots at their base or in leaf axils. Sever the new shoots from the parent plant after they have developed their own root system.
Plant offsets in a three-inch pot in a mixture of equal parts peat and perlite. Place in a warm room with bright light. When watering, moisten the potting mixture well, then allow it to go slightly dry before watering again.
With an offset spatula, spread reserved buttercream on tops and sides of cake. Transfer cake to decorative serving plate, as desired, and finish bottom with piped border. Serve immediately or store cake in refrigerator.
Bonus hint: offset the plants in adjacent rows. This keeps the distance between plants, but lets the rows be closer together.
These are ergonomically designed to offset the top handle so that the cutting edge is an extension of your arm, unlike the old-fashioned types that set the blades at right angles to your arm.
Depending on the type of Philodendron grown, propagation can be accomplished by stem cuttings, by air layering, or by offsets removed from the parent plant.
The larger the small offset bulbs are, the sooner they will flower. Check the original bulb for firmness. If it appears in good health, go ahead and replant it; you may still get several years of flowering.
Propagating bulbs doesn't just include lifting, culturing offsets and dividing roots. Some methods are suited to all bulbs, while others are unique to a specific species.
Avoid strong lights that may shine directly into the eyes of an onlooker opting, instead, for an offset source.
When you begin the cycle again, check to see if the bulb needs to be repotted, or if offsets (small bulbs) need to be removed. Amaryllis will bloom better if slightly potbound, so don't put them in too large of a container.
In research trials, the cost of releasing parasitoids has been more than offset by reductions in insecticide treatments.
In your article you said 'The top bud will grow strongly; this can be offset by making a nick below it with a knife, forcing more growth into the lower buds.'. I don't know what you mean by 'making a nick'.
What I do every year to offset the cost is buy a flat of annuals (such as impatiens), with every color that I want in the garden. I plant them, then fill the flats back up with soil and take cuttings off the originals and root them.
Similar to onions, flower bulbs grow in layers and produce offsets, little bulbs attached to the big bulbs, for propagation.
After a rosette matures and flowers, it dies, so simply remove it and fill the space with a younger offset. When removing a chick from its mother, take at least a 1 in (2.5 cm) long stem along with it.
Price is offset by quality-only a few are required and harvesting can begin the following year. Dig individual planting holes or, if planting an asparagus bed, a trench.
Take your offset and insert it about 2' deep into well-draining soil that is a little damp. You're going to be planting the onions in rows that are about 12 inches apart. Plant the onions offsets about half a foot apart from each other.
They are remarkable for their long, trailing, dark green foliage that offsets flowers in five colors: blue-purple, pink, purple, violet, and white. Flowers are about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Plant them in baskets, tubs, beds, or window boxes.
To offset the rising cost of food why not grow your own vegetables? You don't need
a large space. Simply, dig up a small area in your yard and plant a few of your
favorite veggies such as tomatoes and peppers. You can also ...
"For a cooling effect, use purple to offset pink, lavenders and whites.
Keep most houseplant soil moist to offset dehydration caused by central heating and air conditioning. Use unsoftened tap water to avoid salt deposits. Before using city water, vent chlorine by letting it sit overnight.
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This garden in Middlesex has offset a cane screen and stone statue with pink Thalictrum rochebruneanum, Astrantia and a tree fern.
Thalictrum rochebruneanum
Astrantia
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By good judges a quantity of seed is sown sufficient to insure a full crop, without depending on its sending out offsets; indeed, where that is done few offsets are produced, the crop grows and ripens equally, and the grain is uniformly good.
Designing in the shade garden offers many challenges, but the wide palette of material that is available offsets this. One of the few problems I will acknowledge is the lack of formality in most of our shady characters.
A runner is a slender stem - sent out from the bases of certain perennials - at the end of which an offset develops. In common usage, however, the term "runner" has come to refer to either offsets or stolons.
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Ecocho invites skeptics to "check [their] carbon offset credits for yourself". They also kindly provide an interactive map of where their carbon credit plantations are located -- Find Ecocho's Trees.
Bromeliads die soon after flowering so any offsets present need to be removed and grown on when they are about one third the height of the parent plant.
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RUNNER: A slender stem growing out from the base of some plants, which terminates with a new offset plant. The new plant may be severed from the parent after it has developed sufficient roots. Strawberry plants develope runners.
'Mother' bulb
A mature bulb that has developed offset bulbs
'Mother' plant
A mature healthy plant that's used to take propagations from ...
Step two - Here you can see the clump of bulbs and all the new offsets. Break the big cluster into a few smaller pieces, then gently break off individual bulbs.
mother bulbA mature bulb which has produced small offset bulbs.
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If you want to propagate or start new pony tail plants, you will find that the Pony Tail Palm will only offer one new offset growth per year so starting new plants from off sets may be a little more difficult than you first thought.
Gaillardia provides sizzling summer color to the garden with striking blooms in combinations of red, yellow and orange offset by deep brown centers. Great for hot, dry sites.
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Never mind terracotta pots can look just as stunning painted in a plain rich vibrant colour with a strong contrasting flower colour to offset them. For example - a bright blue pot planted with orange marigolds stands out in any setting.
As parcels of plant material came through, it was off to the Arboretum Hibiscus Project to set seed, root, graft - as soon after arrival as possible in hopes of offsetting any desiccating effect suffered in the handling and shipping of such material ...
Normally results in a population of identical individuals. Can occur by either natural means (e.g., bulblets, cormels, offsets, plantlets, or runners), or by artificial means (e.g., cuttings, division, budding, grafting, or layering).
Make seed time count by using a lawn aerator. Spike and core lawn aerators offset compaction by punching holes in your lawn. These holes allow nutrients, air, and water to better circulate in the soil.
Snapdragon 'Coronette Mix' * Very thick, strong stems create a sturdy plant (20-24 inches tall) in the garden, able to withstand wind and rain. The stout stems don't require staking. Densely branched, the dark green foliage offsets the vivid flowers, ...
Growing Advice: Must have well-drained soil, or it will rot.
Prize Picks: Offset the green expanse of your heavy shade garden with Pink Beauty. White Queen proves a real standout with its red-veined white foliage.
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main disadvantage, making it almost useless for careful composition of close-up subjects. The scene viewed by the photographer through the camera's viewing frame is different from the scene the lens will capture because the viewing frame is offset ...
These fun plants also have amazingly tall stems with brightly coloured yellow and orange flowers - children just love them! Introduce them to the "Hen & Chickens", which will quickly produce many offsets.
To separate large difficult clumps, insert two garden forks back to back
and lever them apart. For most kinds it is usually only necessary to remove
strong-growing offsets from the outer part of the clump; the less vigorous inner portion ...
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