scaly
Having tiny scales attached at only one end.
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Scaly Buttons Leptorhynchos squamatus has flowers with a discoid head. These are masses of tubular florets tightly held together, and these button-like flowers on fine stems are a delicate touch to a rockery or in a woodland garden.
(L. scabrosus, rough) with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly, scabby, rough.scandent search for term- adj. (L. scandent-, scandens, pres. part. of scandere, to climb - more at scan) climbing plant of a creeping or scandent nature.
Frequently there are scaly or leaf-like outgrowths at the base of the petiole known as stipules , which may be leaf-like, spines, or glands.
While leaf compost helps keep the twisted, pinkish, scaly rhizome feet of bishop's cap cool and damp, this delicate-looking plant is really quite sturdy. In fact, the groundcover shrugs off the periodic dry spells that test most woodland natives.
Bury the bulb up to its neck (the elongated, scaly part) and be careful not to disrupt the bulb's roots.
Watering: Recently potted amaryllis should be watered sparingly. Begin watering slightly until growth starts, then water often.
Bark: Dark brown and scaly with age.
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Most of these long-lived evergreens grow into columns or cones that spread a bit with age and have flat, scaly foliage colored from golden yellow to apple green to soft blue-gray.
Bulbs can typically be separated into two separate categories - tunicate bulbs have a papery skin while scaly bulbs, as the name suggests, have a scaly outer layer. There are also hardy and tender flower bulbs.
Start an early batch of achimenes into growth by placing the scaly rhizomes in shallow trays of moist peat, maintaining a temperature of 13 - 15°2C (55-60°F). When the shoots are about 2.
Crocodile fern (Microsorum) gets its name from the look and texture of its leaves, and its scaly, strap-like foliage is unlike many other ferns.
* Inspect susceptible plants for the greenish egg masses, which are typically laid on the undersides of leaves and are protected by a woolly or scaly covering. Eggs are deposited from late spring through fall.
While many Air Plants are quite easy to grow indoors in terrariums, on driftwood, or on ornamental rock displays, they must be handled extremely carefully to avoid rubbing of the scaly structures on their leaves.
Lilies are grown from scaly bulbs that are usually planted in the fall.
Catkin A single-sex spike with no petals; a slender, spikelike, drooping flower cluster. A spike-like inflorescence comprised of scaly bracts subtending unisexual flowers.
Caudiform A plant with a fleshy swollen base that is not a true bulb.
In some trees the cork cambium forms a more or less continuous ring, leading to a smooth bark. When there are breaks in the cambium the bark will be fissured or scaly. In contrast to the vascular cambium the cork cambium can be renewed.
The fruit of the cacti are made up of a flavored mass of pulp. Seeds are sprinkled throughout this mass. The one-celled berry may be dry or juicy, smooth, scaly, or spiny. Often the one-celled fruit is large and brightly colored.
marigold), Disporum maculatum (nodding mandarin), Gentiana andrewsii (closed gentian), Geranium maculatum (spotted geranium), Hypoxis hirsuta (yellow star grass), Iris verna (dwarf iris), Jeffersonia diphylla (twinleaf), Liatris squarrosa (scaly ...
As the cankers progress, they exhibit a scaly, papery outer bark that is orange in color and often sloughs off (photo 2-35). Under favorable conditions for disease development, cankers will fuse and the girdling of large limbs can occur.
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