whorl (adj. whorled)
An arrangement of leaves, petals, sepals, etc., in a circle around the stem.
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A group of three or more leaves or flowers arising at the same level on a stem, and arranged in a circle.
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Whorl: Three or more leaves, etc, arising from one place.
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Whorled - more than two leaves at a node spaced around the stem, as in Nerium oleander (oleander) and Macadamia spp. (macadamia).
whorl Three or more leaves or branches at a node; circle of flower parts as sepals, petals or stamens. woolly Clad with long, soft more or less or matted hairs.
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whorl -- An arrangement of appendages, such as branches or leaves, such that all are equally spaced around the stem at the same point, much like the spokes of a wheel or the ribs of an umbrella ...
Whorl - Three or more extensions (branches, flowers, etc.) growing in a circle from a node around a branch or trunk.
Woody - Refers to plants with hardened wood trunks.
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Whorled Arranged around a central point; leaves not alternate nor opposite.
Wildlife garden Planting with plants to attract, feed and house wild animals, insects and birds.
whorled Arranged in a ring.
wilt (1) Lack of freshness, turgor, and the drooping of leaves from a lack of water. (2) A vascular disease that interrupts a plant's normal uptake and distribution of water.
WHORLED: Leaf form, where three or more leaves radiate from a single node.
WICK: A length of fibre or cloth that feeds liquid from a reservoir to a drier end.
The whorl just above the sepals consists of petals, which are broad, flat, and thin but vary in shape and are frequently brightly colored. Petals play an important role in attracting animal pollination to the flower.
PETAL: a whorl of structures that surround the inner reproductive organs of a flower. Together they are called the corolla. They often attract insects by color or nectar, facilitating pollination.
PETIOLE: A leaf stalk.
Inside the whorl of petals are the stamens, the male parts of the flower (see illustration, above). The typical stamen consists of a long stalk, or filament, with a swollen tip called the anther, which is the structure that produces grains of pollen.
Now for those whorled conifers with a naturally symmetrical growth habit that's very attractive (firs, spruces and related evergreens) - they rarely need anything more than shaping.
Grow from roots, leader or side branches.
Spurs
....Short fruit bearing laterals.
Hangers
....Drooping branches.
Whorls
....Several branches originating at the same place, should be reduced to the largest branch.
Flowers borne in whorls in the axils of terminal leaves.
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calyx search for term- n (Gr. kalyx, a calyx, cup) the outer covering of a flower external to the corolla, which it encloses, and consisting of a whorl of leaves, or sepals, usually of a green color and less delicate in texture than the corolla.
Just above the calyx another whorl, this time of petals, forms the corolla, which is usually brightly coloured. Nestled inside the petals are the male and female parts of the flower. The male organ is the stamen.
The soft foliage appears in whorls at the end of the branches and is a dark, glossy green. The needles radiate around the stems, creating an umbrella effect. Cones are two to four inches long and are green the first year and brown the next.
Standing up to 7 ft (2.1 m) tall, with long, pointed leaves growing in whorls around thick stems, the widely available 'Atropurpureum' is nothing less than colossal.
Every flower has three sepals in an outer whorl, and three petals forming an inner whorl. One of the petals, more vivid and showy than the other two, or larger, is known as the labellum or lip.
The blooms of new basil hybrids are carried on shorter inflorescences-10 to 13 whorls of six flowers tightly arranged along each rachis (spike)-that cover the dark green foliage for several weeks.
One large, maroon stalkless flower above a whorl of 3 whorled leaves, that appears closed.
Collect seeds: Early July. One dry berry, angled, up to 1 inch in diameter forms at the end of a stalk in the middle of 3 green sepals.
The outter whorl of the flower, composed by the sepals, which usually have a protective function.
A member of the mint family (Labiatae), as so many herbs are, basils have the familiar four-sided stems and whorled flowers of that family; they are not, however, in the least invasive, as mints can be.
Batavian lettuce's shiny leaves mature into loose, whorled heads with crisp hearts.
Suckers (branches growing from the base of the tree), whorls (branches that grow from and encircle another branch) and water sprouts (thin branches that usually grow straight upright) are never going to bear fruit.
Conifers with whorled branches, such as pine, spruce, and fir, have layers of branches around the trunk. Species with random branching, such as arborvitae, juniper, yew, and falsecypress, have limbs that occur all along the trunk.
ROSETTE -- Term applied to a whorl of leaves arising at the base of a plant.
ROW COVERS -- Several types of semitransparent materials used to cover plants, trapping heat, enhancing growth, and provide protection from frost or winds.
When cutting above double and whorled buds, make a straight cut above the buds. Those buds will develop into stems, so make sure you cut where there is room for new growth to develop.
Sweet woodruff is not evergreen. But the deep green whorls of leaves are decorative for half the year. The dazzling white foamy appearance of starry blooms last from April well into June, lighting up dark corners like a lamp.
Palm Sedge has an interesting whorling habit to its growth. The tips of the light green foliage branch to resemble tiny Palm trees. Deer resistant
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Appearance Elder is a tree which has big whorls of creamy white pungent flowers, followed by dark black blue berries.
The flowers are white, deep red or pink and grow singly or in whorls depending on the variety. They have broad, flat leaves that grow in groups of three and vary in shape from trillium to trillium. ... Read More ...
Cut back the plant to expose the inner branches. Follow the branch down to the last whorl of leaves you want to keep and cut just above those leaves, about 1/4 inch above the topmost leaf in this cluster.
The garden is designed with rocks intended to resemble mountains and sand that resembles movement of water. The gravel is raked frequently into patterns or whorls as part of a daily meditative practice.
In a drier environment they will not grow as rapidly as in the wet soils, but they will survive. They are winter hardy and evergreen. The difference between the two is that scouringrush has unbranched stems, while the horsetail has whorls of ...
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