Understanding a plant’s roots, shoots and growth habits increases the likelihood of success with vegetative reproduction.

COURTESY Plants that propagate by division include this daylily "Lady Neva." Plant propagation simply refers to the reproduction of plants, and occurs by seeds or vegetative means such as cuttings ...

Question: What is it about plants that makes it possible for you to grow them from a cutting rather than having to always start them from seed? I’m planning to expand my garden this season and want to ...

One of the horticultural practices that nearly always fascinates those who have little background and/or experience with horticultural techniques is the relative ease with which a piece of plant can ...

Question: My grandson has some flowers in his yard that look like lilies but have a ball of tiny lily plants growing on a long flowering stem. What is this strange thing? Answer: Lilies and their ...

Two experiments were carried out separately. In experiment 1, IBA dissolved in 50% ethyl alcohol (0, 30, 60 and 90 µg per cutting) was applied to the base of single node leafy stem cuttings of ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 94, No. 6 (Jun., 2007), pp. 999-1002 (4 pages) Few studies have quantitatively evaluated the gender specific effects of cultivation on plant growth and reproduction.