Monday, April 21, 2014

Approximately how many days does it take for a carnation to bloom from the day it is planted as a seed? and lily-bloom

Approximately how many days does it take for a carnation to bloom from the day it is planted as a seed?



I got a gardening kit for Christmas that came with carnation seeds and I was wondering how many days it would take from the day it was planted to bloom, so that I could plant it to bloom in time for a specific holiday (maybe Valentine's day or Mother's day). Thanks!


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Answer by glenn t
1-2 weeks to germinate, then 4-6 weeks to bloom


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Can anyone helps with any suggestions for inexpensive flowers for reception? and Flower city

Can anyone helps with any suggestions for inexpensive flowers for reception?



I am in charge of the decor.
What are some cheap flowers that i can use, preferably pink, white, or purple tones.


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Answer by nova_queen_28
Carnations are very affordable, pretty, and available in all the colors you mention.
They can also easily be dyed or sprayed.
They are a full flower so fewer stems take up alot of room.
And they are very sturdy so they will hold up well & are available year-round.


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Sunday, April 20, 2014

APG I and II scientific classification? and Francoa sonchifolia #1

APG I and II scientific classification?



What's the diff between APG I and II?

What system is wiki using?

According to them, Angiospermae goes into "Plantae Kingdom"? What about Spermatophyta and Cormophyta in between? Or are they available nevertheless as APG only refers to angiosperms?

Could you please give me an example on a specific genus, like Helianthus(whole classification, from family to kingdom)?


inflorescence best answer:

Answer by Harshal
Kindly click on the links below to learn about APG system of classification of Angiosperms .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiosperm_Phylogeny_Group

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APG_system

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APG_II_system

Cormophyta is the term in older classifications .It is not used now .
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Cormophyta
http://www.thebiotechdictionary.com/term/cormophyta

Spermatophyta is a larger group of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms put together .

APG I & II do not deal with Gymnosperms . Only Angiosperms .

click for what wiki says for Spermatophyta =
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatophyta

Classification of Helianthus

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

(unranked): Angiosperms

(unranked): Eudicots ( True Dicots )

(unranked): Asterids ( Inferior ovary )

Order: Asterales ( Capitulum inflowrescence )

Family: Asteraceae ( Only one family in Asterales )

Subfamily: Helianthoideae

Tribe: Heliantheae

Genus: Helianthus
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- EDIT-

In order to make you understand the different groups that you have mentioned in your question . I make use of Sir Bentham & Sir Hooker's classification method (1800 to 1914 )that was in use throughout the British empire not in too distant past.


I ) Classification of Helianthus annus ( The common or annual sunflower plant )


Kingdom – Plantae ( All the plants in the world )

Division – Spermatophyta ( The seed producing plants only )

****( This Division includes sub division Angiospermae & sub division Gymnospermae as both of them are SEED BEARING plants ).

Sub-Division- Angiospermae – ( These are all seed bearing plants no doubt but they are also fruit bearing plants as the OVULES are enclosed inside an OVARY;and after fertilization ovules are turned in to seeds and the ovary becomes a fruit . THIS FEATURE IS TOTALLY LACKING IN GYMNOSPERMS )

Class- Dicotyledonae – Two cotyledons in the seed . Reticulate venation on the leaves ( Mostly ) and pentamerous or tetramerous symmetry in the floral parts (i.e.floral parts are 5 or 4 or in multiple thereof .


Sub-Class – Gamopetalae – ( Petals are always fused . that means corolla is Gamopetalous )

Series – Inferae OR Epigynae – ( Ovary is always inferior )

Order Or Cohort Asterales – ( These are mostly herbs . Flowers are in Capitulum inflorescence

Family – Asteraceae ( Only one family in that order )

Genus – Helianthus ( The common , Sun orienting , sun flower )

Species – Helanthus annus – The annual sunflower.


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Francoa sonchifolia #1
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Best viewed @ large size

Francoaceae (formerly Saxifragaceae) - Endemic to Chile
Maiden's Wreath, Bridal Wreath
Shown: Inflorescence displaying flower buds and opened flowers

"Plants may grow up to one metre high and produce basal clumps of round, deeply lobed, dark green, fuzzy leaves with winged leafstalks. Compact racemes of small, cup-shaped flowers, which are pink with red markings, appear in summer and early fall." (Wikipedia)

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What triggers an algal bloom? and Trees In Bloom

What triggers an algal bloom?



What triggers an algal bloom?

upwelling
stagnant water
winter influx of tourists


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Answer by ecolink
Upwelling delivers nutrients that trigger algae blooms.


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Time lapse of growing flowers? school video? and Frangipanni Flower

Time lapse of growing flowers? school video?



I'm doing a video for the song Beautiful day by U2. I have to put pictures to that song. I want to have flowers growing in the beginning when it says it blooms from a rocky land. I need like 4 or 5 pictures of i flower sprouting, then growing into a beautiful flower. Please help. I need links Thanks


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Answer by Edith
Flower sprouting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0my1cc7zN74


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Only a small amount of leaf was showing in the background to this shot so I blacked out the rest of it in this square format crop.



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Questions About Bloom's Taxonomy? and Blooming Late Comers.

Questions About Bloom's Taxonomy?



Explain and demonstrate how you would use Bloom's Taxonomy to take notes.
Explain and demonstrate how you would use Bloom's Taxonomy in the process of writing a paper.
Explain and demonstrate how you would use Bloom's Taxonomy in a math class.


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Answer by Wedding Lady
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Blooms_rose.svg


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flower tattoo on foot? and Stitched flower

flower tattoo on foot?



okay so im goin to get a tattoo on my foot representing my eight nieces and nephews..but i cant decide on wat kinda flowers..which do u think would look better..eight different kinds of flowers going up my foot..or....one certain flower for the boys and one for the girls...thers 4 boys and 4 girls...and they are goin in order from which they were born..so it would be boy girl boy girl...


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Answer by Stacy
I like the one for the boy one for the girl idea. It adds interest.


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