Sunday, January 11, 2009

Gathering Data On The Plant Life Cycle

When researching indoor and outdoor plants, knowing their life cycle is needed. A plant life cycle diagram can help you in learning when your species may bloom, when you can breed your species, and when certain types of specimens should be nourished or dried out. By knowing the life cycle of your specimen, you can ensure its longevity. In the case of rare or expensive plants, this can work to safeguard your investment.

A good plant life cycle diagram will include several aspects. First, it will include all phases of a plant's life, from the creation of the seed to death. If the plant life cycle diagram is missing any phase of the development of the specimen you are learning about, your chances of properly caring for or breeding your plant will be greatly diminished.

The most basic phases of a plant's life cycle include the seeds stage, germination phase, the seedling stage, the vegetative stage, the flowering stage and the pollination stagee and death. Depending on the type of species that you are researching, this cycle may vary.

Due to the style of a plant life cycle diagram, it is unusual that the diagram itself will be linear. Expect a circular chart that shows how seeds are created within the middle of the life span of a specimen. As seeds are created during the flowering or pollination stage of the plant's life cycle, you should be able to see when the plant seeds. This is particularly vital for those planning to breed species such as mints. Cycles will vary depending on the reproductive cycle of the species. As many specimens can reproduce through replication or seeding, not every plant life cycle diagram will be equal. As a rule, the more rare or exotic a plant is, the more detailed its diagram will be to show the full cycle of the plant.

If you are planning to breed your specimens, you will want to keep the relevant information handy. Your central focus in the plant life cycle diagram will be on the pollination, blooming and seeding of your kind of plant. All aspects of this, ranging from required watering changes, temperature changes and condition changes to promote reproduction is the most vital.

For those who are just tending plants, you should be aware of the reproductive cycle of your plant, as their care tends to change during this period of time. If you are properly tending to your plant, the reproductive cycle of your plant will be extended. This usually results in lasting and more frequent blooming periods.

 

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