What are the Different Types of Flower Pots?

Flower pots, those containers gracing the windowsill or deck, serve several functions and come in a wide variety of styles. Strictly speaking, they are 'plant pots', and most potted plants are of the non-flowering kind. Yet when shopping for a plant container, one never looks for a plant pot, always a flower pot. Flower pots have come into use for the simple reason that they allow you to grow plants that are to some degree mobile. That is, plantings in the ground can't easily be moved to a sunnier spot for a few hours, or brought indoors when it gets cold. Plants in flower pots, however, can be repositioned at will. Heavier plants such as small trees can be planted in flower pots that sit on a dolly with wheels for ease of relocation. Flower pots, therefore, are mainly used to make plants mobile. One special case of flower pot is the 'starter pot' or 'peat pot', a small container made of peat moss. Seedlings are sprouted in these pots and, when they are ready to be put in a more ...  more

This lessens or eliminates 'transplant shock', always a concern when transferring plants from one container to another. The most common type of flower pots. Flowering Plant Family Recognition Biology 211: Taxonomy of Flowering Plants. The required families are grouped by Class and Subclass according to Cronquist's system of classification. Botany 301 home - Fall 2006 Taxonomy of Flowering Plants Botany 301 Fall, 2006 All lab sections WILL meet during the first week of classes. Watch this space for other announcements.  more

What are Garden Gnomes? Why We Use Botanical Names for Identifying Plants Garden information explaining why we use botanical names for identifying plants. This often refers to flower color, or variations in growing habits. Flora Search Choose the month of peak flowering if you know it. If the plant you have found has just started. This form of leaf is found on certain types of conifer. Flower Structure and Reproduction Flower Structure and Reproduction. Flowers are the plant's reproductive structures. Angiosperms are types of plants that bear fruits and flowers. Flowering Plant Diversity . Flower parts free; Flower parts spirally arranged; All types of flower. Rafflesia is a parasitic flowering plant from Asia. Its flower is almost 1 m. All About Plants - Plants lesson plan (grades 3-5 Students will identify and describe the parts of a flowering plant, differentiate between types of plants, describe the needs of plants and define the term. The fine art of labels - Crafts Edition ...  more