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1. a plant that requires a night longer than its critical dark period, usually 12 hours or more, to develop flowers.<br><br>
1. a plant that requires a night longer than its critical dark period, usually 12 hours or more, to develop flowers.<br><br>


http://www.biotopics.co.uk/photos/200pixels/poinsflower.jpg<br><br>2. This is a short day plant, which means they need the stimulus of restricted day length before they develop the flowers and coloured bracts - the reason why plants kept to the next year do not usually colour up in the same way.<br><br>Source:http:// www.biotopics.co.uk/ photos/poinsettia.html
http://www.biotopics.co.uk/photos/200pixels/poinsflower.jpg<br><br>   
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/04/flowering/images/bud_emergence300.jpg<BR><br>
This is a short day plant, which means they need the stimulus of restricted day length before they develop the flowers and coloured bracts.<br>
Source: http://www.biotopics.co.uk/photos/poinsettia.html<br><br>
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/04/flowering/images/bud_emergence300.jpg<br><br>
The coffee plant is a short-day plant.<br>
The coffee plant is a short-day plant.<br>
Source: http://www.ineedcoffee.com/04/flowering/<br><br>
Source: http://www.ineedcoffee.com/04/flowering/<br><br>

Latest revision as of 14:16, 21 June 2006


1. a plant that requires a night longer than its critical dark period, usually 12 hours or more, to develop flowers.

poinsflower.jpg

This is a short day plant, which means they need the stimulus of restricted day length before they develop the flowers and coloured bracts.
Source: http://www.biotopics.co.uk/photos/poinsettia.html

bud_emergence300.jpg

The coffee plant is a short-day plant.
Source: http://www.ineedcoffee.com/04/flowering/