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WF4.1 General

WF4.1 General

general - number of buds

During the winter dormant period it is possible to identify the buds/potential growing points of herbaceous perennials. These may be identified as follows:

Buds: These may develop to produce an inflorescence in the following growing season.

Axillary buds: These are growth buds; they are unlikely to produce inflorescences in the following growing season but will initiate the growth by which the clump increases in size.