Plant Terms

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Across
  1. 2. the process of growing new plants through a variety of methods such as cuttings, seeds or grafts
  2. 3. seeds are the offspring of two plants of different species or varieties created by cross pollination in a controlled environment
  3. 8. the science of growing plants in mineral solutions or liquid instead of using soil
  4. 9. the term used to describe when a plant prematurely produces a glowering stem in an attempt to produce seeds and reproduce
  5. 10. term for seed sprouting
Down
  1. 1. the ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures or frost without the protections of greenhouses, hoop-houses or cloches
  2. 4. the point on the stem of a plant where branches, leaves or flowers originate
  3. 5. a variety of plant that has been passed down within a community of family over a long period of time
  4. 6. anything that aides in the transfer of pollen between plants and flowers such as bees, birds, wind, bats, insects and wind
  5. 7. an underground stem that grows horizontally from nodes rather than vertically like most other plants