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• Hardiness (plants) — Hardiness of plants describe their ability to survive adverse growing conditions. It is usually limited to discussions of climatic adversity. Thus a plant s ability to tolerate cold, heat, drought, flooding, or wind are typically considered… …   Wikipedia

• winter-hardy — winter hardiness, winterhardiness, n. /win teuhr hahr dee/, adj. (esp. of plants, shrubs, or the like) able to survive the effects of cold weather. Also, winterhardy. * * * …   Universalium

• Hardiness zone — The main factors determining average minimum temperature are altitude, latitude and proximity to the coast.A hardiness zone is a geographically defined zone in which a specific category of plant life is capable of growing, as defined by… …   Wikipedia

• winter-hardy — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : hardy in respect to winter conditions; especially : able to withstand much cold winter hardy chrysanthemums * * * winter hardiness, winterhardiness, n. /win teuhr hahr dee/, adj. (esp. of plants, shrubs, or the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Winter-hardy — plants are those which are able to grow during the winter, or at least remain healthy and dormant. Examples include not only the obvious evergreens, but also many cultivated plants, including some cabbage and broccoli, and all kinds of carrot.… …   Wikipedia

• Winter sowing — is a method of starting seeds outdoors in winter. This is generally done with seeds that require a period of cold stratification. The method takes advantage of natural temperatures, rather than artificially refrigerating seeds.Winter sowing… …   Wikipedia

• hardiness — hardy ► ADJECTIVE (hardier, hardiest) 1) capable of enduring difficult conditions; robust. 2) (of a plant) able to survive outside during winter. DERIVATIVES hardily adverb hardiness noun. ORIGIN Old French hardi, from hardir …   English terms dictionary

• Insect winter ecology — entails the overwinter survival strategies of insects, which are in many respects more similar to those of plants than to many other animals, such as mammals and birds. This is because unlike those animals, which can generate their own heat… …   Wikipedia

• USDA hardiness zones —   Planting zones established by the United States Department of Agriculture, defined by minimum winter temperatures …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

• Garden roses — are mostly hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens. They are one of the most popular and widely cultivated group of flowering plants, especially in temperate climates. Numerous cultivars have been produced,… …   Wikipedia

• European dark bee — Taxobox name = European dark bee image width = 250px image caption = The Savoie honeybee has rather light wings for a black bee. Note ample hair on thorax and black abdomen with little hair. regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta …   Wikipedia