EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -biennial, any herbaceous flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two growing seasons. During the first growing season, biennials produce roots, stems, and leaves. During the second growing season, they produce flowers, fruits, and seeds, and then they die.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of biennial plants are members of the onion family including leek, some members of the cabbage family, common mullein, parsley, fennel, Lunaria, silverbeet, black-eyed Susan, sweet William, colic weed, carrot, and some hollyhocks.

Detailed explanation-3: -A biennial requires all or part of two years to complete its life cycle. During the first season, it produces vegetative structures (leaves) and food storage organs. The plant overwinters and then produces flowers, fruit and seeds during its second season.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of between annual, biennial and perennial plants Examples of annual plants: Mustard, watermelon, lettuce. Examples of biennial plants: Carrot, cabbage, onions. Examples of perennial plants: Mango, coconut, banana.

Detailed explanation-5: -Biennial plants are planted in one year, grow through the year, grow on and flower during the next year. Perennial plants grow strong year after year. Examples. Mustard, watermelon, lettuce.