HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Callie is propagating her African violet by taking leaf cuttings. She is confident that leaf cuttings will work because she is using: A. Axillary buds.

Detailed explanation-2: -The new plants are then severed from the original leaf-petiole cutting, and the cutting may be used once again to produce more plants. Examples of plants that can be propagated by leaf-petiole cuttings include African violet, peperomia, episcia, hoya, and sedum.

Detailed explanation-3: -A leaf bud is removed by starting a knife 1.5 cm above the bud and leaving the stem by about 2 cm below the bud; cutting through about one-third of the stems thickness. The cuttings are then inserted with the bud going just below with surface of the rooting medium.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term dormancy means the plants have a period of rest. It is a natural part of most plants’ life cycle. When a flower is in a dormant state, it consumes less water and nutrients. Therefore, you shouldn’t fertilize dormants.