HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE
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Question
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Plants valued for their colorful flowers
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Plants used for their greenery or leaves
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Plants grown for their growth habits
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Plants with ornamental fruits
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Detailed explanation-1: -Foliage plants are plants considered to have decorative, colourful and interesting leaves. Such plants can create interesting garden spaces and can provide shade, colour and cover for a range of needs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Foliage refers to the leaves collectively, as in “fall foliage, ‘’ whereas the shoot system refers to the leaves, stem, flower, and fruit jointly. A leaf is a vascular plant stem’s main appendage, usually borne laterally aboveground and adapted for photosynthesis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Foliage is usually green, but can also occur in shades of silver, white, gold, orange, or purple. Sword-shaped leaves with finely dissected edges complement a wide range of shade-loving groundcovers, perennials, and shrubs.