HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -For plants, dormancy declares when to prepare their soft tissues for freezing temperatures, dry weather, or water and nutrient shortage. Instead of exerting energy in an attempt to grow, they know to stop growing and conserve energy until mild weather returns.

Detailed explanation-2: -During dormancy, plants stop growing and conserve energy until better cultural conditions present themselves. This happens naturally as seasons and weather changes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some plants will slow down their growth, some will stop their growth and blooming when they enter dormancy. Leaves of the dormant plant may turn yellow and they may droop.

Detailed explanation-4: -As you can probably guess, the plants that require the most light, humidity, and warmth are the hardest to keep from dormancy. If you can prevent consequential dormancy, your plant will keep growing, even though that growth may be a little gnarly.