HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Form is the most enduring quality of a plant and thus the most important characteristic. Figure 13. Plant forms. After form, texture is the next dominant feature of a plant; coarse, medium and fine textures can be used for contrast and emphasis in the landscape.

Detailed explanation-2: -Texture, form, size, and color are the physical characteristics of plants that provide interest, variety, and aesthetic appeal to a landscape. Besides being essential to life on our planet, plants add beauty and charm with their unique forms and color.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants have horticultural characteristics, such as height and spread, branching habit, flowers, fruit, and foliage; they have design qualities, such as form, colour, texture, and mass; and they have cultural requirements for growth in the landscape.