HORTICULTURE

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: -Biennial. A plant that needs two growing seasons to complete its life cycle. It grows vegetatively (produces leaves) one season. Then it goes dormant or rests over the winter.

Detailed explanation-3: -A biennial is a flowering plant that requires two growing seasons to complete its life cycle. Typically, in the first year the plant only produces roots and foliage, and in the second year it flowers before dispersing its seed and dying.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The biennials that are grown for seeds, fruits and flowers are grown for two years, whereas those for edible roots and leaves are grown for one year only. Examples of biennials include: parsley, fennel, onion, cabbage, silverbeet and carrot.