A plant which grows on another plant but gets its nourishment from the air and rainfall. They do no damage to the host plant. The wearing away, washing away, or removal of soil by wind, water or man. A plant which never loses all of it's leaves at one time. An undeveloped bud growth which will ultimately produce new growth.
Higher temperatures speed the process of evaporation.
The term used to describe the branch and leaf structure of a fern or members of the palm family. The condensation and freezing of moisture in the air. Tender plants will suffer extensive damage or die when exposed to frost. This is often done to produce a hardier or more disease resistant plant. The number of days between the average date of the last killing frost in spring and the first killing frost in fall.