Word of the day

I've been deadheading plants for years. Usually I just whack them off where ever it feels right.

Yes, I'd heard and read about 'basal' leaves but (Oh my gosh, this is embarrassing!) I'd never really bothered to find out what that meant. (Or, if I did, I've forgotten...)

So, the lesson for today is:

Basal leaf--A leaf that grows at the base (Duh...parenthesis mine) of a herbaceous plant, often different in size and shape from leaves that grow on the upright flowering stems.


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