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Foliage Plants
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Node | the joint on a stem where a leaf attached roots and shoots potentially developed from nodal areas. |
Perlite/vermiculite | component commonly used in propagation and potting medias, it is a heat expanded mineral material. |
propagation media | artifical soil, usually consisting of several components used for plant propagation. |
shade cloth | synthetic material used to decrease light intensity in the greenhouse or outdoors. |
shading compound | material sprayed onto the outside surface of a greenhouse to decrease light intensity inside. |
slow-release fertilizer | Usually encapsulated fertilizer that releases its nutrient over an extended period of time. |
sphagnum moss peat | common component of many potting medias, as well as some propagation media; the most common barks used for these fir & pine barks |