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Boxwood plants do not go fully dormant like deciduous plants, but they may experience a period of slowed growth during the winter months. It is important to provide proper care during this time to ensure their health and survival.

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Does Heather go dormant?

Heather is a hardy perennial plant that does not go fully dormant in winter like some plants do. Instead, it may slow down its growth and flower production during the colder months, but it will continue to photosynthesize and maintain some level of activity throughout the year.


What happening to plants when it is still alive but not growing due to climate conditions?

It is dormant


At what temperature will bacteria lay dormant on food in a freezer?

Food poisoning bacteria go dormant at and below freezing. All bacteria are dormant below -17ºC or 1.5ºF


What kingdom is the boxwood shrub in?

The boxwood shrub belongs to the Plantae kingdom. It is a broadleaf evergreen plant that is commonly used in landscaping and gardening.


What are examples of dormant plants?

PLease help! (from answers.com) Dor·man·cyn. [From Dormant.]The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance. It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke. 2.(Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant. Dormant partner(Com.), a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share in losses; -- called also sleeping partner or silent partner. -- Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See Dormer. -- Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs.]Chaucer. A state of reduced activity that enables plants to survive conditions of cold, drought, or other stress. Most plants drop their leaves before going dormant.

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Is a boxwood a monocot or dicot?

A boxwood is a dicot because it belongs to the class Magnoliopsida, which includes dicotyledonous plants with two seed leaves.


Can goats eat boxwood shrubs?

Boxwood is poisonous to goats. In general, if it is poisonous to a human it is poisonous to livestock. Boxwood has several poisonous components including cyanogenic compounds, saponins, and tannins. It also contains Alkaloids.


Can it be to hot to spray roundup?

Yes it can be. To get the best results when using Roundup you will want the temperatures to be between 65-85 degrees. Roundup will not work with temperatures above 85 degrees because the plants start to go dormant, and when the plants go dormant, they will not absorb the chemical.


When was Boxwood Hall created?

Boxwood Hall was created in 1750.


When was Boxwood Barkentine born?

Boxwood Barkentine was born in 1920-07.


Can you replant wintergreen boxwood trees?

Yes you can only if it is a wintergreen boxwood tree


When was Boxwood Public School created?

Boxwood Public School was created in 2000-09.


Helps plants to become dormant in winter?

Abscisic acid


How do some plants survive in the winter?

They go 'dormant." Its like how a bear hibernates really. They only send nutrients to vital systems to sustain life :)


Does Heather go dormant?

Heather is a hardy perennial plant that does not go fully dormant in winter like some plants do. Instead, it may slow down its growth and flower production during the colder months, but it will continue to photosynthesize and maintain some level of activity throughout the year.


What is found inside a dormant bud?

Dormant buds contain small plants that have not bloomed. They may stay inactive in a bud for years at a time.


Do cockroaches go dormant?

There are many species of cockroach that have a dormant period during the winter. When the temperature at night drops below freezing, most cockroaches go dormant and will die after a week.