A plant from seed will have a unique individual genotype, a combination of its parents' - it is the result of sexual reproduction. Other methods of propagation - offsets, cuttings - make plants that are clones. In a nutshell. - Dave On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 1:27 PM, The SIlent Seed <santoury@aol.com> wrote: > I have been curious about how people use the word "seedling" for a while > now. I've seen people say that their "seedling" is about to flower. When I > think of the word, I think of a... well... seedling - a small, young plant, > recently sprouted, not a mature plant. > Could somebody explain to me the logistics of how the word is used, and why > it might be used to describe a flowering size plant? > Thanks, Jude > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Do you want to receive my plant newsletters via email? > santoury@aol.com > The Silent Seed - Rare and Unusual Plants > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >