Garden Notes
Hybrid

Horticulture expert Dr. Lelia Kelly defines the gardening term hybrid. A hybrid is a plant that has been cross-pollinated or bred to emphasize certain traits. Usually a hybrid is created by people not nature. It is a cross between two different parents to try to get the best characteristics of each. Hybrids will often not breed true; their offspring will not be the same as the mother plant. To get another plant you must go back and cross the two parents again.

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March 13, 2021