Astrid raised her hand and said, "Do you mean Monocarpic plants, sir?"

Yay, she was right. It was interesting though, that they had methods not available to muggles. She should have expected it, but she just hadn't thought of that.

Oooh. She knew that. She raised her hand. "Marigolds are an example. I believe they are referred to as 'true annuals'." She wondered if that meant there were faux annuals.

ooc: Sorry to do this to you guys, but RL calls. Class will resume tomorrow while I'm at school.

Sapphire raised her hand and said "sir is the corn poppy or as the its more commonly known the poppy flower one of them?" Sapphire hoped she was right

Oooh. Evangeline knew that. She had read it in one of her mother's gardening books. "Corn, lettuce, pea and cauliflower are the so called true annuals, Sir." She said, hand raised in the air. "But there's watermelon and .... beans, too!"

A frown was plastered across Nancy's face as she slowly walked into the greenhouse for her second Herbology Lesson. No, not again! Maybe she could sneak out again and just skip this class. Sigh. Probably not, right? Her blue eyes scanned the room for something that might be worth staying, not that she had any choice not to but whatever, and spotted some plants. Well, nothing exciting in a greenhouse, right, but they looked sort of...dead? Not that Nancy was a plants-expert or something, she so wasn't, but even she noticed that something was wrong with those plants. Huh?

Anyways, Nancy walked down the aisle to take a seat in the far back of the classroom, the furthest she could sit from the professor and his plants. Rolling her eyes towards the ceiling she immediately regretted this action. Ouch! What was it with all those artificial lights? Oh, well, maybe it was good for the plants? Although, judging by their appearance it was probably not too healthy for them. Why else would they look like they hadn't been watered for like two years or something? Wait, what? Healer's orders? What was wrong with Professor Carracio?

Oh no, they were actually going to try and save those plants?! They looked pretty dead in Nancy's eyes but the professor would know better, right? Sigh. Why had she even taken this class? Scribbling on her piece of parchment, drawing circles and stars, Nancy half-heartedly listened to the professor and some students' babbling on about roses. Who cared anyway? They were only plants for crying out loud. If they're dead you just buy new ones, what was so difficult about that? Looking at some Gryffindor girl saying it was sad, that the rose would probably kill itself in its last attempt to survive Nancy frowned even more and looked around the classroom to see whether there was anyone who would share her feeling of ridiculousness for the whole thing. Without success, though.

Hearing Camira's answer to the professor last question and her mentioning something about "true annuals" Nancy's face lit up slightly. Hey, she actually had hear about that before. But what were some examples? Hmm...slowly raising her hand Nancy said with a slight uncertainty in her voice, "Uhm...aren't peas and cauliflowers part of that-uhm-family?"

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Freya raised her hand, herbology may not be her forte, but she might as well give it a shot. "Would the crocus be an example? Or a lily?...Maybe?" 'Or do they simply hibernate...?'

"They actually have a tendency to hibernate, rather than actually dying. Though the main part of the plant does die off, yes."

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Astrid raised her hand and said, "Do you mean Monocarpic plants, sir?"

"Very good, Astrid. Though I was referring to something else. 2 points."

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Oooh. She knew that. She raised her hand. "Marigolds are an example. I believe they are referred to as 'true annuals'." She wondered if that meant there were faux annuals.

"Very good. Annuals are precisely what I was looking for. 3 points."

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Sapphire raised her hand and said "sir is the corn poppy or as the its more commonly known the poppy flower one of them?" Sapphire hoped she was right

"The corn poppy is not simply known as the poppy flower, it's a type of poppy. But yes, it is one variation of the few annual poppies. 3 points."

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Oooh. Evangeline knew that. She had read it in one of her mother's gardening books. "Corn, lettuce, pea and cauliflower are the so called true annuals, Sir." She said, hand raised in the air. "But there's watermelon and .... beans, too!"

He nodded. "That is correct. All of those are true annuals. 3 points."

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Hearing Camira's answer to the professor last question and her mentioning something about "true annuals" Nancy's face lit up slightly. Hey, she actually had hear about that before. But what were some examples? Hmm...slowly raising her hand Nancy said with a slight uncertainty in her voice, "Uhm...aren't peas and cauliflowers part of that-uhm-family?"

"They are. 3 points."

He paused a moment as he realized something. "I suppose I should inform you. Even if I do not mention points, you may be earning them anyhow. I just forget to award them at the time. Now, Astrid mentioned monocarpic plants. What is the difference between something that is monocarpic, and that which is annual?"

"Thank you, sir!" Astrid said excitedly. She raised her hand again and tried to explain it how she had learned it, hoping that she was correct. "An annual is an herbaceous plant that completes its full life cycle within one growing season. An annual seed germinates; the plant grows to full maturity, blooms, sets seed and dies all in one growing season. Some annuals self sow their seeds once mature and the seeds will lay dormant until the right conditions are present. Usually the onset of spring with warmer soil temperatures will enable the seed to germinate, starting the life cycle over again in the next growing season. A perennial is an herbaceous plant that lives for more than two years. Even though woody plants such as trees and shrubs are also perennial in their habit, when used in the context of a noun perennial refers to herbaceous plants. Perennials return year after year growing back from their dormant rootstock each spring. Most perennials are polycarpic, flowering over many seasons in their lifetime. Perennials that flower and fruit only once and then die are monocarpic, for example some bamboos can take over 100 years to bloom and then die."

Vanessa thought for a second before raising her hand. "Annual plants usually flower, germinate and die within one year where as a monocarpic plant will set seeds before it dies"

Freya gave herself a large sigh, then slouched a bit, writing a few notes onto her notepad. 'Of course they do. Should have gone with my gut. At least I might be earning points anyway...somehow...'

She raised her hand again, "Monocarpic plants are those that bloom, produce seeds and then die, but they may live a long time before flowering. Annual plants are those that germinate, flower and die off. Usually they only live for one year, but it may be less."

Glad to have earned some points, Evangeline raised her hand again. "Something monocarpic flowers, sets seeds and then dies, Sir, with no specific time range. Something that is annual germinates, flowers and dies in one year." She finished, a bit unsure if that was what Carracio was expecting. But oh well.

Scratching his chin with his quill, and frowning in confusion slightly, Clifford raised his hand. "Erm - A monocarpic plant flower once, and then dies, Sir." He tried unsurely. "And uhm - the other one, annual? Those plants, they germinate -" Whatever that was. "- flower and die in one year... I think." Bleh.

Allie raised her hand.
"Monocarpic plants are ones that bloom once, then prduce seeds, and dies, in one season." said Allie. "Annual are ones that germinate, bloom, then die in about a year.

Torie raised her hand. "I believe that monocarpic plants are those whose life cycle involves blooming, producing seeds, then dying. This can take any amount of time to occur, whether it is a matter of weeks or months, or whether it is a number of years. Annual plants, on the other hand, will produce this same cycle, but in the span of one year. So a plant could be both monocarpic and an annual, or it could just be an annual or just monocarpic."

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"Thank you, sir!" Astrid said excitedly. She raised her hand again and tried to explain it how she had learned it, hoping that she was correct. "An annual is an herbaceous plant that completes its full life cycle within one growing season. An annual seed germinates; the plant grows to full maturity, blooms, sets seed and dies all in one growing season. Some annuals self sow their seeds once mature and the seeds will lay dormant until the right conditions are present. Usually the onset of spring with warmer soil temperatures will enable the seed to germinate, starting the life cycle over again in the next growing season. A perennial is an herbaceous plant that lives for more than two years. Even though woody plants such as trees and shrubs are also perennial in their habit, when used in the context of a noun perennial refers to herbaceous plants. Perennials return year after year growing back from their dormant rootstock each spring. Most perennials are polycarpic, flowering over many seasons in their lifetime. Perennials that flower and fruit only once and then die are monocarpic, for example some bamboos can take over 100 years to bloom and then die."

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Vanessa thought for a second before raising her hand. "Annual plants usually flower, germinate and die within one year where as a monocarpic plant will set seeds before it dies"

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Freya gave herself a large sigh, then slouched a bit, writing a few notes onto her notepad. 'Of course they do. Should have gone with my gut. At least I might be earning points anyway...somehow...'

She raised her hand again, "Monocarpic plants are those that bloom, produce seeds and then die, but they may live a long time before flowering. Annual plants are those that germinate, flower and die off. Usually they only live for one year, but it may be less."

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Glad to have earned some points, Evangeline raised her hand again. "Something monocarpic flowers, sets seeds and then dies, Sir, with no specific time range. Something that is annual germinates, flowers and dies in one year." She finished, a bit unsure if that was what Carracio was expecting. But oh well.

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Scratching his chin with his quill, and frowning in confusion slightly, Clifford raised his hand. "Erm - A monocarpic plant flower once, and then dies, Sir." He tried unsurely. "And uhm - the other one, annual? Those plants, they germinate -" Whatever that was. "- flower and die in one year... I think." Bleh.

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Allie raised her hand.
"Monocarpic plants are ones that bloom once, then prduce seeds, and dies, in one season." said Allie. "Annual are ones that germinate, bloom, then die in about a year.

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Torie raised her hand. "I believe that monocarpic plants are those whose life cycle involves blooming, producing seeds, then dying. This can take any amount of time to occur, whether it is a matter of weeks or months, or whether it is a number of years. Annual plants, on the other hand, will produce this same cycle, but in the span of one year. So a plant could be both monocarpic and an annual, or it could just be an annual or just monocarpic."

"Very good. A point to each of you. Our true annuals will last only one year, and there isn't anything you or I can do about it without magical enhancement. Monocarpic life spans involve a predictable cycle of growth, flowering, fruiting, and seeding, regardless of the time it takes. There are ways to 'save' certain monocarpic plants if you want them to last a little longer. What might these be?"

Weeeeeeee! More points! Upon hearing the next question, and after consulting the textbook, Evangeline raised her hand yet again. "Monocarpic plants can be saved if the flowers are removed as soon as they are done blooming, before seed formation begins, or if the flower buds are removed before they begin blooming, Professor."

Ugh. Herbology was majorly confusing, and Clifford glanced down at his textbook in confusion. "Uhhhm, well.. those monocarpic plants can be saved if you take off the flowers when they're done booming?.. Oh.. I mean blooming.." Eh? ?

Allie raised her hand.
"They can be saved right before, or after they are dpne blooming." said Allie.

Astrid was simply loving this class. She raised her hand and said, "Monocarpic plants can be saved if the flowers are removed as soon as they are done blooming, before seed formation begins, or if the flower buds are removed before they begin blooming."

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Weeeeeeee! More points! Upon hearing the next question, and after consulting the textbook, Evangeline raised her hand yet again. "Monocarpic plants can be saved if the flowers are removed as soon as they are done blooming, before seed formation begins, or if the flower buds are removed before they begin blooming, Professor."

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Ugh. Herbology was majorly confusing, and Clifford glanced down at his textbook in confusion. "Uhhhm, well.. those monocarpic plants can be saved if you take off the flowers when they're done booming?.. Oh.. I mean blooming.." Eh? ?

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Allie raised her hand.
"They can be saved right before, or after they are dpne blooming." said Allie.

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Astrid was simply loving this class. She raised her hand and said, "Monocarpic plants can be saved if the flowers are removed as soon as they are done blooming, before seed formation begins, or if the flower buds are removed before they begin blooming."

"Excellent. Another point to each of you. Mind you, this is a temporary solution. You cannot keep anything alive forever, nor should you. Some of you who have been with me in previous years know that I advocate for a plant to live a natural life span, free from over-intervention. This does not mean no experimentation or whatnot. Knowledge is often worth the cost. However, it is better to breed a plant, either magically or naturally, for lifespan, rather than force it past its natural life span. Any questions on this matter?"

Torie shook her head in silent response to the professor's question. It made sense to her.

Patricia sat taking notes about everything being said in class. Her mind wandered for a bit and a thought came to her. "Professor, isn't a plant cutting a way of prolonging a plant's life?" she asked innocently. "Unless we can't use an unhealthy/weak plant for that type of salvage operation..."

She had seen her mother doing 'cuttings' of her favorite plants that had grown too big for their planters at home. True, the plants had seemed healthy to her untrained eye.

"Very good question. The problem here is that not all plants can grow roots from a stem, and those that can also will often do so of their own accord in order to save themselves. In an opposite sort of thing, another option could be trimming a plant so that there is less it needs to sustain. This is something often done when shipping a plant, since it needs less to grow that way. Two points for an interesting inquiry. Anyone else?"

Astrid raised her hand and asked, "Is there a way to know what the typical life span is for each type of plant? That way you will know when your efforts would just be futile in trying to keep it alive."

Lisa put up her hand and asked quickly"So what is the difference between a monocarpic plant and an annula plant, Professor?"she asked frowning. She was having a bit of trouble understanding this topic.