Tropicals & Tender Perennials: For those of us in the northern hinterlands..., 0 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
tg, branches occur normally during flowering. The inflo comes up the middle, and new branches emerge around the inflo and grow as the infloresence flowers. Seedlings can develop branches when they are very young, but most will be straight and single-trunked until they flower or "nub." A "nub" is a fake inflo for lack of a better term. It is an inflo that bears no flowers, and it seems its only function is to cause branching. Seedlings will often nub in their second or third year instead of flowering. Very rarely, a cultivar will "nub." I've already had two cultivars "nub" this year, and it is frustrating because it means that you will probably have to wait a whole another year for flowers from that cultivar.

Here is a picture of a seedling with a very small inflo. "Nubs" are sort of like this but without any buds on top.