question about the term 'deciduous'

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Mar 17, 2008

Concerning filling in the information about a particular plant in PF;

As my native language is not English, I was wondering if the term 'deciduous' also applies for plants that goes dormant during summertime..

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Mar 17, 2008

It simply means a perennial plant that sheds its leaves for part of the year as opposed to evergreen which may go dormant but retains its leaves.

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growin Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b) Mar 18, 2008

Deciduous would cover plants that lose their leaves in the summer or in a dry season. The California Buckeye loses its leaves in summer: http://www.calfloranursery.com/pages_plants/pages_a/aescal.html
Basically deciduous means the leaves do not persist and it is not evergreen.

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Mar 18, 2008

Thank you Farmerdill and Growin, it's perfectly clear now!

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growin Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b) Mar 18, 2008

A note in the comments about when the plant loses its leaves would also help. :-)

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Mar 18, 2008

Yes, I've been thinking about that too...

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Mar 18, 2008

Quoting:
A note in the comments about when the plant loses its leaves would also help

Yep - a lot of tropical plants are dry-season deciduous.

Resin

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