RHIZOME COMPLEX

WOODY STALKS

ROOTS

EMERGING STEM

GROUND LEVEL

WOODY STALKS

Growth Stage

HarvestAfter leaves die off andfall, woody stalks areleft for harvest. Fallenleaves return carbon, nitrogen to soil.

RhizomesDivided for propagation

Herbaceous: dies back to ground at end of the season(not woody)Deciduous: goes dormantat end of growing seasonPerennial: grows back yearly

12’–

14’