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Mother plant

Pronounced / MUTH·er plant /

A plant kept in the vegetative stage so cuttings can be taken from it to make clones.

Example in a sentence

“She keeps one mother plant of her favorite strain for cuttings.”

Also called mother, mom, stock plant

Sources (1)
  1. https://www.leafly.com/learn/growing/how-to-clone-cannabis
Strain Mother Tongue Mother Tongue is a sativa selection from Afgooey credited to JinxProof Genetics. Known for tropical, berry, mango aromatics. Strain Queen Mother Goji Queen Mother Goji is a indica selection from the Snow Lotus line. Known for fruity, sweet, berry aromatics. Strain Mother of All Cherries Mother of All Cherries is a indica cross of Cherry Pie and Mother of Berries from House Genetics. Known for blueberry, berry,… Strain Mother of Berries Mother of Berries is a indica selection from the Blueberry line. Known for berry, blueberry, sweet aromatics. Grow guide Seeds or clones: pros, cons and keeping pests out Seeds avoid some pests that hitchhike on cuttings, while clones keep a chosen genotype. Neither is disease-free: hop latent viroid can spread… Grow guide How to take and root cannabis clones One cannabis-cutting study found better rooting with the tested 0.2% IBA gel than with the tested willow-extract gel. Three leaves improved root…