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sport n.
Sometimes a plant exhibits a
characteristic that's different
from the plant itself—say,
a flower is mauve instead of
pink, or the stems are red
rather than green. That
difference is called a sport,
the result of mutation. Usually
sports are considered
undesirable and are removed.
Sometimes, though, a sport looks
good enough to keep; it's
vegetatively propagated into a
new plant. Find out more
about sports here.

Plants can be peculiar about
how they want to be propagated,
and timing is everything. Here's
how—and when—to reproduce
some of your favorite plants.