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Garden with Insight v1.0 Help: plant symbol

A plant symbol is a small drawing that represents a plant in the garden window. If the soil patch the plant is in has specified that its plants be drawn from the top (in the soil patch basic parameters window), the symbol appears as a circle. If the soil patch has its plants drawn from the side (or at up to 45 degrees viewing angle), the symbol appears as a triangle.

The fullness of the circle or triangle shows the heat unit index of the plant - a full plant symbol represents a mature plant. Also, the color of the symbol indicates whether the plant has started to produce flowers and fruits. A symbol filled with green is vegetative, while a symbol filled with red is reproductive.

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A plant symbol for a seed, shown from the side and top

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A plant symbol for a plant with no flowers or fruits, with a heat unit index of about 0.3, shown from the side and top

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A plant symbol for a plant with flowers and/or fruits, with a heat unit index of about 0.7, shown from the side and top

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