But there is another group of plants called monocarpics.

但还有另组称为次果。

Monocarpics spend their whole lives growing in size only to produce a single bloom before dying.

次果花了生时间来生长，但在死亡前只开了朵花。

Some monocarpic plants have a following among a small group of gardeners.

些次果在小群园丁中拥有追随者。

Monocarpic plants have just one chance at this.

次果只有次机会。

The monocarpic plant group also includes the fishtail palm. It can grow over 15 meters in height.

次实还包括鱼尾棕榈，它可以长到超过15米高。

The monocarpic plant group also includes the fishtail palm.

次果群还包括鱼尾葵。

After their bloom ends, plants produce seeds that grow into new plants. Monocarpic plants have just one chance at this.

在它们花期束后，会产生种子，这些种子会长成新。 次实只有次这样机会。

Bananas, too, are monocarpic, but they reproduce by sending up suckers, or small, new plants, from their roots.

香蕉也是次果，但它们通过从根部长出根出条或小新来繁殖。

The most famous monocarpic  perennial is probably bamboo, which can stay in its vegetative  state for up to 100 years.

最著名多年生单果可能是竹子，它可以保持状态长达 100 年。

Giant hogweed is a monocarpic perennial,   meaning it flowers only once after being in a vegetative state for a long period  of time.

巨型猪草是种单果多年生，这意味着它在长时间处于状态后只开花次。

Bamboo is also a monocarpic plant. But it can take more than 100 years for some bamboo species to flower, and even then, sometimes their roots push up new plants.

竹子也是种单子叶。 但是，些竹子品种可能需要100多年才能开花，即使这样，有时它们根也会冒出新芽。