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CONTAINERIZED NURSERY PRODUCTION: NEW POTPLANTS FOR INDOOR USE?
Article number
181_50
Pages
377 – 382
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Abstract
In the search for other and new potplants for indoor use a new source may have been discovered: the containerized nursery production of hardy ornamentals for the garden.
Many of these well-known garden-plants are already as young plants attractive and can be very decorative if placed indoors.
Little is known about the reaction of this kind of plants on the "climatic shock" and the performance under different climatic conditions once taken into the house.
To obtain reliable information on this performance and quality, a screening was started of many container-grown ornamentals.
During two periods (1983/1984 and 1984/1985) 115 different plantspecies and cultivars (conifers, hardy shrubs and a few no hardy shrubs) were tested for 12 weeks from October – December and from February – April.
The reactions of the plants to the indoor conditions differed greatly.
Some plants reacted very well while others died within a few weeks.
Most conifers performed well.
Between the shrubs there is a great difference in keepability.
Important for a good performance seems to be that the plants receive sufficient light.
Flowering shrubs performed better in early spring than in late autumn.
Conifers remained of good quality during both these periods.
Many of these well-known garden-plants are already as young plants attractive and can be very decorative if placed indoors.
Little is known about the reaction of this kind of plants on the "climatic shock" and the performance under different climatic conditions once taken into the house.
To obtain reliable information on this performance and quality, a screening was started of many container-grown ornamentals.
During two periods (1983/1984 and 1984/1985) 115 different plantspecies and cultivars (conifers, hardy shrubs and a few no hardy shrubs) were tested for 12 weeks from October – December and from February – April.
The reactions of the plants to the indoor conditions differed greatly.
Some plants reacted very well while others died within a few weeks.
Most conifers performed well.
Between the shrubs there is a great difference in keepability.
Important for a good performance seems to be that the plants receive sufficient light.
Flowering shrubs performed better in early spring than in late autumn.
Conifers remained of good quality during both these periods.
Authors
G. Fortgens, W.H. Molenaar
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