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Definition of Ornamental Plants:
Plants grow all over the world in different sizes, shapes and appearance. Some provides us with food, shelter or building materials, while others provide us with only visual delight. Ornamental Plants are also referred to as garden plants has beauty as its main trait. They are usually grown in the flower garden for the display of their flowers.It is a plant primarily grown for its beauty either for screening,accent, specimen, color or aesthetic reasons. Common ornamental features include leaves, scent, fruit, stem and bark.
History of Ornamental Plants:
The history of ornamental gardening started at least 4,000 years of human civilization.Egyptian tomb paintings of the 1500 BC are some of the earliest physical evidence of ornamental horticulture and landscape design.It depicts depict lotus ponds surrounded by symmetrical rows of acacias and palms.
Ornamentals, in horticulture, include both woody and herbaceous plants used primarily as amenities.
Important countries producing and consuming flowers and plants:
1- Netherlands 2- Italy 3- Germany 4- Switzerland 5- Denmark 6- Belgium 7- Sweden 8- Japan 9 – England 10- Australia 11- France 12- Spain 13- USA
As can be seen, the Netherlands ranks first among all countries and the rest of the countries are next.
In terms of consumption position, ornamental flowers are divided into three categories:
Annual Plants:
Ornamental plants used as flowers in the green space. These plants are usually not cold tolerant and have a relatively short life span. Like petunia and sage.
Perennial Plants:
Plants that can grow in the open for more than a year. Such as: chrysanthemums and permanent lilies.
INDOOR PLANTS:
Plants that can be stored only in the limited space of apartments and greenhouses. Like fig leaves and photos.
The effect of flowers and plants on the human psyche:
Research shows that buying flowers, planting flowers and plants, and looking at flowers in general evoke feelings of happiness, peace and freshness, positive thinking, and avoidance of sadness.
The color of the flowers is very important. Flowers with soft colors such as pink, white and purple, lead a person to calm emotions, and flowers with warm and bright colors such as red, yellow and orange, move the human sense to excitement and vitality.
The Canadian Ornamental Plants:
The Canadian Ornamental Plant Foundation was chartered by the federal government in 1964 to promote selection, testing and distribution of better ornamental plant cultivars. The procedures have provided breeders of new cultivars with the means of getting worthwhile new introductions into trade and, thence, to the general public. Much research into the development of cold-hardy plants takes place at Agriculture Canada Research Stations across the country. Successes include a cultivar of Alstroemeria, a member of the amaryllis family, developed at the Saanichton Research and Plant Quarantine Station, BC; Northline (a silver maple), Autumn Blaze (a white ash), Wascana (a hybrid linden) and Baron (a box elder), all developed at the Morden Research Station, Manitoba, for prairie use; and 2 new winter-hardy rose cultivars (Charles Albanel and Champlain), developed at the Ottawa Research Station.
code: 581 This rare high alpine daisy flowers from July to September in rocky meadows Family: Astreraceae Common name: Weak Violet Aster Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 20 cm Short-stemmed, golden-eyed daisies with pale violet petals open on compact cushions. This rare high alpine daisy flowers from July to September in rocky meadows, high […]
code: 580 Like all astilbes it rarely suffers from pests or diseases Family: Saxifragaceae Common name: Dwarf Chinese Astilbe Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 15 cm Maximum Height: 23 cm This exceptional, early summer variety makes a dwarf, ground-hugging, rounded clump with bright red flowers, that performs well in almost any aspect or position,
code: 579 These spring-blooming beauties, with attractive foliage Family: Saxifragaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 75 cm This beautiful plant produces delicate clouds of soft white flowers that float above lacy green foliage, which reflect dappled sunlight in woodland gardens for a dazzling effect. These spring-blooming beauties, with attractive foliage
code: 568 bright pink flowers Family: Primilaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 38 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20 These vigorous woodland plants in the Cortusoides section of Primulas have soft, hairy, almost rounded leaves, which may be lobed or slightly toothed. The relatively long stems bear loose umbels of largish, bright
code: 565 This is therefore a very generous packet of seed Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 50 cm Maximum Height: 70 cm We have collected all of the indistinct pink forms of this primula from our gardens and mixed them together. You will therefore see all shades when they flower, ranging from
code: 564 This hardy, long-lived plant will become enormous in rich moist soil Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm This hardy, long-lived plant will become enormous in rich moist soil, producing yellow-eyed ivory white flowers on thick, strong stems, and is almost certainly the the most impressive of all of the
code: 563 It bears heads of brightest lemon yellow Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Half hardy perennial Hardy perennial Packet Content(approx.): 12 seeds Created in the early 1900’s at Kew gardens, this quite incredible hybrid between Primula verticillata and Primula floribunda is fertile and comes true from seed. It bears heads of brightest lemon yellow on
code: 560 It is a very rare plant in the wild Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 8 cm Maximum Height: 10 cm A rare and tiny treasure carrying short scapes of relatively large pinkish-mauve flowers above compact rosettes of smooth, grey-green, farinose leaves. It is a very rare plant in the wild,
code: 559 in the mountains of Szechwan and Yunnan in China Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 45 cm One-sided clusters of deepest, darkest ruby red are carried on strong stems above vigorous clumps of shiny, jagged-toothed leaves. This lovely plant comes from very high up, sometimes over 12,000
code: 558 A relatively rare Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 75 cm Strong stems carry heavy heads of many large, fragrant, flared, yellow trumpets above dense rosettes of crinkled and toothed leaves. A relatively rare and distinct species, almost as large as the “Giant Himalayan Cowslip”. Sowing advice:
code: 555 This long-lived plant is easy anywhere Family: Primulaceae Common name: Ivy-Leaf Cyclamen, Silver Cloud Cyclamen. Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 10 cm Maximum Height: 15 cm Packet Content(approx.): 12 Seemingly forged from pure metallic pewter with silvery markings, the leaves alone are worth growing the plant for, although the strong pink flowers
code: 554 Seeds should be sown at any time Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 8 cm Maximum Height: 10 cm Packet Content(approx.): 8 A very rare and beautiful cyclamen with low, gorgeously marbled and patterned marbled heart-shaped foliage. Pink-nosed white flowers add even more to this sought-after and much valued plant, the
code: 552 bees absolutely adore these flowers Family: Boraginaceae Common name: CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT, CHINESE HOUND’S TOOTH Plant Classification: Hardy biennial Hardy annual Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 This superb, easy-to-grow, rapid-growing plant will produce beautiful drifts of dazzling, bright blue flowers that will flower constantly from June until October.
code: 549 It makes very long-lived Family: Umbelliferae Common name: Hadspen Blood Masterwort Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm Stout stems hold aloft a level sheet of flowers of probably the deepest, darkest, blood-red form of this plant. It makes very long-lived and rewarding clumps which are completely hardy and need no maintenance.
code: 548 very long flowering period (May-October) Family: Umbelliferae Common name: Masterwort ‘Ruby Wedding’ Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 12 Seed from the darkest ruby and maroon forms in our garden. Invaluable, very long flowering period (May-October). Sowing advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them
code: 547 Select variegated seedlings Family: Umbelliferae Common name: Variegated Masterwort Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 75 cm Papery flowers edged with pink, green and white pointed bracts are massed on long stems above shiny green leaves, elegantly striped and splashed with yellow and cream. A superb foliage plant in
code: 545 its common name is true and appropriate Family: Solanaceae Common name: DEADLY NIGHTSHADE, DWALE Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 1.2 meters Purple-green bell flowers, deep purple inside, hang on thick stems bearing soft leaves. Later appear the juicy black berries. But be warned, its common name is true
code: 544 A very beautiful plant Family: Umbelliferae Common name: Masterwort Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm Exquisite, upwards facing, green bracted, pure rose pink flowers are held above compact clumps of bold tripartite foliage. This is the most desirable of all the long-lived astrantias with a rewardingly long flowering period. “A very
code: 543 It is a vigorous and strong grower Family: Umbelliferae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 80 cm Packet Content(approx.): 12 This new and really superb astrantia has large cherry red flowers which are very long-lasting and if dead-headed will be in flower from April until September. It is a
code: 542 A most unusual plant in the clover family bearing pink Family: Fabaceae Common name: Biserrula pelecinus Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm A most unusual plant in the clover family bearing pink and purple flowers above clumps of pinnate leaves. Intriguingly shaped seed pods with deeply-scalloped edges
