Ornamentals Horticulture Agriculture
Ornamentals Horticulture Agriculture
Websites concerned with the principles and practices of the cultivation and propagation of ornamental plants.
Top: Science: Agriculture: Horticulture: Ornamentals
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Floral & Nursery Plants Research Unit, US National Arboretum - The unit conducts a broad based program contributing to basic and developmental research and the implementation of new technologies for the florist and nursery plant industries. Emphasis is placed on developing new and superior floral and woody nursery pl
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Woody Ornamental Production - Account of the production of ornamentals in Florida. Includes notes on selection, production, and aftercare.
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Floriculture - University of Massachusetts resource, with information on educational programs and grower services, pest management and crop fact sheets, and resources for garden retailers.
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NCSU Floriculture Information Center - The starting page for access to North Carolina State University's floriculture information. An organized site for detailed crop production information.
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All Cut Flowers - A collection of information on cut flower production, including brief articles, and links.
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Cold Storage of Plug Seedlings - Detailed crop by crop guide on the means and advantages of holding seedlings in order to maximise and time production. From MSU Extension.
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American Floral Endowment - Funds research and educational development addressing floral industry needs.
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Cecil Delworth Foundation - Non-profit group promoting research and education in the Canadian floriculture industry. Lists past scholarship recipients.
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Amaryllis - Information on growing and propagating this bulbous plant, and the diseases and pests that may be encountered.
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Growth Regulators for Bedding Plants - Describes the reasons, effects and usage of these products. Includes recommendations. From University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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American Floral Endowment Research Database Links - Includes a considerable selection of annotated links, categorised by type, on the various aspects of growing flowering and ornamental crops.
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Holiday Cactus - Provides instructions for the commercial greenhouse production of Schlumbergera bridgesii and Schlumbergera truncata.
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Discover Orchids - Provides basic information on growing orchids and also offers plants for sale.
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Cabrillo College Department of Horticulture: Salvias Are Our Specialty - Information about the college's stock of cultivated salvia, list of cultivars, and a collection of photographs.
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Flower Bulb Research Program - Describes the bulb research program at Cornell University, intended to further develop commercial bulb crops.
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Pinoy Horticulture - Blog of activities of horticulture societies and plant enthusiasts in the Philippines.
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Easter Lily Research Foundation - Information on growing, harvesting and post-harvest care of Lilium longiflorum. Includes history of their cultivation in the Southwest Oregon and Northern California area.
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The Orchid Seedbank Project - Orchid seed germination information and supplies. Emphasis on conservation of orchid species. Collection and exchange of seed.
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New Ornamentals Society - Group of professional horticulturalists, taxonomists, students, and landscape designers interested in new ornamental landscape plants. Benefits of membership, samples from the plant database.
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Crops: Easter Lily - Detailed description on commercial bulb and flower raising for the cut flower trade. Includes some forcing timetables.
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Quality Flowers are Cool Flowers - Information on the benefits of chilling to preserve the life of cut flowers.
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CU Home & Garden Information Center - Information and more than 400 factsheets from Clemson University on landscape, garden and indoor plants; insects, plant diseases and other problems.
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New Plant Page - Online plant finder covering the United States, lists of nurseries, descriptions of plants.
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