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Chapter 25. Flowering Plants III. African Violet. Propagation leaf petiole cuttings leaf spotting Soils and fertilizer highly porous medium with good drainage Temperature warm temperatures. African Violet. Light natural light artificial light Problems cultural disorders diseases
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Chapter 25 Flowering Plants III
African Violet • Propagation • leaf petiole cuttings • leaf spotting • Soils and fertilizer • highly porous medium with good drainage • Temperature • warm temperatures
African Violet • Light • natural light • artificial light • Problems • cultural disorders • diseases • insects
Geraniums • Production from cuttings • stock plants • cultivars • soils and soilless media • methods of growing • propagation • production
Geraniums • Problems • cultural disorders (edema) • diseases • insects
Gloxina • Problems • cultural disorders • diseases • insects
Hydrangea • Propagation ─ cuttings • Controlling flower color • blue flowers (pH 4.5 to 5.0) • pink flowers (pH 6.2 to 6.5) • Flower bud formation • forcing into bloom • timing forcing
Hydrangea • Problems • cultural disorders • blindness • yellowing of new leaves • brown leaf margins • diseases • insects
Kalanchoe • Propagation • terminal tip or leaf petiole cuttings • seed • fertilization • full light intensity • photoperiod
Kalanchoe • Problems • cultural disorders (cupping and yellowing of foliage) • diseases • crown rot • basal stem rot • powdery mildew • insects
Poinsettia • Cultivars • Stock plants • Propagation • direct rooting in finish pans • guidelines
Poinsettia • Growing on regular program • panning • pinching • media • fertilization • fertilization at every watering • fertilization every week • special fertilization programs
Poinsettia • Environmental control practices • temperature • photoperiod • light intensity • spacing • water • growth retardants
Poinsettia • Preparation for market (Christmas season) • Problems • diseases • insects • other
Primrose • Propagation • seed • fertilization • Problems • diseases (crown rot) • insects
Roses • Forcing for Easter • handling upon receipt • preplant handling • potting soil • forcing the blooms
Roses • Garden roses • soil • Problems • diseases (powdery mildew and black spot) • Insects (green peach aphid and mites) • Cultivars