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Foliage Plants: Economic Impact and Production Process

Learn about the economic significance of foliage plants, their production methods, popular varieties, and where they are grown in the U.S. Explore how these plants contribute to indoor spaces and provide employment opportunities.

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Foliage Plants: Economic Impact and Production Process

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  1. FOLIAGE PLANTS Original by Myron K.Sellers Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Updated September 2005

  2. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE • WHOLESALE VALUE IN 1998 • $527 ,000,000

  3. FOLIAGEPLANTSAREUSEDINOFFICES, MALLS,HOMES,ANDASGIFTS

  4. WHERE ARE FOLIAGE PLANTS PRODUCED? • CALIFORNIA 20% • FLORIDA 55% A WARM CLIMATE IS THE MAJOR ADVANTAGE OF THESE STATES

  5. MOST POPULAR PLANTS • ENGLISH IVY • PALMS • SPATHIPHYLLUM • DRACAENA • FICUS • POTHOS • DIEFFENBACHIA

  6. HOW ARE THEY PRODUCED? MOST PLANTS ARE PRODUCED VEGETATIVELY • FROM CUTTINGS • FROM AIR LAYERING • FROM TISSUE CULTURE

  7. WHERE ARE THE CUTTINGS PRODUCED? • MOST CUTTINGS ARE PRODUCED IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND IN CARRIBEAN ISLANDS

  8. CUTTINGSARESHIPPEDTOTHEU.S.GROWER

  9. THECUTTINGSAREPOTTED.

  10. MOST CROPS REQUIRE 3-4 MONTHS OF GROWING TIME FOR A 6” POT.

  11. FOLIAGE PLANTS CREATE JOBS FOR MANY PEOPLE AND ADD BEAUTY TO OUR ENVIRONMENT

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