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FOLIAGE PLANTS. Original by Myron K.Sellers Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Updated September 2005. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE. WHOLESALE VALUE IN 1998 $527 ,000,000. FOLIAGE PLANTS ARE USED IN OFFICES , MALLS, HOMES, AND AS GIFTS.
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FOLIAGE PLANTS Original by Myron K.Sellers Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Updated September 2005
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE • WHOLESALE VALUE IN 1998 • $527 ,000,000
FOLIAGEPLANTSAREUSEDINOFFICES, MALLS,HOMES,ANDASGIFTS
WHERE ARE FOLIAGE PLANTS PRODUCED? • CALIFORNIA 20% • FLORIDA 55% A WARM CLIMATE IS THE MAJOR ADVANTAGE OF THESE STATES
MOST POPULAR PLANTS • ENGLISH IVY • PALMS • SPATHIPHYLLUM • DRACAENA • FICUS • POTHOS • DIEFFENBACHIA
HOW ARE THEY PRODUCED? MOST PLANTS ARE PRODUCED VEGETATIVELY • FROM CUTTINGS • FROM AIR LAYERING • FROM TISSUE CULTURE
WHERE ARE THE CUTTINGS PRODUCED? • MOST CUTTINGS ARE PRODUCED IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND IN CARRIBEAN ISLANDS
MOST CROPS REQUIRE 3-4 MONTHS OF GROWING TIME FOR A 6” POT.
FOLIAGE PLANTS CREATE JOBS FOR MANY PEOPLE AND ADD BEAUTY TO OUR ENVIRONMENT