FOLIAGE PLANTS

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FOLIAGE PLANTS

• Original by Myron K.Sellers
• Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
  Curriculum Office
• Updated September 2005

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ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

• WHOLESALE VALUE IN 1998
• 527 ,000,000

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FOLIAGE PLANTS ARE USED IN OFFICES, MALLS,
HOMES, AND AS GIFTS
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WHERE ARE FOLIAGE PLANTS PRODUCED?

• CALIFORNIA 20
• FLORIDA 55
• A WARM CLIMATE IS THE MAJOR ADVANTAGE OF THESE
  STATES

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MOST POPULAR PLANTS

• ENGLISH IVY
• PALMS
• SPATHIPHYLLUM
• DRACAENA
• FICUS
• POTHOS
• DIEFFENBACHIA

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HOW ARE THEY PRODUCED?

• MOST PLANTS ARE PRODUCED VEGETATIVELY
• FROM CUTTINGS
• FROM AIR LAYERING
• FROM TISSUE CULTURE

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WHERE ARE THE CUTTINGS PRODUCED?

• MOST CUTTINGS ARE PRODUCED IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND
  IN CARRIBEAN ISLANDS

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CUTTINGS ARE SHIPPED TO THE U.S. GROWER
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THE CUTTINGS ARE POTTED.
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MOST CROPS REQUIRE 3-4 MONTHS OF GROWING TIME
FOR A 6 POT.
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FOLIAGE PLANTS CREATE JOBS FOR MANY PEOPLE
AND ADD BEAUTY TO OUR ENVIRONMENT