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Commercial Greenhouse Crops
Description Common Plants Use of Crop
Potted Flowering Crops
Description Common Plants Use of Crop
Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers
Description Common Plants Use of Crop
Cut Flowers
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Description Common Plants Use of Crop
Foliage Plants
Description Common Plants Use of Crop
Bedding Plants and Garden
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Commercial Greenhouse Crops
Description Common Plants Use of Crop Plants grown for their showy African violet, Part of everyday life flowers; sold at supermarkets, azalea, in America Florists, garden centers, chain chrysanthemum, Potted stores Easter lily, potted Flowering cyclamen, potted Crops kalancho, poinsettia, amaryllis, Thanksgiving cactus, Christmas cactus
Description Common Plants Use of Crop Bulbs: Short flattened stems Daffodil/narcissus, Grown for winter that bear fleshy, food storage tulip, gladiola, and spring sales leaves. hyacinth Bulbs, Corms: Short, swollen, Corms, underground stem. One or two and dry leaf bases. Tubers Tuber: Underground stem; no dry leaf covering or basal plate
Description Common Plants Use of Crop Pre-World War II, floriculture Chrysanthemum, Arrangements was cut flowers. Now, it’s a daffodil/narcissus, smaller part of market. Relies iris, rose, heavily on imports from other snapdragon, zinnia, Cut countries gladiola Flowers
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Description Common Plants Use of Crop Tropical and subtropical plants; Bromeliad, Norfolk Usually grown for commonly referred to as Island pine, zebra interior plantscaping. houseplants; plant materials that plant, fancy leaved improve the appearance of the caladium, parlor indoor environment; usually palm, spider plant, implies a complex design croton, jade plant, Foliage involving many plants spotted dumb cane, Plants red edge dracaena, corn plant, Barrel cactus, golden pathos, Benjamin fig, purple passion plant, dwarf schefflera
Description Common Plants Use of Crop Includes Herbaceous annual Zonal geranium, Gardening, outdoor plants used for ornamental impatiens, New cultivation display or vegetable production. Guinea impatiens, Bedding Have colorful flowers or petunia, Dusty Plants interesting foliage. Miller, marigold, and salvia, vegetables Garden
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Observation Sheet
Potted Flowering Plants Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
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Cut Flowers Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
Foliage Plants Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
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Bedding Plants and Garden Plants Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
Plant Name Root Step Leaf Flower Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
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Plant Care Tags
Name and explain each part of the label indicated.
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Marketing Products of Our Toil Evaluation
Create three product labels for common greenhouse crops. Labels should be appealing, colorful, and easy to read. The product label will include the following information: • Scientific Name • growing condition • plant description • picture of plant • pests/disease that this plant is susceptible to • Lists special features of plant • Plant care post-transplant • Growth rate
Rubric 5 Pts. 4 Pts 3 Pts. 2 Pts. 1 Pt.
Scientific name, growing 4 of the 5 3 of the 5 2 of the 5 1 of the 5 conditions, Plant ID identifying identifying identifying identifying plant criteria criteria criteria criteria description, picture, pests/diseases
Colorful, lists special Appeal/ features, 4 of the 5 3 of the 5 2 of the 5 1 of the 5 Layout of discusses label criteria label criteria label criteria label criteria Label post-harvest care, easy to read
Proper punctuation, More than 7 Grammar 1-2 errors 2-3 errors 4-6 errors grammar, and errors spelling
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Greenhouse Plant Identification Evaluation
1. List and describe the five categories of potted plants
A) ______
B) ______
C) ______
D) ______
E) ______
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2. List key characteristics of each plant which may help you determine its type as either Cut Flower, Flowering Potted Plant, Foliage Potted Plant or Bedding/Garden Plant.
Plant Characteristics
Boston Fern
Petunia
Geranium
Bromelaid
Chrysanthemum
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Greenhouse Plant Identification Evaluation
1. List and describe the five categories of potted plants
A) Potted Flowering Crops Plants grown for their showy flowers
B) Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers • Bulbs: Short flattened stems that bear fleshy, food storage leaves. • Corm: A short, swollen, underground stem, one or two dry leaf bases • Tuber: Underground stem, no dry leaf covering or basal plate
C) Cut Flowers Used for fresh floral designs
D) Foliage Plants Consist of tropical and subtropical plants selected for their ability to grow indoors, commonly referred to as houseplants, usually color and interest makes them attractive, usually grown for interior plantscaping
E) Bedding Plants/Garden Includes Herbaceous annual plants used for ornamental display or vegetable production, annuals are herbaceous plants that grow from seed to flower in on season before dying, selected based on colorful flowers or interesting foliage
2. Answers will vary
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