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Chapter 31

Minor Cut Flower Crops

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Alstroemeria

• Propagation

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Alstroemeria

• Media and fertilization

• Support

• Light and temperature

• Carrying plants over

• Problems– cultural disorders– diseases– insects

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Anthurium

• Propagation

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Calendula (Pot Marigold)

• Propagation

• Media and fertilizer

• Spacing and support

• Harvesting for market

• Problems– cultural disorders– diseases– insects

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Callistephus (China Aster)

• Propagation

• General culture– light and temperature

• Cloth house culture

• Greenhouse year-round culture

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Callistephus (China Aster)

• Harvesting for market

• Problems– cultural disorders– diseases– insects

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Centaurea (Bachelor’s Button)

• Propagation

• Media and fertilization

• Light and temperature

• Support

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Centaurea (Bachelor’s Button)

• Harvesting market

• Problems– cultural disorders– diseases– insects

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Dahlias

• Propagation

• Planting out

• Pinching and disbudding

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Dahlias

• Harvesting for market

• Storage of tuberous roots

• Problems– cultural disorders– diseases– insects

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Gerbera (Transvaal Daisy)

• Propagation

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Gerbera (Transvaal Daisy)

• Media and fertilizers

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Gerbera (Transvaal Daisy)

• Light and temperature

• Harvesting for market

• Problems– diseases– insects

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Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath)

• Species– annual– perennial

• Propagation

• Problems– diseases

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Matthiola (Florists’ Stock)

• Propagation

• Media and fertilization

• Light and temperature

• Problems– cultural disorders– diseases– insects

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Peonies

• Types– tree peonies– herbaceous peonies

• Propagation

• Media and fertilization

• Mulching the plants

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Peonies

• Light

• Harvesting for market

• Problems– cultural disorders– diseases– insects

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Schizanthus (Butterfly Flower)

• Propagation

• Problems– insects

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Stephanotis

• Propagation

• Medium light and temperature

• Fertilization

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Stephanotis

• Harvesting for the market

• Problems– insects