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Review Papers | Horticulture | India | Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023
An Overview of Flowering Pot Plants for Tropical and Subtropical Climate
Rupali Thakur | Babita Kanwar | Choudhary Nandini Chandermohan | Sourav Sharma
Abstract: With ever - increasing standard of living, the demand for pot plants has increased manifold. With decrease in outdoor areas and more urbanization, the living or working area has decreased or we can say people are now confined to smaller apartments or offices. For them pot plants are the cheapest and best method of gardening. So, the demand of potted plants in houses, buildings, offices, hospitals and shopping malls is increasing. Flowering pot plants have shown numerous benefits for both the environment and human health. As they will provide a revitalizing environment and will help in restoring their mental and physical health. In tropical areas, where the temperature can be high and air quality can be poor pot plants can be source of decreasing the temperature, improving air quality and promoting a sense of well - being among residents. The flowering pot plants which have their origin and commercial growing areas in the tropics and sub - tropics with a limited degree of frost resistance are called tropical and subtropical pot plants. Important flowering pot plants includes anthuriums, pot mums, spathiphyllum, poinsettia, ixora, gloxinia, mussaenda, jacobinia, species of begonias, bulbous flowering pot plants and many annuals, which can thrive well in tropical and subtropical climate. For production of a beautiful flowering pot plant the growth and development factors like light, humidity, temperature, potting media are very important and should be carefully considered. As desirable characteristics are incorporated into these pot plants including proper stem length, flower size and color, durability, shipping ability and others for quality production of thesepot plants. This paper provides an overview of flowering pot plants that are well suited for tropical and subtropical climates. It discusses the characteristics, growing conditions and the commercial significance of various plant.
Keywords: Flowering Pot Plants, Tropical Climate, Subtropical Climate, Growing conditions, Commercial Significance
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023,
Pages: 1274 - 1280