Select and display indoor plants

 

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Eventual success with house plants depends very often on the quality of plant initially purchased. Average indoor conditions, on the whole ,leave much to be desired when seeking the ideal environment in which to grow plants of any kind. Consequently, it stands to reason that a plant of inferior quality, when introduced to room conditions, will quickly deteriorate, whereas the robust plant with a vigorous. Healthy root system, and free from pests, will have a better chance of survival.

Select and display indoor plants

Doubtless, the High Street florist would take exception if his customers were to go around knocking his plants from their pots to ensure that they were about to purchase a plant with ample strong, clean roots. There are, however, other ways of detecting good from bad; and one of the most important points is to ensure that plants are actively growing, and not stunted or limp at the tips. Even in winter, greenhouse-grown pot plants should make a reasonable amount of growth , though there are few exceptions, such as the Rubber plant.
If a plant has a fresh, crisp appearance this is another point in favor of purchase. Staked plants should look as if the growth is actually climbing the stake, and one ought to avoid plants that are hanging limply around their support. Hard-baked or thoroughly saturated composts are both signs of mismanagement on the part of supplier, and are two more reasons for directing your purse and footsteps to next shop along the road.

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Well-Furnished House Plants

The professional grower is always impressed on seeing what he terms ‘a well furnished house plant’. By this he means a plant of full appearance with leaves all the way down the stem and given the choice, he would invariably select the smaller, well-furnished plan in preference to the tall, leggy one. Production of such plant takes more time and requires frequent pinching of leading shoots to encourage a bushy appearance, to pay a little more for it. Missing, yellow, or damaged leaves are further indications of indifferent culture and handling.