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Bedding plant production has been consolidated into larger operations, 20 to 100 acres (80,000 - 400,000 m 2) in size, driven by ever increasing sales at hardware and department stores. Many large growers have built modern glass greenhouses, typical of controlled-environment agriculture , with open-roof [ 23 ] [ 24 ] natural ventilation to ...
The snapdragon is an important garden plant, widely cultivated from tropical to temperate zones as a bedding, rockery, herbaceous border or container plant. [8] Cultivars have showy white, crimson, or yellow bilabiate flowers (with two lips). It is also important as a model organism in botanical research, and its genome has been studied in detail.
The flax plant is turned over and is gripped by rubber belts roughly 20–25 cm (8–10 inches) above ground, to avoid getting grasses and weeds in the flax. The rubber belts then pull the whole plant out of the ground with the roots so the whole length of the plant fiber can be used.
Clematis is a genus of about 380 species [2] [3] within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. [4] Their garden hybrids and cultivars have been popular among gardeners, [5] beginning with Clematis 'Jackmanii', a garden staple since 1862; more cultivars are being produced constantly.
Nemesia is a genus of annuals, perennials and sub-shrubs which are native to sandy coasts or disturbed ground [2] in South Africa. Numerous hybrids have been selected, and the annual cultivars are popular with gardeners as bedding plants. [3]
It is commonly known as purple or common salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, [3] Jack go to bed, [4] goatsbeard, [5] or simply salsify (although these last two names are also applied to other species). The Latin specific epithet porrifolius means "with leaves like leek" (Allium porrum). [6]
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Garden marguerites can be used as bedding, in which case they may be treated as annuals, or grown in containers. In the UK climate, they are generally half-hardy, although they may survive a few degrees of frost in a sheltered position. It is recommended that young plants should not be planted out until all danger of frost has passed.