BI266 Lecture 8: BI266 - Ornamental Plants
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Ornamental plants = plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as houseplants, for cut flowers and specimen display. The cultivation of these, called floriculture, forms a major branch of horticulture. Most commonly ornamental garden plants are grown for the display of aesthetic features including flowers, leaves, scent, overall foliage texture, fruit, stem, and bark, and aesthetic form. In some cases, unusual features such as thorns, or rosa sericea and cacti are of interest. In all cases, their purpose is for the enjoyment of gardeners, visitors, and/or the public. Similarly certain trees may be called ornamental trees. This term is used when they are used as part of a garden or landscape setting, for instance for their flowers, their texture, form and shape, and other aesthetic characteristics. Grown for display purposes, rather than functional ones.
