Ornamental plant, the Glossary
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space.[1]
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44 relations: Aesthetics, Agriculture, Amun, Ancient Egypt, Annual plant, Aquatic plant, Bedding (horticulture), Cactus, Cultivar, Cut flowers, Cyperaceae, Evergreen, Floriculture, Flower, Flowering plant, Forestry, Fruit, Gardening, Hardiness zone, Horticulture, Houseplant, Japanese beetle, Juncaceae, Lavandula, Lavender oil, Leaf, Monocotyledon, Ornamental bulbous plant, Ornamental Gardens, Ornamental plant, Perennial, Plant, Plant nursery, Plant stem, Poaceae, Restionaceae, Rosa sericea, Shrub, Species, Succulent plant, Thorns, spines, and prickles, Typhaceae, Utilitarianism, Vegetable.
Aesthetics
Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste; and functions as the philosophy of art.
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Agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.
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Amun
Amun was a major ancient Egyptian deity who appears as a member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa.
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Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies.
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Aquatic plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater).
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Bedding (horticulture)
Many types of flowering plants are available to plant in flower gardens or flower beds.
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Cactus
A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.
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Cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and which retains those traits when propagated.
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Cut flowers
Cut flowers are flowers and flower buds (often with some stem and leaf) that have been cut from the plant bearing it.
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Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.
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Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year.
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Floriculture
Floriculture is the study of the efficient production of the plants that produce showy, colorful flowers and foliage for human enjoyment in human environments.
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Flower
A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae).
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Flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae, commonly called angiosperms.
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Forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and environmental benefits.
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Fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering (see Fruit anatomy).
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Gardening
Gardening is the process of growing plants for their vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs, and appearances within a designated space.
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Hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants.
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Horticulture
Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants.
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Houseplant
A houseplant, sometimes known as a pot plant, potted plant, or an indoor plant, is an ornamental plant that is grown indoors.
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Japanese beetle
The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is a species of scarab beetle.
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Juncaceae
Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family.
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Lavandula
Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of perennial flowering plants in the mints family, Lamiaceae.
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Lavender oil
Lavender oil is an essential oil obtained by distillation from the flower spikes of certain species of lavender.
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Leaf
A leaf (leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis.
Monocotyledon
Monocotyledons, commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae sensu Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon.
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Ornamental bulbous plant
Ornamental bulbous plants, often called ornamental bulbs or just bulbs in gardening and horticulture, are herbaceous perennials grown for ornamental purposes, which have underground or near ground storage organs.
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Ornamental Gardens
The Ornamental Gardens are an agricultural facility that emphasizes research, education, and beauty as part of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Central Experimental Farm.
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Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Ornamental plant and Ornamental plant are ornamental plants.
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Perennial
In botany, a perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.
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Plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly photosynthetic.
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Plant nursery
A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to a desired size.
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Plant stem
A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root.
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Poaceae
Poaceae, also called Gramineae, is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.
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Restionaceae
The Restionaceae, also called restiads and restios, are a family of flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere; they vary from a few centimeters to 3 meters in height.
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Rosa sericea
Rosa sericea, the silky rose, is a species of flowering plant.
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Shrub
A shrub or bush is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant.
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Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
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Succulent plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions.
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Thorns, spines, and prickles
In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called spinose teeth or spinose apical processes), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems, or buds with sharp, stiff ends, and generally serve the same function: physically defending plants against herbivory.
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Typhaceae
The Typhaceae are a family of flowering plants, sometimes called the cattail family.
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Utilitarianism
In ethical philosophy, utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for the affected individuals.
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Vegetable
Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornamental_plant
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