Settings and Location for Planting Each Type of Ornamental Plant.
Agricultural science for S.S.S 2 Second Term.
Week 2
Settings and Location for Planting Each Type of Ornamental Plant.
Performance objectives.
Students should be able to;
- Identify different locations or settings requiring ornamental plants.
- Determine ornamental plants for each location.
- State common and botanical names of ornamental plants.
Contents.
Settings and Location for Planting Each Type of Ornamental Plant.
Ornamental plants have different physiological attributes which can best suit different requirements and locations. Therefore ornamental trees have their suitable settings and location for planting them.
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Purpose/usefulness |
Description of location/ setting. |
Ornamentals |
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Avenues are roads which require ornamental trees mainly to line the street sides or mid-line division of dual-carriageways. |
Royal palm cycads |
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Decoration of city centre, round-about, road junctions, parks or recreation centre |
Ice plant croton |
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Houses, offices, schools, hospitals, industries, banks. It may involve the writing of some wordings using flowers |
Yellow bush, Ixora Rose and Red and white acalypha |
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To decorate the interior of residential houses, commercial/ industrial buildings, public buildings and churches |
Dieffenbachia praying plant |
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To decorate the exterior of residential, commercials industrial and public buildings |
Purpleheart Wandering Jew (Zebrina pendula) |
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Used during weddings, conference hall, seminars, |
Rose Frangipani Croton, Ixora |
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At home, gardens, industries and banks |
Queen of the night Cassia |
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Located in horticultural gardens, university, Agric. research institutes |
Periwinkle, Rose Queen of the night |
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Located in houses, homestead, parks, markets |
Aloe vera Lemongrass |
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Located in front of homes, offices, compounds, villages. |
Flamboyant Ficus spp Almond |
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Natural perfumes Located in houses, hospitals, parks and gardens |
Queen of the night |