| Flowers & Plants |
| There are some valuable information on plants and flowers in this site. Also at the |
| bottom of this section you can see the names of some sites which can give you more |
| specific information in these fields. There are 3 parts in this section : |
| 1- Dictionary of plants & flowers 2- Plants care 3- Flowers care |
| 1 – Dictionary |
| The Persian and English name of the flowers and plants , their pictures , colors , |
| availability during the year , Approximate prices and language of flowers are included in |
| this part. |
| 2 – Plants care |
| House plants depend on you to provide them with the five essential growth factors . |
| They are : 1- warmth 2- light 3 – air 4 – water 5 – food |
| 1- Warmth |
| Mistaken belief that high temperature is essential for the house plants comes from |
| the fact that most house plants come from the Tropic countries. |
| In non-tropic countries they are grown in greenhouses. Most of house plants |
| will grow quite happily in ordinary rooms which are suitable for us. |
| Few types of house plants can grow at a temperature over 40 C. or under 5 c. |
| because the amount of moisture and light in an ordinary room is much less |
| than outdoors in the Tropic countries. |
| Without high humidity and high light intensity , high temperature can result in |
| poor growth. Sudden change of temperature is also harmful for the plants. |
| 2 – Light |
| Every house plant need some degree of light intensity. Some of them can |
| tolerate low light intensity while some other plants are more sensetive to poor |
| illumination. |
| Stems and leaves bend towards the source of light ( usually windows ). |
| From time to time turn their pot slightly to prevent them becoming deformed. |
| 3 – Air |
| In mild wether open the windows to provide fresh air to your house plants. |
| It helps them to have more resistant and stronger stems, but be careful |
| to protect them against draughts which can be harmful. |
| Vapours arising from a number of sources like gas appliances ,fresh paint , |
| some heaters and chemicals are damaging to your house plants. |
| 4 – Water |
| House plants die without water but they don’t need daily watering. |
| If you give them water every day , the soil will never dries out. The result is |
| a soggy airless mass in which the roots cannot survive. When the leaves |
| become yellow , a beginner give them more water .The situation get worse , |
| and the plants die through over watering. They will be killed by kindness. |
| The best time to water a plant is when the soil is dry , but not completely. |
| Plants need moist air too. Increase the humidity of the air around the plant |
| by spraying the leaves and stems , bathing them or keeping them on |
| a stone ( or something like that ) inside a dish of water. Be careful that |
| the bottom of the pot should be above the surface of water. |
| 5 – Food |
| Unlike outdoor plants which their roots can spread out to obtain adequate |
| supplies for growth , the roots of house plants Rely on you to provide them |
| with essential elements every time that supply of essential plant food has |
| been exhausted from the compost. |
| The three essential elements are Nitrogen (N) which is leaf maker , |
| Phosphates (P2O5) which is root maker and Potash (K2O) as the |
| flower maker. |
| Fertilizers usually contain all these three essential plant foods. |
| You can see the following Web site for getting more information. |
| http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/hortinternet/houseplants.html |
| http://www.botany.com/ |
| http://daylilies.plantsdatabase.com/star.php |
| http://www.flowers.org.uk/plants/caretips/care-tips.htm |
| http://www.flowers.org.uk/flowers/care-tips/care-tips_index.htm |
| http://www.iloveplants.com/ |
| http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/houseplant/houseplant.html |
| http://mgonline.com/ |
| http://www.emilysplants.com/ |
| 3 – Flowers care |
| Change the water every day , submerge flower stems in a bowl and cut 1-2 Cm. |
| diagonally with a sharp knife or scissors every other day . Remove all stem leaves |
| that will be covered by vase water. Add fresh flower food to the water. |
| Locate your flowers in a cool,shady place away from sunlight. If your flowers |
| are wilting,cut the stems diagonally under water, submerge them in a bowl |
| filled with cool water for 15 minutes and then replace them in the vase. |
