Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIII, Issue 2
Written by Sorina PETRA, Florin TOMA, Cristina MĂNESCU, Mihaela GEORGESCU, Elisabeta DOBRESCU, Andreea BUNEA
At worldwide scale, the tendency concerning the indoor decoration with plants is to use some original and functional structures to support them. The design and achievement of the support prototype may have not only an aesthetic role, but also of fixing and providing an optimal substrate, with subsequent implications in plants’ growth and development. The chosen support together with different materials such as: moss, peat, tree bark, fragments of twigs or roots with special forms, sand, gravel or other materials arranged in harmony with plant material, amplify the decorative effect of the final product. Selection and association of plants in such structures are essential. These should not be based only on aesthetic principles and the size of individuals, but also on the requirements of plants for environmental factors, very close to the plants' growth rate and development, so they preserve decorative aspect as much as possible. The aim of this research was to conceive and realize the support prototype and then to investigate the behaviour and evolution of some succulent indoor plants regarding their growth and development after installation on support.
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