Spiraea species for cut-flower, with 10 days postharvest life

The Spiraea is a sort of beautiful ornamental plants with colorful flowers and strong ecological adaptability. The objective of this study is to provide scientific bases for cut flower selection and application in landscape of Spiraea. The cut-flower selection was studied on the S. trilobata, S. dasyantha, S. salicifolia etc and the cut-flower selection standard was preliminary made. This paper also analyzed their application forms in landscape, which hoped to provide the theoretical basis for choosing and application of Spiraea. The main results were as follows: 1. The cut-flower selection was studied on 6 Spiraea species with 3 different vase solutions. The results indicated that the vase-life was prolonged against to the water by the solution A (1%sugar+50ppm8-HQ) and solution B (1%sugar+1%enthanol+50ppm8-HQ). The cut-flower selection standard was preliminary made and the S. dasyantha, S.salicifolia, S. japonica, S. fritschiana had big potential of cut-flowers which the vaselife was about 10d.?2. The application of Spiraea in landscape was very limited through the investigation. The S. ? bumalda ?Goldmound?, S. japonica, and S. thunbergii were common and the application form was unitary.Original tittleStudies on Cut-Flower Selection of Spiraea and Application in LandscapeAbout the authorsLi, J. (1); Zhang, X. Q.(2)(1)China National Engineering Research Center For Floriculture, Department of Ornamental Horticulture,college of Landscape Architecture, beijing Forestry University, 100083, Beijing, China(2)Engineering Research Center For Floriculture, ChinaSourceInternational Horticulture Congress, Lisboa 2010, ISHS, http://www.ishs.orgPictureEnglish-country-garden.com?