Open AccessSurvey and analysis of flowers and ornamental plants at some nurseries in Ho Chi Minh City according to criteria for garden design
Author(s) -
Tien T. M. Duong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of agriculture and development/the journal of agriculture and develoment/nông nghiệp và phát triển
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2615-949X
pISSN - 2615-9503
DOI - 10.52997/jad.8.02.2020
Subject(s) - ornamental plant , ho chi minh , geography , horticulture , forestry , biology , botany , cartography , scale (ratio)
This research was carried out from October 2017 to October 2018 at some ornamental plant stores and nurseries in district 7, Go Vap district, district 10, Tan Binh district and Binh Chanh district. These are important ornamental plant trading and producing areas in Ho Chi Minh City. This study aimed to identify and analyse the potentials of using ornamental flowers, plants and trees for garden design. The investigation was conducted through questionnaire surveying, morphological comparison, species identification. The collected data was then statistically analysed. We divided these districts by zones and routes for the invesgation. There were 542 identified ornamental plant species in Ho Chi Minh City. According to the analysis of 7 important groups of ornamental plants such as tree trunks, shape of the tree, leaves, and flower groups, the bonsai pots for interior display, with large leaves, dark green to light green colors, large flowers, height from 0.1 to 1 m and no fragrance is common. Briefly, the obtained results would contribute to the design and construction of gardens in Ho Chi Minh City