Subj : ES Picture of the Day 29  2022
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From : Black Panther
Date : Thu Sep 29 2022 12:01:08

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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
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 Use of Wild Plants in Floriculture

   September 29, 2022


    Menashe_Thistle_Picture2

    Menashe_Thistle_Picture3a

   Photographer:  Menashe Davidson
   Summary Author:  Menashe Davidson

   Over recent years, the  floriculture trade, in particular cut
   flowers and potted ornamentals, has been on the rise, driven by the
   growing interest of society in environmental and well-being benefits.
   Consequently, it’s in the best interest of floriculturists to tap
   upcoming trends related to new ornamental plants. Wild plants are a
   category of potential candidates that could be used as ornamentals. The
   term “wild” when applied to plant species refers to plants that grow
   spontaneously in self-maintaining populations, in a natural or
   semi-natural ecosystem, that can exist independent of any direct human
   action.

   The  common globe thistle, Echinops adenocaulos, is a prickly
   wildflower in the Asteraceae family that thrives almost everywhere in
   Israel (top photo). The plant's Hebrew name is 'kipodan', meaning
   "hedgehog", because the spherical inflorescence of the flowers
   resembles a hedgehog. Seeing the thistle's cheerful bloom of impressive
   purple flower during Israel’s mid-summer, gave me the idea that this
   plant is a potential candidate to be used as an ornamental in my home
   garden. In addition, after the flower's petals fade, the fruits and
   seeds of the small globe thistle plant are eye-catching in their own
   right.

   Last year, I collected a bundle of many single fruits called
   " achenes" that I inserted on an  apical plate that were then
   sown in containers in my home garden during mid-winter. The top photo
   (taken on June 22) and the bottom photo (taken on July 29) demonstrate
   my success in the domestication of a wild plant without any modifying
   human labor to meet its specific needs.


   Rishon Le Zion, Israel Coordinates: 31.9730, 34.7925


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