Greenhouse floriculture includes which categories?

• A. Cut-flowers
• B. Leafy greens
• C. Bedding plants
• D. Cut-flowers, potted flowering plants, bedding plants

Answer: (D)

Greenhouse floriculture focuses on growing flowering and ornamental crops in controlled environments for sale. The main product groups are cut flowers, potted flowering plants, and bedding plants. Cut flowers are grown to be harvested as stems for bouquets and arrangements. Potted flowering plants are cultivated to be sold in containers for indoor or patio decoration, with emphasis on bloom quality and longevity. Bedding plants are young flowering or foliage plants produced for garden beds and landscape displays, often sold as ready-to-plant transplants. Together, these three cover the major lines produced in greenhouse floriculture for the floral market. Leafy greens, by contrast, are vegetables and not typically part of floriculture. Choosing all three categories captures the full scope of what greenhouse floriculture provides.