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Floriculture cultivation of flowers or flowering plants.
Trades in floriculture involve mainly cut flowers, foliage plants, propagules
of ornamental plants, and production inputs like chemicals, growing media,
pots, etc. In Bangladesh, both amateur and commercial floriculture is
still in its nascent stage. The demand for foliage plants, cutflowers
(mainly rose, tube rose, orchid and gladiolus) and seeds of seasonal flowers
is increasing slowly. Limited quantity of rose
and tube rose is being exported to the Middle East and Europe. Private
nurseries are coming up to meet the domestic and potential export demand
in the future. Scientific research and training that are prerequisites
for developing a modern floriculture industry is almost non-existent in
Bangladesh. However bangladesh
agricultural research institute has opened a section for floriculture
recently.
Cutflower Bunched flowers or cluster of flowers
marketed in the form of bouquets, garlands, or in other attractive floral
designs. Cutflower business got its origin in this country through the
sell of such commodities in the premises of holy shrines or places for
devotees who used to visit such places.
Cutflowers started becoming popular to the general public since
the independence of Bangladesh. Locally collected flowers along
with the import of cultivated cutflowers made the beginning of
commercial trade of cutflowers in this country.
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Cutflowers sell centre |
Gradually the farmers of Bangladesh started cultivating
flowers in commercial scale to meet the demand of the capital city, and
other cities and towns of the country. Recently Bangladesh Agricultural
Research Institute has opened Floriculture Research Centre to promote
commercial cultivation of flowers. Among the locally produced cutflowers
being traded regularly in commercial scale, the following are common:
Rose (Rosa multiflora) include varieties Mirindy, Lincon, Papa
Milland, Paseali, and Vargo; Gladiolus (Gladiolus primulinus) of
several varieties and different colours; Marigold (Tagates patula,
T. erecta), varieties commonly cultivated are yellow, red, and orange;
Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum coronarium), of varieties Biarritz
yellow, Ellen, Euro, and green peas; and tube rose (Polianthes tuberosa)
of varieties 'single' and 'double'. lotus
(Nelambo nucifera) has recently been included in commercial sales.
Flowers locally known as Karobi, Jasmin, Kamini, water
lily, Dolonchapa, Golden champa, Dhalia, and Zinnia are also
occasionally available.
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