Web Directory

» Amaryllis
   Information on growing and propagating this bulbous plant, and the diseases and pests that may be encountered.
   http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP060

» American Floral Endowment
   Funds research and educational development addressing floral industry needs.
   http://www.endowment.org

» American Floral Endowment Research Database Links
   Includes a considerable selection of annotated links, categorised by type, on the various aspects of growing flowering and ornamental crops.
   http://www.flora-links.org

» Cabrillo College Department of Horticulture: Salvias Are Our Specialty
   Information about the college's stock of cultivated salvia, list of cultivars, and a collection of photographs.
   http://www.cabrillo.edu/academics/horticulture/salvias/html/

» Cecil Delworth Foundation
   Non-profit group promoting research and education in the Canadian floriculture industry. Lists past scholarship recipients.
   http://www.delworth.ca/

» Cold Storage of Plug Seedlings
   Detailed crop by crop guide on the means and advantages of holding seedlings in order to maximise and time production. From MSU Extension.
   http://www.hrt.msu.edu/florAoE/PDF/BOOKLET_ColdStorageofPlugSeedlings.pdf

» Crops: Easter Lily
   Detailed description on commercial bulb and flower raising for the cut flower trade. Includes some forcing timetables.
   http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/Elily.htm

» Discover Orchids
   Provides basic information on growing orchids and also offers plants for sale.
   http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/i/discoverorchids/

» Easter Lily Research Foundation
   Information on growing, harvesting and post-harvest care of Lilium longiflorum. Includes history of their cultivation in the Southwest Oregon and Northern California area.
   http://www.easterlily.org/

» Floral & Nursery Plants Research Unit, US National Arboretum
   The unit conducts a broad based program contributing to basic and developmental research and the implementation of new technologies for the florist and nursery plant industries. Emphasis is placed on developing new and superior floral and woody nursery pl
   http://www.usna.usda.gov/Research/

» Floriculture
   University of Massachusetts resource, with information on educational programs and grower services, pest management and crop fact sheets, and resources for garden retailers.
   http://www.umass.edu/umext/floriculture/

» Flower Bulb Research Program
   Describes the bulb research program at Cornell University, intended to further develop commercial bulb crops.
   http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/wmiller/bulb/index.html

» Growth Regulators for Bedding Plants
   Describes the reasons, effects and usage of these products. Includes recommendations. From University of Massachusetts Amherst.
   http://www.umass.edu/umext/floriculture/fact_sheets/greenhouse_management/pgr.html

» Holiday Cactus
   Provides instructions for the commercial greenhouse production of Schlumbergera bridgesii and Schlumbergera truncata.
   http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/Hcactus.htm

» NCSU Floriculture Information Center
   The starting page for access to North Carolina State University's floriculture information. An organized site for detailed crop production information.
   http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/floriculture/

» New Ornamentals Society
   Group of professional horticulturalists, taxonomists, students, and landscape designers interested in new ornamental landscape plants. Benefits of membership, samples from the plant database.
   http://members.tripod.com/~Hatch_L/nos.html

» New Plant Page
   Online plant finder covering the United States, lists of nurseries, descriptions of plants.
   http://members.tripod.com/~Hatch_L/genera.html

» Pinoy Horticulture
   Blog of activities of horticulture societies and plant enthusiasts in the Philippines.
   http://pinoyhorticulture.blogspot.com/

» Quality Flowers are Cool Flowers
   Information on the benefits of chilling to preserve the life of cut flowers.
   http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/123Qualityflower.pdf

» The Orchid Seedbank Project
   Orchid seed germination information and supplies. Emphasis on conservation of orchid species. Collection and exchange of seed.
   http://members.cox.net/ahicks51/osp

» Woody Ornamental Production
   Account of the production of ornamentals in Florida. Includes notes on selection, production, and aftercare.
   http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/