The Cultivation of Indian Azaleas in the Krivoy Rog Botanical Garden NAS of Ukraine

Abstract

We carried out the analysis of the collection of varieties and hybrids of Indian azalea in the greenhouse of Krivoy Rog Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The characteristic of the conditions of the collection in the greenhouse of Botanical Garden is given, the importance of the temperature and humidity conditions of the air as well as the light factor for this culture at certain periods of individual growth and development is noted.

As a result of the studies, the best substrate composition to root cuttings and the optimal timing of cutting for varieties of different flowering periods were determined. The possibility of wider use of the most resistant varieties for phytodesign is shown.