The technology for compiling and processing a plant passport using the example of an indoor orchid flower
A passport is the main document that contains all the information about its carrier. In the modern world, a passport holder is not only every person, but also real estate, cars, almost any equipment, many animals, as well as plants. It is about plant passports that will be discussed here.
In this article we will talk about the purpose of the passport for the plant, where it is issued and what is the content of this floral "document".
Definition
A plant’s passport is all available information about this plant, most often recorded on paper and attached to the purchased plant or created independently to familiarize yourself with the plant and then properly care for it.
When buying seeds and seedlings, brief information about the plant can be found on the packaging. In large flower shops, usually buying an "adult" flower in a pot, a document can be provided additionally as a book, brochure or flyer. Also, the passport can be issued independently in the form of an album, notebook, folder with attachments or in any convenient way.
Reference! You can make a text document, audio or video file on a computer or phone, record a reminder when the plant needs to be watered or transplanted.The manufacturing technology is not complicated, so you can beautifully and vividly decorate each pot with tips on caring for the plant so that all the information is at hand. With the independent execution of such a document, you can be creative, but do not forget about convenience.
Content
First of all, a photograph may be in the passport. Next, the full name of the plant should be indicated in both colloquial and scientific languages. After the family of the plant is indicated. The next point is the territory of growth. Then follows the care of the plant. Here, the interaction of the plant with light, water and soil is noted, as well as the frequency of watering and replanting.
The document can be supplemented by morphology, reproduction, biological characteristics, date and place of purchase of the flower and so on.
- Name of the plant: orchid.
- Homeland: Tropical rainforests of South America.
- Care:
- Shine. Orchid loves diffused light. Do not expose the orchid to direct sunlight.
- Temperature. Depending on the variety of orchids, the temperature regime varies. There are heat-loving, medium-temperature and cold-loving orchids.
- Watering. There are two types of orchids - moisture-loving and not. However, the orchid tolerates dryness better than excess moisture. If the orchid is overdried, then its leaves are wrinkled, and if there is excess moisture, they will soften and turn yellow. With an excess of moisture, the roots begin to rot. When watering an orchid, it is important to completely saturate the soil with water. To do this, immerse the pot for 15-20 minutes in a container of water at room temperature or pour plenty of water from above with an indirect stream.
Appointment
The passport for the plant must be made both for home use and in various organizations. In both cases, it will help to properly take care of the plant, and in any institution it will also help when accounting for flowers, especially if they are on the balance sheet. A specialist in the administrative part or a health worker is usually engaged in registration.
Where are they issued?
In many household, construction hypermarkets, large flower trading houses and greenhouses, the issuance of a passport along with the purchase of a plant is already practiced. However, you should not count on him in flower stalls, small shops and tents on the street. Brief information will be indicated on the packaging, if any. But the full name will be enough to independently find and combine the necessary information.
Data sources
If the document in the store was still not provided, then it is very easy and simple to make a passport for the plant yourself.
Important! The task is very common in preschool institutions - to make passports for plants that are in kindergarten. This has a very beneficial effect on children, they learn a lot about the flowers that surround them and learn to love nature.You can take material for writing a passport:
- In the Internet. This is a worldwide information network in which for sure there is information about any plant, including about orchids.
- Books and textbooks. If you find several books on botany in your home or in the nearest library, then you will definitely find your orchid there, as this is one of the most popular plants that people tend to decorate their home.
- Data owned by a sales assistant or florist. Now, most flower shop employees to one degree or another have information about their product and its care for advising customers. When buying, you can contact such a person and record the material for further writing a passport.
- If you buy an orchid in an online store, then you must provide all the information on the same page in the "Description" section, or put the finished passport in the order.
So, in conclusion, it is worth noting that when buying any plant, we take home a living organism that needs care and care, and take responsibility for it (whether it is possible to keep an orchid at home and whether it is poisonous, read here). If you take care of the orchid correctly and in a timely manner, then it will delight you with its beauty and unique pleasant aroma for a long time.