Abstract
Flowers of succulent plants are seldom being used as cut flowers, although they were appreciated in the past. This report summarizes the results of a five years study conducted upon wild grown plants as weed. B. pinnatum (syn. Kalanchoe pinnata: common name: los botoncitos) flowering from December till March in the climatic conditions of the state of Puebla, México, forming beautiful groups in the rural landscape. From such stands samples were taken to evaluate the aesthetic value of the inflorescence under ordinary room conditions. Shoots with first flowers opened were used whenever possible. The following data were collected: total length of flowering stalk, length of lateral inflorescences, total initial and final fresh weight, number of lateral inflorescences, number of flowers opened and buds present at weakly intervals, dry weight of the inflorescence components at the end of the experiment (only 1999-2000). Plants giving inflorescences in the shadow or at greenhouse conditions produced greenish buds with fading red-brownish colors on both parts of the inflorescence. Inflorescences from sunny sites placed at room conditions, in few days started fading its red color. Inflorescences kept in water or in dry-vase produced constantly new opened flowers in both the southern and northern windows exposition. The collapse of stalk tissue was more pronounced when kept in dry vase. No collapse of peduncle tissue was noticed. The gradient of fresh mass at the and of experiment was: stalk > flowers > peduncles > opened flowers > closed flowers > calyx. Generaly, the vase life and the aesthetic appreciation were better when the inflorescences were kept in southern exposition.
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