Ornamental Indoor Plants

General

• Code: 600-193009
• Semester: Elective Winter Semester
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: Special Background
• Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
• The course is offered to Erasmus students
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Διδασκαλία (4)
• ECTS Units: 4
• Course homepage: https://moodle.teithe.gr/course/view.php?id=3902
• Instructors: Konstantinou Maria
• Class Schedule:
  • Tue 08:00 - 12:00: Αίθουσα 211

Course Contents

COURSE CONTENT
In the beginning are provided all the information about the indoor environment and the needs of pot plants, as well as the cares for their maintenance.
For every pot plant are provided: origin, description, species, varieties, culture needs, (propagation, light, soil, temperature, relative humidity, watering, fertilization, and other cares), ornamental value and use.
More analytically the following plants are being described:
Plants for their leaves:Beloperone, Fittonia, Aglaonema, Dieffenbachia, Caladium, Monstera, Epipremnum, Spathiphyllum, Syngonium, Philodendron, Aralia, Dizygotheca, Hedera, Brassaia, Fatshedera, Araucaria, Tradescandia, Zebrina, Croton, Calathea, Ctenanthe, Maranta, Ficus, Asparagus, Yucca, Dracaena, Cordyline, Nolina, Sansevieria, Chlorophytum, Peperomia, Pilea, Columnea, Plectranthus, Ferns, Succulents,Cacti.
Plants for their flowers:Anthurium, Bromelias, Hydrangea, Kalanchoe, Begonia, Fuchsia, Euphorbiapulcherrima etc.
Assignment of a course work project and presentation of the results.

Educational Goals

The student will be able to understand the importance of indoor pot plants in the house environment.
Upon successful completion of this course the student will have the skills to:
• Choose the right ornamental indoor plants to be installed in a specific indoor space depending on the lighting, temperature and relative humidity of the indoor environment of this space.
• Understand the impact of ornamental indoor plants in the human health, like and in the formation of an indoor environment, depending on their growth, color and their specific characteristics.
• Correlate the right ornamental indoor plant and choose them depending on the needs of the owner and the purpose of the building.
• Know the methods of propagation of ornamental plants and the right cultural practice for their maintenance in indoor spaces.
• Evaluate the existing indoor spaces and to propose appropriate solutions concerning the use of ornamental indoor plants for the improvement and the decoration of these spaces.

General Skills

• Αναζήτηση, ανάλυση και σύνθεση δεδομένων και πληροφοριών, με τη χρήση και των απαραίτητων τεχνολογιών – Retrieval, data and informationanalysis&synthesisemployinguse of necessarytechnology.
• Προσαρμογή στις νέες καταστάσεις και δεδομένα στο αστικό περιβάλλον – Adaptationtonewconditions.
• Αυτόνομηεργασία – Individual/autonomous assignment.
• Ομαδικήεργασία – Assignment within a team framework.
• Σεβασμόςστοφυσικόπεριβάλλον – Respect for the natural environment.
• Λήψη αποφάσεων – Decisionmaking.
• Προαγωγή της ελεύθερης, δημιουργικής και επαγωγικής σκέψης – Advancement of free, creative and causativethinking.

Teaching Methods

Πρόσωπο με πρόσωπο – Facetoface.

Use of ICT means

ΧρήσηΤ.Π.Ε. στηΔιδασκαλίακαιστηνΕπικοινωνίαμετουςφοιτητές – Information and Communications Technology use in Teaching and in Communication with students.
Οι ανάγκες του εν λόγω μαθήματος καλύπτονται με τη χρήση computer, Internet και dataprojector. Ως Εκπαιδευτικό Λογισμικό χρησιμοποιείται: PowerPoint, Word, Excel και DVDs. Επικοινωνία με τους φοιτητές μέσω e-mail.

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

Written final examination for the theory (100%) which comprises:
– Questions of development subjects in known matter of proposed bibliography.
– Questions which require synthesis of information and critical thought by the student.

Recommended Bibliography

1. Αλτιπαρμάκης, Ι., 1995. Κάκτοι και άλλα Παχύφυτα. Εκδόσεις ΑγροΤύπος, Αθήνα ISBN 9789607667007.
2. Αντωνιδάκη – Γιατρομανωλάκη Άννα. 2012. Φυτά γλάστρας για εσωτερικούς χώρους Εμπορική παραγωγή, χρήση και διατήρηση ISBN 9789609340366
3. Γεωργακοπούλου-Βογιατζή, Χρυσοθέμις, 2007, Φυτά εσωτερικών χώρων: Φυλλώδη, ορχιδέες, ανθοφόρα φυτά, Εκδόσεις Γαρταγάνης, Θεσσαλονίκη.
4. Κανταρτζής Νικόλαος Α., 2004, Κήποι και φυτά εσωτερικών χώρων για την αρχιτεκτονική, Αθήνα.
5. Brookes J., 1991. Κήποι Εσωτερικών χώρων. (Μετάφραση: Σωτήρης Μαρσέλος), Κεντικελένη/ΑΚΜΗ, Αθήνα ISBN: 9607160002.
7. Courtier J. and Clarke G., 2012. Indoor Plants: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Caring for Houseplants Hardcover. ChartwellBooks, Inc ISBN: 0785829202
8. Evans J., 1994. The Complete Book of House Plants: A Practical Guide to Selecting and Caring for Houseplants. Studio ISBN: 067085868.
9. Walliser J., 2017. Container Gardening Complete: Creative Projects for Growing Vegetables and Flowers in Small Spaces. CoolSpringPress. ISBN:1591866820.

Related Research Journals

1. International Journal of Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants (IJHSOP) https://premierpublishers.org/ijhsop
2. Scientific Journal of Flowers and Ornamental Plants(SJFOP) https://sjfop.journals.ekb.eg/
3. Journal of Ornamental Plants (JORNAMENTA) http://jornamental.iaurasht.ac.ir/
4. Journal of Horticultural Science & Ornamental Plants – idosi https://www.idosi.org/jhsop/jhsop.htm
5. Acta Horticulturae https://www.actahort.org/