Selection of appropriate species of plants for indoor vertical garden

Abstract

Thirty-two species of ornamental plants, Asplenium  thunbergii, Alocasia sanderiana, Anthurium crystallinum, Anthurium andraeanum, Aeschynanthus radicans, Chlorophytum bichetii, Cercestis mirabilis, Caladium lindenii, Calathea makoyana, Dracaena surculosa, Echinodosus cordifolius, Geogenanthus undatus, Monstera obliqua, Monstera delicosa, Monstera karsteniana, Neoregelia carolinae, Nephrolepsis biserrata, Nephrolepis exaltata, Ophiopogon jaburan, Ophiopgon japonicas, Philodendron erubescens, Phyllanthus myrtifolius, Philodendron moonlight, Philodendron cordatum, Philodendron moonshine, Philodendron Imperial Red, Peperomia caperata, Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa, Scindapsus  pictus, Selaginella wallichii, Syngonium podophyllum and Syngonium podophyllum, were planted in vertical garden. They were gathering data; survival rates, growth rates, beautifulness rates and light intensity. Analysis data by calculated the percentages of survival rates, average growth rates, average beautifulness rates and light intensity. The duration of experiment was 8 months. The result showed that 12 species of ornamental plants were most appropriated to vertical garden. The selected plants was 80-100% of survival rate, the score of growth rates and beautifulness rates more than 4 scores.  They were Caladium lindenii, Philodendron moonlight, Syngonium podophyllum, Alocasia sanderiana, Philodendron erubescens, Scindapsus  pictus, Cercestis mirabilis, Anthurium crystallinum, Dracaena surculosa, Monstera delicosa, Philodendron cordatum and Monstera karsteniana. Light intensity level that appropriate for growth rates was 1600 LUX.