House Plants

Overview

Not everyone with a green thumb has acres of farmland to grow plants! This honor, however, will allow you to expand your plant-growing skills with those that can be cultivated right in your home!

Investiture Achievement Connection: This Honor is related to the Investiture Achievement requirements for VOYAGER Nature Study which require (as one of two options) raising a plant using hydroponic principles. This can be done using any variety of house plants and through careful monitoring. This Honor is a popular choice for the Level 2 or 3 Nature Honor required of FRONTIER VOYAGERS.

Requirements

1. Name at least five house plants raised for their foliage.

2. Name three house plants raised for their flowers.

3. Name three house plants adapted to:

a. direct sunlight
b. dry soils
c. very moist soils

4. Most house plants like a 65 to 75-degree (18 C - 22 C) temperature. Name one that requires a cool room (45 to 55 degrees F [7 C - 13 C]).

5. Prepare a special potting mix soil including at least 3 different ingredients. Select two house plants and grow them in this soil for three months.

6. How much light does an African violet need? Where in the house is the best place to grow them? Grow two or more African violets. Indicate whether they are boy or girl type violets.

7. All gesneriads need approximately the same growing conditions. Where do they come from originally? What kind of temperature, light, and humidity do they need?

8. Name two house plants that may be propagated from leaves, stem sections or divisions. Raise one plant from two of these methods and keep it growing at least six months.

9. What is a bonsai?

10. What is humidity and how is it important to a plant?

11. Grow at least five of the following:
    a. African Violet
    b. Aspidistra
    c. Aluminum plant
    d. Daffodil
    e. Gloxinia
    f. Maidenhair fern
    g. Piggy‑back plant
    h. Tulip
    i. Boston fern
    j. Begonia
    k. Bird’s nest fern
    l. Ficus
    m. Hyacinth
    n. Narcissus
    o. Spider plant
    p. Coleus
    q. Crocus
    r. Caladium
    s. Geranium
    t. Iris
    u. hilodendron
    v. Sanseveria

Answer key & resources

Answer Key

Master awards

This honor counts toward:

Naturalist Master Award
Botany Master Award (South American Division)

Investiture Achievement

This honor is required, suggested or listed as an option in:

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