ISHS Acta Horticulturae 999: III International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture
THE CULTIVATION OF MEDITERRANEAN AROMATIC PLANTS ON GREEN WALLS |
| Authors: | M. Devecchi, F. Merlo, A. Vigetti, F. Larcher |
| Keywords: | vertical garden, Mediterranean species, landscape architecture, Cistus × purpurescens, Teucrium × lucydris |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.999.34 |
| Abstract:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the adaptability of two particular species of aromatic plants, Cistus × purpurescens and Teuchrium × lucydris, to being cultivated on a wall in a Mediterranean environment on the four exposures (north, south, east and west). The chosen technology was the REVIWALL® (Reviplant, Italy) patent, characterized by panels (50×40 cm) of six plants cultivated in a coconut fibre medium and fertirrigated. The green walls were put up in two different Mediterranean locations: Sanremo in Italy and Antibes in France. On each site and for each exposure, 3 repetition trials of 3 Reviwall panels with 18 plants on a vertical area 50 cm wide and 120 cm high were set. Plants cultivated in 13 cm diameter pots were used. Specific surveys were performed every 3 weeks from June to November 2010 to evaluate the plants’ growth on the four exposures: fresh and dry weight of the plants at the end of the cultivation period; height, width and thickness of the plants; shoots length and number of internodes; covering index of the panel surface (percentage); timing, quality and quantity of the phoenological phases (flowering and fruiting). The trial is still in progress, but from the data so far collected a first important consideration can be drawn, that is the great potential of Cistus × purpurescens and Teuchrium × lucydris, for a vertical cultivation in Mediterranean areas. In particular, on all the exposures, the Teucrium was more efficient in evenly covering the panels. | |
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