Ornamental plant

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Ornamental plants are plants that are primarily grown because of their appearance, or for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be cultivars specially bred for qualities such as color, shape, scent, and long-lasting blooms. However, "ornamental plant" is not a category recognised in scientific botany, as many garden plants are of the original species, not altered by plant breeding. Almost all types of plants have ornamental varieties: trees, shrubs, climbers, grasses, succulents, aquatic plants, herbaceous perennials and annual plants. Non-botanical classifications include houseplants, bedding plants, hedges, plants for cut flowers and foliage plants. The cultivation of ornamental plants is floriculture and tree nurseries. Commonly, ornamental garden plants are grown for the display of aesthetic features including flowers, leaves, scent, overall foliage texture, fruit, stem, and bark. In some cases, unusual features...

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