Passport of houseplants in preschool institutions

The use of plant passports is common in Russian kindergartens and other educational organizations. What are they? How can they look like?

What is the essence of the home plant passport?

Under the passport of a houseplant, it is customary to understand a document in which the most significant biological features of the corresponding plant are listed. This document is not of an official nature, in any Russian sources of law, the maintenance of such sources is not regulated. At the same time, passports of houseplants are unofficially widely used. So, their use in pre-school educational organizations is widespread - both for the purpose of regulating the provision of these organizations with a sufficient number of plants in the desired biological diversity, and for teaching children basic knowledge in the field of biology and plant classification.

It can be noted that in one passport information can be given not one by one, but by a group of plants. And not necessarily similar in biological features. The passport of indoor plants can be represented by a catalog in which the most diverse types of flowers will be reflected.

It can also be noted that in legislation of other states the concept of a plant passport can be fixed. So, in one of the laws of Estonia there is a similar legal category, but with its specifics we will get acquainted a bit later. In the meantime, we will study, therefore, the informal interpretation of the term in question, as well as the way in which the passport of houseplants can be created.

Create a plant passport

So, the plant's passport is a document that contains its basic biological characteristics. These can be represented by:

• The name of the plant - in Russian and, for example, Latin, which corresponds to the biological species, variety;
• The name of the plant family;
• The territory of origin of the corresponding biological species - in a formulation convenient for the flower owner;
• Information about the conditions of detention, as well as care of the plant;
• Other comments - for example, information about the store in which the plant was purchased or other information about how it happened to the owner.

Passport of house plants, compiled according to the above scheme, can be made on a small card made of paper or cardboard. You can create a form of the corresponding document on the computer, as well as fill it, print it, then paste it onto a flower pot, for example, or place it in a card file of plant passports, if it is maintained, for example, by a pre-school institution. If not, you can initiate its creation.

Data on plant passports of preschool or other educational institutions can be maintained and fully electronically. To do this, you can, say, having developed a separate passport of indoor plants, take a picture of the flower and place it in one document with the appropriate form. You can use both options for storing information about the plant - both paper and electronic. For the registration and storage of passports may be a separate specialist of the educational institution - in accordance with the order of the head or other local legal act.

Application of plant passports in the legislation of Estonia

Above we noted that the passport of indoor plants can be a document, the application of which is regulated in regulatory enactments. An example of a state in which such a law operates is Estonia. In the legislation of this state, norms have been adopted in accordance with which passports and phytosanitary certificates can be made for different plants.

Passport of houseplants according to the legislation of Estonia is an internal document that confirms the fact that the plant is characterized by a proper quarantine condition. In addition, the corresponding document can be issued for both plant products and other objects, if required.

The phytosanitary certificate is similar to the first document: it also confirms the fact that the quarantine state of a plant or plant product is OK, however, this source is used when importing and exporting plants. In this sense, the passport of indoor plants in a kindergarten in the Russian sense (although it is informal), of course, will have little in common with the relevant permits. However, the head of a pre-school or other educational institution, in principle, can derive much useful from the provisions of the Estonian legislation regarding the regulation of the treatment of plants. For example, you can pay attention to those features that characterize the design of the relevant passport.

Example: registration of the plant's passport at the legislative level

The laws of Estonia prescribe issuing a plant passport only to a person whose details are present in the registry in a quarantine state. In this case, the analogy can be the following: the passport of indoor plants in a kindergarten or other educational institution can be given only to a specialist who has the necessary permits for the care of flowers.

Of course, in most cases, you can do without appropriate formalities, but for the kindergarten can be purchased very expensive tropical plants that require special care. Accordingly, the implementation of their accounting, as well as care for them, may require special skills from the staff member of the institution: the management must be convinced of this, and only after that allow him to deal with the plants. Issuance of a passport under Estonian law must be carried out by an authorized inspector.

In turn, the passport of indoor plants in the kindergarten group can be issued by a responsible tutor. Of course, when considering the formulations given in the Estonian legislation, it is rather difficult to adapt them to the practice of using plant passports in institutions that are not related to activities, albeit not Estonian, but, in principle, any supervisory bodies that are supposed to be formalized And issue appropriate passports. But nevertheless, when organizing systematic care for expensive tropical flowers, strengthening control over this process from the direction of the institution may not be superfluous.

In this sense, of course, the wording given in the official legal act (albeit a foreign state) may well be reflected in the daily practice of organizing the work of a pre-school or other educational institution. So, it is useful to pay attention to a number of other formulations of the Estonian legislation in terms of ensuring the turnover of plant passports - related to determining the validity period of the relevant documents.

Validity of the plant's passport

The wording in question is quite simple: it is assumed that the plant's passport will be kept for a certain period of time, after which it may need to be replaced. In Estonia - within 1 year. In practice, in relation to how a passport will be used in a kindergarten or other educational institution in Russia, this rule can be useful in terms of establishing by the head of the institution rules for the periodic revision of the relevant passports. It may be required if, for example, plants are to be placed in other conditions.

If, for example, according to the plan of studies in the kindergarten - the study of tropical flowers, then the specialist responsible for their organization will have to check whether the plants placed in the premises of the institutions correspond to those that are supposed to be told to the children. For this purpose, in preparation for the classes, the educator can verify the data provided in the training manual and the information that is reflected in the plant's passport. It may well be that the passport of houseplants of the older group of kindergarten will contain not quite correct information, and it will need to be replaced promptly so that children receive reliable knowledge about a particular plant.

In turn, the information in the relevant document is useful to be audited in order to determine whether the flowers in the kindergarten are properly placed in principle. It is possible that specific species of the same tropical plants will be undesirable to place in those rooms where classes for children of the middle group age are conducted, because, for example, flowers can cause them allergies. Thus, the educator may again need to carry out an audit of such a document as the passport of indoor plants. The middle group or the older one - in all cases, the reflection of the actual information on the plant in the passport can be significant.

One way or another, the practical importance of using the documents in question in a kindergarten or other educational institution can be traced in many aspects. Let us consider them in more detail.

The importance of drawing up plant passports in kindergartens

Firstly, the use of the correct passport of indoor plants in the older group is necessary from the point of view that dealing with children who can read the contents of the corresponding document should receive correct knowledge of the plant, even if not in class. In turn, if it is supposed to familiarize pupils with flowers in the class, the information reflected in the plant's passport should be relevant so that the educator himself is sure that he gives the children the correct information about the flower.

Secondly, if any plants require special accommodation conditions, it is simply necessary for them to make passports of indoor plants. The younger group or the senior will be engaged in the corresponding room - it does not matter. It is necessary to ensure proper conditions for the growth of the flower, and if necessary, to isolate it from children, for example, during flowering. But in order to know when to do this, information about the periods of flowering of a houseplant is useful to reflect in his passport.

Thirdly, the document in question can be useful for proper organization of plant care. Regardless of the region of origin, it may require special conditions of detention, irrigation regime, fertilizer. Some plants are very unpretentious, others, on the contrary, are sensitive to any deviations from optimal conditions of detention. Information on the unpretentiousness or, conversely, the high sensitivity of colors, must be reflected in the passport. They can come in handy not only to the kindergarten staff.

It may well be that care for flowers (as part of the educational process) will entrust to older children. It is possible that they will be able to read the passport of indoor plants - the preparatory group may include such activities, since the children corresponding to it are usually able to read. Thus, the correct reflection of information about colors is useful in this case too - so that children themselves can become familiar with the specifics of care for specific colors.

Drawing up a plant's passport: the nuances

Passports of house plants in the senior group or preparatory it is desirable to make out in a uniform form, in a single copy for each plant. This will avoid possible questions from the children about what sources of information about care for flowers to navigate. It should not be that the passport of a houseplant (a violet it can be, for example), made up for one flower, differs in content from a form pasted onto a pot with another same plant. It should not be so that several plant passports are pasted on one pot.

The compiler should carefully check the passport of the houseplant. Orchids, or, for example, cactus, are characterized by special conditions of care and maintenance, and therefore it is highly undesirable that their passports mistakenly include data on how to take care of, for example, begonia.

The compiler of the document in question should be attentive when reflecting in the passport information about a specific plant variety. It happens that the flowers belong to the same biological species, but to different varieties that require maintenance in very different conditions. In addition, different varieties of the same plant can vary considerably in appearance. It is advisable, therefore, to check the appearance of the plant with the pictures corresponding to its supposed name when filling out the passport. If they appear to be clearly not similar to a flower, it is necessary to specify its biological species or variety from a specialist.

We now consider several examples of the structure of plant passports, which are often bred in kindergartens and other educational institutions in Russia - begonia, ficus, cactus in common varieties.

Example of the passport of a houseplant: begonia

Let our passport contain the following information about colors: name, family by biological classification, storage temperature, lighting, watering regime, desired air humidity, transplantation order, fertilization, reproduction.

If the flower for which the houseplane's passport is made is begonia, the information about it in the corresponding document will be as follows:

• Name: begonia;
• Biological species: royal begonia ;
• Family: begonia;
• Storage temperature: up to 20 degrees;
• Lighting: bright, not under direct sunlight;
• Watering regime: in the warm season is abundant, use soft water;
• The desired air humidity: the higher, the better, but do not need to spray;
• Order of transplantation: in spring to fresh land;
• Fertilizer: immediately after the appearance of buds, once every two weeks;
• Reproduction: with the help of cuttings and seeds.

Now - the passport of the ficus.

Example of the passport of a houseplant: ficus

If the kind of flora for which we compose the houseplant's passport is a ficus, according to the technology discussed above, the corresponding document can reflect the following information:

• Name: Ficus of rubber;
• Biological species: elastic ficus;
• Family: mulberry;
• Storage temperature: not lower than 18 degrees, place in a pot on a warm surface;
• Lighting: bright, but with protection from direct sunlight;
• Watering regime: without waterlogging the soil with standing water at room temperature;
• The desired air humidity: the higher, the better, in addition - wipe the leaves with a damp sponge;
• Order of transplantation: in spring, after germination of roots;
• Fertilizer: in spring and summer once every two weeks;
• Reproduction: with the help of apical cuttings.

Certainly, other information may be present in the structure of the passport. For example - the place of origin of the plant, especially if it is exotic - like the cactus of Schlumberger.

Example of the passport of a houseplant: cactus

If the species of flora for which the houseplane's passport is made is Schlumberger's cactus, then it can be indicated that this plant is brought from Brazil, where it grows in the humid tropics. Otherwise, the information will be as follows:

• Name: Schlumberger, or Decembrist;
• Biological species: Schlumberger Boukley;
• Family: cactus;
• Storage temperature: optimally 17-20 degrees, in winter - preferably not above 18 degrees;
• Lighting: bright light;
• Watering regime: regular in the flowering period;
• Desirable air humidity: moderate;
• Transplant procedure: 1 time in 1-2 years from the middle of March to the end of April;
• Fertilizer: moderate with a mixture for flowering plants;
• Reproduction: using stem cuttings.

Thus, the document in question can look quite unified. If the kind of flora for which the houseplane's passport is compiled - violet, you just need to enter the necessary information about the flower with the use of special literature or by contacting a specialist for advice.

You can complete the passport with any required information. For example, if a flower for which a houseplane's passport is an orchid, you can specify its specific species in relation to the region, since these flowers are present in nature in a wide variety of varieties depending on the place in which they grow. Also, there are quite a few hybrid orchids - it makes sense to make a mark in the passport that the flower can be classified based on a reference to a particular variety that the florists have developed in the selection process.