What would be a good flowering plant to use in this experiment?

Question

I'm doing a science experiment in which I expose a plant to different concentrations of Windex and I want to see how it affects the plant's pigmentation, growth, and flower production. And I live in California. I would approximately have about 1 1/2 months to do the experiment. Thanks!

Answer 1

Right now I would buy bulbs to force, Crocuses or Iris reticulata require the least amount of time and so are among the easiest bulbs to start. Look for bulbs that already show slight green tips. They will not have time to both root and bloom in six weeks. However you might find some already rooted because they are very popular for Christmas. The hyacynth takes 12-15 weeks to bloom.
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Indoor forced bulbs often have elongated stems incapable of supporting the flower once open. To prevent this excess growth alcohol is added to the water to produce stockier stems.

Plant the bulbs embedded to the bulbs widest point in gravel, small pebbles, or marbles. Add water up to just below the bottom of the bulb; any higher and the bulb will rot sitting in water.
Grow the plants in water to start the roots and allow the foliage to grow 1-2 inches. Pour the water out and replace with water and one of a series of windex or pure alcohol solutions.
Make the series 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10%. (With isopropyl alcohol the optimal dilution should be 4-6%, reducing the stems by one-half to one-third.
Mix fresh dilutions for every watering as isopropanol is more volatile than the other ingredients in windex. They will remain in solution longer changing what is applied over time if made to far in advance. Mix one day ahead to allow to come to room temperature before use.

Windex is made up of:
Isopropanol or rubbing alcohol, a small three carbon tetrahedral molecule. This is a solvent for the window surface debris.
2-Butoxyethanol an organic solvent in paints and ink as well as cleaning products. This is the smell of windex.
Ethylene glycol n-hexyl ether weak acid to help kill bacteria.
Water
Rather than use the blend why not try just the alcohol isopropanol for fewer variables?
Alcohol well known to stunt plant growth is thought to work by making it more difficult for the plant to absorb water. The result is that the plant suffers a slight lack of water, enough to reduce leaf and stem growth, but not enough to affect flower size or flower longevity as long as the alcohol is no more than 4-6%.

Answer 2

maximum annual vegetable and flower plant life will improve plenty in a month. They probable isn't mature plant life or produce plant life in a month, yet that would not rely on your test. the significant undertaking is to compliment seeds which will germinate right now and reliably. Any variety of peas or beans could paintings nicely. you additionally can discover out if the watering types have distinctive effects on categories of plant life, as an occasion mustard and cress (which improve lots of foliage yet don't have enormous roots), or radishes (the place of direction the super roots are the useful area of the plant). the two one among those are trouble-free to germinate and rapid turning out to be.

Answer 3

I'd suggest cucmbers-- they are fast growing and very responsive to chemical influences. They are often used for indicator plants in herbicide and insecticide tests.