PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for cultivating flowers and ornamental plants comprising irradiation of efficient artificial light having a simple structure without using any expensive lighting devices consuming a lot of electricity to surely prevent buds of flowering plants such as sweet peas from falling off so as to realize stable cut-flower production.SOLUTION: The method for cultivating flowers and ornamental plants comprises irradiating the stalks and leaves 1b near the flower bud 1a of a flowering plant 1A with the artificial light using light-emitting diode 3a from a direction crossing a growing direction of a flower stalk 1c of the flowering plant 1A.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】電力消費量が大きく高価な照明装置を用いることなく簡易な構成による効率の良い人工光の照射によって、スイートピー等の花きについての落蕾の発生を確実に抑制し、安定した切花生産を実現する。【解決手段】花き1Aの花蕾1a近傍の茎葉1bに対し、花き1Aの花茎1cの生長方向と交わる方向から、発光ダイオード3aを用いて人工光を照射する。【選択図】図1
