Study Floriculture at Colorado State University

Major in Horticulture with a concentration in Floriculture

Floriculture is Fun

The floriculture concentration within the Horticulture major at Colorado State University is designed to provide an understanding of the environmental/plant relationships required to produce quality greenhouse-grown products. Courses in the production, use, and marketing of cut flowers, bedding and pot plants, and foliage plants complement an array of classes within the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and across the campus. Valuable "hands-on" experience can be gained through practicum programs involving production and marketing. Students completing the floriculture concentration have the opportunity to enter a number of floriculture-related professions including: greenhouse production, all phases of retail and wholesale floral business, greenhouse supply sales, greenhouse construction and computerized environmental control, plant breeding, and plant research.

All Floriculture students are required to complete the internship program, which is designed to give juniors and seniors an opportunity to gain practical experience from leaders in the various areas of the Horticulture industry. In addition to the internship, Floriculture students complete two semesters of Practicum, which includes actual time in the greenhouse working with research faculty and graduate students.

 

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Last update: November 28, 2005