For those without significant horticultural knowledge, a plant label is an effective way of establishing the name of a plant, information about its attributes and cultural requirements. It is also effective in advertising a plant and achieving a sale for those who have produced and/or promoted it.
Plant labelling also serves to support the claims of those selling a plant and provides a specific linkage to traceability of it should there be a need to address plant performance (e.g., is it a weed?) and/or biosecurity issues associated with a species which may be subject to exotic plant pests.
In this Nursery Paper NGIA Environmental & Technical Policy Manager, Dr Anthony Kachenko and NGINA Industry Development Officer, Michael Danelon outline the importance of the NGIA National Plant Labelling Guidelines (NPLG).
