Table 4. Vase life of plant materials.

	Vase life of flower (day)
Time	Zinnia elegans**	Tagates erecta	Helianthus annuus	Gomphrena globosa*	Centaurea cyanus*	Cleome spinosa
Jul.	10.9a	12.8a	9.5a	7.5b	5.0b	7.0a
Aug.	8.5b	11.2a	7.9a	8.5ab	5.8ab	7.3a
Sept.	12.2a	12.0a	7.6a	10.8a	6.8a	–
Oct.	9.0ab	–	7.6a	–	–	–
	P < 0.01	ns	ns	P < 0.05	P < 0.05	ns

Note:

Means with different letters within each column are significant at 0.01 and 0.05 level (**P < 0.01–*P < 0.05). Means with same letters are not significant (ns).