Flowers – dates from when they might be planted in a forbidden fashion during shemitah
We should not buy flowers planted in a forbidden fashion during shemitah. This table describes the current situation for flowers: where they are planted and the dates from when there is a concern they were planted in a forbidden fashion.
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Group |
Flower name |
Flower name Heb. |
Date flowers planted in 5782 appear on the market. From this time on, buy flowers with kashrut certification only |
Regular type of growth |
Notes |
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1 |
Decorative green branches grown in nethouses |
Aralia (Fastia) |
ארליה |
Perennials can be purchased all year round without kashrut certification |
Planted in the ground in nethouses |
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2 |
Asparagus |
אספרגוס |
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3 |
Aspedistra |
מגינית |
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4 |
Chinese sweet plum (?) |
מרסינה |
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5 |
Fern |
שרך |
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6 |
Great horsetail |
שבטבט |
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7 |
Laurel-leaved snail tree |
סהרון |
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8 |
Philodendron |
פילודנדרון |
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9 |
Pittospormum |
פיטוספורום |
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10 |
Ruscus |
רוסקוס |
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11 |
Decorative green branches grown outdoors |
Acacia |
שיטה |
Perennials can be purchased all year round without kashrut certification |
Planted in the ground outdoors |
Pruning does not impact the annual yield |
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12 |
Eucalyptus |
אקליפטוס |
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13 |
Grevillea |
גרווילאה |
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14 |
Pampas grass |
פמפס |
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15 |
Protea |
פרוטאות |
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16 |
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17 |
Safari Sunset (Leucadendron) |
ספארי סנסט (לאוקדנדרון) |
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18 |
Waxflower |
פרח שעווה |
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19 |
Willow |
ערבה |
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20 |
Perennial flowers grown in hothouses or planted once every few years |
Roses |
ורדים |
Perennials; from spring on, verify they were not planted in 5782 or if there was heter mechirah |
Detached platforms in hothouses |
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21 |
Baby's breath (Gybsophila) |
גיבסנית |
Grown in the ground in hothouses |
Grown also outdoors |
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22 |
Dianthus |
ציפורן |
Grown also in nethouses |
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23 |
Gerbera |
גרברה |
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24 |
Golden rod |
סולידגו |
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25 |
Phlox |
פלוקס |
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26 |
Planted as a seedling during the year |
Chrysanthemum |
חרציות |
Early Kislev |
Detached platforms in hothouses |
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27 |
Aster (various types) |
אסטר שורש |
20 Cheshvan |
Hothouses in the ground |
Grown also in nethouses |
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28 |
Eustoma (Lisianthus) |
ליזיאנטוס |
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29 |
Pink Aster |
אסטר ורדה |
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30 |
Delphinium |
דלפיניום |
In the ground in hothouses / outdoors |
Sometimes planted as seedlings, sometimes sown as seeds |
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31 |
Bulbs planted during the shemitah year |
Sword lilies |
סייפן |
Early Kislev |
Grown outdoors |
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32 |
Madonna lily |
שושן |
1 Kislev |
In hothouses in the ground In nethouses in the ground |
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33 |
Anemone |
כלנית |
Planted during shemitah; needs kashrut certification |
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34 |
Anemone |
כלנית |
In the ground |
Also grown indoors on detached platforms |
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35 |
Buttercup |
נורית |
In hothouses in the ground |
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36 |
Freesia |
פרזיה |
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37 |
Arum lilies |
קאלות לבנה |
Outdoors |
Also on detached platforms in hothouses |
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38 |
Colorful arum lilies |
קאלה צבעונית |
Hothouses, on detached platforms |
Always on detached platforms in hothouses |
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39 |
Tuberose |
נץ חלב דוביום |
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Also available from plants planted before shemitah |
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40 |
Flowers generally sown as seeds |
Delphinium |
דלפיניום |
Planted during shemitah, requires certification |
In the ground, hothouse / outdoors |
Sometimes sown, sometimes planted |
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41 |
Matthiola |
מנטור |
Outdoors
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42 |
Sunflower |
חמנית |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet |
Outdoors |
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