Identifying Cut Flowers and Foliage

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Identifying Cut Flowers and Foliage

• Introduction to Floral Design
• Mrs. Spradling

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Why is it important to know how to identify
flowers?

• To know what types of plant materials can be used
  in designs
• To be familiar with seasonality and availability
  of flowers
• To be able to visualize how the overall product
  will look when it is finished

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Classifications of flowers and foliage

• Flowers and foliage are classified according to
  different shapes/forms
• We select certain flowers to create a style or
  effect we are trying to achieve (example a tall
  arrangement would use different flowers than a
  small, compact arrangement)

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Line Flowers and Foliage

• Are the skeleton of the arrangement
• Tall, erect spikes of blossoms
• Add height or width to the design

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Form Flowers

• Distinct shapes
• Accent flowers to create a focal point
• Never mass these flowers together

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Mass Flowers and Foliage

• Single stem
• One solid, rounded head at the top
• Add mass to the arrangement

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Filler Flowers and Foliage

• Add the finishing touches to an arrangement
• Small, delicate flowers
• Use as background to highlight the pattern of the
  larger flowers

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Gerbera Daisy
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Spider Chrysanthemum

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Button (Pompom) Chrysanthemum
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Standard Carnation

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Pixie Carnation

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Liatris
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Standard Roses
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Sweetheart Roses
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Yarrow
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Iris
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Gladiolus
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Statice
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Anthurium
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Bird of Paradise
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Larkspur
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Waxflower
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Alstromeria
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Snapdragon
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Lily
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Leather Leaf

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Babys Breath

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Eucalyptus

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Bear Grass

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Ti Leaves

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English Ivy