Floral design review

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________ consists of clusters or groups of flowers and foliage that strengthens the elements of line and moves the eye throughout the arrangement.

parallel design

A basic design technique creating a uniform area with little or no variation in depth is ________.

pave

Layering and _______ are similar design technologies that place similar materials horizontally on top of each other.

terracing

The relationship between the completed arrangement and its location.

scale

__________ is the relationship between the completed arrangement and its location.

scale

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina

A chemical preparation used to make cut flowers last longer.

Floral preservative

A chemical consisting of a mixture of ingredients that when added to water extends to the base life of cut flowers.

Floral preservatives

The local within a design that attracts the most attention, center of interest.

Focal point

Used to create focal point with unusual and distinctive shapes.

Form flowers

An asymmetrically balanced design of few materials, usually places in groups that emphasize forms and lines.

Formal linear design

Wiring technique in which the wire is inserted through the flower and a small hook is formed in the wire before it is pulled back through the flower.

Hook Method-N

A citric acid solution that causes flowers to take up water rapidly to prevent dehydration after flowers being dry packed.

Hydrating solution

The Japanese style of floral arrangement is known as __________, which is characterized by their linear forms.

Ikebana

The brightness or darkness of a hue describes its _______.

Intensity

Combination of both natural and manmade materials in an unnatural manner to create new things.

Interpretive design

Two primary colors combined in equal amounts.

Secondary colors

A hue darkened by the addition of black forms a ________ of the hue

Shade

Cell process in which stores food reserves are converted to useful energy for the plant.

Respiration

______ is a breaking down plant process in which stores food reserves in the plant are converted into energy.

Respiration

A _____ is the easiest design for a beginner because it does not require the establishment of a focal point.

Round

The most common used wire gauges for a corsage design are #______, #_______, and #_______.

24. 26, 28

An ideal temperature range to keep your refrigerator at is....

38-40 degrees F

Chinese evergreen

Aglaonema

In refrigerating fresh product, a combination of low temperature and high humidity helps to....

All of the above

Re-cutting stems of fresh product helps....

All of the above

Cast iron plant

Aspidistra elatior

A triangular pattern with a strong "L-line."

Asymmetrical design

The impression of being stable and self supported.

Balance

The design consists of several layers of materials varying in size and texture to create a flowering effect.

Cascade design

The process in which cut flowers and foliage have been tested to extend their freshness.

Conditioning

Corn plant

Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana'

__________ is the storage or shipment of flowers out of water.

Dry pack

Construct a corsage so that it is as ______ as possible.

Light weight

Flowers that function to create the linear outline of a design.

Line flowers

Used as primary flowers to establish the skeleton outline height or width of an arrangement.

Line flowers

Flowers used to fill in a design.

Mass flowers

Usually single stem with large rounded heads used inside or along the arrangement outline.

Mass flowers

Design that consists of clusters or groups of flowers and foliage that strengthens the element of line which moves the eye through the arrangement.

Parallel design

A design technique characterized by parallel or surface contoured insertions that create a uniform area with little or no variation of depth.

Pave design

Corsage airing technique in which a wire is inserted through the calyx and bent downward along the stem.

Piercing method

Adding a floral ______ to the water is very effective in extending the life of fresh flowers.

Preservative

Red, yellow, blue

Primary colors

_____ gauge wire is heavier than a #28 gauge wire.

Sixteen

Primary or line flowers uses in a design to establish the outline of the arrangement.

Skeleton flowers

Peace lily

Spathiphyllum

A ______ arrangement is a formal, equilateral, triangle design.

Symmetrical

_______ is the measure of color intensity when gray is added to a hue.

Tone

The process of plants loosing water through stomata in their leaves.

Transpiration

______ is the loss of water vapor from a plant.

Transpiration

The color spectrum is made up of _____ major colors.

Twelve

Naturalistic design style in which flowers and plant material are placed as they grow in nature.

Vegetative design

The element of a line in a floral arrangement is the ________ path the eye follows as it proceeds through the arrangement.

Visual

________ designs must contain a single focal point.

abstract

The impression of the design being stable and self-supported is _______.

balance

_________ involves firmly wrapping or tying similar material together to form a larger individual unit.

bundling

A retail florist sells floral goods and services to the final ___________.

consumer

Number 3 ribbon should be appropriate for a _________ bow.

corsage

The placement of cut material in a parallel design in each group existing in a "star-stepped manner" in order to ___________.

create depth

_________ is also known as dumb cane.

dieffenbachia

Florist need to _______ their customers in order to help them enjoy their flowers to the fullest extent.

educate

Intermediate colors is the combination of ________ amounts of primary color and adjacent secondary color.

equal

_________ is also known as a rubber plant.

ficus elastica

Floral Material that has an "airy" look to create the finishing touch.

filler

_________ flowers are types of flowers used to complete a design.

filler

The ___________ in a corsage is where a grouping of flowers or a single larger flower is placed.

focal point

The design technique in which branches of flowers are used around the perimeter of a floral arrangement to direct attention to the materials in the center is called...

framing

Corsage wiring technique in which the wire is shaped into a hairpin.

hairpin method

The level of light received on a plant surface is called...

light intensity

Cut floral materials benefit from floral preservatives that ________ the water PH.

lower

One purpose of foliage is to hide the ________ in flower arrangement.

mechanics

The supplies, materials, and methods that designers use to place and hold flowers and foliage in an arrangement are called _________.

mechanics

________ is the process of converting nutrients, water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into food for plants.

photosynthesis

The tight positioning of flower clusters at the base of the arrangement to form rounded hills is called...

pillowing

It is necessary for the retail florist to ______ their flowers.

process

__________ is the act of cutting flower stems properly and providing them proper treatments are any stage in the distribution process?.

processing

The relationship between the flowers, foliage, and container.

proportion

Adding white to a color makes a ____________.

tint

The __________ is the length of useful life or cut floral materials after being received by a customer.

vase life

An important feature of a ________ design is the seasonal compatibility of the plant materials in the design.

vegetative

A cause of bent neck in flowers is due to the inability of _______ to enter the stem.

water

Varying height of flowers should be used in a _______ arrangement.

waterfall

The appropriate gauge of _______ for corsages is 28.

wire


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