Definitions
Cell process in which stored food reserves are converted into useful energy for the plant.
Foliages.
A purpose of foliage is to hide the mechanics in a flower arrangement.
Processing Flowers
Growers, Wholesalers and retail florists must process their flowers.
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Primary Colors
Red, yellow, and blue.
Transpiration definition.
The process of plants losing water through stomata in their leaves.
Bent neck in flowers
Is due to the inability of water to enter the stem.
Bacterial Growth
Removing all foliage from the stem that is below the water level in an arrangement helps prevent bacterial growth.
Vegetative design
A feature of this style of design is the seasonal compatibility of the plant materials in the design.
Tone
The measure of color intensity when gray is added to a hue.
Form definition
Form is the geometric shape or line design that forms the outline of the flower arrangement.
Mass Flowers
Are usually single stem with large rounded heads used inside or along the arrangement to fill in.
Re-cutting stems
re-cutting stems of fresh product helps prevent stem blockage, increase water uptake, maximize the freshness of the product and keeps the stem from sealing to the bottom of the container, if the cut is slanted.
Waterfall design
Shorter stems of mass flowers provide a color and focal point near the rim of the container.
Shade
A hue darkened by the addition of black forms a shade of the hue.
Intensity definition.
The brightness or darkness of a hue.
Form flowers
Refrigeration of fresh product.
Refrigeration of fresh product with a combination of low temperature and high humidity helps slow down respiration, reduce water lost by transpiration, slows down maturity and reduces microbial growth and development. An ideal temperature range to keep your refrigerator is at 38-40 degrees.
Interpretive design
A combination of both natural and man-made materials in an unnatural manner to create new images.
Value
Describes the lightness or darkness of a hue.
Line element definition.
The element of the line in a floral arrangement is the visual path the eye follows as it proceeds through the arrangement.
Line Flowers
Used as primary flowers to establish the skeleton outline height or width of an arrangement.
Hydrating solution
A citric acid solution that causes flowers to take up water rapidly to prevent dehydration after flowers being dry packed.
Parallel design
Tint
Adding white to a color lightens its tint.