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Intro to Floral Vocab
Parts of a Flower Diagram
Floral Safety
Floral Design Tool Vocab
Wiring Techniques
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what are silk flowers?

Flowers made from fabric.

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What is a petal?

Modified leaves on a flower.
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What is safety?

Condition of being protected from

  • HURT

  • INJURY

  • LOSS

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What is a glue gun?

Heated sticks, used to adhere materials to arrangements.
100

What is the hook method?

Wires inserted through the flower and a small hook is formed in the wire through the flower.
200

What is a flower?

Reproductive part of a plant.

200
What is anther?
It contains pollen.
200

What does caution mean?

Care taken to avoid danger.

200

What are floral scissors used for?

Long slender bladed scissors used to cut ribbon, wire, fabric, and fine netting.
200

What is the hairpin method?

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

300

How do colors affect a customers choice?

They appeal a customers eye to decide what they should buy

300

What is the pistil?

The female parts of the flower.
300
What is the floral design word for toxic?

Poisonous. 

300

What is floral foam used for?

Used as a stem support device.

300

What is the piercing method?

A technique in which the wire is inserted though the calyx and bent downward along the stem.
400
What is a bouquet?

Flower arrangement that is meant to be carried, usually used for weddings.

400

What is the ovary?

It contains ovules.
400
What is bleach used for?

Used to prevent a disease.

400
What is floral wire?

Thin green wire used to strengthen and lengthen stems.

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What is the cross piercing method?

Technique in which 1st wire is inserted through the calyx and the 2nd wire is inserted perpendicular through the calyx, then once done both are bent downward along the stem.

500
What is processing?

Steps taken to preserve the quality and freshness of cut flowers.

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What is the stamen?

The male parts of the flower.

500

What does defective mean in floral design terms?

Faulty.
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What is an anchor pin?

Secures floral foam firmly to the bottom of a base (floral prongs).

500
What is the stitch method?

Foliage wiring technique made by stitching the wire across the leafs main vein.