Genus Species
Ficus Benjamina
Weeping fig
Floral material that has an "airy" look to create the finishing touch
Filler
a plant with feathery, lacy foliage that adds a delicate, textured touch to floral arrangements and home decor.
Plumosa
small and round and range in color from red to blue and even black.
Huckleberry
The design consists of several layers of materials, varying in size and texture to create a flowering effect.
Cascade Design
Aglaonema
Chinese evergreen
The tight positioning of flower clusters at the base of an arrangement forming rounded hills.
Pillowing
a flowering plant characterized by its delicate, tiny, white or pink flowers that are often used as a decorative filler in floral arrangements.
Baby’s Breath
sword-shaped leaves and showy, funnel-shaped flowers in a wide array of colors, often with ruffled or frilled petals.
Gladiolus
Usually a single stem with large rounded heads used inside or along side the arrangement to fill in.
Mass flowers
Spathiphyllum
Peace lily
Supplies, methods and materials that designers use to place and hold flowers and foliage in an arrangement.
Mechanics
often have prickles or thorns on their stems, and their leaves are usually pinnately compound with oval leaflets.
Rose
Pairs of spear-shaped leaves run along a sturdy, but flexible, stem, and gradually narrow a pointed tip.
Flat fern
The impression of the design being stable and self-supported
Balance
Aspidistra Elatior
Cast iron plant
Shorter stems of mass flowers provide a color and focal point near the containers rim.
Waterfall Design
ruffled, layered petals that can be single or double-flowered. They come in various colors, including pink, red, white, yellow, and more.
Carnation
Tufted, pinnate fronds are shiny and dark green. Stem is strong and flexible; brown at the base. Leaves are leathery and display distinct veins.
Leatherleaf fern
A triangular pattern with a strong L-line
Asymmetrical design
Dracaena Fragans
Corn plant
Contains fore than one single focal point.
Abstract Design
large, often fragrant flowers, which can be several inches across. They typically have ruffled edges and a distinctive lip or labellum that is often a different color and shape than the other petals
Cattleya orchid
Ficus Elastica
Rubber plant
The process in which cut flowers and foliages have been tested to extend their freshness.
Conditioning