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Introduction. What must a floral designer know in order to create an effective design? Types of flowers to use in designs Seasonality and availability of flowers The effectiveness of the plant materials in the overall composition of the design. Cut Flowers and Foliage Used in Floral Designs.

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  1. Introduction • What must a floral designer know in order to create an effective design? • Types of flowers to use in designs • Seasonality and availability of flowers • The effectiveness of the plant materials in the overall composition of the design

  2. Cut Flowers and Foliage Used in Floral Designs AGSC 363 Mr. Tracey Cortez Lanier High School

  3. Objectives • Identify several examples of cut flowers used in floral designs • Recognize the seasonality of cut flowers used in floral designs

  4. Flower and Foliage Classifications • Flowers and foliage can be classified according to their shapes and forms • Each shape serves a specific purpose • Designers must be able to recognize the plant shapes and forms to solve many design problems • Four Classifications • Line, form, mass and filler

  5. Line Flowers and Foliage • Line flowers: • Used to create an outline of a design • Almost serve as a skeleton • Include tall, erect spikes of blossoms with florets blooming along the stem • Add height and width to an arrangement

  6. Cattail • Brown heads • Available year-round

  7. Delphinium • Shades of blue, purple and white • Available in the spring

  8. Gladiolus • Variety of colors • Available year-round

  9. Larkspur • Shades of blue and pink • Available in the spring

  10. Snapdragon • All colors except blue • Available in the spring and summer

  11. Stock • Many Pastel Colors • Available in the summer and autumn

  12. Flat Fern • Available year-round

  13. Scotch Broom • Available in the winter and the spring

  14. Spiral Eucalyptus • Available in the autumn and winter

  15. Ti Leaves • Available year-round

  16. Form Flowers and Foliage • Form Flowers: • A type of flower having a distinctive shape (often used in the focal area of a design) • Have distinctive shapes and exceptional beauty • Should be used sparingly • Very expensive

  17. Anthurium • Red, orange, pink and white • Available year-round

  18. Bird-of-Paradise • Blue and orange • Available year-round

  19. Calla Lily • White • Available in the fall, winter and spring

  20. Iris • Yellow, blue and white • Available in the winter and spring

  21. Lily • All colors • Available year-round

  22. Cattleya Orchid • White and yellow • Available year-round

  23. Mass Flowers and Foliage • Mass Flowers: • A type of flower consisting of large petals or closely packed florets (used to add mass to a design) • Composed of a single stem having one solid, rounded head at the top • Used to draw the eye into the focal point • Must be used at various heights

  24. Aster • Purple, lavender and pink • Available summer and autumn

  25. Carnation • All colors • Available year-round

  26. Chrysanthemum • All colors • Available year-round

  27. Daisy • Yellow and white • Available year-round

  28. Rose • All colors • Available year-round

  29. Bulb Flowers • Daffodil & Tulip • Yellow and red • Available year-round

  30. Leatherleaf Fern • Available year-round

  31. Lemon Leaf (Sala) • Available year-round

  32. Palm • Available year-round

  33. Filler Flowers and Foliage • Filler Flowers: • Type of flower used to fill open spaces in the completion of a design • Add finishing touches to an arrangement • Small delicate flowers • Add a sense of gentleness and fullness

  34. Baby’s Breath • White • Available year-round

  35. Heather • Pink, orchid and gray • Available in the winter and the spring

  36. Statice • Yellow, pink and white • Available year-round

  37. Plumosa • Available year-round

  38. Bear Grass • Available year-round

  39. Huckleberry • Available year-round

  40. Conclusion • All flower have purpose within the design • Line flower are used “out” establishing a skeleton • Form flowers are used “at” the center or focal point • Mass flower draw attention “toward” the focal point • Filler flowers are used “behind” the main flowers as a background and emphasis

  41. Review • What is the purpose of a line flower? • Give and example of a mass flower? • What are filler flowers used for?

  42. Line, Form, Mass or Filler?

  43. Line, Form, Mass or Filler?

  44. Line, Form, Mass or Filler?

  45. Line, Form, Mass or Filler?

  46. Line, Mass or Filler?

  47. Line, Mass or Filler?

  48. Line, Mass or Filler?

  49. Line, Mass or Filler?

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