Certification Review Flashcards
Tint
Adding white to a color
Value
Describes lightness or darkness of a hue
Re-cutting stems
Helps prevent stem blockage, increase water uptake, maximize the freshness and keeps stem from sealing
Refrigeration of fresh product
Helps slow respiration, reduce water lost of transpiration, slows down maturity
Shade
Hue darkened by addition of black forms a shade of hue
Skeleton flowers
Line flowers used in a design to establish outline of arrangement
Balance
Impression of design being stable and self-supported
Conditioning
Process where cut flowers used in a design to establish outline of arrangement
Piercing method
Wire inserted through calyx and bent downward along stem
Asymmetrical design
Triangular design with strong “L line”
Symmetrical design
Formal, equilateral triangular design
Round design
Do not require focal point
Hook method
Small hook is formed before inserted into flower
Hairpin method
Corsage wiring technique in which wire shaped into hairpin
Intermediate colors
Combination of primary and secondary
Filler flower
Flowers used to complete a design
Wedding flowers
Brides bouquet, bridesmaid bouquet, corsage & boutonnières, alter flowers, pew flowers,brides throw bouquet, table decorations, wedding cake
Foliage’s
Hides mechanics
Line elements
Visual path eye follows as it proceeds through arrangement
Form
Geometric shape or line design forms outline of arrangement
Color
12 major colors, color is very important
Bacterial growth
Removing foliage from stem below water level in arrangement
Wire
28 is finer than #16, #20 & #22 best suited to support roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums
Intensity
Brightness or darkness of hue
Tone
Measure of color intensity when gray is added to a hue
Proportion
Relationship between flowers, foliage, and container
Secondary colors
Primary colors equally combined
Scale
Relationship between completed arrangement and its location
Primary colors
Red, yellow, blue
Focal point
Location that attracts most attention
Cascade design
Design consists of several layers of materials, varying in size and texture
Mass flowers
Usually single stem with large rounded heads used inside or along arrangements
Form flowers
Used to create focal point with unusual and distinctive shapes
Line flowers
Establish skeletal outline height or width
Parallel design
Design that consists of groups of flowers and foliage that strengthens element of line
Formal-linear design
Asymmetrical balanced design of few materials usually placed in groups emphasizing form and line
Interpretive design
Combination of both natural and man made materials in unnatural manner to create new images
Transpiration
Process where plants lose water through stomata in leaves
Respiration
Cell process where food reserves are converted into useful energy
Hydrating solution
Citric acid solution that causes flowers to take up water rapidly
Floral preservative
Chemical added to water to extend vase life
Processing flowers
Growers, wholesalers, and retail florist must process their flowers
Customer education
Florists educate customers so they can appreciate their flowers to the fullest extent
Waterfall design
Shorter stems of mass flowers provide a color focal point near the rim of container
Design placement
Placement of cut material in a parallel design in each group in order to create depth
