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Hort-248 Terms
Glossary of Terms from "Flower Arranger's Garden" at CCC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| annual | any plant which completes its entire life cycle in one year, then dies. |
| anther | pollen bearing portion of flower, carried by filament. may be fixed or versatile. |
| biennial | any plant which completes its life cycle in two years. |
| botanical name | names which are specific to each type of plant. most often Latin, occasionally Greek. |
| bract | modified leaf beneath a flower. |
| calyx | small protective leaf or outer case around a flower. most are green or same color as stems of plant. |
| cambium | living layer of cells under bark of woody shrubs. transport nutrients and waste up and down branches and trunk of plant. |
| common name | a name given over time via popular usage; not standardized. |
| conditioning | process of preparing harvested plant material for floral design. |
| cultivar | "cultivated variety;" refers to group of cultivated plants w/i a species that are distinguishable by one or more characteristics, which are retained wht plant is propagated vegetatively, rather than by seed. |
| disbudding | removing side buds to encourage formation of large terminal flowers, or removal of terminal bud to produce more numerous side buds. |
| double flowers | flowers w/ multiple rows of petals. |
| filament | stem or stalk that carries anther. |
| floral tape | can be stretchy, sticky tape used for covering wires and constructing corsages, boutonnieres, wired bouquets; or tape used for securing floral foam or liners into contains, which has a strong water-proof adhesive and heavier cloth backing. |
| floret | small flower, usually grouped together on a stem, to form a larger flower cluster. |
| flower frogs | any of a variety of items placed in vases or other containers to hold flowers in place. |
| forcing | act of manipulating a plant to get it into bloom at a time when it would not naturally bloom. |
| frost date | approximate date of the last killing frost in spring or first killing frost in autumn. |
| average frost date in NW | first frost is October 15, last frost is April 15. |
| hand-tied bouquet | any bouquet constructed by arranging flowers and foliage in the hand. |
| herbaceous perennial | non-woody plant which grows and blooms year after year, but is dormant (non-growing) in winter. |
| holding agent | anything put in a vase or other container for the purpose of holding the flowers in place. |
| hybrid | resulting offspring of two different species of plans w/i a genus that have been bred together. |
| native | describes any plant which was growing in the Pacific NW before this area was colonized, and that is naturally occurring w/o cultivation. |
| nectary furrow | groove down the middle of a petal (or sepal), which in some flowers carry a different color from the res of the petal. |
| nosegay | fundamentally round and domed form of floral arrangement that should always include flowers which are fragrant. |
| oasis | common brand name for green spongy substance used to hold flowers in place in arrangements; floral foam. |
| ovary | part of flower where seeds form and unpollinated ovules wait for the pollen cells to move down the style so pollination can occur. |
| pedicle | stalk that connects a single flower to main stem of plant. |
| peduncle | stalk which holds a cluster of flowers to a main stem. |
| perennial | any plant which grows and blooms year after year, and is hardy to winter weather in Pacific NW. |
| petiole | stalk which holds a leaf onto the twigs or main stem of a plant. |
| pistol | combined term for part of the flower that receives pollen (stigma), which then travels down the style to the ovary. |
| pollen | normally a dusty or sticky substance on flower anthers. |
| preservative | any of several formulas for powders or liquids added to the water of flower arrangements to both help the water stay fresh and help the flowers last longer. |
| scape | leafless stem that arises from ground, usually bearing a flower or florets. |
| sepals | individual sections of a calyx. |
| single flowers | a blossom w/ a single row of petals. |
| spike | flowers grouped alongside and growing directly from stem. |
| stamen | filament and anther spoken of together. |
| stigma | forms at the tip of the style and cathces pollen. |
| style | extends from ovary, ending in the stigma. |
| transpiration | water loss by evaporation from leaves, stems, and flowers. |
| var. | stand for variant; sometimes included in a Latin plant name to indicate normal variation from recognized species type and that occurs naturally in wild populations. |
| variegated | a plant that is striped, spotted, otherwise marked with a color other than green, usually used when speaking of foliage. |
| vase life | measure of how long a cut flower will last in winter with or without preservative. |
| whorled | arrangement of leaves or flowers in circular fashion around a stem. |
| woody perennials | perennials that have hard and thickened stems or trunks which do not die back to the ground. |
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