Texas Floriculture CDE Bank
Vase life - ANS The length of time cut flowers usually remain acceptable.
Professional floral designers - ANS The first major civilization to have them was the Greeks.
Photoperiod - ANS Has to do with the duration of light.
Fertilization in a flower - ANS Takes place when a sperm and egg unite.
Cornucopia - ANS A container often used at Thanksgiving for floral arrangements symbolizing
a plentiful harvest.
Palmately compound leaf - ANS Has leaflets.
Dieffenbachia - ANS Weak and spindly new growth indicates lack of light.
Pierce wiring technique - ANS Works best on flowers that have a thick calyx.
Insect - ANS Does not have a three-segmented body.
Growing medium - ANS Kept too wet will deprive plants of oxygen.
Pre-formed pot covers - ANS Used on potted plants are called speed covers.
Poinsettia - ANS A crop that is four weeks late in flowering for Christmas was very likely
exposed to lighting at night.
Bracts - ANS The showy red, pink or white portions of the poinsettia.
Visual balance - ANS Is achieved by the proper placement of plant materials according to color
and size.
Misting stems with cold water - ANS Will help speed the opening of buds.
Grid made of plastic or anchor tape - ANS Is used with a glass vase to stabilize flowers.
IPM - ANS Stands for Integrated Pest Management.
Consumer tracking study - ANS Showed that on average 50% of floral sales, excluding holiday
sales, were not for any special occasion.
, Easter lily crop - ANS The timing is complicated because the earlier the date of Easter, the
longer it takes to force them.
Stomata of a plant leaf - ANS Regulate water vapor loss from the plant.
Ribbon - ANS A roll of ribbon is known as a bolt.
Floral preservatives - ANS Do not contain a caking agent.
Cut carnations - ANS Are classified into two groups: standards and miniatures.
Deluxe floral foam - ANS Is used to hold heavy stemmed flowers.
Color - ANS Can be used in a design to achieve emphasis or focal point, harmony and unity,
and depth and rhythm.
Leafhoppers - ANS Affect many cut flower crops such as statice and asters.
Terrarium - ANS A container, usually made of glass, that houses one or more live plants.
Mealybugs - ANS Can be removed from plants by dabbing each bug with a cotton swab dipping
in rubbing alcohol.
Formal arrangement - ANS Does not normally associate with the characteristic of depth.
Alstroemeria - ANS Most closely related to Easter lily
Air layered plant - ANS Removed when the roots are visible
Blending of all components - ANS Known as harmony
Wire and ribbon - ANS Thinner wire, wider ribbon with lower number
Terrarium suitable plants - ANS Include creeping fig and needlepoint ivy
Florist's chrysanthemum - ANS A complex hybrid
Mass flower - ANS An example is rose
Naturalistic design - ANS Flowers and plant material placed as they would grow in nature
Gauge of wire - ANS 36 has the thinnest diameter
Specialty cut flowers - ANS Excludes roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums
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