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Floral Design
Flower: Queen Anne’s Lace
Term: Floriculture
Queen Anne’s Lace
• Genus: Ammi• Available: Year round• Color: white• Form is similar to dill and to wild carrot• Large filler flower. Airy flower heads work
well in mass arrangements• Longevity: days 3-5• Sold by bunch, $7
Floriculture
• Literally: The growing of flowers.
• International multibillion dollar industry based on flowering plants and foliages– Cut flowers - Indoor plants– Bedding Flowers - Foliages
• Different from the nursery industry– supports landscape plants
Cut Flowers
• Flowers that are grown specifically for the floral design industry
• Must have the following characteristics:– Long vase life 3 or more days
• – Not – Iris or Daylily
– Long stems – support them selves in a vase or foam
• – Not – Petunia or impatiens
Cut flowers you can grow
From Seed• Zinnia• Sunflowers• Coneflowers• Dahlias• Cosmos• Sweet Peas
From Bulb• Tulips• Hyacinths• Daffodils• Anemone• Gladiolus
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