Floral ID - Week 2 Form Flowers Created by Lorie Kempen East Central ISD San Antonio, Texas
Form Flowers Have a distinctive shape and exceptional beauty. These flowers are effective accent flowers in creating the focal point or center of interest in a design. Use sparingly. Never mass form flowers together without some design.
Bird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae Form September thru May Deep Orange with blue inner petals enclosed with a green sheath 7 to 10 days
Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica Form All year White, pink or yellow 3 to 5 days
Anthurium Anthurium andreanum Form All year Red, Orange, Pink or White 10 days
Iris Irs Hybrids Form All year Blue, violet, yellow and white 3 to 7 days
Butterfly Orchid Paphiopedilum species Form All Year White with accent colors In corsage 4 to 5 days, Cut up to 21 days
Quote/Fact of the Week Did you know that lifejackets used to be filled What grows in the garden, so lovely and rare? Roses and Dahlias and people grow there. - From the TV show A Gardener's Diary Did you know that lifejackets used to be filled with sunflower stems?
Quiz Friday! Know your slides and be able to ID the flowers Know the vase life and season only for this week! Know your fact and quote for the week