Floral ID - Week 7 Line Foliage Created by Lorie Kempen East Central ISD San Antonio, Texas
Line Foliage Tall and long foliage having a linear shape: often used in conjunction with line flowers to set the framework of a design; adds height and width Foliage: green leaves in the arrangement.
Scotch Broom Cytisus Line Folaige August thru April 3 weeks Scotch Broom Cytisus Line Folaige August thru April 3 weeks Long needlelike, dark green leaves – Yellow or white flowers
Ti Leaf Cordyline Line Foliage All year Dark Green- some with red margins 1 to 2 weeks
Spiral Eucalyptus Myrtaceae Line Foliage All Year Green 1 to 4 weeks and dries very well – more than a year
Flat Fern Nephrolepis Line Foliage All Year Shiny Medium Green 2 to 5 days
Croton Codiaeum Line Foliage All Year Colorful, variegated, Bold patterns 1 week
Quote/Fact of the Week Quote: A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. H. L. Mencken (1880 — 1956) Fact: The smelliest flower Fact Amorphophallus titanum, known as the corpse flower, is the smelliest flower on Earth. When it blooms, it releases an odor similar to that of rotten flesh, which can be smelled from a distance of 800 m. (880 yd.).
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