Floriculture FFA CDE ~The Who ~The What ~The Where ~The Why

Floriculture The Who  3-4 Team Members  One team per chapter  The first place winner at the State FFA Floriculture CDE contest represents Texas at Nationals

Floriculture The What Three Part Contest = 900 pts Part 1 ~ Identification of plant materials  500 pts  50 specimens  10 pts each  50 minutes (60 sec/station)

Floriculture The What  Part 2 ~ Six Placing Classes 300 pts  Line flowers  Mass flowers  Blooming container plants  Form flowers  Foliage container plants  Floral design

Floriculture The What Line Flower

Floriculture The What Mass Flower

Floriculture The What Form Flower

Floriculture The What Blooming Container Plants

Floriculture The What Foliage Container Plants

Floriculture The What Floral Design  Round  Crescent  Asymmetrical Triangle  Symmetrical Triangle

Floriculture The What PPPPart 3 ~ General Knowledge Exam 100pts 55550 questions 33330 min. 2222 pts per question

Judging Materials Clipboard Clipboard “Horticulture” Scantron “Horticulture” Scantron Own pencils Own pencils Battery operated calculator Battery operated calculator

Floriculture The Where Practice Contests watch for info *No qualifying contests* State Contest MMMMay 1st Texas A&M

Floriculture The Why  Go to Nationals  Scholarships  Award money  Career opportunities  Furthering education  SAE opportunities

Floriculture State Winners  Floriculture Powerhouses  Cleburne FFA (2004)  Iowa Park FFA (2003)  Katy FFA (2002)

Floriculture Contacts  Garland FFA (Naaman Forest HS)  Tamra Sealy ~  Joshua FFA  Amy Gensin ~  Iowa Park FFA  Wendy ~

Floriculture Pi Alpha Xi  Terry Ferriss University of Wisconsin - River Falls Dept. of Plant and Earth Sciences 410 S. 3rd Street River Falls, WI Terry Ferriss Terry Ferriss  Phone: FAX:  Cost is $7 per copy.

Floriculture Websites  Oklahoma State (plant pictures)   A&M University aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/herbaceous/intex.html  Design Principles  Floralartmall.com Floralartmall.com  Floriculture contest  Video Video

Floriculture Practice

Alstroemeria Alstroemeria aurantiaca

Salal Gaultheria shallon

Leather Leaf Fern Rumohra adiantiformis

Gladiolus Gladiolus x hortulanus cv.

Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica