1. Floral ID - Week 5 Filler Foliage
Created by Lorie Kempen
East Central ISD
San Antonio, Texas

2. Filler Foliage
To add a finishing touch to an arrangement. Small, feathery and light appearing of foliage. Used to fill open spaces in an arrangement and add a sense of fullness and gentleness to an arrangement.
Foliage: green leaves in the arrangement.

3. Sprengeri Fern Liliaceae A. densiflorus Filler Spring thru fall
Dark Green to light green – small berries and sometimes flowers can be found
3 to 14 days. Premature drying causes shattering

4. Plumosa Fern Asparagus setaceus Filler All year Dark Green
4 to 7 days fresh

5. Bear Grass
Xerophyllum
Filler
All Year
Green
1 to 3 weeks

6. Huckleberry Vaccinium vatum Filler All Year Shiny Medium Green
Up to 3 weeks

7. Ming Fern Asparagus retrofractus Filler All Year
Dark emerald green foliage
Up to 2 weeks

8. Quote/Fact of the Week
Quote: Flowers are without hope.  Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow.  ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin.
Fact: Folklore: Used on mothering Sunday. In Canada you wear a red flower if your mother is alive or a white flower if your mother has died.

9. Quiz Friday! Know your slides and be able to ID the flowers
Know all your information
Know your fact and quote for the week