Corsage & Boutonniere Preparation Vocab

corsage wiring technique in which a wire is inserted through the calyx and bent downward along the stem

• Wire

• Calyx

• Piercing Method

• Lapel

used to support the flowers and help with manipulation when constructing a corsage and boutonniere

• Triad

• Terminal Bud

• Wire

• Anti-Transparent

the bottom part of the flower bud or blossom, consisting of the outermost sepals; usually wider than the stem and green

• Calyx

• Spray

• Petiole

• Lateral

a small floral adornment worn by women

• On the jacket

• Boutonniere

• On the wrist

• Corsage

Where is the corsage traditionally worn?

• On the jacket

• By the boutonniere

• On the wrist

• Corsage's are not for wearing

used to hide the mechanics in a flower arrangement; commonly stems with lots of leaves and green materials; also referred to as greenery

• Spray

• Foliage

• Petiole

• Lateral

triangular shape

• Triad

• Terminal Bud

• Triangle

• Anti-Transparent

substance which is sprayed on the stems and leaves of plants to reduce the rate of water loss

• Anti-Transparent

• Spray

• Leaf Shine

• Anti-Transpirant

small undeveloped shoot, leaf or flower located at the tip of a stem

• Petiole

• Lateral

• Terminal Bud

• Spray

small branch bearing buds, flowers or berries

• Lapel

• Spray

• Calyx

• Filler