Floriculture Exam 5

A correct way to remove mealybugs from plants is:

• Rinse the leaves with milk

• Use a pesticide

• Use a fungicide

• Dab each bug with a cotton swab dipping in rubbing alcohol

What is a terrarium?

• A container, usually made of glass, that houses one or more live plants

• A small dish garden arrangement with plants and cut flowers

• None of the above

• Any potted plant in a decorative cover

This element is essential for strong stems, strong roots, and deep flower color. A deficiency in plants shows up as weak stems, and a yellowing and browning of leaves at their tips and edges

• Nitrogen

• Potassium

• Iron

• Phosphorous

When ordering flowers from a wholesale florist, one should consider the following:

• Availability

• All of these

• Keeping quality

• Price

Leafhoppers affect many cut flower crops such as

• Roses and chrysanthemums

• Baby's breath and statice

• Statice and asters

• None of these

The term "texture", as it applies to plants, includes such adjectives as:

• Fine, medium and coarse

• Corymb, umbel and panicle

• Smooth, fuzzy and spiny

• Entire, serrate, and lobed

__________ is used to secure the floral foam to the design container

• Floral tape

• Electrical tape

• Masking tape

• Anchor tape

Cool colors include color combinations like:

• Yellow, pink and red

• Black, white and green

• Red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, yellow

• Blue-green, blue, blue-violet, and violet

Color can be used in a design to achieve all of the following except

• Emphasis or focal point

• Harmony and unity

• Depth and rhythm

• Proportion

The three critical responsibilities of a manager in a flower shop include all of the following except

• Oversee the flow of money into and out of the business

• Controlling the buying, use, and sale of products

• Supervise people

• Advertising and networking the shop