History in Floral Design Vocabulary

defined by flowers placed in spouted vases and flowers used to create garlands, wreaths, flower collars, and chaplets.

• Victorian Era

• Colonial Design

• French Rococo

• Egyptian

defined by mass arrangements of bilateral symmetry with no apparent color scheme.

• Abstract Design Period

• Italian Renaissance

• Japanese Influence

• Victorian Era

ushered in increasing appreciation for floral design, with the formation of flower shows and garden clubs.

• Japanese Influence

• Early English Tradition

• Modern Floral Era

• Baroque and Flemish Style

These styles are massive. Lush designs with an emphasis on medium to dark value with light highlights.

• Greco-Roman Era

• Japanese Influence

• Victorian Era

• Baroque and Flemish Styles

Featured symmetrical arrangements with monochromatic color schemes.

• Colonial Design

• French Rococo

• Modern Floral Era

• Italian Renaissance

Ikebana has 4 main design styles inherent within it: rikka, shoka, nageire, and moribana. Rikka and shoka (seika) are more formal while nageire and moribana are more informal.

• Early English Tradition

• Egyptian Era

• Japanese Influence

• Greco-Roman Era

Glass containers were favored for the two-tiered arrangements made with a mix of contrasting and complimentary colors.

• Modern Floral Era

• Victorian Era

• Colonial Era

• Abstract Design Period

Divided into two categories: Objective and Non-objective

• Abstract Design Period

• Colonial Era

• Greco-Roman Era

• Baroque and Flemish Styles

The __________created everlasting bouquets where texture is important.

• Italian Renaissance

• French Rococo

• Early English Tradition

• Modern

During this era, flowers were strewn for special occasions and color was seen as secondary to fragrance and symbolism.

• Greco-Roman Era

• Colonial Design

• Victorian Era

• Egyptian Era