How to make a bouquet: 2-Selecting flowers leaves

Flowers Leaves and stems Fruits and vegetables

Delphinium Cornstalks Banana

Gladiolus Gladiolus Green beans

Larkspur Grasses Green onions

Mullein Iris Okra pods

Snapdragon Pussy willow Rhubarb stalks

Sour dock Yucca

Cattails Twigs and branches

Mass or rounded shapes: These are best for line-mass or mass arrangements; as focusing shapes, they may be used to develop the focal point in line-mass arrangements; or they may make up almost all of a mass arrangement.

Flowers Leaves Fruits and vegetables

Chrysanthemum Geranium Apple

Daisy Hen and chickens Lemon

Iris Hosta (plantain lily) Onion

Marigold Magnolia Orange

Rose Salal (lemon) Tomato

Zinnia Violet Turnip

Spray or filler shapes: These are best for mass and line-mass arrangements; use them as background materials and as space fillers in mass arrangements; prune and thin them before using in line-mass arrangements.

Flowers Leaves Fruits and vegetables

Ageratum Asparagus Bunch of grapes

Baby’s breath Ferns Cluster of crab apples

Corn tassels Huckleberry Elderberry

Goldenrod Parsley

Mustard Pine

Pompon Juniper

chrysanthemum

Texture

Texture varies not only with the feel of the plant surface, but also with the arrangement of the petals or florets. Here are some examples of different textures in plant materials:

Texture Plant material

Airy Spray of baby’s breath

Dense Zinnia flower

Hairy Leaf of African violet

Prickly Seed head of sandbur or thistle

Shiny Lily petal

Velvety Rose petal