Studies Regarding the Possibilities of Using Gladiolus Hybridus Cultivars in Floral Art

  • Denisa Andreea HORT
  • Maria CANTOR Faculty of Horticulture, UASVM Cluj-Napoca
  • Erzsebet BUTA Faculty of Horticulture, UASVM Cluj-Napoca
  • Adrian ZAHARIA Faculty of Horticulture, UASVM Cluj-Napoca
  • Paunita POP Faculty of Horticulture, UASVM Cluj-Napoca
  • Florina BRICIU Creation Department of “House With Flowers” Flowershop, Cluj-Napoca
Keywords: arrangement, floral stem, color, style

Abstract

Floral art has an increasingly important role in our life, specialy in the last 20-30 years. Each year, exhibitions  and contests are organized in larger towns and the nicest, the most artistic arrangements are reworded.  For the realization of the arrangements, were used some materials like: plastic recipients, vases, baskets, Oasis sponge, scissors, ribbon, thin wire etc. As for the plant material, were used Gladiolus hybridus cultivars like:  “Pink lady”, “Black Jack”, “Nova Lux”, “Peter Pears”, “Red zone”, “Cipriana”, “Apus de soare”, “Lemonade” etc. and other ornamental species like: dried leaves, Monstera leaves, branches of Salix, Gladiolus leaves, rush leaves, eucaliyptus, fern leaves etc.

Author Biography

Maria CANTOR, Faculty of Horticulture, UASVM Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Published
2013-11-21