How To Use Flowers In Flower ArrangingIn flower arranging, there are 3 types of flowers to make a flower arrangement. The mass flower, filler flower and line flower. Each of them plays an important part in an arrangement. Let me make you understand more about the characteristics of each flower type. Mass FlowerMass flowers are the center of attention of a flower arrangement. They are usually a big flower on a single stem. And they are usually round in shape.They are also called 'focal' flowers because of the focus they attract to viewers. Examples of mass flowers are magnolias, roses, tulips, sunflowers, daisies and daffodils. Filler FlowerI think you might have guessed that filler flowers are used to fill up the empty spaces in an arrangement.They are usually inserted last, after the mass flower and line flowers are in place. The empty spaces created are filled using filler flowers. Filler flowers are clusters of multiples flowers in a single stem. They make your bouquet look fuller. Examples are like baby's breaths, dianthus, pompon asters, feverfews and ferns. See more examples of filler flowers here. Line FlowerLine flowers defines the shape of the arrangement. It gives the arrangement its height and width. And therefore, it is usually placed first in the flower container.Line flowers are usually tall flowers like cattails, delphiniums, snapdragons, gladiola and stock. See more examples of line flowers here.
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