Floriculture  
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Overview      

Classroom knowledge and skills are applied as students identify and evaluate cut flowers, house plants, flowering plants, floral designs and complete an exam that tests their knowledge of floral design, propagation as well as preparation of floral and foliage products for sale.
 
State winning team advances to national competition which is held during the National FFA Convention in late October.

Additional Supporting References:

Floral Design: A Beginner’s Guide to Floral Arrangements by Rebecca Wellner & Bo Morgan, ISBN: 9781097423958
Retail Florist Manual by Kim Colavito Markesich, ISBN: 9781588743930

Pi Alpha Xi Floral Judging Manual

Picture pages: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/databases/interiorscape/


Genuine Judging Card Scan sheet Universal C #705C-1 is required for this contest! 

HOW TO HOST A SUCCESSFUL FLORAL EVENT (video resource)

There was a typo that included Class Three Keep/Cull that was repeated as Class Four- This has been corrected and the rules have been updated to reflect this. 


2025 Practicum      
  •  Pricing and Calculating a Bill of Materials for Sympathy Flowers
  • Creating Sympathy Designs


   
 
  Corporate Sponsors
     
  Justin Boots  
   

  2025 State Event
     

Date: April 25

Location: Sam Houston State University Superintendent: Dr. Kaitlin Hopkins

kah147@shsu.edu

936-294-1272


 
   

     
     
 
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