Floral Design History

By Mylon W.
  • Period: 2800 BCE to 24 BCE

    Egyptians

    Used flowers to make wreaths, decorations, garlands, etc
  • Period: 207 BCE to 220 BCE

    Chinese Influence

    The Chinese were the first to create floral arrangements using water and containers.
  • Period: 28 BCE to 325

    Romans

    Used flowers the same way as the greeks. Began using flowers for fragrant purposes
  • Period: 320 to 600

    Byzantines

    Brought together Roman and Greek influences. Started using fruits in their designs
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    Ikebana Introduced to the japanese

    Ikebana introduced to Japan by CHines Buddhist Missionaries in the 6th century
  • Period: 600 to 150 BCE

    Greeks

    Used Flowers for adornment. Made wreaths and garlands. Created the Horn of plenty (cornucopia)
  • Period: 1400 to

    Renaissance

    Used large symmetrical arrangements and used flowers for things other than religion.
  • Period: 1400 to

    Flemish

    Created an oval shape with mismatched flowers
    Using lavish designs with different shapes, textures, and colors
  • Period: to

    Baroque

    Created symmetrical designs, then shifted to asymmetrical designs.beginning of the Hogarth curve, or S-curve.
  • Period: to

    Early American

    Created arrangements for personal adornment and decorations around the home.
    Used any flower available and placed all arrangements into household containers.
  • Period: to

    Colonial Williamsburg

    From 1740 to 1780
    Placed grasses, flowers and foliage into fan-shaped arrangements. Began to mix different floral bouquets together.
  • Period: to

    American Federal

    Began to focus on the charm of an individual flower. Strayed away from large amounts of mixed floral bouquets
  • Period: to

    Victorian

    Used foliage and grasses to contrast textures.
    Placed flowers in very low containers.
    Upper-class show of wealth.