Flower patch, also called flower spring or absorbent sponge, is a kind of flower arrangement product made of phenolic plastic foam. Like flower arrangement, it is a special appliance for fixing and supporting flower materials. Shaped like a rectangular brick, it is as light as foam, mostly dark green in color, and as heavy as lead after absorbing water. It is essential to insert a flower basket and use a wide-mouthed shallow flower device.
Before use, it should be cut into pieces of moderate size. Then, soak in water, and take it out after fully absorbing water. Pay attention to real-time, otherwise it will affect the quality of flower arrangement. Filter out the excess water and you can use it. Insert the flower arrangement directly in the middle, and the depth should be half of the height.
Main classification of flower mud
One is the foam flower arrangement mud specially used for flower arrangement after absorption, which has green, pink, blue, brown and other colors, and some also contain preservatives. After the flower branches are inserted, they are not only stable, but also warm, moist and fresh. It is produced in foreign countries, Hongkong and Taiwan Province Province, and only a few manufacturers in China, such as Wuxi and Peking, produce moisturizing flower paste.
Foam flower arrangement mud used for flower preservation is a kind of open-cell foam plastic, which can absorb a lot of water in a short time. Arranging flowers on water-filled foam can not only fix flowers, but also prolong their preservation time, so flower arrangement mud is widely used for the decoration of flower baskets. In addition, the use of flower arrangement mud also facilitates the long-distance transportation of flowers.
Flowers will wither easily if they are not replenished with water and nutrients in time during transportation and preservation after being cut. Inserting them into water with preservative can prolong their life by 3-5 days, but the fluidity of water makes it difficult to keep the shape of flower arrangement and achieve perfect artistic conception.
Inserting flowers into water-filled flower arrangement mud can not only prolong the life of flowers by one week to half a month, but also fix them; Maintain the beautiful plastic arts of flower arrangement, so that the short artistic life of flowers can be continued and sublimated.
Main features: large pores, uniform bubbles, low density, tasteless, breathable, temperature-resistant, aging-resistant, water-resistant and solvent-resistant; It has great water absorption and retention capacity, and can absorb dozens of times its own mass when saturated. Flower arranging paste is very popular in the flower market and is a new product with great development value. It can effectively prolong the ornamental period of flowers, and the product is suitable for making flower arrangement mud and flower cultivation soil.
The other is a non-absorbent dried flower paste, which is specially used for inserting dried flowers and making flowers, and has been produced in China. Dried flower arrangement mud is mainly used for inserting dried flowers and hay in hotels and restaurants, and can be shaped into various shapes. Widely used in float design for various grand festivals, weddings, funerals, etc., and can be reused for many times.
It is made of polyether polyol, foam stabilizer, catalyst, foaming agent, pore-opening agent and isocyanate, especially after adding pore-opening agent and powdery filler. The elasticity of the product is obviously reduced, the strength is obviously increased, and it has the characteristics of large opening and fragile hole wall, and can be widely used for fixing and supporting flower arranging and dried flowers.