국내에서 유통되고 있는 압화용 주요 식물소재의 종류와 특성 = Kinds and Characteristics of Main Plant Materials for Press Flower Marketed in Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study was conducted to investigate into the kinds and characteristics of main plant materials for press flower which was marketed in Korea. Special shops for press flower were surveyed twice from August, 2005 to April, 2006. Plant materials for press flower were thirty seven woody materials, and one hundred and eleven herbaceous materials. The region of woody materials used were in the order of flowers (53.3%), leaves (37.8%), the others (20.0%), and stems (17.8%). And that of herbaceous materials were in the order of flowers (68.6%), stems (52.9%), leaves (33.9%), and the others (14.0%). The main standard length of plant materials were 5 to 8㎝, and those width were below 3.1㎝. Over ninety five percentage of woody and herbaceous materials were produced in Korea. Various colors were shown in the plant materials of press flower in Korea, however, white woody and green herbaceous materials were surveyed significantly in this study. Woody and herbaceous materials which were dyed were shown by 34% and 23%. Over 50% of woody and herbaceous materials were discolored and sold well.