Anyone up for a small inservice on correct way to measure plants and measure blooms and the correct terminology(or abbreviations) to use? Thank you very much for your time!!
for flowers:
Horizontal natural spread (HNS) = the greatest horizontal measurement obtained with the flower in its natural position without flattening, usually from petal tip to petal tip.
Vertical natural spread (VNS) = same as above but vertical
For awards, the individual segment measurements (petals, sepals, lip, etc length and width) are obtained by flattening the segment without damaging it, so curly petals can be unfurled etc.