decorative foliage

Leafy visual embellishment

Decorative foliage refers to leaves, branches, or leafy plants used for ornamental purposes rather than their flowers or fruit.

Florists add decorative foliage to arrangements for texture and fullness.

Houseplants valued for their leaves rather than blooms—ferns, philodendrons, pothos—are also called decorative foliage: The florist recommended some decorative foliage to fill out the bouquet.

Related

topiary · garland · ornamental · magnolia · mistletoe · monstera · boxwood · leaves · centerpiece · palm · ivy · houseplant · laurel wreath · olive branch · cascading · trailing vines · bouquet · palm fronds

Opposites
purpose/function

decorative foliagefood plants

Vegetation grown for eating

vegetable garden · fruit trees · cash crops · kitchen garden · orchard

visual presence

decorative foliagebarren landscape

Terrain devoid of vegetation

defoliation · bareness · empty space · cleared land · scorched earth

naturalness

decorative foliageplastic flowers

Manufactured botanical replicas

industrial materials · concrete

Family

decorate, decoration, foliage, defoliate, foliate

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G