Brocade

Common term that describes an effect of woven gold clusters usually bound together within a star burst.

Chrysanthemum

A perfectly spherical burst of tailed stars, very much like the flower it represents.

Comet

A star or other projectile which leaves a glittering, persistent trail behind it.

Crossette

A set of stars that each split into four or five stars and leave a trail as they map the skies.

Green Bees

A swarm or cluster of points of light that move and dissipate under their own power. Similar to Fish but less vigorous and generally less persistent.

Glitter

A constant spray of strobing glitter effect usually referring to cones and fountains

Palm

Bright arms of cascading, long lasting starts, shaped to permeate outward like the branches of a palm tree, usually made up of gold or silver stars.

Pearls

A set of bright glowing stars that do not leave a trail but silently rise and dissolve into the heavens.

Peony

Well used term to describe a perfect expanding sphere to stars that usually change colour as they burst outwards.

Pistil

A central effect sometimes palm like that can be added to a Peony or Chrysanthemum for bigger impact.

Silver Fish

Invariably silver and preceded by a beautiful blue tracer star, they wriggle and swim away from the centre in a silently mesmeric dance.

Spinner

An aerial effect that is usually accompanied by a whirling sound as the stars spin and whirl individually and synchronised to others.

Stars

A glowing, flaming ball of coloured light or colourless crackle that can rise on their own or burst into variegated mini star-shells.

Strobe

An effect that flickers and flashes in the sky like a gallery of flash bulbs.

Tail

The comet like trail that is left behind the star.

Willow or Falling Leaves

A star burst where all the stars "fall" out of the rocket or star-shell and gently drift down to earth to give a delightful effect, best in gold.

Bangs and Report

The bang is the most common effect in fireworks and is a thunder clap or technically a report.

Crackle

The sound of angry rice crispies with lots of snap, crackle and pop.

Hummers

Tiny tube fireworks that are ejected into the air spinning with such force that they shred their outer coating, in doing so they whizz and hum.

Whistle

High pitched often very loud screaming and screeching created by the powder burning down a long tube, very much like a tin whistle, but louder.