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/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.