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Do you know “Direct Shippers” of flowers?  ProFlowers.com is the best-known example (1-800-flowers and FTD do Direct Shipping, too).  They send the flowers via common courier (such as Fedex).  The flowers will come in a cardboard box, unarranged.  We also offer a similar service called “DIY” (Do-It-Yourself; see below).
Their flowers are advertised as “Direct from Field”, […]

Due to the fire in Southern California, we are experiencing the shortage and high prices of certain California flowers and foliage.  There has been, however, no report of any flower farms destroyed.  The shortage is probably due to the mandatory evacuation of farm employees and road closures.  We will keep you updated.

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Approximately half of all the flowers consumed in the US comes from Colombia, including almost 80% of roses.
Like most of South American exporters, Colombian flower growers are paid by dollars. The US dollar, however, in the last four years has depreciated by as much as 30% against Colombian Peso. In other words, the […]

Tulips: The tulip season is finished.  Tulips from domestic growers (Washington, New jersey, New York) and those from Holland are done.  We still have a limited availability from Canada, which will end in June.  No French Tulips will be available until late July.
Peonies: Peony production is increasing.  We expect there will be a reduction in […]

A discussion is going on in our forum about “Certified Organic” flowers.
Here’s the bottom line.
There are some Certified Organic flowers, such as tulips produced by a certain domestic grower. But Certified Organic flowers are still rare. Very rare.
The flowers sold by a certain “organic”-sounding floral company are mostly not Certified Organic. They are Veriflora-certified, a […]

At Flowers insolita, we are absolutely committed to protect the environment and the safety of floriculture workers.  Working together with progressive wholesalers and traders, we preferentially purchase flowers from certified growers, whenever the choice is avaiable to us.
There are many certification programs in the global horticulture trade.  The programs ”certify” the growers who meet certain strict […]

As you know, we have been working on developing a new product line called “Emotion Series” of bouquets, based on the meaning of each flower. In the process of investigating the meanings of flowers and their mythologies, I have encountered so far three instances of rather graphic stories, involving things like murder, jealous rage, adultery, […]

The largest known flower on the earth is called Rafflesia arnoldii; its blossom has a diameter of three feet (!!) and weighes up to 30 pounds (!!!). Smelling like rotting flesh, Rafflesia arnoldii has no leaves, stems or roots.  The Rafflesia bloom is rare and hard to see; the buds take many months to develop and […]

The Rose market has tightened up. The availability is slim and the price has gone way up in the market. The main reason for this is the Feburary cold-snap in Bogota, Columbia, the biggest exporter of roses to the US market. Also, the rose farms are already pinching for Mother’s Day.
In the […]