Floral DesignChain of Distribution

Flower: Snapdragon

Term: Floriculture

SnapdragonAntirrhinum

• Availability: year-round• Color: pink, white, yellow, purple, and orange• Flower stem is geotropic in that stems bend

away from gravity. Store in vertical position to avoid curvature.

• Individual florets “snap” when gently squeezed. Most varieties have sweet fragrance.

• Medium line flower: Serves as an excellent choice for any style of design.

• Longevity: days 10-14• Sold by Bunch 10, $10 - $12

Floriculture

• Growing flowers – especially for commercial sale

Commercial Growers

• http://www.fsq.nl/fsq/UK-rondleiding.html

Growing cut flowers

• Cut flowers are grown and shipped around the world

• 40 billion dollar per year industry• 78% of the flowers sold in the US are imported• Most bulb flowers come from The Netherlands• Most Roses come from Ecuador & Columbia• California, Florida, Colorado, & Hawaii are the

US largest growers.• Local growers: Wollum Gardens.

Greenhouse

• Flowers cut on Monday Morning

• Within 1 hour they are in a cold processing warehouse

• Trimmed of leaves

• Graded by length

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