New FloraLife® Shield Postharvest Treatment Improves
Quality and Consistency of Flowers Throughout the Supply Chain. This innovative new postharvest treatment protects flowers from the negative elements in the environment, ensuring better quality flowers reach consumers.
Category: Flower Science
Contains discussion and topics of research, biology and floriculture relating to commercial fresh cut flowers
New FloraLife® Shield Improves Flower Quality & Consistency
Posted on Categories Cut Flower Care, Flower Science, Processing FlowersLeave a commentHypericum Casts a Spell!
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Hypericum has grown in popularity as a non-traditional accent flower. In its berry form, it definitely adds a Christmas-y touch to floral arrangements during the holiday season, but is generally available (and popular!) year-round. Hypericum’s impact, however, goes beyond mere dramatic flair; for centuries it has been renowned for its healing powers in scientific AND superstitious circles. That’s the journey FloraLife and LivRio take in our latest piece, “Hypericum: The Spiritual Protector.”
Read more 〉Christmas Arrangements Care & Handling
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Whether your customer is entertaining or merely decorating the home or office, Christmas arrangements make the occasion EXTRA merry and bright. But keeping those yuletide designs looking warm and festive all holiday season long requires proper care and handling. So take a few minutes to check out Floralife’s latest in the pages of Floriology: “Christmas Care and Handling Tips!”
Read more 〉The Flower Chain: An Epic Journey to Fresh
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Flower chain, supply chain, distribution chain… whatever you call it, it’s sort of hard to believe that a perishable product can travel so long and so far, arriving at its destination in good shape and with plenty of life remaining. It’s taken many years of research and trial to hone the art of flower care and handling but it’s worth the effort to protect your flowers and optimize their performance during that epic voyage. That’s the topic of the latest Floralife® article in Florists’ Review, “A Flower’s Journey to Fresh.”
Read more 〉Finding Floral Fragrance
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It’s common knowledge in our industry that floral fragrance has often been bred out of flowers in favor of more vibrant color, greater variety and longer vase life. But what if we could have it all? That’s the question as Floralife® teams up with FloraScentials to bring the fragrance back!
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