Ranunculus – for a flower so pretty, its name certainly stumbles across the tongue, doesn’t it? Apparently, these affordable, long lasting blooms take their name from the Latin word for Little Frog, perhaps named for the many varieties that flourish near water. Ranunculus care and handling is the topic of the latest Floralife® article in July’s LivRio Magazine!
Tag: postharvest care
Ranunculus: This “Little Frog” will Hop into Your Heart!
Posted on Categories Cut Flower Care, Processing Flowers, uncategorizedLeave a commentMake Sanitation Your Floral Fixation
Posted on Categories Cut Flower Care, Processing FlowersLeave a commentSanitation in your floral cooler, work areas, buckets, tools – basically everywhere and everything – is one way to help ensure the health and vitality of the cut flowers you present to the customer. That’s the gist of a recent article Floralife® penned for our friends at Floriology, entitled “Sanitation Nation.”
Flower Food: Let’s Discuss Dosing
Posted on Categories Cut Flower Care, Processing FlowersLeave a commentFlower food dosing is a critical – yet sometimes overlooked – aspect of maintaining the vitality of cut flowers. Not enough flower food in your vase solution is ineffective. Too much is…too much and can cause damage to your flowers. The importance of striking a dosing balance, and how to do it, is the topic of Floralife’s latest care and handling piece in the September/October issue of Floriology.
Millennials in Floriculture
Posted on Categories Floralife News1 CommentFloral professionals: do you have an opinion about Millennials? Fairly or otherwise, many people have formed an image of our young friends born in the 80s and 90s, a stereotype that doesn’t always include the words “hard working” or “responsible.” This includes many of us in the floral business. If you are one of those people, looking out toward the horizon and questioning the future of Floriculture, fear not! FLORALIFE® brings good news!
“Flowers Love Food Too!” Campaign Launches in Europe
Posted on Categories Floralife News, Processing FlowersLeave a commentHASSELT, Belgium – April 9, 2018 –Floralife®, a division of Smithers-Oasis Company, and worldwide leader in postharvest flower care and handling, announces a global integrated marketing promotion for its newly expanded Express Technology product line in Europe.