Floral

In the heart of The Netherlands for the past 12 years, a man who calls himself a 'Gloriosaphile' has been working day and night on creating a rare, new flower variety which was revealed for the first time on July 1st 2013 in Las Vegas. …

Gino Descalzi used to fret about things like aphids, mildew and the high cost of shipping millions of roses a year from Ecuador to florists in the United States. These days he's worried about a 30-year-old American thought to be stuck in the transit area of the Moscow airport, and he can't believe it. …

Fleuroselect's 44th Annual Convention for the membership promises to be a good mix between business and pleasure.

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Reporter Ashley Yore takes us to Sunny Meadows Flower Farm in Southeast Columbus. Many grocery stores and farmers markets get their fresh cut flowers for this farm – locally grown. They have 6 acres full of flowers and harvest them 9-10 months. …

Horticulture industry leaders from around the world gathered in Italy on June 23-26 for a meeting on horticulture industry concerns. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss national and global issues around plant production and distribution. ANLA’s and OFA’s chief executive, Michael Geary, represented the United States. …