Orchid

Floricultura Introduces the Phalaenopsis Elastica series

February 1, 2019 Floricultura

Floricultura has launched the Phalaenopsis Elastica series at the IPM trade fair in Essen. It is a series of unique varieties; plants that are extremely suitable for creative applications such as cascades, arch shapes, mirror compositions and other elastic applications. …

Thai Orchid Growers Turn to China as US Sales Wilt Under Tariffs

January 9, 2019 Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Nikkei

The U.S. is the No. 1 importer of Thai orchids, bringing in $20 million worth of the flowers a year. But Washington in 2018 removed a tariff exemption on the blooms, which had been granted for decades under the Generalized System of Preferences, a program for promoting the growth of developing economies. …