New in Flowers
Flower trends are constantly evolving. Here we link you with information and topics impacting the world of changing flower trends, flower types, floral varieties, flower colors and floral design styles and arrangements. Here is what is trending in flowers.
A Red for the Season
Santini chrysanthemums provide lots of flowers and excellent shelf life and even better when it is a velvet red color in December! Santini ‘Jinda Red’ from breeder Floritec provides a rich red flower, perfect for traditional Christmas season designs. Floritec was all the rage at Chrysanthemum Week sharing their new varieties of Japanese disbud chrysanthemums, so there’s more to excite us in 2023! See ;Jinda Red’!
Create Art with Italian Anemones
Oh how spectacular Italian anemones cane be! Mistral Bordeaux and Mistral Panda make for glorious Christmas centerpieces. Mistral Panda’s pure white petal always stand out. Mistral Bordeaux surprises the eye with a touch of violet in an otherwise wine red flower! RosaPrima finally found anemones to match the quality of their roses, see the RosaPrima anemones.
Danziger Shares Top Ten
Passion Ruby was among the top 10 new varieties at Danziger’s Chrysanthemum Week new variety expo. The top 10 were chosen by visitors to the open house. Passion Ruby has great fall color, foliage and long pedicels (lateral stems)! See the Danziger Top Ten!
‘Zelmira’ Wins Best In Show
Oriental hybrid lily, ‘Zelmira’ caught the attention of attendees and the judges at the SAF Outstanding Variety Competition held at the annual SAF convention in Orlando. ‘Zelmira’, a salmon Oriental lily entered by Oregon Flowers is the company’s first Best in Show winner. New cut flower varieties compete annually providing the industry with an ongoing selection of improved cut flowers! See ‘Zelmira’ and the list of Best in Class winners.
Maverick White from Floritec
Floritec brings us another new Santini chrysanthemum with more flowers and a stronger stem! Santini Maverick White delivers stronger flowers and stems and customers wanting that super single stem spray are loving it! "As a grower, you are looking for a perfect santini. Everyone wants to have the best white santini,” said Lies van Wijk from Chrywijk. See the Thursd.;com story and look for more new chrysanthemums as breeders prepare to share new introductions at Chrysanthemum Week 2022 in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia!
Italian Ranunculus from Ecuador
RosaPrima, an estate rose farm in Ecuador in the region has expanded their flower production to include the Elegance series of ranunculus. An intricate flower with paper-like blooms that grows in glorious, saturated colors, always captures our attention and intrigues us with its beauty. See the RosaPrima Elegance Ranunculus.
Astronova; Science & Art
Here is a new variety of alstroemeria that works equally as well as a focal flower as a filler. A striking color, dynamic shape and great vase life make Astronova a great addition to your alstroemeria line up. The Astronova® is both dark and bright, both science and art, and another great flower for spreading ‘that flower feeling’. See Astronova!