1. Floral Design
Chain of Distribution
Flower: Snapdragon
Term: Floriculture

2. Snapdragon
Antirrhinum
• Availability: year-round
• Color: pink, white, yellow, purple, and orange
• Flower stem is geotropic in that stems bend
away from gravity. Store in vertical position to
avoid curvature.
• Individual florets “snap” when gently squeezed.
Most varieties have sweet fragrance.
• Medium line flower: Serves as an excellent
choice for any style of design.
• Longevity: days 10-14
• Sold by Bunch 10, $10 - $12

3. Floriculture
• Growing flowers – especially for
commercial sale

4. Commercial Growers
• http://www.fsq.nl/fsq/UK-rondleiding.html

6. Growing cut flowers
• Cut flowers are grown and shipped around the
world
• 40 billion dollar per year industry
• 78% of the flowers sold in the US are imported
• Most bulb flowers come from The Netherlands
• Most Roses come from Ecuador & Columbia
• California, Florida, Colorado, & Hawaii are the
US largest growers.
• Local growers: Wollum Gardens.

7. Greenhouse
• Flowers cut on Monday Morning
• Within 1 hour they are in a cold processing
warehouse
• Trimmed of leaves
• Graded by length

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9. Dutch Tulip Field

10. Keuchenhof Flower Show