Most of the corsages and boutonnieres seen at high school proms were made with roses flown here from South America. Many of the flowers you see at weddings this year will be imports, too.
And with Mother's Day coming up on Sunday, May 8, stores are stocking up on the most popular cut flowers – roses, carnations and mums – for what has traditionally been the biggest single day in the U.S. to give a floral arrangement.
A handful of what mom will see and smell will be locally grown. Oregon florists and specialty retailers buy Pacific Northwest flowers in season. The Oregon Flower Growers Association, a collection of farmers who sell at the Portland Flower Market, is celebrating its 75th year. Doors to the flower market in North Portland open to floral professionals searching for fresh cut flowers starting at daybreak.
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