It's Lisianthus season, and these layered flowers are capturing the hearts of floral designers and flower lovers all over the US. We’ve been growing Lisianthus (affectionately referred to as "Lizzy") for about a decade, and every year we see the demand for Lizzy increase more and more; taking a look at the photo below, it’s easy to see why!
Lisianthus’s delicate, unfurling trumpet-shaped blooms of white, purple, cream, peach, pink, or bi-color fully capture the ever-popular wildflower esthetic. Its dainty buds continue to open along the smooth, green stem, giving the viewer a continual show and making it perfect in progressive bouquets.
Lisianthus is native to the warm, dry prairie regions of the Americas, and the particular variety that we grow—Grandiflorum—has been bred to be a long-lasting cut flower. Lizzy's need for a lot of heat and light makes it a great Southern California crop, which is why we grow them at our farm in Oxnard.
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