Flower Food Dosing Done Right

October 23, 2024 FloraLife

Flower food dosing is a critical – yet sometimes overlooked – aspect of maintaining the vitality of cut flowers.  Not enough flower food in your vase solution is not as effective. Too much is…too much and can cause damage to your flowers. The importance of striking a dosing balance, and how to do it, is the topic of this article.

FloraLife Flower Food Plastic Packets Offer Improved Sustainable Packaging with PCR and PIR Film in North America

October 17, 2024 Smithers-Oasis/FloraLife

In collaboration with packaging partners in the United States, FloraLife has developed an enhanced film made up of 51.3% recycled materials, combining post-consumer recycled (PCR) and post-industrial recycled (PIR) content. This innovation results in a 12% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions and a 20% reduction in fossil fuel consumption for the film. Furthermore, the performance and quality of the film has not been impacted.

Chrysal Celebrates 75 Years of Flower Food

January 19, 2024 Chrysal International B.V.

Chrysal celebrates 75 years of flower food this year. For three-quarters of a century, Chrysal’s flower food has been extending the lifespan of flowers, allowing consumers worldwide to enjoy their flowers even longer. However, with this milestone, we are not only celebrating the past but also taking the time to focus on a sustainable future.

Homemade Remedies Are No Substitute for Flower Food

In actuality these home remedies are quite ineffective because none of them contain all the necessary ingredients to feed and nourish the stems. Only formulated commercial flower foods contain all the correct ingredients in the right proportions to enable flowers to last longer.

FloraLife Introduces Recyclable Plastic Flower Food Packets

March 15, 2023 FloraLife

FloraLife, a division of Smithers-Oasis Company, and worldwide leader in providing solutions throughout the flower journey from farm to vase, is introducing recyclable, all-polypropylene plastic flower food packets.