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Tulip Travels
Tulips have a history and culture unrivaled by other flowers. Roses may be the biggest sellers, but tulips own a slice of world history that no other flower can rival. For example, “Tulipomania” in the 1600s was the source the first economic bubble in history, where...
Oceans of Flowers
Although most blooms imported into the United States are transported by cargo plane, transporting cut flowers by sea freight has dramatically increased in the last four years.From just 200 stems coming through PortMiami in 2015 to 26.8 million stems in 2018, the...
Technology Trends in Floral
As with many industries, the floral industry is not immune to the forces of technology and science. Just as the internet had a profound change on the industry as we knew it 20 years ago, over the next decade, we will see the flower business transform itself once again...
Crispr and the Flower of the Future
Late in 2017, science journals reported that Japanese researchers had genetically manipulated morning glories, altering a single gene to turn violet-colored flowers white. The technology they used? The genetic editing tool CRISPR-Cas9, invented by American Jennifer...
Temperature Devices Eyed for Floral Shipments
Increasing regulations and cold-chain monitoring requirements have spurred the market for devices capable of logging and transmitting the temperature of perishable cargo shipments, often in real time. The devices, which were primarily designed for monitoring the cold...Latest News
