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Kobe Bryant Tribute Rose Design by California Flower Mall Mireya’s Flowers California Flower Mall’s family business teams were hit hard by the tragic death of Kobe and Gianna Bryant and their friends on January 26, 2020. Three thousand miles away, Floreco Inc. rose farmers in Latacunga, Ecuador; also devout fans of Kobe Bryant were devastated to learn their hero – on and off the court – was gone. Mark Chatoff, owner and president of CFM said, “The power of flowers and social media brought us together to process our grief. Our flower market is open Sunday morning until noon. By 10:30 am on the day of the crash, CFM flower vendors were swamped with mourners wanting yellow and purple flowers to take to the LA Staples Center. Some businesses here gave away flowers that day. CFM Flower designers regularly create the memorial, sympathy, and funeral flowers known as crowns in the Mexican tradition for bereaved families, but this tragedy was different, it ripped their hearts out. Their grief lingered a week before Valentine’s Day, our biggest flower holiday of the year. Fortunately, CFM and Floreco Inc., a Miami based flower importer and owner of a 70 acre Ecuador rose farm specializing in sports team-colored tinted and dyed roses were in communication on Instagram. CFM shared a Floreco Laker’s colored rose image and it went viral. As a courtesy, Floreco Inc. co-owner Ferni Pallares sent us a gift box of Laker’s color roses direct from their farm in Ecuador and we named them “Kobe Bryant Tribute Rose.” Grower’s Direct Flowers floral designer, Sylvia Lozano, and Mireya’s Flowers owner Mireya Perez created two unique tribute flower designs incorporating the custom colored rose.” Mireya Perez and her partner Joel Cervantes took the design challenge a step further by inviting two event planners to create a celebration of life event in Lakers team colors at her showroom. Their ofrenda, a traditional Mexican altar honoring the departed, included flower designs, styled event balloons by Princess Project Décor and a trendy Hot Cheetos and Frutas buffet by Erika’s Party Creations. Everyone at the market was […]

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