Colombia has a new president and during his inauguration on August 7, flowers were the center piece. A huge flower wall was placed in the middle of the “ Plaza de Bolivar“ where the new president swore to defend the Colombian constitution. The in total 15,000 stems of flowers were donated by Asocolflores and Flowers of Colombia.
(Source picture Asocolflores.)
Lourdes Reyes of Ball Seed was very happy to see their variety Green Ball Dianthus on the wall and sent in a picture of the wall that she took while watching it on television. The flowers form a colorful decor and filled up the entire television screen.
(Source picture Asocolflores and Instagram page of Flowers of Colombia.)
The new president himself added in his Instagram account the below picture with the flower wall behind him.