Blooming business of Ecuadorian roses
“Our roses have bigger heads, brighter colors, and longer stems — and thus a longer vase life,” Eduardo Letort from Hoja Verde, which recently participated in a wedding festival in Jakarta, said. Head sizes usually range from 5 to 6 centimeters and the flowers can last between eight and 20 days in vase.
Letort, who has been in the flower business for 18 years, attributed the appearance of Ecuadorian roses to climate and geography, as the flowers are grown at around 2,000 meters above sea level on the plains of the Ecuadorian Andes.The nation’s position on the equator, which means it receives about 12 hours of sunlight a day, is another reason why Ecuadorian roses thrive.
Meanwhile, Lucia Carrion of Hoja Verde said that greenhouse temperatures that ranged from 35 degrees Celsius during the day and 5 degrees at night also influenced the size of rosebuds.
Despite their unique characteristics, only a few varieties actually come from Ecuador, Letort said.
Daria Bogacheva from the Rosa Ecuador Group said that growers in Ecuador typically bought varieties from breeders in the Netherlands, France, Belgium or the UK.
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