Snapdragons second biggest crop for Sun Valley Floral Farms

Warmer spring weather means we get to talk about warm-weather crops! For this, the bloggers of Sun Valley Floral Farms take a little trip to their farm in Baja, California. The second biggest crop coming out of Baja (second to sunflowers) is Snapdragons.

"Our Baja farm did indeed begin as a sunflower-centric farm, but Baja's year-round idyllic weather prompted us to begin growing additional crops," the company writes.

"We work hard to ensure our Snapdragons achieve a desirable bud count, ideal plant height (24"-36" stems), and vibrant saturation of colors. However, our care doesn't stop once the flowers are picked. In order to add to the longevity and health of our flowers, we follow through with cold-chain management."

"Cold-chain management means we take our freshly cut blooms from the field straight to our on-site, temperature-regulated warehouses. This regulated environment keeps the flowers in their fresh-picked state from field to warehouse and onward to a store near you or our SunPac Bouquet Builders. In addition to benefiting from cold-chain management, snapdragons are geotropic (meaning they will grow upward irrespective of the position they are in), which is why we pack and ship our Snaps upright."