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The following characteristics are present for an ideal flower in the fresh or dried market: high value, high production per square foot of bed, extended production and marketing season, long productive life, ability to be marketed as fresh and surplus sold as dried floral, vase life of at least seven days, resistance to disease and pests, resistance to heat and drought, long stems (18 inches), relatively easy to harvest and handle, and have an aesthetically pleasing look and fragrant flowers, foliage or stems
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Floral producers should use the above mentioned qualities in order to evaluate different types of floral crops that they might want to produce in a year depending on the situation. The two main types of flowers which are considered in such a market would include annual flowers and perennial flowers. Those flowers which complete their life cycle within a year's time are called annual flowers while those which have a life span of more than a year and generally bloom during a specific time of the year during the growing season are referred to as perennial flowers.
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The ideal date of planting such floral plants depends on the desired market and also on the type of plant that is to be planted. Generally speaking, annual flowers are planted as soon as the danger of frost is no longer there. Fresh cut flowers can generally be marketed to a flower wholesaler, a retail florist or even directly to the consumers via a farmer's market
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However, there are disadvantages pertaining to each sort of floral markets. If you market fresh cut flowers directly to the retailer you might reap profit since wholesalers market their flowers to the retail florists.
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