Mayesh Wholesale Florist's Blog

Flower 411: March 2018

Written by Ali Dahlson | March 1, 2018

 

Check out the latest updates on wholesale flowers brought to you by our fabulous Purchasing Department! The list is broken down into three flower availability categories: just starting, available, and finished/not available. Let us know which particular updates are exciting to you in the comments below!

 

 

JUST STARTING

 

Berzilia - red jelly and Lanuginosa - local

Calendula

Craspedia - local

Delphinium Bella light blue and dark blue - local

Delphinium Hybrid Local - Limited

Erisotimen Blooming

Freesia Regular - local

Geum Mango - Limited

Lisianthus local - limited

Marguerite Daisy

 

 

AVAILABLE

 

Acacia yellow bagged

Acacia blooming yellow bunches

Alchemilla Mollis - import

Amaranthus Haning

Amaryllis - Import

Anemone - local

Aster Matsumoto

Banksia –menziesii Local and some orange

Banksia- Coccinea and Formosa- Import only

Begonia Leaves

Bells - Local - Winter crop - spaced blooms

Birds- local

Blackberries- Import

Blossom  - almond, cherry, forsythia, peach, quince

Bouvardia- very limited locally (no light pink grown in usa)- go import (has all colors)

Bupluerum

Campanula - import only

Chamomile / Matricaria / feverfew

Clematis - Dutch only - no White

Cosmos Chocolate

Cymbidium – Large or Mini

Dianthus Green trick or Green Ball - local or import

Dianthus Burgundy Ball

Dianthus Gypsy - all colors

Dahlias:

  • Greenhouse dahlias from our year round dahlia growers now available.  Basic Colors, Burgundy, red, light pink, pink, Hot pink, purple (dark lavender-lagoon), limited orange, White & Café au Lait
  • Ball Dahlias-are done for the season

Eucalyptus - Gunni

Euphorbia Wolfenii

Eremurus - import

Genestra local

Gloriosa short - Dutch

Gloriosa Long - Dutch or Japanense

Gomphrena

Freesia - Super $$$$ - Local

Fruited Branch Persimmons

Gerbera Canada

Heather Melanthra

Hellebores - Import

Hyacinth - import or local

Hyacinth - Muscari blue or white - import

Hydrangea - import

Jasmine vine flowering

Iris

Kalanchoe local

Kale - Mini, Large, Frilly, Spikes- local

Kangaroo Paw- Import

Larkspur

Limonium - import

Lindera Green Berry Branch - Japan

Lisianthus Import – all colors

Lisianthus Local - just starting

Lily of the Valley - import only $$$$

Manzanita / natural and sandblasted

Magnolia - local California and Florida

Nandina

Ornithogalum - white, yellow, orange- Import

Ornithogalum Arabicum - Import

Passion vine foliage

Pepperberry hanging - no berries

Pepperberry Upright

Peony - all colors – Israel only - small & expensive

Phlox - import

Pieris Japonica Flowering white - if not affected by the freeze

Poppy assorted Icelandic - import and local

Privett- blackberries

Protea King pink

Protea Pink Ice

Protea Brenda

Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum) orange, peach spider, yellow (limited) local

Pussy Willow Black

Pussy willow fantail

Pussy willow whips

Ranunculus - import - Dutch & Japan

Ranunculus Butterfly- Import

Ranunculus Local- plentiful

Ranunculus Hybrid - Local $$$$

Scabiosa – white and blue perennial - local

Scabiosa- annual colors, scoops - go Dutch

Scabiosa Japan $$$

Scabiosa Pods

Scented Geranium

Southern Smilax

Spirea- Japan only (limited)- very expensive

Statice

Sweet Huck deciduous

Sweet Pea - Japan

Sunflower - black center or green center

Sunflower – Mini - Black Center

Trachelium Import

Tulips - Dutch or local

Tweedia local or import

Veronica - Import only

Viburnum Snowball - Import

Viburnum Tinus - Import

Waxflower- local

 

 

LIMITED

 

Agonis

Artichokes all size and colors  GAPPING

Delphinium Belladonna White- put in KOMET

Delphinium Hybrid - all colors, South American Limited, Local non-existent, Israel pre-order two weeks out (white and blue only)

Eucalyptus Gunni

Eucalyptus Small leaf  (moon lagoon, gumdrop, parvifolia, bonsai)

Gardenias - VERY LIMITED

Gomphrena White

Lepto - not all colors available

Limonium Local - very limited

Lisianthus – Local

Orlaya

Papyrus Lions Head- advance notice required

Protea white very limited

Protea  - possibly available import - a little bit of white knight, pink carnival, peach grandiflora  and red sharon protea

Sage Green- very short height right now

Stephanotis - import - Dutch only - no local

Sunflower Mini

Viburnum Tinus – Import only

 

 

FINISHED / NOT AVAILABLE

 

Acacia Pearl Foliage

Allium- all types finished except bullit

Amaranthus upright - gapping

Anemone Japanese

Aclepia pods (Moby Dick) Import

Bear Grass - Super length - only available in the summer now

Boronia

Brunia Silver

Calicarpa - Beauty Berry

Chamomile yellow daisy - no one grows this anymore

Clematis – local - Grower has severe damage - will not cut any for all of 2018

Cosmos- pinks and whites

Cotinus Blooming

Cotinus Foliage

Coxcomb

Crocosmia Flower

Crocosmia Pods

Explosion Grass

Fruiting Branch Pomegranate

Ginger Beehive

Godetia - local will start mid March

Grevillea Asplendifolia - Magnolia type

Heather Hot pink

Heather White

Honey Suckle

Hydrangea local

Hydrangea lacecap

Hydrangea peegee

Kochia

Kumquats- restricted movement by the Department of Agriculture- not available until further notice

Lace Flower

Laurel Varg. Foliage

Leucadendron Jester

Lunaria  finished for the season

Millets

Nigella- finished until spring crop starts

Oregano Kents Beauty and Hopley’s pink

Pampas Grass - try dried vendors

Poppy Pods

Protea- Protea Blushing Bride

Protea King white

Riceflower

Rose Hips

Snowberry

Stephanotis Vines

Strawflower

Sunflower - bi color, teddy bear or chocolate

Tallowberry

Thryptomene / Calycina - Import

 

 

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