![]() It is important to note that all our lisianthus at Love ‘n Fresh Flowers are grown in the field. With all the new flower growers out there, especially farmer florists, in their first few seasons at the moment, it seems like a great time to demystify this crop that really is ridiculously easy to grow with a few tried-and-true tricks up your sleeve. So when I started growing lisianthus myself, I was so surprised at how easy they were!! Lisianthus have consistently been one of our top crops over the years in terms of quantities and profitability, second only to the dahlias. I got the decided impression that, while gorgeous and long-lasting in the vase, they were hard to grow. I remember attending my very first ASCFG conference and listening to experienced growers debate the merits and shortcomings of growing lisianthus. Enter growing lisianthus – a far superior rose! Too much fuss, and I hate those thorns! However, I realized pretty quickly that I needed to have a good alternative to offer if I was going to be successful as a wedding florist. I didn’t mention that I also happen to strongly dislike roses. My first season as a farmer florist (way back in 2009), I stuttered a good bit, trying to explain how I didn’t have them because they are very challenging to grow organically in our climate. When I first started designing for weddings, nearly every couple asked me for roses. ![]() So an update to that original post seems in order! The text that follows is a mix of old and new. But I’ve fine-tuned our lisianthus production here at our farm even more over the past three growing seasons. That post has since become the most popular one on the blog… actually the top hit for the entire website! And I hear repeatedly from new flower growers about how they’ve found that original post to be so helpful as they tackle growing lisianthus themselves. I first wrote a post about tips for growing lisianthus in 2015.
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