Cut Flower Production and Handling Web Site
Welcome to the North Carolina State University Fresh Cut Flower Program. North Carolina is proud to have a comprehensive cut flower program focusing on all aspects of the cut flower industry from new cultivar evaluations to greenhouse and field production to postharvest handling. Information from the research programs is included here as well as links to a variety of sites that will be useful to cut flower growers. We thank all of the agencies and companies who have supported the program over the years including:
- Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG)
- Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers Research Foundations (ASCFG RF)
- American Flower Endowment (AFE)
- Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation
- North Carolina Commercial Flower Growers Association (NCCFGA)
- Pokon & Chrysal
- Floralife
- Paul Ecke Ranch
- Bear Creek Farm
- Sarah and Michaels Flowers
- Dole Fresh Flowers
Numerous seed and young plant suppliers for the ASCFG Cut Flowers Trials:
- American Takii
- Bailey Nursery
- Cramers' Posie Patch
- Ernst Benary Seed
- Fred C. Gloeckner Company
- Goldsmith Seeds
- Grow'n Sell/Benary
- Kieft Seeds
- PanAmerican Seed
- Sakata Seed America
- SeedSense Ltd.
- Spring Meadow Nursery
- Terra Nova
- United States National Arboretum
- Walters Gardens
And dozens of growers, schools, and extension education providers who have participated in the ASCFG Cut Flower Trials since they are established in 1993.
Where to Start - Information for Beginning Cut Flower Growers