Where Flowers Grow — A Map of Flower Origins
Almost every stem in a modern bouquet has travelled. Some flowers are native to a corner of the world; others are bred and shipped from a handful of growing powerhouses. This map traces both — where the flowers in our encyclopedia come from, and where they are grown for the trade today.
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How the world’s flowers travel
Almost no flower in a modern bouquet is local. The global cut-flower trade runs on a few great growing regions and a cold chain that moves stems across the planet within 48 hours of cutting. The Netherlandsis the historic hub — the Royal FloraHolland auctions near Aalsmeer clear a huge share of the world’s traded flowers each day — while the equatorial highlands of Colombia and Ecuador supply much of the roses and carnations sold in the Americas, and Kenya and Ethiopia have become major year-round suppliers to Europe.
Where a flower is grown shapes its price, its vase life on arrival, and when it’s at its best. A stem in its local peak season is abundant and cheap; the same variety flown in out of season costs far more — see our month-by-month seasonality & price index for the full picture, or browse every flower in the encyclopedia to see its origins, season and substitutes.
Built from the documented origin of every flower in our encyclopedia. We distinguish native origin (where a flower comes from in the wild) from commercial growing (where it is farmed and exported for the cut-flower trade). We map countries only — not individual farms or plantations.
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Knowing where a flower is grown is the first lesson in sourcing it well — the heart of Lacy Bird Academy, where working designers teach the trade. If you would rather receive the flowers than track them, we deliver bouquets across Dubai. And every stem on this map has its own page in our flower encyclopedia.
