Every Easter both our local Supermarkets have good displays of flowers for sale .It is currently peak chrysanthemum season here , supplemented by the year round availability of roses , gerberas and other pot plants .
Pots of JETFIRE were also available , making a bright addition to the display .
The fancy line , in a small , light bucket and with tidy wrapping ; a very presentable gift , were at NZ $ 16 – 99 .
The same line , similar plastic growing container but no extras , was at $ 9 – 99 .
How does this compare with your local Easter flowering daffs , — mid season in many northern Markets , ? ? .
These are forced flowers , the bulbs would probably had Christmas in Europe .
John, for Easter gifting, what we see most in the Southeast US is Tête-à Tête. Our 2017 season was so early that we ended up having to cancel the Georgia Daffodil Society show. Very few inground blooms for most of us, in Georgia by Easter.
John –
An international market indeed as pots of Tete-a-Tete sold here in Cincinnati, Ohio is imported from Canada. A small pot usually sells for $3-4 dollars and a larger pot of mixed spring bulbs $12-15.
Ohio is 3 states north of Georgia. Tete-a-Tete started blooming here in early March. Our show was April 8-9 and Tete-a-Tete was kaput by Easter – the following weekend.
Linda Wallpe
For Mothers’ Day 14th May there were pots of Jetfire and Tete a Tete in the supermarket. They looked very sad a week later in the bargain bin with dead flowers and yellowing foliage!
Both are badly virused anyway. I remember florists being reluctant to buy daffs at this time of the year as they considered daffodils a spring flower. JFM will tell us that by mid winter the florists are ready for them.
Dave