Alaska exports of cut flowers into a new bright spot in the U.S.

Peony cut flowers in the Fairbanks area has been widely planted, bloom period is the end of July – September each year, blooming peony cut flowers in the world can see her figure, convenient air transport will soon be produced in Alaska peony cut flowers delivered to the world’s major centers of consumption, therefore, peony will be there in Alaska is another sign of agricultural crops.

In the U.S., peony cut flowers are widely used for wedding flowers, especially from July to September, to decorate the wedding activities the scene.

In the past decade, through the University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers and growers of unremitting efforts, finally successful peony root tissue transplanted from Homer to Fairbanks area, growing well. I had the honor to visit the farm to try to grow the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Ms. Pat Holloway visited the Georgeson Botanical Garden in the United States to try to grow within the peony nursery, visit the course, Holloway tells Ms. Alaska peony planting International users often develop the bitterness of history. To this end, farmers are together set up the “Alaska Peony Growers Association,” played a considerable role, now grown to 47 members, mostly in card Peninsula and Fairbanks area resistance.

Peony is a perennial, winter in Alaska is more of this no problem, If there is heavy snow fall in winter, straw mulching can only require winter. Peony cut flower production is very high, each cut in the U.S. market can be sold for $ 7 profit.

Ms. Holloway further explained: peony plants need low-temperature process and can not grow in the greenhouse, as the number of Alaska peony cut flowers in short supply, which leads to high market prices, huge growth potential.

Meanwhile, the growers did not forget to explore the international market, Holloway said Ms.: the majority of growers do not want to put everything into one basket, only to meet a market demand is not enough, and secondly, produced in Alaska, lilac, delphinium and other flowers has become the second largest in the area planted varieties. Export growers over at least 1-2 acres of land, in order to ensure the supply of cut flowers, so they can supply high prices in the market, they kind of cut flowers.

As for the species studied, Holloway has suggested that Ms. government and legislative bodies to try to grow more than to visit the Peony Garden, to discuss incentives and purchase laboratory equipment at the same time, the local “natural resources and agricultural technical college” should also play a role, research study carried out jointly, or, peony cut flowers in the economic value of Alaska’s Island can not be revealed.

Therefore, Holloway, held that the government should attach importance to Alaska peony industry promotional efforts, such as organizing, “Fairbanks peony cut flower festival”, or “King of Alaska peony cut flowers Competition” and other activities, to establish a public image of Alaska peony.