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now and for future generations

Educating and Empowering the Floral Community By Providing:

  • Comprehensive, research-driven, and easy-to-understand guides designed to facilitate the adoption of sustainable practices across all facets of your business.

  • Sustainability certification information to help you gain clarity on certifications that align with your commitment to sustainability, helping you stand out and make informed decisions.

  • The latest floriculture sustainability news and insights, empowering you to lead with innovation and responsibility.

Learn more today by visiting sustainabloom.org

About Sustainabloom

Established in 2022 by the American Floral Endowment (AFE), Sustainabloom is at the forefront of ushering the floriculture industry into a future where sustainability is at the core of every action. As a collaborative initiative, we’re dedicated to making sustainable practices understandable and accessible to all, promoting a culture of operational excellence and environmental stewardship.

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Join us on this journey to transform floriculture into an industry that respects our planet and its people. For more information on how you can get involved or support Sustainabloom, please visit www.sustainabloom.org.

Together, let's cultivate a greener and
more sustainable floriculture industry.

WE WORRY ABOUT YOUR FLOWERS SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO!

Getting flowers from harvest to home is nothing short of tricky! It takes teamwork from all players in the supply chain to maintain cold temperatures, carefully handle boxes, maintain cleanliness and treat stems effectively and affordably to guarantee quality, consistency, beauty and longevity of the incredible floral bouquets and arrangements we produce.

Minimizing flower waste is one of the most effective ways to reduce your environmental footprint. Not only does it save the stem, but it saves everything that went into getting that stem to the hands of the consumer.

3 simple steps to reduce waste:

1- Clean

2- Cold

3- Care

FloraLife® Express Ultra 300 & FloraLife Crystal Clear® Ultra

Ultra concentration means the product is optimally concentrated to significantly reduce waste in water, packaging and transport. This means the product has all the great benefits of the regular FloraLife® Express 300 and FloraLife Crystal Clear® feeding solutions but more optimally concentrated, leading to a lower overall footprint on the planet.

NEW FloraLife® QuickMix Handheld Dosing System

Dosing postharvest products accurately while also remaining affordable and easy to use has often been an issue. Inaccurate dosing leads to sub optimal performance from your hydration and feeding solutions, reducing the impact your efforts can have.

The FloraLife® QuickMix handheld dosing system is a compact, accurate and affordable dosing system that easily connects to any water source and can be used with the majority of FloraLife® hydration and feeding products.

Features & Benefits

  • An affordable and compact solution for dosing fresh-cut flowers.
  • A highly accurate way to dose and avoid sub-optimal performance from your hydration and feeding solutions.
  • Easy to adjust between dosing settings.
  • Compact and easy to use.
  • Refillable canister that allows for easy monitoring of solution level.
  • Highly accurate dosing.

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  • Suggested use between 30 and 50 psi.
  • Dispensing rate, 14 l/min / 3.7 GPM (assuming average water pressure).
  • Mixes and dispenses FloraLife® products with water at rates of 2ml, 5ml, 10ml and 20ml/L.
  • 3/4” GHT connection.
  • Swiss-made.

Features & Benefits

  • An affordable and compact solution for dosing fresh-cut flowers.
  • A highly accurate way to dose and avoid sub-optimal performance from your hydration and feeding solutions.
  • Easy to adjust between dosing settings.
  • Compact and easy to use.
  • Refillable canister that allows for easy monitoring of solution level.
  • Highly accurate dosing.
  • Suggested use between 30 and 50 psi.
  • Dispensing rate, 14 l/min / 3.7 GPM (assuming average water pressure).
  • Mixes and dispenses FloraLife® products with water at rates of 2ml, 5ml, 10ml and 20ml/L.
  • 3/4” GHT connection.
  • Swiss-made.

click here for more information

Features & Benefits

  • An affordable and compact solution for dosing fresh-cut flowers.
  • A highly accurate way to dose and avoid sub-optimal performance from your hydration and feeding solutions.
  • Easy to adjust between dosing settings.
  • Compact and easy to use.
  • Refillable canister that allows for easy monitoring of solution level.
  • Highly accurate dosing.
  • Suggested use between 30 and 50 psi.
  • Dispensing rate, 14 l/min / 3.7 GPM (assuming average water pressure).
  • Mixes and dispenses FloraLife® products with water at rates of 2ml, 5ml, 10ml and 20ml/L.
  • 3/4” GHT connection.
  • Swiss-made.

click here for more information

Features & Benefits

An affordable and compact solution for dosing fresh-cut flowers.

A highly accurate way to dose and avoid sub-optimal performance from your hydration and feeding solutions.

Easy to adjust between dosing settings.

Compact and easy to use.

Refillable canister that allows for easy monitoring of solution level.

Highly accurate dosing.

Suggested use between 30 and 50 psi.

Dispensing rate, 14 l/min / 3.7 GPM (assuming average water pressure).

Mixes and dispenses FloraLife® products with water at rates of 2ml, 5ml, 10ml and 20ml/L.

3/4” GHT connection.

Swiss-made.

click here for more information

Sustainable Floral Design

Smithers-Oasis has grown into a leading global manufacturer and marketer of floral foam, floral design tools and accessories, and postharvest products. As a global company, Smithers-Oasis features a network of offices and facilities around the world. Smithers-Oasis is committed to sustainability and focuses on products that make a better world for all of us! This includes a more sustainable line of floral foundation products and educational initiatives.

Consumers prefer purchasing from retailers with sustainable practices and offerings! Offer eco-friendly products, share your sustainability practices and tell your customers you have taken steps to be earth friendly. 

OASIS® Floral Foam Maxlife

OASIS® Floral Foams are simply the best products in the industry for long-lasting flower life. Each variety of foam allows you to create with confidence while consistently saving you time and labor. Count on OASIS® Floral Foam Maxlife to support you with ultra-consistent floral foam made for maximum flower life. This product degrades by 75% within one year in an anaerobic environment (ASTM D5511).

OASIS® Midnight Floral Foam Maxlife

The dry gray foam transforms to rich black when soaked, creating the perfect canvas for any design. From traditional to bold, OASIS® Midnight fits any style! Leave OASIS® Midnight Floral Foam visible to create minimalist floral designs that are both on-trend and perfect for the modern consumer. This product degrades by 75% within one year in an anaerobic environment (ASTM D5511).

OASIS® TerraBrick™ Floral Media

Floral design meets the industry’s first compostable, patent-pending floral media with OASIS® TerraBrick™ Floral Media. Plant-based, compostable, and re-usable for plants, this media is easy-to-design and boasts very good flower life.

  • TerraBrick Design Media

    TerraBrick Design Media

FibreFloral™ Design Media

Effortlessly create natural-looking designs from FibreFloral™ Design Media from Smithers-Oasis. Derived from natural volcanic basalt rock, this product is easy-to-use to create stunning arrangements for any customer.

  • FibreFloral Design Media

    FibreFloral Design Media

FloraLife® Express Ultra 300 and Crystal Clear® Ultra

Ultra concentration means the product is optimally concentrated to significantly reduce waste in water, packaging and transport. This means the product has all the great benefits of the regular FloraLife® Express Universal 300 and FloraLife Crystal Clear® but more optimally concentrated, leading to a lower overall footprint on the planet.

OASIS® ECOssentials™ Containers

Today’s floral professionals are concerned about their impact on the environment. These reusable containers are a must try! Available in modern shapes and colors, they are made from natural materials such as bamboo fiber, coffee husks and straw. The deep water reservoir keeps flowers hydrated and fresh.

Glass

The glassware line by OASIS® Floral Products offers dozens of different shapes favored by florists worldwide. Available in multiple sizes, the glassware is great to use for statement event pieces or everyday designs. It is reusable and proudly made in the USA.

OASIS® Event Saddle

The OASIS® Event Saddle does it all! From events to sympathy designs. Engineered to support a single brick of floral foam, double brick of floral foam, a Grande Block and even a Designer Block. So many options for all your event needs. It is made of 70% recycled materials and can be recycled or reused.

Process Innovation

Deliflor is the largest chrysanthemum breeder worldwide offering more than 300 different cultivars.  Deliflor Americas is the first company in the floriculture industry in Colombia to be awarded with the Carbon Neutral certification by Icontec reflecting their commitment to great flowers and a great earth.

New Varieties

The Rio Rose Equiflor StoryHIllside 2

For the past three decades, Equiflor, a privately held company, has been a leading fresh flower grower and distributor in the north American region. From our state-of-the-art distribution center near Miami International Airport, we manage the growth, importation, distribution, and marketing of roses, carnations, and specialty flowers from the major growing regions of the world.

A leader in independent flower growing & importing

Rio knows quality. With over 700 acres of fresh flower farms in primary production centers across Ecuador, Colombia, and Costa Rica, we keep a close eye on the flower growing process. Nature can be unpredictable, but owning our own farms allows us to deliver a consistently extraordinary product, with innovative marketing and a seasoned customer service team to maintain our reputation for integrity and dependability.

Rio RosesRio Roses: A household name

What started as a family business in 1986 has flourished into a household name, with our nationally branded, fresh cut “Rio Roses” distributed via a network of flower wholesalers and distributors across the US and Canada. Rio Roses is the first nationally recognized brand of roses.

Our fresh flowers are packaged and distributed under five exclusive, registered trademark names: Rio Roses, Private Collection, Baby Rio, Rio Carnations, and Rio Specialty Flowers, including chrysanthemums and novelty products like Ranunculus and Delphinium. Rio carries 30 different product types and hundreds of unique floral varieties to create that perfect arrangement every time.

Consistent quality and year-round availability

Rio Roses maintains a high standard of quality parameters in the production, harvest, and packaging of fresh cut flowers.We are the only offshore flower grower to offer clients their choice of detailed specifications for premium flower arrangements.  With top-notch quality control at our privately-owned growing facilities and at our consolidation sites in Miami, we can ensure consistent, year-round availability of the most popular varieties.

LivRio Flyer 2023

The Rio Standard –Marketing & Brand Awareness

Not only do we strive to deliver superior and innovative floral products to our wholesale partners, but we also offer some of the industry’s finest marketing tactics and educational materials to ensure our partners are continually successful in an ever-changing industry.

LIVRIO –Rio’s official industry e-mag. 

Our monthly issues of LivRio embody the Rio Roses mission and serve as an extra source of information for our customers. Featuring a crisp, eye-catching design, the magazine highlights industry trends, useful business strategies, and information about the company. Each issue also features a P.R.E.P. (Plan, Review, Execute, Profit) section with helpful marketing ideas and tips for increasingrevenue geared toward the upcoming flower holidays, such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

 

To become a part of our growing publication, please subscribe at https://www.rioroses.com/livrio/www.rioroses.com

 

 

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