Floristry 2015 Environmental Scan Snapshot
Floristry statistics from 2015
Domestic market analysis for wildflowers
This project aimed to identify strategies to improve the domestic market share for wildflowers, by determining the current flower and wildflower buying patterns. While there have been a number of reports on the export market for wildflowers, there has been … Continued
Cut flower industry plan: PISC national RD&E plans (Draft)
This report deals with the traditional, exotic (e.g. rose, gerbera, chrysanthemum, lisianthus), orchid and tropical (e.g. heliconia, zingiber) cut flower segments of the cut flower and foliage sector. It excludes the wildflower segment which is Australian native flower production, wild … Continued
Australian cut flower and foliage industry: Industry development needs assessment and plan
The process of informing and empowering those involved in horticulture to make better business decisions can be difficult, costly and hard to measure. Identifying and prioritising industry development needs and assessing a variety of options to meet those needs requires … Continued
Cultivating Australian native plants: Achieving results with small research grants
Ten years ago the Australian Special Rural Research Council was determining priorities for the funding of research and development for Australian native cut flower growing and exporting. Views were divided as to whether to develop a diverse selection of native … Continued
New and Emerging Plant Industries Three-Year RD&E Plan January 2015 to June 2018
This Three-Year RD&E Plan outlines the new, emerging and other core funded plant industries’ research, development and extension (RD&E) objectives from 1 January 2015 until 30 June 2018. These objectives have been shaped by the RIRDC Corporate Plan 2012–2017 which … Continued
Consumer survey into attitudes to cut flowers
A survey was conducted at the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) in Brisbane, 8-17 August 2013. Responses were collected from those visiting the show hall and willing to complete a survey. 710 surveys were completed. The show is a general entertainment … Continued
Acacia cut flower & foliage production manual
Market research, optimal plant propagation, and development of special postharvest handling techniques to increase vase life, have resulted in successful test marketing in Japan of Acacias as an export cut flower crop. Although there are approximately 700 species of Acacia … Continued
A study of the USA flower market 1998
With the rapid development of Australian floricultural products over the last decade the importance of marketplace information has become more important to both new and experienced growers and exporters. This market report prepared by the Flower Export Council of Australia … Continued
A study of the Taiwan flower market
With the rapid development of Australian floricultural products over the last decade the importance of marketplace information has become more important to both new and experienced growers and exporters. This market report prepared by the Flower Export Council of Australia … Continued