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Floralife, a division of Smithers-Oasis
ALERT !
Just a reminder!
• How to videos on YouTube !
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• Monthly Research updates !
• Product pages with product description, features and
benefits, dosing instructions, sizes available !
• Care and Handling brochures !
All available 24/7 on our website,
www.floralife.com
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PRODUCT LINE
Floralife
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A systems approach
• Floralife product is built on a systems
approach. There is a product for each
step in the flower chain that has been
formulated for the specific need and
physiology of a cut flower at a certain time
in the flower chain.
Harvest to home solutions
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Labeling depicts the SYSTEMS APPROACH
Products for each stage along the flower chain – used in combination
create the best results
300 Red : Flower Food for continued nutrition Multi: Product used all along the flower chain
100 Blue: Pretreatment and Hydration 200 Gold: Storage and Transport
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Stage 1 treatment and hydration
100 Blue
• Immediately after harvest- flowers have been cut from their natural
source of nutrients and hydration.
– The goal is to treat the cut flower in order to:
• inhibit potential attacks on the flower from external forces
• prevent the stems from drying up
• Keep the stems unclogged so they can soak up nutrients,
treatments and water to keep hydrated and healthy
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Stage 2 storage and transport
200 Gold
• The journey – flowers will start to take the stressful journey to their
next destination by truck, sea, air.
– The goal at this point is to:
• Protect the cut flowers as much as you can from temperature
change, environmental forces that could attack the flower like
ethylene and fungus.
• Keep the flower fed and hydrated, but not enough to
encourage early bud opening
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Stage 3 nutrition
300 Red
• Feed the flower – the flower is close to or at it’s destination and
because it has been carefully handled along the flower chain, it is a
healthy vibrant flower. Now you must keep it fed to maintain color,
strength and vibrancy for as long as possible
– The goal at this point is to:
• Keep the flower fed so that it keeps its vibrant colors both in
the bud and greenery
• Promote full bud opening
• Keep vascular system of the flower free flowing so that the
flower is gets is full nutrition.
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Sanitation all along the flower chain
• The flower chain can be a breeding ground for bacteria and fungus
that can harm your cut flowers.
• Changing temperatures, handling, multiple venues, decaying
organic materials, cut stems all contribute to bacteria and fugus
growth the can harm the cut flowers.
• Minimizing bacteria growth is essential to healthy flowers
Sanitation is a key requirement in all operations along the entire
flower chain
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Finishing sprays
• Maximize the natural freshness of fresh cut flower bouquets, floral
designs and evergreens
• An external way to hydrates and protect your flowers
• Last step measure of insurance before any arrangement goes out of
the florist’s door.
• Sprays can be used both on cut flowers and potted plants to
enhance the color and shine of buds and greenery.
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Cut flower chain
Breeder
Distributor
Consumer
Mass Market
Retail Traditional Retail
Wholesaler
Importer/
Bouquet Operation
Domestic
Grower International
Grower
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Why do we need Floralife care
and handling product?
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Components in Flower Food Component Function
Sugar Provides carbohydrate (food) for
the flowers
Acidifying agent Flower stems take up water better
at low pH (3.0-5.0). Acidifying
agent lower the pH of solution
Stem
unpluggers
Microbes (bacteria and fungi) grow
rapidly in vase water. These
microbes clog the “plumbing” of the
flower stems and impede the water
uptake
Stem unpluggers help keep the
vase water clean and stems free
flowing
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Attached Flower vs. Cut Flower
Flowers Attached to a Plant
• Take up water and minerals
through roots
• Grown in high light conditions,
so leaves produce enough
food by photosynthesis which
is then taken up by flowers
Cut Flower
• Take up water from cut end of
the stem
• Kept under low light conditions
(interior) and not enough
leaves, therefore food produced
in the leaves is not enough
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Why do flowers need flower food? • When a flower is cut from the plant, necessary resources become
limited
• Flowers are actively growing even after cut from the plant
• Flowers need water, minerals and food (in a form of carbohydrate) for optimum function
– Water
• To maintain the turgidity of cells (lack of water causes wilting)
• Needed for all reactions within the plant
– Carbohydrates
• This is the food, the building blocks for growth
• Energy source for reactions
– Minerals
• Needed for proper functions in cells
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Types of Flower Food by Form
• Liquid
– Concentrated liquid; should be diluted with water to make up the
use solution
– Ready to Use solutions like Finishing Touch, Quick Dip that do
not need to be diluted in water.
• Powder
– Dry powder; should be dissolved in water to make up the use
solution
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Types of Flower Foods
• Storage/Holding solutions (powders & liquids)- 200 product
• Vase and foam arrangement solutions (powders & liquids)- 300
product
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• Pre-treatments
• PAL, PRG, EthylGuard
• Hydration
• HydraFlor 100
• Sanitation
• DCD
• Short (mostly overnight) treatments done as a pulse (uptake)
• Should be easy to apply and cost effective
Farm
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• Products to protect and maintain the quality during transport
• TransportCare® paper
• EthylBloc truck kit or packet
Transport
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• Storage time can be up to few days
• Quick Dip 100 for flowers received dry pack from the farms
• 200 product to maintain health during storage
• 300 product for bouquets, vases and arrangements
• Products to maintain the flowers, healthy environment
• DCD
• Finishing Touch
• Leafshine
Wholesalers & Bouquet Makers
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• Products to maximize vase life, bud opening and flower color
• 200 product if they are going to store flowers for more than 3 or 4 days
• 300 product for vase or arrangements and as after care for their customers to use
• QuickDip, if their flowers need a lift when they get shipped in
• Finishing products
• Finishing Touch
• Crowing Glory
• Leafshine
• Sanitation to keep shop clean and flowers free from bacteria
• DCD
Retail and Consumer
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PRODUCT LINE
Product for all stages throughout the flower chain
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Treatment and Hydration
100 BLUE – STAGE 1 in the flower chain
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Why Pre-Treat Flowers?
When used immediately after flowers are cut from farm –
•Helps maintain healthy foliage and flower heads
•Keeps stems free flowing and aids in water uptake
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Floralife PAL 100
• Pre-treatment for Alstroemeria and Lilies
• Helps to keep foliage green and healthy
• Increases Hydration
• Keeps stems free-flowing
• For use by growers, wholesalers, bouquet makers
• Use at room temperature or in storage coolers
• Clear in all water types
• Dose: 1 Tablet per 2 quarts (2 liters) water
• Treatment time: 24-72 hours
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SVB vs. PAL 100
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Floralife PRG 100
• Pre-Treatment Rose and Gerbera
• Increases water uptake and flower freshness
• Can be used on all flower types (mixed bouquets)
• Keeps stems free flowing
• For use by growers, wholesalers, bouquet makers
• Effective at room temperature or in storage coolers
• Prevents bent neck and wilting foliage
• Dose: 1 Tablet for 4 quarts (4 liters) of water
• Duration: 24-72 hours
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PRG 100
Water PRG 1/31/2013 28
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3
5
7
9
11
rose mum gerbera
Vase Life (days)
Crops
water
CVB
PRG
competitor
Floralife Pre-treatment vs.
competitors product
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0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Bacterial Count
Relative Bacterial Count
(# of cloudy tubes in
a serial dilution)
Day 5
std water
CVB
PRG Floralife
Vitabric
Bacterial Count for PRG
& Competitors Products
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competitor
competitor
Why Hydrate?
• After stems are cut from the plant, flowers and leaves continue to
loose water
• Supply of water is limited
• Water imbalance causes wilting
• Hydration solutions improve the uptake of storage solutions and
keeps stems free flowing
• Hydration solutions contain an acidifier and a “stem un-plugger”
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Hydraflor ® 100–
hydration postharvest treatment
• Prevents bent neck and wilting
• Remains clear in all water types
• Dose: Liquid-5ml per 1 Liter of
water. Powder- 0.42 grams per
1 liter of water
• Duration: 1-2 hours at room
temperature or 24 hours in
storage cooler at 38°F
• Use with any crops that have hydration problems, i.e.
roses and Gerbera daisy
• Lowers pH of water which increases hydration
• Can use at room temperature or in storage coolers
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•Ready to use solution
•Saves space, time and labor
•Reduces bent neck and droopy stems
•Can be used on all flower varieties
•Maximizes solution uptake and keeps stems free
flowing
•Dose: Ready to use solution
•Duration: Place re-cut stems in solution for 1
second
Quick Dip 100–
instant hydration treatment
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Quick Dip 100
• Rose ‘Freedom’ • Rose ‘Miracle’
No Quick Dip Quick Dip No Quick Dip Quick Dip
Effects after 2 hours of treatment
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• Ethylene action inhibitor
• Ethyl SilverThiosulfate (STS) solution
• Applied as a pulse (solution uptake)
• STS is very unstable
• Must follow Specific protocols for disposal of used solution
• Concentrated liquid
• Cut flowers treated immediately after harvest at farm level
• The dose depends on crop type and duration of treatment
Floralife® EthylGuard
Ultra and regular
versions available
Flower Room Temp Storage Cooler
Carnation/Mini Carnation 4 hours - 2 ml/L Overnight – 1 ml/L
Alstroemeria 4 hours – 1 ml/L Overnight – 1 ml/L
Other 4 hours - 2 ml/L Overnight – 2 ml/L
Floralife® EthylGuard
Floralife® EthylGuard
‘Atlantis’ and ‘Chanon’ Carnations-Photos on Day 15
Untreated( Control) Floralife® Ethyl Guard
Floralife® EthylGuard
Delphiniums - Photos on Day 15
Untreated( Control) Floralife® Ethyl Guard
Storage and Transport
200 GOLD – STAGE 2 in the flower chain
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What do Storage and transport solutions do?
• Storage solutions contain an acidifier, “stem un-plugger” and a certain amount of sugar to keep the flowers fresher longer
• Used for processing, shipping and shop displays
• Keeps the flower from opening prematurely (does not blow bud open)
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200 eZ Dose®
storage treatment
• Fast dissolving
• Ensures quick mixing
• Traceable (packet remains in bucket)
• Holding and shipping treatment
• Good for all flower types
• Can be used at room temperature or in storage cooler
• Available for Hard and Pure Water types
• Dose: Packets made for 1.5, 2 and 3 liters of water
• Duration: Can be used up to one week
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200 &
ULTRA 200 • Provides a balanced formula to lower pH and increase hydration
• Appropriate amount of nutrients to inhibit premature bud opening
• Uses Aluminum Sulfate as acidifier
• Produces a flocculent to help keep stems clean
• Dose: 200 10ml per liter
Ultra 200 5ml per liter
• Duration: change solution at least once per week
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Clear 200 &
Clear ULTRA 200 2X • Provides a balanced formula to lower pH and increase hydration
• Appropriate amount of nutrients to inhibit premature bud opening
• Uses Citric Acid as acidifier
• Product is clear in all water types
• Dose: Clear 200 10ml per liter Clear Ultra 200 5ml per liter
• Duration: change solution at least once per week
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Clear Rose 200
• Ideal Conditioner for increased freshness in roses
• Helps reduce bent neck and premature bud opening
• For Growers, Shippers, Bouquet Makers, Wholesalers and retailers
• Product remains clear in water
• Dose: Liquid- 10ml per liter. Powder- 10 grams per liter
• Duration: change solution at least once per week
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EthylBloc™ Transport Kits
& Sachets
• EPA- approved ethylene action inhibitor
• Increases flower life up to 300 %
• Protects cut and potted flowers, foliage
plants, bedding flowers & plants
• Dose: Truck kits- 2 sizes for volumes of
2,040 cu. ft and for 3,604 cu. ft. Add
packet to buffer solution and close area.
Sachets- determine # of sachets needed
based on volume of each box. Dip each
sachet in water for 1-2 seconds and place
in flower box and close lid.
• Minimum treatment for truck kit and
sachets are 4 hours.
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EthylBloc™ Sachets Day 10
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TransportCARE® Paper • Postharvest waxed tissue paper
designed and formulated to slow the
premature spread of plant
pathogens, such as Botrytis, on
flowers and foliage
• Same concept as tissue paper in
shoe boxes
• Impregnated with chlorine dioxide
compounds that react when
exposed to relative humidity above
40%
• Dose: depends on size of box being
used (usually 1-4 sheets per box).
Do not let paper touch the buds.
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Vase and foam arrangement
solution
300 RED – Stage 3 in the flower chain
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Why use Vase Solution
Flower Food?
• Has optimum sugar
• Encourages the flower to start
properly opening
• Enhances the flowers colors
• Hydrates and nourishes the
flowers for the consumers
maximum enjoyment
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Flower Food 300 • Can be used in vase or with
Oasis® floral foam
• Enhances flower colors
• Improves vase life vs. water
• Uses Aluminum Sulfate as acidifier
• Produces flocculent to help keep
stems clean
• Dose: Liquid- 10ml per liter.
Powder- 10 grams per liter
• Also available in packets for the
end consumer
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Flower Food Clear 300
• Can be used in vase and Oasis®
floral foam
• Enhances flower colors
• Remains clear in water
• Keeps stems free flowing and
flowers hydrated
• Uses Citric Acid as acidifier
• Dose: Powder- 10 grams per liter
• Liquid- 16ml per liter.
• Also available in packets for the
end consumer
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Effects of Flower Food
Water Flower Food 1/31/2013 52
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Comparative Data,
4 Rose Cultivars
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
'Emblem' 'Osiana' 'Kardinal' 'Sonia'
Water
Floralife Clear
Chrysal
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competitor
Rose Food 300
• Enhances rose performance
• Increases vase life 2-4 days vs.
standard flower food
• Brilliant flower color
• Product is clear in water
• Suitable in mixed bouquets
• Dose- Powder: 10 grams per liter.
Liquid: 10ml per liter.
• Also available in packets
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Rose Food with Dutch Flowers
Floralife Clear Floralife New Competitor Rose
Formula Rose Formula Formula
Day 10
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Bulb Food 300 • Specially formulated for bulb flowers: tulip, iris,
lily, alstroemeria and freesia
• Can also be used with mixed bouquets
• Dose: Dissolve 10 grams per 1 liter of water
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Comparative Data
57 Water Bulb Food
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Scented Flower Food 300
• Adds a pleasant scent to the
flower vase
• Hydrates and nourishes
flowers
• Product remains clear in water
• Can be used with all flower
varieties
• Dose: 1 packet per 1 liter of
water
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Special Blend Flower Food 300
for hard water
• Developed for water that has high
hardness, alkalinity and extreme
salt levels (which causes water to
resist lowering of the pH)
• Provides a balanced formula to
correct pH and increase speed of
flower hydration
• Dose- 10 grams per 1 liter of
water
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Special Blend Flower Food 300
for pure water
• Developed for waters that are
purified or naturally ultra pure (low
hardness, low alkalinity and low
salt levels) These waters are very
responsive to lowering of the pH
• Provides a balanced formula to
correct the pH and increase
hydration of flowers.
• Dose: 10 grams per 1 liter of
water.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Do Home-Made recipes work? 1. Water (control)
2. Floralife Flower Food 300
3. Commercial Flower Food Brand “A”
4. Home-made Recipe 1 (Sugar – 10g/ L,
Bleach – one teaspoon/L and lime juice
one tsp/L)
5. Home-made Recipe 2 (1:1 volume 7-Up
and Water)
6. Home-made Recipe 3 (1:4 volume7-Up
and Water)
7. Home-made Recipe 4 (bleach one
teaspoon/L)
8. Home-made Recipe 5 (1 aspirin tablet/L)
Results after 7 days
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Importance of Correct Dose
Day 7
• Correct dosage is important for best
performance of flower food
• Both under- and over-dosing reduce the
effectiveness of flower food
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FINISHING SPRAYS
& PLANT CARE
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Why use Finishing Sprays?
• Maximize the natural freshness of fresh cut
flower bouquets, floral designs and evergreens
• Hydrates and protects flowers
• Last step measure of insurance before any
arrangement goes out of the florist’s door.
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Finishing Touch®
• Systemic hydration and protection product:
Finishing Touch® is absorbed into the leaves and
flower bud to hydrate and nourish.
• Contains nutrients to feed the flower
• Helps keep flowers fresh and the color of petals
and leaves vibrant. Prevents premature petal
drop, dehydration, wilting and browning
• Safe for all flower types
• Goes on clear and dries clear as well with no
residue.
• Can extend flower life 1-5 days (dependent on
cultivar)
• Mist should be allowed to dry before putting in
cooler
• Application is a fine mist spayed all over the cut
flower or potted plant.
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Floralife Finishing Touch®
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Crowning Glory®
(Clear & Original) • Provides a very fine protective layer over flowers,
Crowning Glory® acts as a liquid shield to hold
moisture in and reduce moisture loss.
• Ready to use spray
• Slows deterioration and browning of fresh flowers,
plants and greens
• Dries to a clear finish with no residue
• Application: Spray a fine mist over flowers and
foliage.
• Best used for flowers and arrangments that you
want to hold in a suspended state for a length of
time.
• *Allow the spray to dry before putting in cooler*
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Leafshine • Ready to use spray
• Shines up foliage of green potted plants
and cut foliage arrangements
• Dries to a clear finish with no residue
• Natural Shine- not oily
• Removes and keeps water spots away
• Reduces water evaporation of leaves
• Suitable for most plants except fragile or
hairy leaves, succulents & ferns. Don’t
spray on flower blooms or buds
• Application: Spray lightly on foliage and
allow 5 minutes to dry before wrapping or
covering the plant/arrangement.
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FM BudMagic Solution
• Stimulates tight flower buds to open
• Common crops use are for roses,
lilies and carnations
• Dose- Add 30ml (1 oz) to 4 liters
(1 gallon) of lukewarm water.
• Duration- Keep stems in solution for
1-3 days at room temperature
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CLEANERS
& SANITATION PRODUCTS
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D.C.D.® Industrial Cleaner
• Disinfect, Clean, and Deodorize
• Use on flower buckets, vases, counters,
tools, work surfaces, coolers, shipping &
packing areas
• Reduces bacterial growth which harms
flower stems which reduces flower vase life
• Lasts longer than bleach b/c it does not
evaporate
• No rinsing needed
• Dose: Dissolve 2 tsps in 1 liter (1 quart) of
water. Scrub items with solution and let
soak for 5 10 minutes
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Bucket Treatment
Relative Bacterial Counts
Relative Fungal Counts
D.C.D. 1 1
Clorox 389 38
Water 889 560
High Bacterial Counts = Dead Flowers
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Floralife® MicroBLOC®
Greenhouse Disinfectant • EPA- registered antimicrobial disinfectant
• Inhibits bacterial and fungal growth and
offensive odors caused by mold &
mildew.
• Scent is not over powering like bleach
• Improves flower life as a result of cleaner
environment
• Drain disposable approved
• Can be used with underwater cutters
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Floralife P.A.C. Professional Agricultural Cleaner®
• Heavy duty chlorinated cleaner for
nonporous surfaces such as
greenhouses/packing houses,
coolers, floors
• Can also be used in homes, school
and public areas
• Composite of detergents and
emulsifiers, helps disslodge
stubborn materials such as sludge,
oily residues & dirt
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Floralife Strip-It® Cleaner • An end-of-season cleaner for
greenhouse structures,
irrigation systems, and water
storage tanks
• Safely removes whitewash
coatings, organic sludge,
heat-set grease/oil/dirt
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DOSING UNITS
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Dosing units
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Dosing System Settings
• Any Powder
- 3.3%
• Floralife® Crystal Clear
- 1.6%
• Floralife® Clear
Professional/Professional
- 1%
• Floralife® H100
- 0.5%
• Floralife® D.C.D Cleaner
- 1%
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Clear solutions vs. non clear
solutions
Non-clear
• Uses Aluminum Sulfate as
acidifier
• Produces flocculent to help keep
stems clean
• Efficacy same as clear version,
however a clear may be more
effective in hard water.
Clear
• Uses Citric Acid as acidifier
• Product is clear in all water types
• Efficacy same as non clear
version, however a clear may be
more effective in hard water.
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Comparison of Finishing Sprays
Finishing Touch
• Systemic hydrating
treatment - adjuvant
• Absorbed into leaves
and petals
• Controls moisture
loss
• contains nutrient
Crowning Glory
• Topical hydrating
treatment - wax
• Provides moisture
barrier which holds
moisture in.
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Leafshine
• Topical shine
treatment –
petroleum based
• Non-oily to add
shine to the plant or
arrangment.
100 vs. 200 vs. 300
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100
Generally no carbohydrate Hydrate and prepare for the journey
200
Some carbohydate Keep in a holding pattern during the
journey
300
Full carbohydrate Feed the flowers so they open fully and
have vibrant color
Generally no nutrients.
100 product is
formulated to keep
stems free flowing so to
help hydration by
water/solution uptake.
Usually used just after
harvest or dry pack
transport when the
flowers have been
stressed.
Begin to add some
nutrients to keep the
flower healthy during
transport and storage,
but not enough to
stimulate full bud
opening. Formulation to
help keeps stems free
flowing so they keep
hydrated and somewhat
fed until they reach their
final destination.
The flower has reached
its final destination so
you want full bud
opening. 300 product
contains lots of food to
encourage full bud
opening and vibrant
color.
Questions?
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