Accademia La Maison de la Danse Srld Italy

Flowers are harvested with sharp knives or electric pruning shear. On standard carnations two to three nodes and on spray carnations three to four

nodes are left on the shoots for the next flowering. Flowers should be cut in the early morning when plants are turgid.

Standard carnations are harvested as open flowers or in the bud stage. Spray carnations are harvested with two flowers open

and the rest showing color. Flowers are handled carefully to avoid breakage and bruising. It is important to expose flowers

to a 40° to 48°F environment as soon as possible to reduce plant temperature. Precooling the flowers maintains quality and

increases longevity.