Tuberose

Tuberose is chosen for scent as much as for shape. The dense spike opens from the bottom, and those lower florets carry the evening fragrance in a wedding bouquet, a hotel room, or a gift box. The catalog currently lists pink and yellow, in bunches of 10 stems.

For transit, the tip of the spike should stay closed so the upper buds finish opening at the florist. Open lower florets bruise if the carton is turned or if heavy greens sit on top. Stem length and the number of open whorls are quoted per lot.

This is a warm-season crop. After a cold night in storage, bring the spike up to room temperature slowly, then recut. Use clean water and do not sink the open florets: wet petals brown. The scent is strong, so it is better kept out of a cooler that also holds food or delicate greens.

A request needs the color, the bunch count, and whether the spike should stay tighter for the journey. We confirm length and opening stage before packing. Pink and yellow are not mixed in one bunch. Yellow is lighter and, tied in with pink, reads as a faulty stem even though it is its own color.