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About
Hawaiian Floral Nursery
  
We
first began our commercial orchid venture in 1984, a time when
the majority of the USA didn't know what dendrobiums were. It's
not to say that today the majority of the populace knows what
dendrobium orchids are, but quite a bit has changed since then.
Our grand idea was to grow dendrobium orchids in liners to supply
commercial orchid operations.
The first large scale potted dendrobium operation was established
on the Big Island of Hawaii. After much growing pains, the business
finally blossomed and soon commercial orchid operations began
popping up all over the country. Orchids became a buzzword.
Yes, there were always the established orchid houses and longtime
orchid growers, but this time orchids produced en mass became
very affordable.
Our particular focus was to raise quality seedlings and we soon
discovered that we actually needed to do our own breeding in
order to provide the future market with a continued supply of
not only "bread and butter" cultivars but also cultivars
that continued to stimulate the market. In-house breeding also
allowed us to focus on other aspects important to the trade
such as plant structure, seasonality and inventory mix.
Over the years we have learned a great deal about not only orchids,
but the business of running an orchid nursery. It's not to say
that we have learned all we need to know, but it seems experience
plays a key role when it comes to learning.
Today we also have our very own breeding program, laboratory,
seedling operation and blooming operation. We found it advantageous
to actually have two locations: one on the east side (Windward)
of Oahu, and the other on the west side (Leeward). The humid
Waimanalo location provides the nurturing environment for the
seedlings and the arid Waianae location provides the sun-drenched
environment for toughening up the more mature blooming plants.
Raising orchids moved to another level when we began employing
methods of growing, utilizing beneficial, health promoting systems
of crop management. We are still continuing to refine our methods
and monitor our successes and failures in order to achieve what
we believe is the most beneficial method of cultivation for
both orchid and man.
We have discovered the joys of creation. The magical unfolding
of each new generation that then again serves to provide the
genes for the next. Remarkable, the world of orchid breeding
continues to provide the source of new cultivars that serves
as a reminder that life can be renewed. Sexually reproduced
seedlings, free from viruses and filled with the vitality of
a newborn, continues to be our primary focus.
Your continued interest in orchids keeps our momentum alive
and we hope that you will discover the joy of the orchids in
their fullest expression.
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| Berto
transplants seedlings into protrays. |
Lolita
grades plants for the 98-cell trays |
The
Sugita's (left to right): Lester, Oren, Lynn, Darrell, Tosh
(founder) |
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