The Farmer Bailey Blog

Sneak a Peek at Next Season's Blooms

Preview our Spring 2025 offerings ahead of October 1's launch.

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Fresh Cut: Scabiosa Fama White

Emm Floral's baptism bouquet gets airy accents from Scabiosa Fama White.

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Troubleshooting Brown Spots & Edges on Lisianthus

Lisianthus expert Bob Croft helps you keep your Lisis picture-perfect.

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Double Campanula Evergreen, Kilimanjaro & Mont Blanc

Cutting-edge double flowered Campanula are back for fall planting.

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Drink Up Color-Changing Café Au Lait

Café Au Lait is a child of the Sixties.

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American Reincarnations

At long last, commercial cutting Carnations and new Dianthus plugs are available to US flower farmers.

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Thrips in Your Flowers

Learn to identify and prevent thrips damage to your flowers.

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Peonies in Year 1-3

Why do peonies take three years to reach their cut flower potential?

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How to File A Claim

Plugs arrived in disarray? We're here to help.

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Farmer Bailey Flower Show & Gro 'n Sell Open House

Greenhouses were toured and bouquets were battled!

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Preventing Fusarium in Cut Flower Crops

Like it or not, Lisianthus growers will get to know Fusarium. Horticulturalist Bobby Bowen breaks down how to deal with the fungus among us.

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Curated Cultivar: Peony Paul M. Wild

This vigorous, velvety red variety is a must-have for any peony field.

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Introducing Terra Nova Nurseries

Perennials from tissue culture ship Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.

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July 24 Flower Show

Bring your best bunches to the Farmer Bailey Flower Show.

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Limonium & Statice for Spring 2025

If you’ve had your eye on Limonium from tissue culture, don’t delay: quantities will be extremely limited after August 1.

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What is Plant Tissue Culture?

Tissue culture propagated plugs yield bigger, taller, fuller flowered, and FAR more productive plants than seed-grown strains. 

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WATCH: How to Fall Plant for Spring Blooms

Jump-start your spring season with fall planting.

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Fresh Picks from Plug Connection

Skyler Veronica, Scoop Scabiosa and more are now available from our California grower.

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Grow Your Business with Premium Peonies

Limited quantities of gold medal-winning peonies like Mother's Choice are available for October shipping.

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Introducing Pansy Flamenco

Flamenco, true to its fiery name, can handle autumn's chill and even dips into freezing temperatures while young.

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July 24: Farmer Bailey Flower Show & Gro 'n Sell Open House

Farmer Bailey pops up in Pennsylvania on July 24.

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Fall-Shipped Plugs Launch on July 1

Put the petal to the metal, summer is full speed ahead!

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Rainbow Bouquet Inspiration

Each bouquet is beautiful, unique, and sprung from nature herself. 

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Peony & Eremurus Updates

Wholesale Peonies by the crate and Eremurus launch on June 20.

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