One of the world ’s most pop flowers – the paeony – can now be grown in hot climates , follow a discovery that could break up the multi - billion clam orbicular undercut flower industry .
University of the Sunshine Coast Science graduate Krista Bogiatzis has found a way of replicating perfect winter weather condition to let peonies to bloom in Queensland , Australia , where subtropical temperatures have caused many former endeavour to fail .
She said the uncovering meant Queensland could one day provision spring blooms for Australia ’s wedding season and potentially extend a product to the global flower securities industry outside of its common time of year .
“ This is a opportunity to develop a new industry producing a very high - value blossom in August and September at a time when most other countries can not develop them , ” Ms Bogiatzis read .
“ All of what we get here in Queensland is imported from France and the Netherlands in May , or from the southerly persona of Australia or New Zealand in December , so we can have blooms three month out from when anyone else is supplying . ”
This means topically grown peonies can be available for the wedding season around September , and for Mothers ’ Day in May .
Growing the blooms in Australia also avoids the fumigation operation required to spell flowers , and damage that occurs in theodolite .
In 2016 , the picturesque peony was the United Kingdom ’s top - selling flower , follow vivid interest on social media .
Ms Bogiatzis say she has been capable to replicate the condition take to set off the peony ’s spring bloom .
“ Peonies only rise in cold-blooded climates with cold winter and they need a long cold-blooded gingersnap to break them out of their dormancy , but we just do n’t get those condition in the semitropics , ” she said .
“ In a greenhouse at the University of the Sunshine Coast , we were able-bodied to fine - strain what these peonies need , in terminal figure of temperature , conditions and nutrients , to give them the perfect wintertime environment . ”
“ We also know how to time it absolutely so that when they are quick to bloom , they suppose it is leaping . ”
Mrs Bogiatzis , who start the research in 2015 as a Bachelor of Science ( Biology ) student , tell she hoped to eventually offer topically produce paeony to the subtropical Australian market place , which largely relies on costly import from France , New Zealand and southerly Australia .
“ The buds are foreshorten while they are still tightly unopen and they are keep almost frozen in transit . And because they can be damaged , like anything channelize over foresighted distances , the expenses involved make it sometimes unaffordable for multitude to buy import peonies , ” she articulate .
Mrs Bogiatzis grew up in Canada where peonies were fecund .
“ Peonies are one of the most beautiful efflorescence in the world and are known as the ‘ Queen of the Garden ’ in Europe . They have been a symbol of practiced luck , lot , wellness wealthiness and successfulness and have many medicative qualities , ” she say .
generator : University of the Sunshine Coast
