flowers /tags/flowers flowers en-US WLRN Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:36:33 GMT Love (and 460 million flowers) are in the air for Valentine’s Day, but not without a Miami layover /food-and-agriculture/2024-02-13/valentines-day-flowers-miami-international-airport Around 90% of the flowers sold at florists and supermarkets in the United States actually pass through Miami International Airport, arriving on hundreds of flights from South America. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:36:33 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-02-13/valentines-day-flowers-miami-international-airport Associated Press The journey of Valentine's Day flowers to the U.S. begins in South America and goes through Miami /news/2023-02-13/the-journey-of-valentines-day-flowers-to-the-u-s-begins-in-south-america-and-goes-through-miami If you buy Valentine's Day flowers at a shop in South Florida, or anywhere in the U.S., they almost certainly came from South America and got inspected at Miami International Airport. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:00:00 GMT /news/2023-02-13/the-journey-of-valentines-day-flowers-to-the-u-s-begins-in-south-america-and-goes-through-miami Verónica Zaragovia Super 'ghost orchid' in bloom at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary /news/2022-07-12/super-ghost-orchid-in-bloom-at-corkscrew-swamp-sanctuary A rare orchid, which uses the skills of a magician to appear from nowhere and seemingly float in the air next to its host tree, is in bloom at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. The “ghost orchid” is the largest one ever discovered, and its blossoms draw international attention among the uber-enthusiastic world of orchid lovers. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:24:51 GMT /news/2022-07-12/super-ghost-orchid-in-bloom-at-corkscrew-swamp-sanctuary Tom Bayles Neighboring florists step in to help provide flowers for Uvalde funerals /news/2022-05-31/neighboring-florists-step-in-to-help-provide-flowers-for-uvalde-funerals A local florist says she's putting aside sunflowers for one of the victims, the daughter of one of her high school classmates. "Their baby's favorite was sunflowers," Kelly Baker said. Tue, 31 May 2022 10:17:14 GMT /news/2022-05-31/neighboring-florists-step-in-to-help-provide-flowers-for-uvalde-funerals Karen Zamora Vexed Valentine: How Can Colombia Keep Its Roses-For-Coca Effort From Wilting? /news/2018-02-12/vexed-valentine-how-can-colombia-keep-its-roses-for-coca-effort-from-wilting South Florida has petal power. Just about all the flowers that enter the U.S. come through Miami, where they're the No. 1 import.So in recent days,… Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:05:07 GMT /news/2018-02-12/vexed-valentine-how-can-colombia-keep-its-roses-for-coca-effort-from-wilting Tim Padgett