The demand for Mother's Day flowers is 'through the roof' this year -- but you can still get your hands on a beautiful bouquet.
The coronavirus has brought florists a veritable bouquet of problems this Mother’s Day, but shops are doing their best to keep up with demand.
Danielle Mason, the vice president of Teleflora.com, told MarketWatch that the online seller has also seen “a noticeable spike” in Mother’s Day flower orders over last year, as many people who can’t be with their moms in person are sending their love by sending bouquets. That’s in part because meeting the growing Mother’s Day demand is a challenge in the shadow of an outbreak that has infected more than 3.71 million people and killed more than 259,695 worldwide, shutting down national economies around the world as people shelter in place to stop the virus’ spread.
Because while there’s actually an overabundance of blooms at the moment, supply-chain issues make it a struggle to get flowers into stores and farmers markets. “It’s really depending on where in the country they are, as the different lockdown rules have varying impacts on businesses,” Weisstein explained.
“Clients wanting French tulips won’t get them this year,” a Detroit florist told FlowerPowerDaily. “What we are doing is providing specific looks and selling color schemes, like green and white or pinks, and not specific flowers. There won’t be a beautiful Mammy Blue rose that has lavender with a fuchsia edge available.”
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