The French February sun caresses the glass roof of the pleasantly warm greenhouse as we arrive at variety entrepreneur Christian’s germini nursery. Full of pride, he leads us around his paradise of greenery and color. Rows of beautiful, brightly colored germinis gaze boldly at us. Gorgeous shades of red, pink, yellow, cream and orange – this nursery grows as many as 27 varieties of French germini in an area of just 1 hectare!

Germinis from the south of France

Friendly French men very carefully pick the best germinis and longest stems, up to 55 centimeters. The flowers left behind are allowed to ripen further and have a chance to be chosen 2 days later. Everything is done by hand in this authentically French nursery. With bunches full of flowers the men come off the field, after which the germinis are cut to size and packed on site and go on a cart for transport to the cash & carry’s of exclusive flower wholesaler Greenflor.

Importing exclusive flowers

Our buyer and sourcing expert Marc van Graas consults in fluent French with the enthusiastic germini grower about the production, varieties, colors, quality, and ripeness of his gorgeous flowers. The men agree on the terms of delivery and, of course, the price. The fact that this grower is part of Horti Sud means that high quality flowers and sustainable cultivation are guaranteed. This label is an important condition for our grower choices in the South of France and for the strengthening of flower wholesaler Greenflor’s range of exclusive, high quality flowers from this special region.

With Christian’s gorgeous germinis, Greenflor is assured of a strong assortment of unusual, southern French germinis.

Hortisud, a certified brand

For more than 15 years, the Hortisud partnership – an initiative of the Hyères flower auction – has ensured that growers in southern France meet France’s national quality requirements for cut flowers. The 250 member growers go through several steps and checks that start with the production center and only end with the final consumer, guaranteeing high quality cut flowers and sustainable production. A sort of hallmark, in other words, by which you can recognize the very best southern French flowers. Full of pride, Greenflor’s cash & carry’s are full of flowers with the famous Fleurs de France label!

ABeach flower wholesaler Greenflor’s range of germinis here and check out our germini reel.