Lisianthus
Lisianthus has beautiful flower with white, yellow, pink, and white base with purple/pink edges, etc. Lisianthus has very good water preservation characteristic that is ideal for placing in vases, as it will blossom continuously. It has become one of the favorites by consumers and emerges as one of the fastest development.
Lisianthus was originally produced in mid southern US, has developed 200 species. For Taiwan’s weather, it is ideal to grow lisianthus during winter and spring as middle and southern Taiwan is concentrated for production. Recently, the techniques have improved for enlargement of areas of production and extend production period throughout the year. Taiwan’s eustoma is well welcomed by Japanese market.
Taiwan’s eustoma is advanced in the planting technology while the cost to produce is lower, which enables strong competitiveness in the global market and ideal for exportation.